Mantamae

Sea Hunter is 115-foot liveaboard built for comfort and convenience. Onboard you will find ten cabins and all the facilities for a total of eighteen divers and underwater photographers. All cabins have private bathrooms, storage space and air-conditioning. Choose from 5 cabins with two twin beds, three double cabins with one queen-size bed and extra twin bed option, plus two suites on upper deck at a premium price. Common areas onboard include a study that hosts a library, television with a DVD, and all the equipment to process digital photographs. A large lounge with plenty of seating has another entertainment system with a variety of DVD movies and a fridge with soft drinks and beer.

You will eat well with delicious meals from a variety of cuisines, prepared by excellent chefs. The sun deck has both covered and open areas, and the fantastic dive deck lots of space, gear storage and a hot shower. For underwater photographers the ship has personal camera lockers with both 110 and 220 volt outlets.

Join us on one of our exclusive back-to-back snorkel expeditions to the Silver Bank, January to April 2020!  Home to the largest breeding ground for the north Atlantic humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, the Silver Bank is situated approximately 75 miles north of the Dominican Republic and 100 miles southeast of Turks and Caicos. 

This area is legendary for close, in-water encounters with humpback whales that come here to court and mate, to give birth and to nurture their calves before heading back north to their summer feeding grounds. Week-long expeditions aboard the Sea Hunter will be led by Gene Flipse of Conscious Breath Adventures who has been guiding adventures at the Silver Bank for 19 years.

Each trip is an all-inclusive week-long cruise. You’ll board the boat in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic on a Saturday afternoon and will disembark the following Saturday morning. The daily schedule on the Silver Bank is planned to maximize our time on and in the water with the whales. Please note that the schedule can change and is provided as a guideline. You should plan to arrive in the Dominican Republic on the Friday preceding your scheduled Saturday departure or earlier to allow for any travel delays. 

At-a-glance trip facts:
-These are snorkel only trips- no SCUBA is allowed. You’ll need a wetsuit, mask, snorkel and fins.
-You’ll fly into the Dominican Republic. The closest airports are Puerto Plata, POP or Santiago, STI.
-You’ll board on Saturday evening in Puerto Plata and after an overnight crossing, spend Sunday-Friday offshore with the whales.
-There is no upper age limit, but you need to be in good health and comfortable in the water.
-Solo travelers, couples, families, small and large groups are welcome.
-This is an exclusive adventure with limited spaces – possibly the most exclusive whale watching in the world. We offer just 20 spaces per week over a ten-week season.