Sand Tigers and Megladon Teeth hunting

Meg Ledge 

Leaving early, we will head to the Meg Ledge some 50 miles out from shore.  Three dives hunting for these treasures you will show off and talk about for many many years to come, after all, these teeth have been buried for millions of years. It’s a real adrenaline rush to hunt for these teeth, bones, tusks from the megalodon era. Each dive is around 80-90 feet, you must be nitrox certified. We will show you what to look for, videos of what you’re looking to find. All dives are anchored. This trip is normally charged at $400 per day. we will do 2 days on the ledge.

Sand Tigers

We have chosen June & July specifically to take advantage of a few things, 1) water temps allow more time underwater 2) visibility is generally better in summer 3) sand tigers.  We will head out early in the morning to do 3 dives on the offshore wrecks that is home to the Sand Tigers of North Carolina. The sand tigers are surrounded by bait fish and are quite placid animals so easy to photograph. Summer brings in the sharks spread over 3-4 wrecks in NC. We will go further out than all the other boats to the wrecks which have seen numbers in their 80's per wreck depending upon recent reports. We will have opportunity to also grab some souvenir fresh sand tiger teeth that they shed almost daily. The Sand Tiger Shark shed the most teeth of all shark species.

Arrival, Departures and Water

Arrival is evening prior to departure. Every morning we depart for the boat at 6am sharp.  We travel out on a big well equipped 50ft dive boat, under-cabin with a huge dive deck, comfy deck beanbags, head and kitchen area.  With beanbags to sleep outside for those who enjoy the air, this boat caters for all. These are all deep dives, water temp in June is around 80-85, warmer in shallower water with the occasional thermocline. We won’t be moving fast so men will need a 5mm and ladies’ possible layers. This is the ocean so please do research depending upon your warmth chart to decide which mm wetsuit you prefer.

Accommodation and Weather.

Shared accommodations are offered and included in the trip cost, there are local hotels if single accommodations are specifically required. The house we stay in is beautiful but basic, we have laundry facilities, towels and rooms are shared.  Kitchen facilities and closed in screen porch are great for relaxing in the evening as these are long days. We generally get home, wash gear, relax, eat and sleep. North Carolina diving is extremely weather dependent, water temperature and hopefully lower winds will hopefully be on our side June and July. Our boat operator isn't like some others in the area, we will go out in seas others wouldn't as both the skills and the boat can safely cater for seas of 2-3 ft as long as it is safe to do so, however, safety is our main priority. We STRONGLY recommend DAN trip insurance for NC, weather cancellations can unfortunately happen, we cannot control that. Dan trip insurance is highly recommended for cancellation etc. https://apps.dan.org/trip-insurance/?pg=plans

We do not publish a lower price then add tanks, accommodations etc. $1500 includes all your diving, tanks, nitrox, weights, accommodation, (sharing) towels, sandwiches onboard, snacks, soft drinks and water. Does not include 4% credit card fees, travel to and from North Carolina, tips.

$1500 all inclusive  A non refundable deposit of $500 secures your space on a first come first reserved basis only.