Incredible Adventures will take you on a shark tour to the Farallon Islands along with a team of naturalists, shark-diving specialists and dive instructors. You will go on a one-day shark diving adventure, departing from Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. Tourists have the option of spending time inside a shark cage in the water or remaining on the boat's viewing deck. As of December 2010, pricing is $375 for viewing from the deck, and $875 for a cage diving adventure, with trips offered on selected Saturdays and Sundays during September, October and November. The boat accommodates 12 or more cage divers and up to six tourists staying on deck.
California Whale Adventures provides boat tours from San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf to see great white sharks every year during the peak of shark watching season at the Farallone Islands. Trips are led by experienced naturalists, last about eight hours and cost $150 per person, as of December 2010. Jacky Douglas, who has been fishing and running boats from Fisherman's Wharf since 1973 and was the West Coast's first licensed female boat captain, operates the "Wacky Jacky," which accommodates 40 passengers.
Great White Shark Expeditions provides all-day excursions from Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco to the Farallon Islands in fast boats that can accommodate up to 49 passengers, with career captains serving as skippers, and on-board experts providing information about the sharks. Tours go out between September and November, when thousands of marine mammals converge on the islands to breed. The presence of these animals attracts great white sharks that come to feed on them in violent attacks. Tourists remain safely on board the boat to witness potential shark encounters from the surface. Sometimes you will see two or more sharks, possibly attacking prey as large as an 800-pound sea lion. The company invites passengers to bring their favorite foods and drinks, and for private charters, you can bring alcoholic beverages. Prices vary, depending on how many passengers are in a party, and whether it is a private charter trip.
