At arrival at our base, you choose and try your equipment if you need any. Then Silvio, the guide will brief you about the species behavior and the activity. We head out for a check dive (15min) in a pristine coastal area to refresh basic snorkeling skills before we navigate 30min to 1h, to start "chuming" (attract the sharks). The animals can take 20min up to a few hours to show up, while chuming, Silvio will share with you his knowledge about the Sharks around a local organic and fresh snack with drinks. Silvio is a master in marine biology, guide and shark specialist with over 6 years of experience in science studying sharks and rays behavior, ecology and conservation at the Azores inside and outside the Atlantic Ocean. You will learn about the sharks ecology and behavior.The dive will last about 30 to 45min and we head back. The total duration of the activity is from 3h to 5h. This activity is also suitable for experienced free-divers, our guide is a professional free-diver. To use weightbelt one free-diving certification is requiered. Certified freediver will have a vertical cable set to max 20m and will dive along it in buddy teams. Let's Go Shark!