Whale Study Week
8 days London to London
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- Day 1. Depart London
- Depart London for St. John's, Newfoundland. You will be met on arrival and transferred to the Quality Hotel where you spend the next six nights.
- Days 2 to [B]
- Cruise the seas, on the lookout for Humpback, Minke, and Fin Whales, along with many dolphins. You will have the opportunity to be involved with an ongoing whale research project, taking part in fluke photography, individual whale recognition, behavioural observations, feeding ecology and audio-work by using hydrophones. You travel aboard coast guard certified vessels, which permit you to visit extremely rich and diverse marine parks. You will also spend a day whale-watching from land, whilst also being on the lookout for Caribou and seals.
- Day 6.
- Explore the continents third largest Northern Gannet colony. Tens of thousands of other seabirds with their chicks add to the day, as does some of the world's best land-based whale-watching.
- Days 7 & 8. Homeward [B (Day 7 only)]
- After breakfast you will have the opportunity to spend a few final hours out in the boat before being transferred back to St. John's to meet your homeward
