Shark diving in Port Lincoln

Debbie Foster has just taken a bite of the action, opening the sleek and friendly Port Lincoln YHA. The affordable and aesthetically creative hostel offers adventures a great home base to embark upon the adventure tours or to simply unwind and have a hot shower after a day at sea. “I am so excited to open the hostel,” Debbie tells me, “we even brought in four metre white sharks for guests to take their picture with in the reception.” Thankfully this shark is fixed to the wall, so travellers can enjoy the thrills of the region’s deep blue sea in their pyjamas.   

Shark diving in Port Lincoln

It is about experiencing one of the most amazing adventure tourism activities Australia and the world has to offer. It’s a full day of action, fun and education and it’s about coming face to face with the ocean’s ultimate predatory fish, viewing these creatures in their natural environment and getting a little wet.

The company is owned by local couple Ron and Janet Forster whose daughter in law, Emma Forster, and son Robert Forster, are also in the fishy business, operating charters to swim with tuna.

Emma Forster tells me swimming with tuna is the best thing you can do with a wetsuit on, “imagine jumping flipper first into a school of fast moving Southern Bluefin Tuna, the agility and speed of these magnificent creatures is jaw dropping and makes it very easy to understand why they are nicknamed the Porsche or Ferrari of the sea.” 
        
The award winning Swim with the Tuna operates a three hour tour from Port Lincoln, it takes 15 minutes to arrive at the world class Tuna Pontoon, where fish are eagerly awaiting your arrival.
             
“You can visit the touch pond and giggle at how scallops swim, hold a baby Port Jackson shark and hand feed a Blue Morwong, they love to be hand fed and have their tummy's tickled,” she reveals.