Diving with WHALES in DOMINICA | March 2022 Trip Report (4K)

Highlights from a 10- day expedition in Dominica to swim with the resident sperm whales (filmed in March 2022 under permit / with researchers).
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:11 Heading out to find sperm whales
2:49 Underwater cinematic
4:24 Day 10 recap of interactions
7:05 Rap pooping all over me

[@SoloSailingSapphira]

This is phenomenal. Amazing video. We sailed from Roseau to Portsmouth today and encountered a very chilled out sperm whale swimming on the surface, it was an awesome experience just listening to him breathe and to be within 100m of him (presuming him as he was alone). Great, great video, well done!

[@DiveHard]

Thank you so much! 🙏🏽 And fantastic that you got to encounter one of these guys. There is really something special about sperm whales 🐳. And the sound of a whale’s breath is just magic. Was he just resting / slowly moving at the surface or diving down occasionally to hunt?

[@SoloSailingSapphira]

When we saw him he was swimming along the surface at a fairly slow speed. He passed us heading the opposite direction like that, then dived when he was astern of us by about 100m

[@alkakhanna4792]

Kabir you are outdoing yourself with each film. Bravo to you. And to Anna!

[@DiveHard]

Thank you AA!!

[@commanderkrieger]

Amazing shots... Great experience to get in tough with these giants... Hope your shorts doesnt smell like poo anymore :D

[@DiveHard]

Thank you my friend! I don’t want to wash my shorts after they have been christened by whale poo 💩

[@snap4433221]

One of the rare few youtubers that I have "clicked the bell" for :) Love your content, too bad its not a weekly dose of DiveHard :)

[@DiveHard]

thank you for that :) It looks like I'm going to have to up the output... and a trip just ended yesterday so there is another trip report incoming!

[@snap4433221]

@@DiveHard Can't wait! 🙂

[@DOMINICAAVIATION]

Awesome video!

[@DiveHard]

Thank you! 🙏🏽

[@scubaquesters6533]

Amazing as always, I'd love to experience this myself. I have had the priviledge of sharing the water with humpbacks before, no doubt that this must be even better. Keep up the amazing work

[@DiveHard]

Thank you! Any encounter with a cetacean is a memorable one, and it’s hard to compare. But sometimes you get some straight up magic. Love humpbacks as well - where did you do that? Moorea, silver banks, Tonga?

[@scubaquesters6533]

@@DiveHard it is a truely humbling experience. I actually had my encounter in Mozambique. They have a congregation point along the coast between June and October every year to give birth, so we've had some amazing encounters above and under water.

[@IanHoffmanDrumstiix]

Excellent as always Kabir! Hey, everyone poops but not many get it video, haha!

[@DiveHard]

Haha! Count on me to get to get the poop shots. Thank you buddy, hope all is well cheers

[@scubaty]

beautiful island with beautiful whales. awesome video, subscribed 👍🏻

[@DiveHard]

Thank you 🙏🏽 thank you!!!!

[@badassmikeyp]

daaaang this is dope

[@RyutaOg]

What a beautfiul encounter! Very jealous :)

[@DiveHard]

It was super special. In my heart forever 💙

[@amyf4324]

Omg! Do you do dive tours? I can’t find a website.

[@DiveHard]

We do run dive tours but generally don’t advertise publicly and keep them among friends / dive buddies we’ve met along the way! Shoot me an email at [e-mail] if you’re interested in joining us for future expeditions or workshops! Cheers

[@rkaram1]

How awesome is that! do you offer such trip services? and is it seasonal?

[@DiveHard]

Yes we certainly do! But in general, most trips we run are only open to folks we know / have dived with in the past (it is important to know the skill level and vibes of everyone on the boat, especially for whale expeditions). BUT all folks are welcome to come and dive with us where we are based in Jupiter (FL) where we take people out for world class shark diving and snorkeling. We also do whale sharks out of Cancun for the public as well - shoot an email to [e-mail] if that sounds appealing! Cheers

[@shivaniemahase6142]

Beautiful

[@DiveHard]

Thank you! 🙏🏽

[@a.bayindir]

❤

[@DiveHard]

🙏🏽

[@Kayla-be6rl]

Fuckin' A!!! The Fools

[@ryanmoeller3308]

This is DEFINITELY a bucket list trip to do!! I'm not scuba certified and I want to be so bad.. But I live in the desert.. Haha.. I'd love to go on these trips with you guy's!! Exploring the Ocean's and studying Cetacean 's would be so AWESOME!! I'm a Helicopter Mechanic for an agency that keeps illegals and bad people out of the country.. But the Ocean is where my heart belongs.. 👍👍

[@DiveHard]

Don't have to be scuba certified to snorkel with whale sharks out of Mexico! That's probably the most popular trip we run for folks that are just getting started - and even suitable for a 4 year old. Cheers!