Special last minute rates! Book the charter of a lifetime on board luxury catamaran Necker Belle and swim with up to 7,000 humpback whales in the Caribbean.
Hire this super yacht exclusively from 16th-23rd February 2012 for up to 12 guests or book an individual cabin for two with your meals, drinks and charter fees included. The weekly exclusive use rate is $95,000, and individual cabins start from $22,220 per couple for 7 nights.
In February and March 2012 Necker Belle will be spending six weeks in the Silver Bank, an area of the Caribbean about 100km north of the Dominican Republic which the whales - up to 7,000 of them - visit in order to mate and enjoy the warmer waters during the cold north Atlantic winters.
It's incredible to think that as recently as the 1960s the continued existence of the humpback whale in our oceans was in serious doubt, and it wasn't until a commercial whaling ban came into force in 1966 that the mass hunting of these creatures came to an end. Since then the population has recovered to approximately 80,000 worldwide and there are now opportunities to see humpback whales in their natural habitat.
These magnificent mammals are up to 16 metres long and weigh an astonishing 36,000kg, but in the water they're a lot more graceful than the average human. Virgin Limited Edition has partnered with a local expert who will be taking guests out into the water to get close to the whales which are often curious and display behaviour that means you can identify individuals. For more information about this unique experience please click here.
