Confirmation - Great White Expedition
Get the most of your expedition experience:
Waiver
All guests are required to sign a digital waiver prior to the expedition, which can be accessed here. Parents or guardians will need to sign on behalf of minors.
Meeting Location & Parking
Your expedition will depart and return from the Dennis Point Wharf. Our boat, “Apex Explorer,” is kept at the Wharf, but we will meet the group at Dennis Point Café ( 214 Dennis Point Rd, Lower West Pubnico, Nova Scotia, B0W 2C0).
Meeting time
Arrive at the wharf 10 minutes prior to your scheduled departure time.
Day of Contact
If you need to contact us the morning of the expedition, please text or call 902-943-6139
Visiting from out of town?
Arriving by Air: If you plan to fly in for the expedition, the nearest airport to the marina is Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ). Note that Halifax airport is about 3 hours drive to the meeting location in Lower West Pubnico.
Arriving by Sea ferry from the US: The closest main city to our departure site is Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, which is accessible via a ferry from Bar Harbour, Maine (USA). The ferry can even accommodate cars. Guests can literally drive up on to a ferry and be transported to Yarmouth, which is about 15 minutes from our wharf. Ferry reservations can be made here. Note that the Maine to Yarmouth Ferry runs to Oct 15.
After Oct 15, there are Ferries between Maine – Saint John/New Brunswick – Digby/Nova Scotia.
Need Local Accommodation?
Lower West Pubnico, where our boat is docked, is a small fishing community on the southern tip of Nova Scotia. The boat meetup location is about 10-15 minutes out of the main city of Yarmouth. To help with your travel arrangements, we are partnering with the Tru Hotel (Yarmouth) to provide discounted accommodations for our guests. Note that space is limited, so we recommend booking well in advance to secure a room. To take advantage of this discount, simply book through this exclusive link.
Need Transportation?
We have partnered with Avis and Budget rental cars to provide exclusive discounts to our guests. For Avis, use this link; For Budget, use this link. The discounts will automatically be applied at checkout.
Avis and Budget car rentals are also available at Halifax Airport. For in person renting, use code S5778000 for Avis and code A377900 for Budget.
Weather Cancellation Policy & Trip Insurance Advantage
Weather on the open ocean can be unpredictable and expedition cancellations may happen due to safety concerns from high winds. If this happens, ASE will reschedule your expedition (subject to availability) or provide you with a gift card to be applied on a future date at no extra cost. Guests may also transfer their gift card to another person.
For guests traveling to Nova Scotia for this expedition, we strongly encourage purchasing trip interruption insurance through our trusted partner, TuGo. Relatively inexpensive, “trip interruption” insurance will refund the cost of the expedition and any related travel costs in the event that ASE has to cancel the expedition due to weather and any other unforeseen circumstances. To obtain a quote, simply go to this exclusive link and enter in your expedition or travel dates, the cost of the expedition and any other related travel expenses if applicable (e.g. hotel, car rental, flight). Select “Trip Interruption Insurance” from the options provided, any other insurance options guests may be interested in, such as medical.
