Private White Shark Charters

A Personalized Adventure with Cape Cod’s Apex Predator

Join the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy (AWSC) for a private white shark charter, offering your group an exclusive opportunity to observe white sharks in their natural habitat off the coast of Cape Cod. Guided by a spotter pilot and accompanied by an AWSC naturalist, this experience provides a rare, firsthand look at these incredible animals—and the science driving their conservation.

While on board, your group can participate in Citizen Science activities, such as logging shark sightings in the Sharktivity App, using a hydrophone to detect tagged sharks, and recording field observations that contribute to AWSC’s ongoing research. Guests also get the chance to take home underwater footage of the sharks, filmed by your naturalist from the boat (dependent on marine conditions).

As the only charters on Cape Cod that directly support white shark research, a portion of your trip fee is tax-deductible.

Trip Details:

• Operated in collaboration with Outermost Harbor Marine (OHM)

• Private charter – your group books the full vessel (up to 6 passengers max)

• Cost: $2,500 per trip (flat rate, regardless of group size)

• Deposit: $500 due at booking

• Season: July 6 – October 13 (weather permitting)

• Departure location: Depending on date booked, boats depart from Ryders Cove or Outermost Harbor Marine (Both located in Chatham, MA)

• Booking: Select your preferred date and time from the calendar above

These trips often book weeks in advance—reserve early to secure your preferred time.

Aditional Important Information
Please Review Before Booking

• The charter is 2.5 hours in length.

• Trips are available morning and afternoon, from July 5th through October 11th.

  • 3 trips per day through Labor Day (9 AM, 12 PM, 3 PM)

  • 2 trips per day after Labor Day (9 AM, 12 PM)

• Gratuity for your captain and naturalist is encouraged but not required. Customary gratuity is between 18 and 25% dependent on your experience, and this will be split evenly between the team onboard. Gratuity can be paid at the end of the trip by card, cash, or Venmo.

• These trips tend to book up weeks, even a month in advance. We recommend planning and booking as far in advance as you can to ensure ample dates and times are available. 

• We recommend this experience for ages 6 and up. Children 13 and under are required to wear a lifejacket on board to comply with Coast Guard regulations (lifejackets will be provided).

• While we set our trips up to succeed, we cannot guarantee a shark sighting. If you do not see a shark, we do not reschedule your trip and final payment will be due at the end of your trip.

• If you’d like more information about our charters before booking, please see our Frequently Asked Questions page

• We are an extremely weather dependent operation. We strive to be on the water as much as possible, but we will not risk passenger or crew safety to do so.