Embrace your Wild Nature!
We deliver intimate encounters with nature’s most iconic animals. From apex marine predators to gentle great apes, our expeditions create life changing experiences that you’ll never forget. Join us on one of our world class shark diving or terrestrial big animal photography expeditions and we bet you come on another!
WORLD CLASS ENCOUNTERS
Whether you want to float within touching distance of a whale shark the size of a school bus, stare into the eyes of a five meter tiger shark as it cruises towards you over the reef, or feel the warm breath of a silverback gorilla against your skin, we want to put you there. Why? because, that is exactly where we want to be too!
UNIQUE BIG ANIMAL ADVENTURES
Some of our expeditions are classics like world famous Tiger Beach and the Sardine Run and others are off-the-beaten-path adventures like our endemic shark safari in Japan or our Crocodiles snorkeling trip in Mexico. Whichever adventure you join first, you will soon see that we try to cram every encounter we can into our trips.
EXPERT KNOWLEDGE
Big Fish Expeditions Founder Andy Murch has spent the last three decades chasing big animals all over the world. Few people have Andy’s knowledge and the organizational skills necessary to put together a professional expedition. Have a look through some of the comments from our guests: testimonials
Snorkeling Expeditions
Snorkel with American crocodiles and dive on the pristine reefs in the Mexican Caribbean.
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Snorkel with Whale Sharks. Witness the largest aggregation of the largest fish in the world.
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Swim with hunting striped marlin as they feast on bait fish during the Mexican Sardine Run.
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Gaze into the eye of an enormous Southern Right Whale calf in Patagonia.
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Snorkel with orcas and humpbacks during the Norwegian herring run.
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Free dive with blue sharks and makos; the world’s fastest shark!
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Watch thousands of dolphins, sharks, and gannets hunting sardines on the world famous Sardine Run.
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Come face to face with friendly pods of Belugas; the world’s friendliest whales!
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Snorkel with 1.5m long giant salamanders; the largest amphibians in the world!
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Snorkel with humpback mothers and calves in the crystal clear waters of Rurutu.
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SCUBA Diving Expeditions
Dive with tiger sharks, lemon sharks, reef sharks, bull sharks and more in world famous Tiger Beach.
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Scuba dive with oceanic whitetip sharks, silky sharks, and more, in the crystal clear waters of Cat Island.
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Dive with enormous great hammerheads, bull sharks, blacknose sharks, and more on our Bimini shark safari.
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Dive with dolphins, sharks, and gannets hunting sardines on the world famous Sardine Run.
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Snorkel with Porbeagle Sharks and scuba dive on the reefs of Brittany.
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Dive with up to 12 species of endemic sharks in South Africa.
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Terrestrial Big Animal Adventures
Photograph the largest migration of Polar Bears in the world on the Canadian Tundra.
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Trek with mountain gorillas, chimps, and many other primates, and see the ‘Big Five’ on safari in Uganda.
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Watch jaguars hunting caimans in the rivers of the Brazilian Pantanal.
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See countless lemurs, bizarre chameleons, colorful frogs, endemic birds, and so much more in the jungles of Madagascar.
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You don’t have to be a photographer to enjoy our big animal encounters but if you are then lets face it, being there is only half the fun.
Any adventure travel company can put together an expedition but we want you to go home with incredible images.
First and foremost, our trips are fun and exciting but if you also want hands on camera coaching and if you want us to make sure that you’re in the right place at the right time to enjoy extraordinary, close-up encounters with the ocean’s most majestic animals, we can help with that. And we’ll have a great time in the process!
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Andy Murch
Andy Murch is a fanatical big animal diver. He has photographed and dived with more sharks than anyone else, and uses his vast experience to create ground breaking adventures tailored to serious photographers and avid wildlife enthusiasts.
He created Big Fish Expeditions to share his love for big animals.
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Upcoming Trips
In the Spotlight
Join Photo pro Andy Murch in the Canadian Tundra for a small group tour with the largest gathering of Polar Bears in the world. Read more
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Show your support with one of our branded t-shirts. Proceeds from Big Fish Expeditions funds the Predators in Peril Project.
Predators in Peril
Andy is the driving force behind the PREDATORS IN PERIL PROJECT which shines a spotlight on endangered species of sharks and rays that are largely overlooked by mainstream conservation groups. Predators In Peril is funded by Big Fish Expeditions.
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Guest Feedback
AMAZING TRIPS
Amazing trips, just finish my 7th with Big Fish Expeditions, many more to come! 
Sene M.
Canada
GO. YOU WILL NEVER REGRET IT!
I have been on 3 Big Fish Expeditions trips by now and have more trips to look forward to in the near future. First of all I share a big passion for sharks, whale and other big marine life and Big Fish Expedition is all about that. As an amateur photographer is great to be among equals and even better to get new tips and ideas from professionals.
Andy is very helpful showing new tricks and talk about UW photography in between dives. Sure the destinations offers world class diving but it’s also about the people and the relation to people and Andy surely gives everyone the feeling of being very welcome and try to give everyone a lifetime experience.
Another good thing is that Andy is maybe the only pro shooters who offers trips to very reasonable prices. I won’t go into details about all the good dives I’ve done with Big Fish but instead say GO, you will never regret it!
Br, Rasmus Raahauge
Denmark
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING TIME WITH BIG FISH EXPEDITIONS
Andy is one of the best in the business. I would highly, highly recommend anyone interested in an animal focused trip to go with big fish expeditions.
The quality of experience and knowledge of the trip leader really sets them apart. Expect to get your fill of animals no matter what the trip is. Andy is also great at finding other animals to incorporate within the trips.
If you’re looking for a shark trip or big animal experience, this is your place. Period.
Enjoy!
Jesse B.
Ontario, Canada
BIG FISH EXPEDITIONS
I have been on a couple of Big Fish Photography Expeditions trips now. They are always well organized, and exceed my expectations! Andy puts together unique and action-packed trips. I’m looking forward to my next dive experience with him.
Trisha S.
Vancouver, BC
ABOUT BIG FISH EXPEDITIONS
5 stars!
I’ve been on three trips with Big Fish Expeditions. Each one was well organized and jam packed with unique wildlife encounters. I am booked for another trip next year and for many more to come. Highly recommended!!
ANOTHER GREAT ADVENTURE WITH BIG FISH EXPEDITIONS
Just returned from my second trip with BFE and it went off perfectly. The true adventure of these trips always present challenging logistics but they pulled it off flawlessly. I would highly recommend BFE to anyone looking to get “off the grid” and experience a wildlife trip of a lifetime. I am looking forward to my next adventure with them. Thanks again!!
Scott O.
Detroit, Michigan
