TOUR OVERVIEW

This 3 day liveaboard dive adventure is unmatched for experience and value and will show you the very best the Outer Great Barrier Reef has to offer. There is no doubt that the best way to really experience the Great Barrier Reef is to stay out there for a few days. You get much more time to relax and really enjoy yourself and ultimately more time for diving.

It is also much better value than day trips or other liveaboard options. You'll get to participate in up to 11 dives, 9 day and 2 night, or as a snorkeller you'll get to experience a large variety of fantastic outer reef locations.

Explore 16 exclusive dive sites on 4 different outer reef locations and we visit a selection of these sites on every trip. These sites have been selected for their variety and quality of both coral and marine life as well as great visibility. We rarely dive the same site more than twice.

If you are not already a qualified diver please view our 5 day learn to dive package (Tourcode: GBR) using the quick search panel above.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

• Services of Qualified Dive Guides plus cook & skipper onboard dive vessel.
• Accommodation transfers to/from dive boat
• 2 nights aboard boat in shared cabin including bed linen
• 11 dives (includes 2 night dives)
• All dive equipment (including long leg wetsuit, dive computer & torches)
• All meals onboard Dive Boat
• Dive Insurance
• Prescription lens mask (if required)
• Guided orientation and night dives

OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES (Paid Locally)

• Digital Underwater Camera's are available for hire at a cost of AU$40 per dive

TREK NOTES

DIVE BOATS
Our dive company operates three fully equipped dive charter vessels. There are 2 large decks one for gear and one strictly for sun tanning and relaxing. Not to mention the vessels are all equipped with the latest marine engineering, equipment and technology. Each vessel has 14 twin share cabins with bunk beds and 2 doubles (available on request only). Every two cabins share shower and toilet facilities. For single travellers, we will arrange a twinshare cabin with another person of the same sex. Single cabins are available on a limited basis at an extra cost and should be requested at the time of booking.

DIVE GUIDES
There will be 6 highly qualified dive guides/instructors per departure plus a cook and skipper on board. If you are travelling alone we will arrange a dive buddy for you. A dive guide will also be available on some dives. There are German speaking staff available on Thursday and Sunday departures and Japanese speaking staff available on Wednesday and Saturday departures.

FLEXIBLE ITINERARY

Our routes have been carefully chosen to include the best night stops and highlights. However, as road conditions, weather, local restrictions and group input may vary, no two trips will ever be the same. With the help of your tour leader and fellow trekkers you may modify certain nightstops and highlights to give a truly unique experience!

• Days: 1 Diving The Outer Great Barrier Reef

5:45am - Complimentary hotel transfer to dive shop.

6:15am - Check in at Dive shop.

7:00am - Depart Cairns for 3 days & 2 nights of fantastic diving/snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef. A light breakfast is served onboard.

11:30am - Your first dive is before lunch. This dive will be offered as a guided dive with an instructor, for those divers who have not dived in a little while.

12:45pm - Lunch is served - hearty soup with an array of fresh salads, cold meats & bread rolls.

2:30pm - Your second dive - head off & discover more underwater delights. Once you have completed your dive the vessel moves on to the next site.

4:30pm - After an afternoon of snorkelling/relaxing its time for your third dive of the trip.

6:00pm - Dinner - the menu changes each trip however it will be wholesome, hot & of course lots of it!

7:30pm - The night dive! We generally try to do the night dive at the same site as the afternoon dive, as this way you are familiar with your surroundings. Keep a close eye out for our sleeping turtles, crustaceans & the occasional reef shark!

8:30pm - Dessert is served

• Days: 2 Experience More Fantastic Diving On The Outer Great Barrier Reef

7:00am - The vessel moves for an early morning dive. Look out for splendid gorgonian fans, giant clams and bump-headed parrotfish.

8:00am - Enjoy a hearty breakfast of cereal, fresh fruit, bacon and eggs as well as toast & spreads.

10:30am - After breakfast the vessel moves on for the second dive of the day.

12:00pm - Lunch on the second day is hot pasta with a variety of fresh salads.

3:00pm - After lunch & a snorkel its time for your third dive.

6:00pm - A hot dinner is served before your second night dive.

7:30pm - Night dive!

8:30pm - Dessert is served!

• Days: 3 Morning Dives And Return To Cairns

6:30am - Your first dive of the day.

7:30am - A hot breakfast accompanied with fresh fruit salad, cereals and toast.

9:00am - After breakfast, the vessel makes its last site of the trip, where you will do your second dive of the day.

11:00am - Your last dive! When you surface freshly made sandwiches are served as the vessel heads home.

4:00pm - Complimentary accommodation transfers - Cairns city & Northern Beaches.

7:30pm - Join fellow passengers & crew at a local restaurant for a farewell dinner if you wish (at your own cost).

• DIVE SITES

Explore the amazing underwater world of the Outer Barrier Reef. With over 16 exclusive sites, you will experience a wide variety of diving, with each location selected for its great visibility, and abundance of marine life and coral. These sites are rarely visited by other vessels so you will get the exclusive opportunity to view magnificent corals and fish without the crowds.

During your 3 days on the reef you will generally have a maximum of 2 dives per site for a good variety. All sites have good visibility (average 10 - 15 metres and up to 30 metres on a good day). Sites have an average depth range of 10 -25 metres (30-80 feet). As coral relies on sunlight for growth, some of the best diving can be done in shallow areas around the reef top.

• Dive Site: MILLN REEF

Milln Reef offers a number of exciting dive sites such as Whale Bommie, Petaj Mooring, Swimming Pools I, Swimming Pools II and the Three Sisters to name a few. The dive site at Petaj is home to resident turtles and white tip reef sharks. At the Swimming Pools you can expect to see schools of diagonally banded sweetlips and nudibranchs to name a few. Milln reef offers excellent wall dives and swim throughs and is great for night diving. Some of the walls are full of sleeping parrot fish in their mucus sacks, turtles and barracudas and the occasional bull ray. Whale bommie provides you with a good dive in depths exceeding 20 metres. A great site to dive at night where you can expect to see sleeping turtles, reef crabs, painted lobsters and some great soft corals, gorgonian fans.

• Dive Site: FLYNN REEF

Flynn reef is one of our most popular reefs to dive and will offer the novice to the very experienced diver plenty of memorable dives. We have moorings at a number of the well known dive sites at Flynn reef such as Tracy's Bommie, Gordon's Mooring, Tennis Court and the Coral Gardens. These sites offer you excellent wall dives, swim-throughs, overhangs and night diving. Expect to see an abundance of marine life combined with plenty of hard corals such as staghorn, table, plate and boulder coral heads and many species of soft corals.

• Dive Site: PELLOWE REEF

Pellowe reef is a very exciting dive site! A small isolated reef located close to the edge of the continental shelf. For this reason access to the reef is very weather and tidal dependent. The reef drops away very quickly at places to 30 metres and stronger currents can be present as well. This site offers divers an exciting wall dive and one great swim through. The majority of the dives will be in depths between 5 to 20 metres. Being closer to the shelf large pelagic fish can be sighted along with the more regular sightings of schools of chevron barracuda, numerous sea cucumbers and nudibranchs.

• Dive Site: THETFORD REEF

Thetford Reef is made up of numerous coral bommies where you can experience some very exciting wall dives and many swim throughs. This reef is home to many soft and hard corals like staghorn and plate coral and an abundance of marine life. Look for the giant clams, butterfly fish, damsels and angelfish. Access to the reef is very weather and tidal dependent.

• Important Information for Certified Divers

You will be required to sign a Waiver Release & Indemnity Deed onboard the vessel. Some medical conditions may prevent you diving. You will be required to complete a waiver and medical statement prior to diving. If you would answer 'Yes' to any of the questions below you will need to consult a doctor and acquire a medical certificate stating that you're 'fit to dive' prior to your dive trip.

1). Since completing your last dive medical assessment have you suffered any illness or injury that may affect your ability to dive safely?

2). Are you currently suffering any illness or injury?

3). Are you currently taking any prescription medication other than the contraceptive pill?

TOUR: GBD GREAT BARRIER REEF (Diving) departing from CAIRNS

If you are not already a qualified diver please view our 5 day learn to dive package (Tourcode: GBR) using the quick search panel above.

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