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Scuba Diving Great Barrier Reef - Coral Sea Dive Liveaboard - Visit Cod Hole and Osprey Reef

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Dive Australia - Australia Dive Liveaboards - Great Barrier Reef Scuba Diving - Diving Cairns - Dive Coral Sea

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CORAL SEA DIVE LIVEABOARD

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7 day coral sea monday departure

7 DAY/ 7 NIGHT ITINERARY - MONDAY DEPARTURE
Departing:    Cairns 12:00 noon Monday
Returning:   Cairns 07:00 am Monday

Trip Includes

  • Transfers to/ from Cairns city accommodation
  • Scuba diving Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea
  • Opportunity for up to 26 dives
  • En-suite cabin with daily service
  • Chef prepared meals
  • Australian wines & soft drinks with evening meals
  • Time ashore at Lizard Island

The link for submitting Enquiries is located toward the bottom of this page.

Special note:
Light aircraft regulations limit baggage to 20 Kg (45 LBS) pp. Excess luggage storage is available at the office.

Sample Itinerary

Monday:
Board the boat at 11:15am at Trinity Wharf (complimentary transfers from Cairns city hotels are available) for a 12 noon departure. Lunch is served on board while we cruise to the Great Barrier Reef for an afternoon orientation dive and a twilight or night dive.

Tuesday:
Coral Sea diving at:

  • Steve's Bommie
  • Clam gardens
  • Flare Point and
  • The beautiful Gorgonia Wall

There are many other sites on middle Ribbon Reefs depending on the prevailing weather conditions.

Wednesday:
A morning dive at the Cod Hole. This world reknowned dive site is famous for it's resident family of large Potato Cod, (Groper). Dives are also planned for Dynamite Pass, Lighthouse Bommie, Challenger Bay, and Pixie Wall. In the evening we stay at anchor in Watson's Bay on Lizard Island.

Thursday:
We spend this morning on Lizard Island and you will have time to walk around and explore this piece of paradise while our new guests arrive and some guests depart. This afternoon we will have the opportunity for two dives at a choice of sites such as the Cod Hole, Pixie Pinnacle and Challenger Bay before departing in the evening for the Coral Sea.

 

 


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Friday & Saturday:
Osprey Reef. Australia's Coral Sea reefs are renown for crystal clear water with average visibility in excess of 100 feet. Two days can be spent diving at Osprey Reef, including North Horn, well known for its shark action. You can expect to see grey whalers, silvertips, reef sharks, occasional hammerheads, schooling barracuda, trevally, and other pelagics. The landscape is amazing with sheer walls laced with gorgonians, sea whips, and bright yellow soft corals, rising from thousands of feet below.

Sunday:
Depending on the prevailing weather conditions there are two options for today's itinerary
Option 1:

Return to the Ribbon Reefs # 3 to 5 to dive several unvisited sites throughout the day. On Sunday evening we will cruise overnight back to Cairns

Option 2:
Dive Bougainville Reef, another reef complex in the Coral Sea with spectacular marine life, canyons and crystal clear water.

Monday:
Arrive Cairns approximately 06:30am. Breakfast will be served on board and hotel transfer will be arranged for approx 07:30am.

Please note*
The above itinerary is a sample only and number of dives, and dives sites may vary. Access to the Cod Hole and the Coral Sea is weather conditional and while every attempt will be made to keep to the advertised itinerary, the Coral Sea and specific sites on the Great Barrier Reef are not guaranteed.

See Spirit of Freedom cabin and living space layout here

7 day map

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7 day coral sea

01 July 2010 - 30 June 2011

 

01 July 2011 - 30 June 2012

CabinType

Rates are $AU pp

CabinType

Rates are $AU pp

Ocean View Deluxe Double

$4,300.00

Ocean View Deluxe Double

$4,450.00

Ocean View Standard Double

$3,900.00

Ocean View Standard Double

$4,050.00

Stateroom

$3,900.00

Stateroom

$4,050.00

Standard Double/Twin

$3,395.00

Standard Double/Twin

$3,525.00

Quad Share

$2,775.00

Quad Share

$2,925.00

 


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