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3 day cod hole

3 DAY/ 3 NIGHT ITINERARY, MONDAY DEPARTURE
Departing:    Cairns 12:00 noon Monday
Returning:   Cairns 11:30 am Thursday

Trip Includes

  • Transfers to and from Cairns
  • Low level reef flight - Lizard Island to Cairns
  • Opportunity for up to 11 dives
  • En-suite cabin with daily service
  • Chef prepared meals
  • Australian wines & soft drinks with evening meals

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:
We board at 11:15am at Cairns main jetty, Trinity Wharf for a 12 noon departure. Lunch is served on board while we cruise to the Great Barrier Reef to the north of Cairns, for an afternoon orientation dive and a twilight or night dive.

Tuesday:
Dives today are at the Ribbon Reefs and will include

  • Steve's Bommie, on Ribbon Reef # 3 an isolated pinnacle of coral reef that rises from 100 feet at its base to around 15 feet from the surface. Colourful antheas and a vast array of fish cover this bommie, while big eye trevally and barracuda hang out in the blue. Look for nudibranch and stonefish.
  • The Clam Gardens, where you will see giant clams up to three feet across. This enormous shellfish is the largest species of bivalve mollusc in the fossil record, and the heaviest of all the living molluscs. These clams are listed on Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
  • Some of our other favourite sites in this area of the Ribbons include Flare Point and the beautiful Gorgonia Wall.

 

 

 

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Diver with giant cod


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Barracuda

 

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Big Eye Trevally

 

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 Wednesday:
This morning we will dive the Cod Hole. This is a popular dive site famous for it's resident family of large Potato Cod, (Groper). Good opportunity for photographers. We may also dive Dynamite Pass, possibly as a drift dive, well known as a channel for sharks cruising from the Coral Sea to the Barrier Reef. This afternoon we may dive Lighthouse Bommie, where Golden sea snakes are frequently sighted. In the spring months this site is also a Manta Ray cleaning station. Other sites we may visit today include Challenger Bay and Pixie Wall. This evening we cruise into Watson's Bay on Lizard Island where we will overnight in the lea of the island.

Thursday:
After a hearty breakfast you will have the opportunity to go ashore and explore Lizard Island . At 10:30am you will board a twin-engine light aircraft at Lizard Island for your low level flight over the reef back to Cairns . Arriving back at Cairns airport at about 11:30am, our courtesy coach will meet you for your transfer back to your Cairns city hotel.

 

 

3 Day Cod Hole map
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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

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3 day cod hole

01 July 2009 - 30 June 2010

 

01 July 2010 - 30 June 2011

CabinType

Rates are $AU pp

CabinType

Rates are $AU pp

Ocean View Deluxe Double

$2,050.00

Ocean View Deluxe Double

$2,125.00

Ocean View Standard Double

$1,850.00

Ocean View Standard Double

$1,925.00

Stateroom

$1,850.00

Stateroom

$1,925.00

Standard Double/Twin

$1,600.00

Standard Double/Twin

$1,650.00

Quad Share

$1,300.00

Quad Share

$1,350.00


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Whitsunday Scuba Centre
Dive Australia - Great Barrier Reef

This web-site is designed for direct online bookings and is not suitable for use by Travel Agents.

© Copyright 2005 Alan Irving

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