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Dive Packages to Cod Hole and Osprey Reef

COD HOLE & NORTHERN GREAT BARRIER REEF TOUR
4 Days/3 Nights (3 Full Days Diving)
Departs Tuesdays includes up to 11 dives (including 2 night dives)

Tuesday: Complimentary pick-ups from Cairns City accommodation commence between 4:30pm & 5:00pm. Passengers arrive to our vessel ‘TAKA’ at approx 5:10pm. Check in is then done by one of our experienced & friendly crew members. The first evening we travel overnight 150 km to the Cod Hole. During this time passengers organize their dive gear or hire gear. We also have a brief period of introduction followed by paperwork and a briefing on the schedule for the next day. Dinner is served at approx 7:30pm with the rest of the evening for relaxation.

Wednesday:
7:30am Breakfast
8:30am Arrive at the Cod Hole
Dive Briefing

Dive 1 - Familiarization with the Cod Hole. Check out dive for those who have done less than 50 dives or have not dived in the past year. Likely Sightings include Giant Potato Cod, Moray Eel, Reef Sharks & Maori Wrasse.

Dive 2 - Cod Feed at the Cod Hole- Close encounters with the Famous Potato Cod.

Lunch

Dive 3 - Pixie’s Pinacle/Reef/Wall or Challenger Bay. Likely Sightings include Lion Fish, Nudibranchs, Garden Eels & Barracuda.

Afternoon rest & snack.

Dive 4 - 6:30pm Night Dive at Challenger Bay. Likely Sightings include Cuttle Fish, Sea Turtles, Reef Sharks & Manta Rays.

8:00pm Evening Meal

Thursday:
7:00am Breakfast
Dive Briefing

Dive 5 - 7:30am Clam Gardens. Likely Sightings include Giant Clams (150-200 y/o)

Dive 6 - 10:00am Steve’s Bommie. Likely Sightings include Red flame File Shell, Stone Fish, Wobbegong Sharks, Turtles & Thousands of schooling Anthias.

Snack

Dive 7 - 12:00/1:00pm Temple Of Doom. Sightings include Flatworms & Clownfish.

Lunch followed by Afternoon Rest.

Dive 8 - 6:30pm Beer Gardens. Sightings include Sleepy Turtles & Parrot Fish.

8:00pm Evening Meal

Friday:
Dive Briefing

Dive 9 - 6:30am Hogs Breath. Sightings include Blue Spot Lagoon Ray & Clown Fish.

7:30am Breakfast

Dive 10 - 8:30am Split Bommie. Sightings include Octopus & various Butterfly Fish.

As we sail back to Cairns, passengers have plenty of time to rest and relax in between snacks and lunch. Taka then arrives back to Trinity Wharf in Cairns at 3:00pm. Complimentary transfers to local accommodation between 3:00pm and 4:00pm

Prices in US$:
Dive computer $119.00
4 share cabin is $832.00 per person
Share twin is $982.00 per person
Twin with ensuite is $1148.00 per person
Double with ensuite is $1148.00 per person
Stateroom is $1315.00 per person.

 

COD HOLE & CORAL SEA (OSPREY REEF) TOUR
5 Days/4 Nights (4 Full Days Diving)
Departs Fridays includes up to 15 dives (including 2 night dives)

Friday: Complimentary pick-ups from Cairns City accommodation commence between 4:30pm & 5:00pm. Passengers arrive to our vessel ‘TAKA’ at approx 5:10pm. Check in is then done by one of our experienced & friendly crew members. The first evening we travel overnight 150km to the Cod Hole. During this time passengers organize their dive gear or hire gear. We also have a brief period of introduction followed by paperwork and a briefing on the schedule for the next day. Dinner is served at approx 7:30pm with the rest of the evening for relaxation.

Saturday:
7:30am - Breakfast

8:30am, arrive at the Cod Hole, dive briefing.

Dive 1: Familiarization with the Cod Hole. Check out dive for those who have done less than 50 dives or have not dived in the past year. Likely Sightings include Giant Potato Cod, Moray Eel, Reef Sharks & Maori Wrasse.

Dive 2: Cod Feed at the Cod Hole- Close encounters with the Famous Potato Cod.

Lunch

Dive 3 : : Pixie’s Pinacle/Reef/Wall or Challenger Bay - Likely Sightings include Lion Fish, Nudibranchs, Garden Eels & Barracuda.

Afternoon rest & snack.

Dive 4
6:30pm Night Dive at Challenger Bay - Likely Sightings include Cuttle Fish, Sea Turtles, Reef Sharks & Manta Rays.

8:00pm Evening Meal

Sunday:
7:00am Breakfast
7:30am Arrive at Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea.

Dive 5 - 8:30am North Horn. Wall Dive with drop-offs to 100m. There is a fantastic variety of sharks swimming off the wall- such as Gray Whalers, White Tip & Black Tips, Hammerheads, A Giant Potato Cod and the occasional Bull Shark.

Dive 6 - 10:30am North Horn SHARK FEED. Divers observe this amazing spectacle from 15m sitting on dead coral palettes. The SHARK FEED can last anywhere from 5min to 30min depending on how many and how hungry the sharks are. Once the feed is completed, once the instructors gives the ‘all clear', the divers can leave the wall and continue the dive.

Lunch

Dive 7 - 1:30pm Half Way Wall. Sightings include interesting coral formations, Feather Stars and Green Sea Turtles.

Dive 8 - 4:00pm The Entrance. Sightings include Puffer Fish & Clown Fish.

Evening Meal

8:00pm Depart Osprey Reef and head back to the Great Barrier Reef.

Monday:
7:00am Breakfast
Dive Briefing

Dive 9 - 7:30am Clam Gardens. Likely Sightings include Giant Clams (150-200 y/o)

Dive 10 - 10:00am Steve’s Bommie. Likely Sightings include Red flame File Shell, Stone Fish, Wobbegong Sharks, Turtles & Thousands of schooling Anthias.

Snack

Dive 11 - 12:00/1:00pm Temple Of Doom. Sightings include Flatworms & Clownfish.

Lunch followed by afternoon rest.

Dive 12 - 6:30pm Beer Gardens. Sightings include Sleepy Turtles & Parrot Fish.

8:00pm Evening Meal

Tuesday:
Dive Briefing

Dive 13 - 6:30am Hogs Breath. Sightings include Angelfish & Clown Fish.

7:30am Breakfast

Dive 14 - 8:30am Split Bommie. Sightings include Octopus & various Butterfly Fish.

As we sail back to Cairns, passengers have plenty of time to rest and relax in between snacks and lunch. Taka then arrives back to Trinity Wharf in Cairns at 3:00pm. Complimentary transfers to local accommodation between 3:00pm and 4:00pm.

Prices in US$:
Dive computer is $125.00
4 share cabin is $982.00 per person
Standard twin is $1148.00 per person
Twin with ensuite is $1315.00 per person
Double with ensuite is $1315.00 per person
Stateroom is $1481.00 per person.

7 DAY "BACK TO BACK"TOUR
Combination of 3 Day & 4 Day Tours
Departs Fridays or Tuesdays includes up 26 Dives (including 4 night dives)

This tour comprises of a combination of both the 4 day 3 night tour to the Cod Hole & Northern Great Barrier Reef as well as the 5 day 4 night tour to the Cod Hole & Osprey reef in the Coral Sea.

During the seven-day trip you will have the opportunity to experience 24 dives at some of the worlds most renowned dive sites. You will enjoy your seven days diving at the 'world famous' Cod Hole, pristine Osprey reef in the Coral Sea and the beautifully diverse Ribbon Reefs.

As the trip is a combination of two tours, you will return to Cairns for a short two hour interval before embarking upon the second leg of your tour. This is a good time to grab any last minute purchases or contact friends and family between the tours.

Your tour will either depart on Friday and return the following Friday, or depart Tuesday and return the following Tuesday

Accommodation - 1x Master Stateroom, 5x Double/Twin En-suite Cabins, 1x Standard Twin Cabin, 4x Quad Share Cabins, all cabins airconditioned.

What to bring-
" Dive Certification Card
" Hat, Sunscreen & Sunglasses
" a warm jumper
" Motion sickness tablets if you are prone to sea sickness
" Extra money for EMC, soft drinks, chocolates etc.
" Please notify us of any special dietary requirements you may have.
" An environmental management charge applies for all persons who are entering the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage area. This charge is to be collected upon completion of the journey.

What is Included-
" All linen, including two towels per person.
" Transfers to/from the vessel from Cairns City accommodation,
" Tanks, weights & Safety Kits (safety sausage with a whistle and cylume stick),
" Two night dives with torches, batteries and cylume sticks,
" free dive guide subject to instructor availability,
" Superb meals- freshly prepared onboard from dinner on the evening of departure to lunch on the last day,
" Snacks after every dive,
" Complimentary tea, coffee, Milo, water, cordial, biscuits and fresh fruit are available 24 hours a day.