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Mike Ball Dive: 4 day/4 night Fly Dive Coral Sea

The 4 Night/14 Dive, Fly Dive Coral Sea expedition combines the Great Barrier Reef, Cod Hole & Coral Sea.    

4 nights / 3 dive days / 14 dives - Includes 2 night dives

Begin your adventure by swimming with diver size fish at the Cod Hole. Overnight you venture 75 miles beyond the Great Barrier Reef to the crystal clear waters and plummeting walls in the Coral Sea. The 'Amphitheatre' is a spectacular big fish and shark dive. From Lizard Island you enjoy a spectacular low-level reef flight along the outer Great Barrier Reef to Cairns.

Experience: Advanced divers comfortable diving exposed walls with some current. Not suitable for children, snorkelers and novice divers.

Location: Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef.

Extra Costs: Reef tax, gear hire

 

 

Day 1 : Thursday:
Check in at our office (3 Abbott St, Cairns) between 8.30am and 4pm. From 4:00 pm: Make your own way to Mondos Café, Bar & Grill (200m from MBDE office) to meet your fellow passengers. Please note that dinner is not provided on the first evening so you may wish to eat before boarding. 5:50 pm: Our crew will lead you from Mondos to board Spoilsport. Enjoy a glass of champagne and light snacks while your Trip Director provides a full briefing. 6:30 pm: Spoilsport departs Cairns Time to organise any rental equipment and put your dive gear together on the dive deck.
Meals :None

Day 2 : Friday: (4 dives + night dive)
This is a sample of a ‘typical day’, however exact times may vary to optimise the prevailing weather conditions on the day. 6:30 am: Wake up call, light breakfast available in dining room 7:00 am: Dive brief & diving commences 9:00 am: Full cooked breakfast 10:30 am: Dive briefing & dive. “Open decks” accommodate 1-2 dives either am or pm 2:00 pm: Lunch 3:30 pm: Dive brief & diving 4:30 pm: Afternoon tea 6:30 pm: Night dive brief & dive 8:00 pm: Dinner
Meals :None

Day 3 : Saturday: (4 dives + night dive)
As per above
Meals :None

Day 4 : Sunday: (4 dives)
As per above. Exit last dive by 5pm. As the sun sets we pour the champagne, lay out the nibbles and get ready for an Aussie BBQ party night. Don’t forget to wear your loudest tropical shirt or dress and sing along to music played by our talented crew. Overnight cruise to Lizard Island.
Meals :None

Day 5 : Monday:
7:00 am: Light breakfast 8:00 am: Disembark Spoilsport. Our crew will walk you to the airport on Lizard Island. 9:30 am: Board a light aircraft for a low level flight over the reef back to Cairns (flight time approx. 1 hour). 11:45 am: Land Cairns and courtesy transfer to inner Cairns city hotels, the airport or our office where we can store your luggage until 5pm if you have a later flight.
Meals :None

Departs: Thursday 6pm Trinity Wharf, Cairns.

Returns: Monday 11am - Cairns. (courtesy city hotel transfers)

 

 

Payable Onboard: AUD$6.5pp/day on the GBR Reef Tax. Full equipment hire (if required) AUD$44pp/day