5 Day/ 4 Night Coral Sea Liveaboard dive trip
Departs every Thursday
at 08.00 am (Flight).
Returns every Monday
at 07.00 am.
- We are glad to offer 5% off the RRP
prices for all bookings on-line.
- This full 5% discount will be given at the time of booking. Discounted
prices shown on our booking form.
- A deposit is required at the time of
booking, with the balance paid 30 days prior to departure.
- Please check availability with us before
bookin
 5
Day/ 4 Night liveaboard dive adventures to Australia's Coral Sea depart
every Thursday from Cairns. Australia's Coral Sea reefs lie approximately
200 kilometres offshore, well beyond the continental shelf that harbours
the Great Barrier Reef. These isolated reefs are renown for crystal clear
waters and walls and pinnacles that ascend from the ocean floor, thousands
of metres below. This is home territory for huge schools of pelagic fish
including sharks, barracuda, big eye trevally and rays as well as the
exotic cuttlefish, sea hares and starry morays.
Be prepared for an amazing range of diving experiences
on your 5 day /4 night (4 diving days) adventure to Australia's Coral
Sea.
 Your
first day will include a couple of orientation dives on the outer reefs
of the GBR before travelling out to the oceanic wilderness
of the Coral Sea. To the south east, east and north east of Cairns and
at least 100km offshore from the Great Barrier Reef, lie Australia's Coral
Sea Reefs.
Spirit of Freedom will travel to two
Coral Sea Reef systems for 3 days of diving which can include South Flinders,
Flinders, Dart, East Holmes, West Holmes, Flora, Bouganville, Shark, and
Osprey Reefs. Destinations will vary and be selected according to the
prevailing weather in order to provide you the best diving, most comfortable
conditions and maximum dive time.
A couple of exploratory dives will
always be included in this itinerary. Sites will vary from 3,000 ft walls
to magical coral gardens to lone seamounts emerging from the ocean depths.
The water is astoundingly clear and the fish life will include whaler
sharks, barracuda, big eye trevally and rays as well as the exotic cuttlefish,
sea hares and starry morays.
- We are glad to offer 5% off the RRP
prices for all bookings on-line. These are shown on our booking
form.
- A deposit is required at the time of
booking, with the balance paid 30 days prior to departure.
- Please check availability with us before
booking
Sample Itinerary
- Thursday: Courtesy coach transfer from Cairns city
hotels to Cairns airport will commence at 08:00am. Your twin-engine
light aircraft will depart at 09:00am for your scenic flight over the
reef to Lizard Island. Spirit of Freedom crew will greet you on arrival
and transfer you to the vessel, where we will depart for the reef.
- This afternoon we will have the opportunity for two dives before departing
in the late evening for Osprey Reef, in the Coral Sea. The dives may
be at sites such as the Cod Hole, Pixie Pinnacle and Challenger Bay.
- Friday & Saturday: Osprey Reef. Australia’s
Coral Sea reefs are renown for crystal clear water with an 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 are common. The landscape
is amazing with sheer walls laced with gorgonians, sea whips, and bright
yellow soft corals rising from thousands of feet below.
- Sunday:
Option 1: Still in the Coral Sea, weather depending we will dive Bougainville
Reef.
Option 2: Today we return to the Ribbon Reefs # 3 to 5 to dive the sensational
Steve’s Bommie, Temple of Doom, Flare Point, and other sites.
In the months of June & July is a great opportunity for further
interaction with Minke Whales. After dinner on Sunday evening we will
cruise overnight back to Cairns
- Monday: Arrive Cairns approximately 06:30am. Breakfast
will be served on board and hotel transfer will be arranged for approx
07:30am.
Please note that above itinerary is a sample only and
sites may vary or the sequence may change. 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.
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