Cairns Dive Trips

4 Day/ 3 Night Cod Hole Liveaboard dive trip

Departs every Tuesday at 5.00 pm.
Returns every Friday at 3.30 pm.

• 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 and discounted prices 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

Taka operates to remote regions of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. They dive with the giant Potato Cod at the Cod Hole and visit some truly amazing sites up and down the Ribbons Reef.

The Cod Hole and Ribbon Reefs

Taka Dive Adventures has been operating liveaboard dive trips for over 15 years to the Northern Great Barrier Reefs, Ribbon Reefs and the Coral Sea. Their brand new purpose-built dive vessel was launched in January 2004 setting a new standard in dive travel.

The famous Cod Hole attracts divers from all over the world combined with the Shark Feed at Osprey Reef is certainly a dive trip of a lifetime.

Departs every Tuesday afternoon reaching the Cod Hole by the next morning. The first dive is usually at Challenger Bay (Ribbon Reef no. 9) This gives you the opportunity to get used to the water and equipment before diving the world famous Cod Hole.

The next couple of dives are at the Cod Hole itself where you will feed the Giant Potato Cod during the dive. This is a must for all photographers. The last dive for the day is done at Pixie's Pinnacle.

You will spend Thursday and Friday diving down the ribbon reefs back towards Cairns. All up you have 3 days of the best diving Australia has to offer while experiencing up to 10 dives.

Some of our most frequent visitors include:

• Grey reef sharks (AKA Grey Whalers)
• Black tip reef sharks
• White tip reef sharks
• Wobbegong sharks
• Epaulette sharks
• larger Oceanic Silver Tip sharks.
• We have also seen the occasional lone Tiger Shark or Thresher shark cruising past and just recently an appropriately named Goblin shark
• Hammerhead sharks can sometimes been seen at North Horn in late winter and into spring of each year.

From May to July we have the Dwarf Minke Whale Season each year. Taka Dive passengers travelling during this time have the opportunity to contribute to the research of these whales. We team up with the James Cook University researchers, and record all sightings of these fantastic mammals.

All passengers who have had interaction with the Minkes fill in a questionnaire, which helps to further research. Diving with these majestic creatures will be the most exciting and momentous experience of your life.

The amazing sightings are not limited to the Coral Sea, this year along the Ribbon Reefs the diving has been spectacular. Frequent sightings include;

• various Nudibranchs
• Manta Rays
• Giant Australian Cuttlefish
• Loggerhead and Green Turtles
• Moray Eels
• Red Flame File Shell
• Lionfish
• and the best Marine life the Great Barrier Reef has to offer.

• Click here for prices AFTER 1st July 2007 UNTIL 30th June 2008

• 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 and discounted prices 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

Included

• All linen including towels.
• Pick up and return to Cairns accommodation.
• Tanks and weights.
• All meals from dinner on the day of departure to lunch on the last day are included. Beer, wine and soft drinks are available from the bar.
• Depending on weather, travelling can be rough ocassionally.
  We recommend bringing motion sickness pills with you.

Optional extras

• Gear Hire
• PADI Advanced Course
• Underwater Photography Course
• Nitrox Course
• Nitrox fills
• Camera hire