Cairns Dive Trips

5 Day/ 4 Night Cod Hole and Coral Sea Liveaboard dive trip

Departs every Friday at 5.00 pm.
Returns every Tuesday 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, feed the sharks in the crystal clear waters of Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea, and visit some truly amazing sites up and down the Ribbons Reef.

The Northern Ribbon Reefs and the Remote Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea

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.

Osprey reef in the Coral Sea is one of the most spectacular dive sites in the world. Offering a diverse range of shark life all year round and pristine soft coral unlike anything you have ever seen before.

On our shark feed dive, you are more than likely to see anywhere from 10 to 70 sharks at a time.

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