Cod Hole & Ribbon Reefs Excursion
Destination Lizard Island to Cairns
Duration 4 Days / 3 Nights
Departing Cairns Saturday (check for specific dates)
Returning Cairns Tuesday
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Retail Rates |
Dates |
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Double with Private Bathroom |
AU$1,345.00 |
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Quad Share with Private Bathroom |
AU$995.00 |
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Gear Rental (includes computer) |
AU$95.00 |
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Lizard Island Air Transfer (each way) to Cairns |
Included |
Trip Includes:
- Non-alcoholic beverages
- Sheets, towels and linens
- Three meals daily, plus snacks
- 4 - 5 dives per full day
- Use of tanks, weights, weight belts
- Australian Government Goods & Services Tax (10%)
Options
- Dive instruction
- Camera rental
Itinerary
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Day 1 |
Guests meet at Explorer Ventures' Cairns office at 07:00am. Bus transfer to General Aviation airport for charter flight to Lizard Island. Upon arrival at Lizard Island, transfer to MV Nimrod Explorer via tender. Lunch is served enroute to first dive site. 3 dives offered today, including a night or dusk dive. Orientation dive at Dynamite Pass, Cormorant Reef or the Code Hole. Dive sites such as Cod Hole, including Cod Feed and Challenger Bay |
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Day 2 |
4 to 5 dives offered, including a night or dusk dive. Dives sites such as Pixie Pinnacle, Lark Pass, Fantasia and Clam Garden |
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Day 3 |
4 day dives offered. Dive sites such as Steve's Bommie, Century Bay, Ruby Reef and Escape Reef. After the final dive, late afternoon, we steam into Cairns, arriving in the early ours of the morning |
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Day 4 |
Guests disembark by 8:45 for bus transfer to inner city accommodation |
The Diving
The Nimrod Explorer spends much of her time between Cairns and Lizard Island,
exploring the sites along the Ribbon Reefs and introducing guests to the world
famous Cod Hole. This site, often described as one of the best dive spots on
the Great Barrier Reef, is known for its resident family of huge potato cod
which enjoy protected status in the area, and have made this small section of
the reef their home. They range in size from 25 to 60kg (50 to 120 pounds).
The diving depth at the Cod Hole varies from 10 to 20 metres on a sloping bottom
that is dotted with high profile coral heads.
Though we are normally able to do four to five dives daily (including night
dives), the remoteness of the area means that weather and tidal considerations
sometimes unexpectedly and adversely affect certain sites.