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Departing: Cairns 08:30am Thursday
Trip Includes:
Special note:
Due to light aircraft weight restrictions, your total luggage weight is limited to 20 kilograms/ 45 lb per person.
Excess luggage storage is available at the Spirit of Freedom office.
The itinerary for the 7 Day tour, Thursday departure, returns to Cairns for approximately 5 hours on the Monday morning.
7 DAY/ 7 NIGHT COD HOLE & CORAL SEA:
Sample Itinerary:
Friday & Saturday:
Sunday:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
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.
RATES per person are in $AU
Please be aware that the prices quoted on the previous page are for a quad share cabins.
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Returning: Cairns 11:30am Thursday
Transfers to/ from Cairns city accommodation
Reef flight Cairns to Lizard Island
Low level reef flight – Lizard Island to Cairns
Opportunity for 24 to 26 dives
En-suite cabin with daily service
Chef prepared meals
Australian wines & soft drinks with evening meals
Thursday:
Courtesy coach transfer from Cairns city hotels to Cairns airport will commence at 07:30am.
Your twin-engine light aircraft will depart at 08:30am for your scenic flight over the reef to Lizard Island,
where you board Spirit of Freedom. This afternoon we will have the opportunity for two dives at a choice of
sites such as the Cod Hole, Pixie Pinnacle and Challenger Bay before departing in the evening for the Coral Sea.
Osprey Reef - Australia’s Coral Sea reefs are renown for crystal clear water with
an average visibility in excess of 30 meters. 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. The landscape is amazing with sheer walls laced with gorgonians,
sea whips, and bright yellow soft corals rising from thousands of feet below.
Option 1: Today we return to the Ribbon Reefs # 3 to 5 to dive sites such as the sensational Steve’s Bommie,
Temple of Doom , and Flare Point. Sunday evening we will cruise overnight back to Cairns.
Option 2: Weather depending we will dive Bougainville Reef, a second Coral Sea Reef.
Arrive Cairns approximately 06:30am. Enjoy breakfast on board, followed by around 4 hours at your
leisure in Cairns. Reboard Spirit of Freedom at Trinity Wharf for a 12 noon departure. This afternoon we
dive the Great Barrier Reef to the north of Cairns.
Today we may dive the amazing Steve’s Bommie, Clam gardens, Flare Point and the beautiful Gorgonia
Wall and other sites on the middle Ribbon Reefs.
This morning we will dive theCod Hole. This is a popular dive site famous for resident family of
large Potato Cod. We may also dive Dynamite Pass , Lighthouse Bommie, Challenger Bay, and Pixie Wall.
This evening we overnight at Watson’s Bay, Lizard Island.
This morning you have the opportunity to go ashore and explore Lizard Island. At 10:30am you will
board a twin-engine light aircraft at Lizard Island for your low level flight over the reef back to Cairns.
Arriving back at Cairns airport at approximately 11:30am, the Spirit of Freedom courtesy coach will transfer
back to your Cairns city hotel.
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