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Departs Tuesdays:
Includes up to 10 dives (including 2 night dives).
Tuesday:
Complimentary pick-ups from Cairns City accommodation commence between 3:00pm & 3:30pm. Passengers arrive to our
vessel ‘TAKA’ at approx 4:30pm. Check in is then done by one of our experienced & friendly crew members.
The first evening we travel overnight 150 km to the Cod Hole. During this time passengers organize their dive
gear or hire gear. We also have a brief period of introduction followed by paperwork and a briefing on the
schedule for the next day. Dinner is served at approx 7:30pm with the rest of the evening for relaxation.
Wednesday:
7:30am Breakfast
8:30am Arrive at the Cod Hole
Dive Briefing
Dive 1
Familiarization with the Cod Hole. Check out dive for those who have done less than 50 dives or have not
dived in the past year. Likely Sightings include Giant Potato Cod, Moray Eel, Reef Sharks & Maori Wrasse.
Dive 2
Cod Feed at the Cod Hole - Close encounters with the Famous Potato Cod.
Lunch
Dive 3
Pixie’s Pinacle/Reef/Wall or Challenger Bay. Likely Sightings include Lion Fish, Nudibranchs, Garden Eels &
Barracuda.
Afternoon rest & snack.
Dive 4
6:30pm Night Dive at Challenger Bay
Likely Sightings include Cuttle Fish, Sea Turtles, Reef Sharks & Manta Rays.
8:00pm - Evening Meal.
Thursday:
7:00am Breakfast
Dive Briefing
Dive 5
7:30am Clam Gardens. Likely Sightings include Giant Clams (150-200 years old)
Dive 6
10:00am Steve’s Bommie. Likely Sightings include Red flame File Shell, Stone Fish,
Wobbegong Sharks, Turtles & Thousands of schooling Anthias.
Snack
Dive 7
12:00/1:00pm Temple Of Doom. Sightings include Flatworms & Clownfish.
Lunch followed by Afternoon Rest.
Dive 8
6:30pm Beer Gardens. Sightings include Sleepy Turtles & Parrot Fish.
8:00pm Evening Meal
Friday:
Dive Briefing
Dive 9
6:30am Hogs Breath. Sightings include Blue Spot Lagoon Ray & Clown Fish.
7:30am Breakfast
Dive 10
8:30am Split Bommie. Sightings include Octopus & various Butterfly Fish.
As we sail back to Cairns, passengers have plenty of time to rest and relax in between snacks and lunch.
Taka then arrives back to Trinity Wharf in Cairns at 3:00pm.
Complimentary transfers to local accommodation between 3:00pm and 4:00pm