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Australia Liveaboards
Australia Liveaboards
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Australia's diving is best reached by live-aboard.
Dive Cruises from 3 days to 2 weeks can be combined with outstanding
topside excursions for the ultimate Dive Discovery scuba diving vacation!
Mike Ball Expeditions
Join Mike on his highly acclaimed Watersport, Supersport,
and Spoilsport catamarans. Several spectacular itineraries
to choose from to fit your schedule! Offering from 2 to 7 night
departures from Cairns and Townsville. Dive on the Yongala wreck,
one of the greatest dives in Australia. You will witness more marine
life here than on a whole trip elsewhere!
Fly Dive Cod Hole
 3 nights -12 dives
Location: Ribbon Reefs and Great Barrier Reef.
Embarks: Monday 7am - Cairns Colonial Club. Transfer to Airport.
Disembarks: Thursday 8am - Trinity Wharf, Cairns. (courtesy city hotel transfers)
Itinerary Summary.
The Fly Dive Cod Hole showcases the best of the Great Barrier Reef featuring:
· a spectacular low-flying start to Lizard Island,
· the prime Ribbon Reef sites,
· exciting marine life encounters,
· the world famous Cod Hole,
· outstanding marine life biodiversity,
· all dives sites north of Cooktown,
· guaranteed access to restricted dive sites,
· 50% reduced cruise time and within sheltered waters,
· superior vessel stability in adverse weather conditions,
· Minke whales (Jun/Jul).
Coral Sea Safari
7 nights - unlimited dives
Location: Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef.
Embark: Thursday 7pm - Trinity Wharf, Cairns.
Disembark: Thursday 8am - Trinity Wharf, Cairns. (courtesy city hotel transfers)
Itinerary Summary.
Here's the deal. The new 7night, 450 mile Coral Sea Safari includes some of the best dive sites on Australia's Great Barrier and Coral Sea featuring:
· spectacular first dive at Challenger Bay,
· diver size fish at the Cod Hole,
· plummeting Coral Sea wall dives in gin clear water,
· exciting shark action in the Coral Sea,
· schooling trevally and barracuda in the Coral Sea,
· exploration of Lizard Island,
· the Cod Wall, outer edge big fish dive,
· the prime Ribbon Reef sites,
· all dives north of Cooktown, dive site guarantee!
· superior vessel stability in adverse weather conditions.
 Fly Dive Coral Sea
4 nights - 14 dives
Location: Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef.
Embark: Thursday 7pm - Trinity Wharf, Cairns .
Disembark: Monday 11am - Cairns. (courtesy city hotel transfers)
Itinerary Summary.
The Fly Dive Coral Sea includes the Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef featuring:
· pristine coral gardens at Challenger Bay,
· diver size fish at the Cod Hole,
· 40 meter (132ft) visibility and 1000 meter plummeting walls,
· exciting shark action in the Coral Sea ,
· schooling trevally and barracuda in the Coral Sea,
· all dives sites located north of Cooktown,
· guaranteed access to restricted dive sites,
· superior vessel stability in adverse weather conditions,
· a spectacular 250km scenic flight over the dive sites from Lizard Island.
Minke whales
 3 nights - 9 dives + snorkeling with whales.
Embark: Monday 7am - Cairns Colonial Club, Cairns.
Disembark: Thursday 8am - Trinity Wharf, Cairns.
4 nights - 9 dives + snorkeling with whales.
Embark: Thursday 7pm - Trinity Wharf, Cairns.
Disembark: Monday 11am - Cairns.
(complimentary city transfers)
Expedition Summary
Minke whales are commonly seen along the Ribbon Reefs north of Cairns between May and August. In June and July we conduct special Minke Whale Expeditions with the second day devoted almost entirely to finding and snorkeling and/or diving with minke whales. Since commencing minke whale expeditions in 1996 we have discovered the locations where minkes' are most commonly found. In this time we have evolved a diving and snorkeling protocol that has minimal impact on the whales and allows them to approach divers within their own comfort zone. This protocol combined with the minkes' natural curiosity provides you with very close encounters and spectacular opportunities for close up videos and photography.
Minke Whales
Dwarf minke whales are the smallest of the baleen whales. They have a characteristic white band on each fin that contrasts with a very dark grey fin tip; these markings are as individual as fingerprints. They like all baleen whales, have two blowholes. A fully developed adult is approximately 7-9 meters (25-30ft) in length and 5-7 tonnes in weight. Minke whales have a layer of blubber several inches thick and are quite sleek in appearance.
 Spoilsport is Australia's most prestigious
and comfortable liveaboard dive vessel. Luxury motor yacht atmosphere,
length 100ft, beam 36 ft, departs Townsville for 6 and 7nt Coral
Sea dive expeditions. Travel 150 miles offshore to a favorite Coral
Sea location - the Flinders Reef! Enjoy visibility over 100 feet;
see sharks, huge gorgonian fans with soft coral the size of trees,
along spectacular walls dropping off to nowhere! Swim with big eye
trevally, barracuda, whaler sharks and tuna. Explore the Yongala
wreck where you can see Australia's densest populations of large
marine life.
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