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 Cairns:
Liveaboard Trips (Overnight)
Taka, Taka Dive
7 days Combo trip departs Tuesdays
Itinerary
Tuesday:
- Complimentary pick-ups from Cairns City accommodation commence
between 4:30pm & 5:00pm.
- Passengers arrive to our vessel 'TAKA' at approx 5:10pm. Check
in is then done by one of our experienced & friendly crew
members.
- The first evening we travel overnight 150Klm 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 y/o)
- 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.
- Stretch your legs for a couple of hours before returning to
the boat.
- This evening we travel overnight 150Klm
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.
Saturday:
- 7:30am Breakfast
- 8:30am Arrive at the Cod Hole
- Dive Briefing
- Dive 11 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 12 Cod Feed at the
Cod Hole- Close encounters with the Famous Potato Cod.
- Lunch
- Dive 13 Pixie's Pinacle/Reef/Wall
or Challenger Bay
Likely Sightings include Lion Fish, Nudibranchs, Garden Eels &
Barracuda.
- Afternoon rest & Snack.
- Dive 14 6:30pm Night Dive
at Challenger Bay
Likely Sightings include Cuttle Fish, Sea Turtles, Reef Sharks
& Manta Rays.
- 8:00pm Evening Meal
Sunday:
- 7:00am Breakfast
- 7:30am Arrive at Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea.
- Dive 15 8:30am North Horn.
Wall Dive with drop-offs to 100m. There is a fantastic variety
of sharks swimming off the wall- such as Gray Whalers, White Tip
& Black Tips, Hammerheads, A Giant Potato Cod and the occasional
Bull Shark.
- Dive 16 10:30am North Horn
SHARK FEED. Divers observe this amazing spectacle from 15m sitting
on dead coral palettes. The SHARK FEED can last anywhere from
5min to 30min depending on how many and how hungry the sharks
are. Once the feed is completed, once the instructors gives the
'all clear', the divers can leave the wall and continue the dive.
- Lunch
- Dive 17 1:30pm Half Way
Wall. Sightings include interesting coral formations, Feather
Stars and Green Sea Turtles.
- Dive 18 4:00pm The Entrance.
Sightings include Puffer Fish & Clown Fish.
- Evening Meal
- 8:00pm Depart Osprey Reef and head back to the Great Barrier
Reef.
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Monday:
- 7:00am Breakfast
- Dive Briefing
- Dive 19 7:30am Clam Gardens.
Likely Sightings include Giant Clams (150-200 y/o)
- Dive 20 10:00am Steve's
Bommie.
Likely Sightings include Red flame File Shell, Stone Fish, Wobbegong
Sharks, Turtles & Thousands of schooling Anthias.
- Snack
- Dive 21 12:00/1:00pm Temple
Of Doom. Sightings include Flatworms & Clownfish.
- Lunch followed by Afternoon Rest.
- Dive 22 6:30pm Beer Gardens.
Sightings include Sleepy Turtles & Parrot Fish.
- 8:00pm Evening Meal
Tuesday:
- Dive Briefing
- Dive 23 6:30am Split Bommie.
Sightings include Angelfish & Clown Fish.
- 7:30am Breakfast
- Dive 24 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.
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MEALS
On both trips all meals from dinner on the day
of departure to lunch on the last day are included. Snacks are prepared
after each dive. Fresh fruit, biscuits, tea, coffee, milo, water
& cordial available at all times free of charge.
Beer, wine, soft drinks and chocolate bars are
available from the Bar.
PADI Advanced Course
The advanced course is a PADI course that requires
divers to go that one step further in understanding what Scuba Diving
is all about. The tasks that are set out to be performed while diving
do not detract from the enjoyment of the tour, but add a whole new
range of possibilities to be enjoyed underwater.
During the advanced course, you will get an introduction
to five specialities in the PADI system: Underwater Naturalist,
Boat Diving, Underwater Navigation, Night Diving and Deep Diving.
A fairly relaxed course, this focuses on the practical aspects of
diving rather than theoretical classroom work.
The cost of the Advanced Course is AUD $180
in addition to the trip cost.
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Underwater Photography
Underwater photo and video services are
supplied on each Taka trip by Scubapix.
The Photo/Video Pro offers a range of services
on board Taka:
· Underwater digital camera hire
· Souvenir video filmed of the dive trip
· CD of over 150 digital photos taken on each trip
· Underwater photography courses
· Memory card download & CD burning service
DIGITAL CAMERA HIRE
New 3 megapixel digital cameras are available
for rent aboard Taka. These compact cameras have a built-in flash
and are easy to use with impressive results. Rental includes use
of a colour correction filter and all your photos burnt onto CD.
Divers can use the onboard computers to view and edit their photos.
Digital camera hire - 1 dive: AU$50
Digital camera hire - 1 day (4 dives): AU$100
For divers with their own digital camera, the
Photo Pro can download your memory card and burn your photos onto
CD (AU$15 per CD).
VIDEO
All the underwater action is filmed at the Cod
Hole (all trips), Osprey Reef (5-day trip only) and the Ribbon Reefs
to create a video of your dive trip (approx. 55 mins). The day's
video footage is shown each evening on Taka's large plasma screens.
This video is for sale at the end of each trip.
Video (VHS tape format): AU$75
DVD (DVD-R format): AU$125
PHOTO CD
The Photo/Video Pro uses a housed digital camera
to photograph the reef, marine life and divers throughout the dive
trip. Over 150 photos are put onto a CD which is available for AU$75.
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UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE
The program covers basic underwater photography
with special emphasis on practical photographic techniques. The
course is offered for both digital and 35mm film cameras.
The academic content of the program is divided
into 3 main areas:
1. The planning, organisation, procedures, techniques and hazards
of underwater photography.
2. General photographic principles, composition, flash versus available
light photography and camera handling techniques.
3. The preparation, care and maintenance of underwater photographic
equipment.
The course includes two photography dives. For
students using digital cameras, the course includes a photo download
and feedback session after each course dive.
Where possible, the training dives will be conducted
early in the trip. It is expected that the total course time including
lectures, dives and revision will be approx. 6 hours.
Course cost: AU$250
Extras:
- Camera hire for 1 day (4 dives) - $100 for digital camera.
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