Cairns, North Queensland, Australia Snorkelling The Great Barrier Reef The diving The Great Barrier Reef is a Marine Park and World Heritage area. It is recognized as one of the world’s most unique and amazing marine spectacles and extends for 2300 kilometers along the northeastern coast of Australia. It consists of about 2900 individual reefs and covers an area the size of the United Kingdom. Its ecosystem supports the greatest concentration of life on this planet with its resident marine life including 1,500 species of fish, 350 different kinds of coral, 4000 species of mollusks and 10,000 species of sponges. It also provides breeding areas for humpback whales, sea turtles, dugong and seabirds. Hundreds of species of algae, including seaweeds, also live on the reef as a vital part of the reef system. The best way to explore the life on the reef is to jump on a boat that takes you straight out there. The trips departs Cairns 4 times per Area name / Island name week, offering extensive snorkelling on 16 exclusive sites over the Cairns, North Queensland, Australia trip duration. These sites have been selected for their extravagance Nearest airport of marine life and excellent visibility. You’ll see some of the best the Cairns International Airport reef has to show. Season All year round Center type PADI 5 Star Training and Instructor Development center Rated as one of the top 3 dive centers in the world Experience level No experience needed, lifevest are available for non-swimmers Minimum age for participation 12 years Cairns, North Queensland, Australia Snorkelling The Great Barrier Reef Location The Cairns region is a major destination for backpackers from around the world. As the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree rainforest, Cairns is an excellent spot for adventure travellers to base themselves. Cairns is the starting point for extended travel in the region including trips to the Daintree Rainforest and Cape York, the Atherton Tableland and Mission Beach area. As a popular tourism destination, there are a range of accommodation options and backpacker tours available in the region. Your boat Is one out of 3 custom built multimillion dollar liveaboard dive vessels providing the ideal way to really experience the Great Barrier Reef. These vessels are the only outer reef liveaboard dive boats in the area that are purpose built for what they do. Onboard you will find spacious decks and lounge areas and hearty healthy meals between snorkelling and napping on the sundeck. Different options of Wifi are available for those who can´t wait to tell their friends about the great experience. All accommodation on board is twin share. Your room on the boat Air-con twin share. Cairns, North Queensland, Australia Snorkelling The Great Barrier Reef This is only a selection of the many snorkel and dive sites represented on this destination. The diving is dictated by the safeness of the environment. Not all dive sites are suitable for snorkelling, but on this boat, snorkelling is taken just as serious as the diving and snorkellers Conditions: can therefore expect to be dropped on sites fitted well for the --------------------------------- purpose. Visibility Milln Reef 15m – 30m Milln Reef offers a number of exciting dive sites such as Whale Bommie, Petaj Mooring, Swimming Pools I, Swimming Pools II Temperature and the Three Sisters to name a few. The dive site at Petaj is 21 – 29C home to resident turtles and white tip reef sharks. At the Swimming Pools you can expect to see schools of diagonally Current banded sweetlips and nudibranchs to name a few.Milln reef Mild to moderate offers excellent wall dives and swim-through’s and is great for Surface night diving. Some of the walls are full of sleeping parrot fish in 28-35C year round their mucus sacks, turtles and barracudas and the occasional bull ray. Whale bommie provides you with a good dive in depths Special marinelife exceeding 20m. A great site to dive at all times. Minke & Humpback whales from May to August, Turtles, Bull rays and funky little Thetford Reef Nudibranchs Thetford Reef is made up of numerous coral bommies where you can experience some very exciting wall dives and cool swim-through’s. This reef is home to many soft and hard corals like staghorn and plate coral and an incredible abundance of marine life. Look for the giant clams, butterfly fish, damsels and angelfish. Access to the reef is very weather and tidal dependent. Flynn Reef Flynn reef is one of the most popular reefs to dive and will offer the novice to the very experienced diver plenty of memorable dives. The boat has moorings at a number of the well known dive sites at Flynn reef such as Tracy's Bommie, Gordon's Mooring, Tennis Court and the Coral Gardens. We could describe them all, but instead we suggest you go check them out yourself, it makes them a lot easier to remember! Cairns, North Queensland, Australia Snorkelling The Great Barrier Reef Itinerary Early morning on the day of departure you will be picked up at your hotel - free pick-ups are available from Cairns City and Northern Beaches only. The boat will set out the first day serving a light breakfast before the first site. The first dive or snorkel is followed by lunch and then a second dive or snorkel. The afternoon calls for snacks, relaxing in the sun or snorkeling on the reef followed by a late afternoon dive or snorkell. On day 2 and 3 your schedule won’t Activity starts change much from day 1, only difference is the lack of night diving Boat departures every day - except Tuesday! for the certified divers on day 3 since this is the time when you will be departing the boat back in the port of Carins. Activity starts from The dive center SNORKELl PACKAGE: 3 day outer reef liveaboard with unlimited snorkelling. 3 days and 2 nights in a twin cabin with air-con. All food Boatmaster and soft drinks included. Onboard the boat is a boatmaster who will keep track of who is in the water, when and Please note where. If you can't swim back to the boat, Due to ocean and weather conditions, the itinerary can be subject to you will be picked up, if you can't swim but want's more than a tan from the sun-deck, change. you will be put in a life-vest. Basically, it is very safe and relaxing to snorkel off this boat! Language English Cairns, North Queensland, Australia Snorkelling The Great Barrier Reef Transfer information No accommodation on land is included in this package, and extended transfer info is therefore not available. However, traveling into town from Cairns Airport you will have a couple of options. It will cost you approximately AUD$15.00 from the Airport to Cairns city by taxi. Depending on the hotel you choose to stay in, it may offer free pickups from the Airport so please ask at the time of making your booking. Cairns, North Queensland, Australia Snorkelling The Great Barrier Reef Prices below are based on 2 persons sharing accommodation, unless stated otherwise. SNORKEL - 3 DAY REEF - FROM APR. 2020 TO MAR. 2022 Days / Nights 3/2 Included Snorkelling unlimited several times a day Amount of dives - *All snorkelling equipment Accommodation transfers (Cairns city & northern beaches) Price (incl. accommodation) 434 EUR All meals, water, coffee and tea onboard & bed linen Twin share accommodation Supplements *Equipment includes: GOOD Mask, snorkel and fins Prescription lens mask (if required) 1 day pool refresher - (certified diver) 106 EUR Prices for supplementary accommodation are based on 2 persons Not included All meals when not on boat sharing accommodation, unless stated otherwise. *Alcoholic drinks Accommodation when not on boat Wifi on the boat Supplements A supplement can be choosen to add on your package. All Pay On Board Fees supplements can also be booked on site. In high season, AUD85 per person fee consisting of AUD21 bungalows and boats get filled fast - you might find trouble getting per day for the Government Environmental an extra night in your resort or an extra day of diving. If you are Management Charge as well as a Port booking a course, it is recommended to book an extra night of Departure Tax and administration costs. accomodation prior your course, to get settled and get up front on *You are allowed to bring alcoholic drinks on the studying. the boat, but it is not advised to drink more than 2 drinks after diving Also available on site PADI Advanced Diver Course can be conducted on this trip. Please ask at location for other continuing education Continuing education All continuing courses available on site Cancellation Please refer to FAQ & Terms on www.blueventure.net Dive insurance Basic dive travel insurance required General terms and conditions GENERAL CONDITIONS CHANGES OF BOOKINGS: You can change your booking request or start date free of charge. If you need to change your booking you must contact the dive center directly by e-mail or phone. You will find the contact details on your voucher. For verification purpose, please remember to mention your name and booking ID. If you want to change your start date, we recommend that you do so minimum 10 days before the beginning of your dive package. Later than this, might cause the accommodation to be fully booked for alternative dates. During high seasons, 10 days might not be sufficient time, please allow extra time for changes in the high season. As a reminder, you will receive an email with general information and contact information of your dive center 10 days prior to your start date.