**3 Day / 2 Night Liveaboard**
Join Pro Dive Cairns 3 day/2 night dive adventure, visiting 2 or more Outer Great Barrier Reef locations taking in sites selected for their extravagance of marine life and excellent visibility.
These sites are rarely visited by other vessels and divers get the opportunity to view magnificent hard and soft corals, giant clams, turtles, stingrays and the largest variety of tropical fish both large and small.
The schedule allows for a total of 11 dives, 2 of which are night dives (conditions permitting) and unlimited snorkelling. All twin cabins on board (2 doubles are available on request at no extra cost on a ''First in'' basis). All major international scuba accreditation''s accepted.
**Dive Sites**
Milln Reef - perfect introduction to the outer reef, relaxed and varied, sleeping turtles
Flynn Reef - excellent visibility, a photographic haven
Gordons - intriguing coral mazes which end at ''Clown Fish City''
Coral Gardens - magnificent coral enlivened by a myriad of marine life
Pellowe Reef - exclusive pristine dive destination (weather permitting)
Thetford Reef - outlying bommies with swim throughs (weather permitting)
Weather permitting, we never dive the same dive site more than twice.
Night Before Departure - Reef Teach Presentation
''Reef Teach'' Marine Biology Presentation at the Boland Centre, 14 Spence Street Cairns. This is included in the trip and is a great enhancement to your reef experience
DAY 1 - Diving The Outer Great Barrier Reef
05:45 Complimentary Hotel Transfer service available - Cairns and Northern Beaches
06:15 Check-In at Dive Shop, cnr Shields and Abbott streets, Cairns Ph: 40 316681
07:00 Depart Cairns for 3-days 2-nights of fantastic diving/snorkelling on Australia''s Great Barrier Reef
11:30 Your first dive before lunch is on ''Petaj Bombie'' at Milln Reef - this site is a perfect introduction to the Outer Great Barrier Reef, relaxed and varied
12:45 Lunch is served on board - Hearty soup with an array of fresh salads, cold meats and bread rolls
14:30 Remaining at Milln Reef, head off and discover more delights at ''Petaj'', once you have completed your dive the vessel moves on to the next site
16:30 After an afternoon of Snorkelling or relaxing it is time for the 3rd dive, on ''Swimming Pools'' with its lagoon like features, clear turquoise water, colourful corals and dazzling marine life
18:00 Dinner, the menu changes each trip, however it will be wholesome, hot and of course lots of it. Dessert is served after the night dive
19:30 Your first night dive is on once again at ''Swimming Pools'', however the reef comes alive, keep a close eye out for our sleeping turtles, bright crustaceans and the occasional reef shark
DAY 2 - More Great Diving
07:00 The vessel moves for an early morning dive. ''Whale Bombie'' a large coral pinnacle separate from the reef, rising from a depth of 22m breaking at the surface. Splendid Gorgonian Fans, Giant Clams and Bump Headed Parrot fish
08:00 After your dive enjoy a hearty breakfast of cereal, fresh fruit, bacon and eggs as well as toast and spreads
10:30 After breakfast the vessel moves on to Flynn Reef, and your first dive here is on ''Tracy''s Bombie'', a peninsula jutting out from the Northern end of the reef. ''Tracy''s'' is a very navigable wall dive with sharks resting on the ocean floor, and walls enlivened with an abundance of marine life
12:00 Lunch on the second day is hot pasta with a variety of fresh salads
15:00 After lunch and a snorkel it''s time to explore the endless intriguing coral mazes of ''Gordons Mooring'', excellent visibility, a photographic haven which ends at ''Clown Fish City''
18:00 A hot dinner is served before your second night dive
19:30 Being a favourite of most divers, we remain at ''Gordons Mooring'' for the night dive. At night the mazes close into amazing tunnels that change at every bend. Look out for Brian the turtle, who loves sleeping on the soft coral gardens
DAY 3 - More Diving And Return To Cairns
06:30 The vessel is now moored at ''Coral Gardens'', a different wall dive with intricate corals climbing the walls, large pelagic fish and schooling Sweet lip endlessly gliding by
07:30 A Hot breakfast accompanied with fresh fruit salad, cereals and toast
09:00 After breakfast the vessel makes its last move on to either Thetford or Pellowe Reefs, Thetford is renowned for many outlying coral bommies, swim throughs and large fish life. Pellowe, for it''s exclusiveness, featuring pristine corals, abundance and diversity of marine life
11:00 On your last dive you re-enter at one of the above sites, your Dive Master is able to direct you in a different direction, where the sights are totally different from the last dive. When you surface freshly made sandwiches are served as the vessel heads home for Cairns
16:00 Complimentary accommodation transfers - Cairns and Northern Beaches
19.30 Join fellow passengers and crew at a local restaurant for a farewell dinner if you wish
Please note, the above itinerary is a guide only, and the order of sites may change. The captain will always adapt the itinerary to the prevailing weather, tides and currents.
Meals may vary slightly depending on availability of seasonal fruit and vegetables. Please advise if you are a vegetarian and we will do our best to make sure we cater for you.
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