Friday:
 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 150km 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
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
Sunday:
7:00am Breakfast
7:30am Arrive at Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea.
Dive 5
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 6
 
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 7
1:30pm Half Way Wall. Sightings include interesting
coral formations, Feather Stars and Green Sea Turtles.
Dive 8
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.
Monday:
7:00am Breakfast
Dive Briefing
Dive 9
7:30am Clam
Gardens. Likely Sightings include Giant Clams (150-200 y/o)
 Dive
10
10:00am Steve’s
Bommie. Likely Sightings include Red flame File Shell, Stone
Fish, Wobbegong Sharks, Turtles & Thousands of schooling Anthias.
Snack
Dive 11
12:00/1:00pm Temple
Of Doom. Sightings include Flatworms & Clownfish.
Lunch followed by afternoon rest.
Dive 12
6:30pm Beer
Gardens. Sightings include Sleepy Turtles & Parrot Fish.
8:00pm Evening Meal
Tuesday:
Dive Briefing
Dive 13
6:30am Hogs
Breath. Sightings include Angelfish & Clown Fish.
7:30am Breakfast
Dive 14
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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