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Mike Ball 4nt Coral Sea 2024/25

4 Night Package

Departs from Cairns

independent Trip

From
$2,547
AUD
4 Night Fly Dive Coral Sea Expedition
REF: MB 2024-25

4 Night Package

Departs from Cairns

independent Trip

From
$2,547
AUD
REF: MB 2024-25

4 Night Package

Departs from Cairns

From
$2,547
AUD

Package Details

4 Night Fly Dive Coral Sea Expedition
Dive the best selection of Coral Sea dive sites at Osprey & Bougainville Reef. Incredible visibility, wall diving, pelagics & sharks. OSPREY REEF – Recently proclaimed Shark Sanctuary; 2-3 shark attraction dives; spectacular topography, sheer walls, soft and hard corals; big fish action in 40 metre visibility. BOUGANVILLE REEF – Dungeons & Dragons labyrinth of caves & caverns, giant potato cod at Crystal Plateau. Enjoy a stunning 250km Great Barrier Reef flight from Lizard Is. to Cairns.
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Departure Period

2024 Departure dates: 2, 9, 16, 23 May | 1 August | 12, 26 September | 3, 31 October | 12 December
2025 Departure dates: 2, 9, 16, 23 January

Inclusions

4 Nights twin share accommodation ( Budget Cabin- bunk beds - shared bathroom, no ocean view ) with daily cabin service aboard Spoilsport - Mike Ball Dive Expeditions
Up to 14 dives including 2 night dives with tanks, and weights. Reef ecology programme. Dive computer workshop.
Delicious meals & snacks, soft drink or wine with evening meal
Low level scenic flight from Lizard Island to Cairns. Transfer from the airport to the Mike Ball office, inner city hotel locations and the Cairns Domestic and International Airports at the end of the trip

Exclusions

  • ● The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority requires all visitors to pay an Environmental Management Charge of $7.00 per day
  • ● Domestic airfares to and from Cairns
  • ● Scuba Gear rental
  • ● Nitrox
  • ● Soft drinks & alcoholic drinks & other personal expenses
  • ● Travel and dive insurance
  • Upgrades

  • ● Upgrade to Club Cabin : Twin Share (bunk beds with private facilities, no ocean view) $377 pp
  • ● Upgrade to Standard Cabin : Twin Share (twin beds with private facilities, ocean view) $689 pp
  • ● Upgrade to Premium Cabin : Double share (double or queen bed, private facilities, ocean view) $998 pp
  • ● Sole Occupancy surcharge of 70% applies
  • Proposed Itinerary

    Day 1 Welcome aboard Spoilsport - Mike Ball Dive Expeditions (dinner not included on the first evening)
    Day 2 - 4 4 Night Fly Dive Coral Sea Expedition with up to 14 Dives. Dive Highlights : Bougainville – Spectacular big fish action at Crystal Plateau | Explore the Dungeons & Dragons labyrinth of caves & caverns | Dive the scattered remains of cargo ship MV Antonio Tarabocchia | Osprey – explore a maze of big bommies, sheer walls, overhangs, grottos, caves and swim-thru's at Admiralty Anchor, Western Wall and Fairy Grotto attracting sharks, pelagics and the occasional manta ray | North Horn 2 - 3 shark attraction dives, see 100’s of sharks - Includes Passive Attraction, Shark Feed | Spectacular topography, visibility & pelagics at False Entrance. All diving is finished by 5pm on Day 4. Overnight cruise to Lizard Island.
    Day 5 Disembark Spoilsport at Lizard Island to board your low level scenic flight back to Cairns Airport. Courtesy transfers from the airport to the Mike Ball office, inner city hotel locations and the Cairns Domestic and International Airports

    Terms and Conditions

    Dive Experience Required: Advanced, or 15 logged ocean dives including 5 in last 12 months. A luggage allowance applies to the flight from Cairns to Lizard Island: - 25kg / 55lb per person plus 3kg / 6.5lb – carry on | - An additional 7kg/15.5lb is allowed for professional photo/video housed systems. You cannot purchase extra weight. ALL luggage main and hand, will be weighed; strict conditions apply. Bags must be soft sided, duffle style or mesh; hard/rigid cases not permitted (Not applicable for camera gear). Prices correct as at 11Aug23 and subject to change based on supplier rate changes.
    Valid for travel from May 2, 2024.
    Valid for travel until January 27, 2025.
    Only available for sale until January 22, 2025.

    Subject to availability and COVID-19 conditions – please contact your Dive Adventures travel specialist.

    Destination Information

    Queensland

    Queensland is full of exciting areas to explore, where you can have new adventures and make lasting memories. Bask in the sun along the seemingly endless coastline, go trekking through the vast expanse of the outback, and go for a hike through the luscious rainforest that sweeps along the coast.

    Dive and snorkel along the biggest coral reef in the world, the Great Barrier Reef, and take time out to explore the tropical islands that dot this natural wonder. You won’t be short of things to do in this glorious state.

    Mike Ball Dive Expeditions

    Experience world-class scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef and the Coral Sea on Australia’s most awarded liveaboard, Spoilsport.

    Leading the way in the Australian dive industry since 1969 Mike Ball Dive Expeditions operates exciting 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7-night liveaboard scuba diving expeditions. Departing from Cairns, explore some of the best dive sites on the Great Barrier Reef , the Coral Sea and the renowned Yongala Wreck. Enjoy spectacular biodiversity on the northern Great Barrier Reef including the world-famous Cod Hole. You can also venture out into the remote Coral Sea for exciting big fish action, shark encounters and excellent visibility.

    As well as regular expeditions to the spectacular Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea, Mike Ball Dive Expeditions frequently operates some extraordinary experiences.

    If it whale action that you are seeking, then make sure you join one of our Minke Whale expeditions.  Dwarf minke whales travel through the Great Barrier Reef each winter, with most sightings occurring during June and July.  The Great Barrier Reef is the only location where snorkel and dive tours with minke whales are available and Mike Ball Dive Expeditions is one of a handful of operators licenced to operate them. It is a truly remarkable moment when these big, beautiful whales slowly approach you and glide gracefully past.

    Spoilsport is Australia’s most awarded dive liveaboard, custom-built for diving and with a twin-hull design that maximises space, stability, and comfort. Their procedures allow greater freedom for divers with an ‘open dive deck’ policy resulting in no restrictions on bottom time.

    Great diving, just as you like it.

     

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