Turtle Spectacular - Far Northern Reefs - South Bound (2024)

“Absolutely mind blowing!” – Andrew Hunter, Australia
“The coral is the healthiest I’ve seen in 25 years of diving” – Aimee Dorfman, USA

Highlights:

• Remote rarely visited reefs with incredible coral.
• Raine Island – See hundreds of turtles at the world’s biggest green turtle nesting site. Tiger sharks are attracted to the nesting turtles.
• Pandora Wreck – Historic wreck sunk in 1791 with 35 crew and mutineers from HMS Bounty.
• Great Detached Reef – Big fans, hard and soft corals & pelagics.
• Tijou and Cat Reefs – wall diving with fans, soft corals and pelagics.
• Stanley Island (Yindayin)–Incredible indigenous rock art.
• Cod Hole – Get up close with diver sized potato cod.

All itinerary details are subject to change, specific marine life cannot be guaranteed.
Please note no courses will be available on this expedition.

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Expedition prices, per person in Australian dollars.

Environmental Management Fee $7 per day (subject to change)
Horn Island flight not included.

Rates include:

• Accommodation in twin/double cabins
• Delicious meals & snacks, wine and soft drink are included with the evening meal
• Tanks, air fills and weight belt
• Daily cabin service
• Reef ecology programme
• Dive computer workshop

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority requires us to collect an Environmental Management Charge of $19.50. This amount will be added to your bar bill at the end of your expedition.

Click on the links here for extras such as dive courses, photo services and gear hire, plus discounts available.

Premium – queen or double bed, private bathroom, ocean views.
Standard – twin beds, private bathroom, ocean views.
Club – twin bunk beds, private bathroom, no ocean view.
Budget – twin bunk beds, share bathroom, no ocean view.

Itinerary

Itinerary (South Bound – Horn Island to Cairns – 27 dives)

Sample itinerary, subject to change based on conditions.

Please note: Boarding this expedition is ex Horn Island onboard Spoilsport, (commercial flight to Horn Island not included and to be arranged by yourself). Disembarkation is in Cairns.

Thursday:

• 4.00 pm board Spoilsport at Horn Island Pier.
• 4.30 pm depart for Raine Island vicinity.
• Time to organise any rental equipment and put your dive gear together on the dive deck.
• 7.00 pm Dinner

Friday:(4 dives + night dive)

This is a sample of a ‘typical day’, however exact times may vary to optimise the prevailing weather conditions on the day.

• 6.30 am: Wake up call, light breakfast available in dining room
• 7:00 am: Dive brief & diving commences
• 9.00 am: Full cooked breakfast
• 10.30 am: Dive brief & diving. “Open decks” accommodate 1-2 dives either am or pm
• 2.00 pm: Lunch
• 3.30 pm: Dive brief & diving
• 4:30 pm: Afternoon tea
• 6:30 pm: Night dive brief & dive
• 8:00 pm: Dinner

Saturday – Monday: (4 dives + night dive)

• As above.

Tuesday: (3 dives + Stanley Island Rock Art)

• 6.30 am: Wake up call, light breakfast available in dining room
• 7:00 am: Dive brief & diving commences
• 9.00 am: Full cooked breakfast
• 10.30 am: Dive brief & diving. “Open decks” accommodate 1-2 dives either am or pm
• 2.15 pm: Lunch
• 4.00 pm: Stanley Island Rock Art, Island Excursion
• 7:30 pm: Dinner

Wednesday: (4 dives)

• As per above. Exit last dive 5pm.
• As the sun sets, we pour the champagne as we ready for an Aussie BBQ party night. Don’t forget to wear your loudest tropical shirt or dress and sing along to music played by our talented crew.
• Spoilsport cruises overnight to Cairns.

Thursday:

• 7.00 am: Light breakfast
• 8:00 am: Disembark and courtesy transfer to Cairns inner city hotels, the airport or our office where we can store your luggage until 5pm if you have a later flight.

Important:

• We recommend that you allow 24 hours between your last dive and your onward flight (all diving is finished by 5pm Wednesday).
• Please note no courses will be available on this expedition.