5 Days/4 Nights

Price Includes

• 3 dive days (14 dives including 2 night dives) Open-water dive certificate required
• 4 nights accommodation aboard the “Spoilsport”—a twin hull designed for more space and comfort, complete with large dining room, alfresco deck, sundeck (half shaded) and daily serviced air-conditioned cabins
• Spectacular low-level reef flight from Lizard Island
• Uncrowded dive sites
• Safe Scuba System/Equipment
• Complimentary Reef Ecology Certificate course
• 4 breakfasts (B), 3 lunches (L), 3 dinners (D)

DAY 1: ARRIVE CAIRNS—BOARD SPOILSPORT

Check in at the Marlin Jetty Cairns and board “Spoilsport.” Cruise overnight to the magnificent Ribbon Reefs, the first stop on your 400 mile expedition. Overnight: Spoilsport for 4 nights (D)

DAY 2: RIBBON REEF NO. 9—PIXIE GARDENS, COD HOLE

Buddy up with diver-sized fish that dive with you at the Cod Hole! Swim with giant potato cod, Napoleon wrasse, moray eels, tuna and barracuda. Enjoy close encounters with huge Maori wrasse. Anticipate spectacular coral gardens, spotted rays, reef sharks and green turtle sightings. Night dive where decorator crabs, egg cowry shells, moray eels and crayfish are just a few of the creatures you can find. (B,L,D)

DAY 3: CORAL SEA—OSPREY REEF

Cruise 100 miles overnight to Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea. Enjoy 132-foot visibility with spectacular walls disappearing to over 3,000 feet. Witness the resident shark population including grey whalers, whitetip reef sharks, silvertips and hammerheads. Search for the commonly seen green and loggerhead turtles. Find the caves, overhangs and spectacular walls adorned with huge soft coral trees and gorgonian fans. (B,L,D)

DAY 4: CORAL SEA—LIZARD ISLAND

Today enjoy more diving in the Coral Sea, before traveling to Lizard Island this evening. (B,L,D)

DAY 5: SPECTACULAR LOW-LEVEL FLIGHT ALONG GREAT BARRIER REEF, DEPART CAIRNS

After breakfast, transfer by boat to Lizard Island and your spectacular low-level flight across the Great Barrier Reef back to Cairns (flight included). (B)

Departs: Every Thursday from Cairns at 7:00pm