Departing: Cairns 08:30am Thursday
Returning: Cairns 11:30am Thursday
Trip Includes
- Transfers to/ from Cairns city accommodation
- Reef flight Cairns to Lizard Is
- Low level reef flight – Lizard Island to Cairns
- Opportunity for 24 to 26 dives
- En-suite cabin with daily service
- Chef prepared meals
- Australian wines & soft drinks with evening meals
Special note:
Due to light aircraft weight restrictions, your total luggage weight is limited to 20 kilograms/ 45 lb per person. Excess
luggage storage is available at the Spirit of Freedom office.
The itinerary for the 7 Day tour, Thursday departure, returns to Cairns for approximately 5 hours on the Monday morning.
Sample Itinerary
Thursday
Courtesy coach transfer from Cairns city hotels to Cairns airport will commence at 07:30am . Your twin-engine light
aircraft will depart at 08:30am for your scenic flight over the reef to Lizard Island , where you board Spirit of Freedom .
This afternoon we will have the opportunity for two dives at a choice of sites such as the Cod Hole, Pixie Pinnacle and
Challenger Bay before departing in the evening for the Coral Sea .
Friday & Saturday
Osprey Reef. Australia ’s Coral Sea reefs are renown for crystal clear water with an average visibility
in excess of 100 feet. Two days can be spent diving at Osprey Reef, including North Horn, well known for its shark action.
You can expect to see grey whalers, silvertips, reef sharks, occasional hammerheads, schooling barracuda, trevally, and
other pelagics. The landscape is amazing with sheer walls laced with gorgonians, sea whips, and bright yellow soft corals
rising from thousands of feet below.
Sunday
Option 1: Today we return to the Ribbon Reefs # 3 to 5 to dive sites such as the sensational Steve’s Bommie, Temple of Doom ,
and Flare Point. Sunday evening we will cruise overnight back to Cairns .
Option 2: Weather depending we will dive Bougainville Reef, a second Coral Sea Reef.
Monday
Arrive Cairns approximately 06:30am . Enjoy breakfast on board, followed by around 4 hours at your leisure in
Cairns . Reboard Spirit of Freedom at Trinity Wharf for a 12 noon departure. This afternoon we dive the Great Barrier
Reef to the north of Cairns .
Tuesday
Today we may dive the amazing Steve’s Bommie, Clam gardens, Flare Point and the beautiful Gorgonia Wall and other
sites on the middle Ribbon Reefs.
Wednesday
This morning we will dive theCod Hole. This is a popular dive site famous for resident family of large Potato
Cod. We may also dive Dynamite Pass , Lighthouse Bommie, Challenger Bay , and Pixie Wall . This evening we overnight at
Watson’s Bay, Lizard Island .
Thursday
This morning you have the opportunity to go ashore and explore Lizard Island . At 10:30am you will board a twin-engine
light aircraft at Lizard Island for your low level flight over the reef back to Cairns . Arriving back at Cairns airport at
approximately 11:30am , the Spirit of Freedom courtesy coach will transfer back to your Cairns city hotel.
Please note that above itinerary is a sample only andsites may vary or the sequence may change. Access to the Cod Hole and
the Coral Sea is weather conditional and while every attempt will be made to keep to the advertised itinerary, the Coral Sea
and specific sites on the Great Barrier Reef are not guaranteed.