The Ribbon Reefs extend southwards from Lizard Island and include the famous ‘Cod Hole’, where you can feed the Giant Potato Cod and view a huge variety of marine life. Onboard Taka, your trip includes diving and snorkelling on some of the best sites on the Great Barrier Reef.

Taka is a 30metre steel, monohull which can sleep up to 30 divers and snorkellers onboard. Cabins onboard are either Stateroom cabins, double or twin ensuite cabins, standard twin cabin (share facilities) or quad share cabins (share facilities).

The trip takes in the Ribbon Reefs as well as the Cod Hole. There is an option to take part in a PADI Advanced course whilst carrying out the 10 dives available.

If photography interests you then there is also an option to take part in an underwater photography course. This course will cost you a little extra but includes the use of a professional underwater camera. You will need to take along 2 rolls of slide film to participate in the course.

ITINERARY:

TUESDAY:
Pick up from Cairns accommodation at 5.00 pm and transfer to TAKA which departs from Cairns Harbor and travels over the smooth waters inside the Great Barrier Reef up to the Ribbon Reefs.

WEDNESDAY:
We usually start our first day diving at Ribbon Reef No.9 (Challenger Bay). This gives our divers a scenic place to get back into the swing of things and check out some beautiful coral formations. The boat then moves a bit further north to the Cod Hole where we do 2 dives. The first dive is to check out the general geography at the Cod Hole and take a look at the huge variety of marine life that lives in this area. The second dive at the Cod Hole is the cod feed, where huge schools of fish and Maori Wrasse compete with the large family of Potato Cod for a fish dinner. This would have to be one of the world's premier diving experiences. We do another dive south of this area at either Pixie Pinnacle or Harrier Reef.

THURSDAY:
Clam Garden is a favourite dive site, with giant clams scattered throughout the coral. Temple of Doom, is another famous site that we visit regularly and there are many other sites we dive depending on conditions. During the course of this day you will see giant clams up to 2 metres across, huge coral gardens, and an abundance of marine life unmatched on this planet. We do 3 day dives and a night dive on this day.

FRIDAY:
On the last day we do 2 dives as we are now nearing the end of our trip. These dives are on the edge of the Great Barrier Reef at Agincourt and opal Reefs, featuring unique coral formations and fish life. TAKA then cruises through the reef heading back into Cairns at approximately 3.30 pm.