Great Barrier Reef Dive and Snorkel Cruise from Townsville or Magnetic Island
Townsville, Australia
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Trip Type: Scuba Diving
Duration: 9 hours
Join a professional crew aboard a custom-built vessel for snorkeling, an introductory dive with an experienced instructor, or two certified dives in the UNESCO-listed Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. This day trip takes you from Townsville or Magnetic Island to Lodestone Reef, where you get the chance to see reef fish, sea turtles, stingrays, reef sharks and more up close. Lunch as well as equipment are included.
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Join a professional crew aboard a custom-built vessel for snorkeling, an introductory dive with an experienced instructor, or two certified dives in the UNESCO-listed Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. This day trip takes you from Townsville or Magnetic Island to Lodestone Reef, where you get the chance to see reef fish, sea turtles, stingrays, reef sharks and more up close. Lunch as well as equipment are included.
Ice water, tea, coffee and cordials are available throughout the day on board the 45-foot (14-meter) custom-built vessel, which provides fully shaded areas and a sundeck. Enjoy afternoon tea and a tropical smorgasbord lunch before you’re returned to Townsville or Magnetic Island.
Depart from Breakwater Marina, just off The Strand in Townsville, or board the MV Adrenalin at Nelly Bay Ferry Terminal on Magnetic Island. Your trip starts with morning tea with your fellow snorkelers and scuba divers.
Lodestone Reef, chosen for its diversity of sites, great coral cover and crystal-clear water boasts colorful reef walls and large bommies that attract the likes of reef fish, sea turtles, stingrays, Maori wrasse, and white-tip and black-tip reef sharks. The reef has areas for just about anyone interested in snorkeling or
diving, with the depth ranging from 3 to 65 feet (1 to 20 meters) in
parts. Each option caters to different skill level; see below for more details.
Ice water, tea, coffee and cordials are available throughout the day on board the 45-foot (14-meter) custom-built vessel, which provides fully shaded areas and a sundeck. Enjoy afternoon tea and a tropical smorgasbord lunch before you’re returned to Townsville or Magnetic Island.
Option 1: Snorkel Tour
The pristine coral and clear visibility of Lodestone Reef is great for snorkelers. For a closer look, follow the channels between the reef right up into the shallows.
Option 2: Certified Dive
Certified divers can enjoy two dives at an uncrowded dive site. Explore the reef with a dive buddy, or enhance your underwater adventure with an experienced dive guide. Unless you have 10 logged dives, it is required that you hire the certified dive guide.
Explore the fringing reef and canyons around the lagoon, or head for deeper water and explore the coral columns and channels that surround the reef.
Explore the fringing reef and canyons around the lagoon, or head for deeper water and explore the coral columns and channels that surround the reef.
Option: 3: Introductory Dive
This option includes one introductory dive and provides an opportunity for uncertified divers to explore the reef with an instructor.
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