MANTA RAY & SHARK RESEARCH EXPEDITION * 13 Day Itinerary
* 5 DAYS /6NIGHTS - 20 DIVES ON GREAT BARRIER REEF * 3 NIGHTS CAIRNS * 2 CAIRNS GUIDED TOURS * 1 NIGHT PORT DOUGLAS * 3 NIGHTS COOKTOWN * 2 COOKTOWN GUIDED TOURS * ABORIGINAL ROCK ART TOUR * FULL BOARD & TRANSPORT
* Board this expedition in February, March or April 2010
* Minimum 12 Divers!
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* THU - Arrive Cairns International Airport where you will be transferred to your centrally located 3½ star hotel. Dinner reservation for 18:30 at the popular Italian restaurant located at your hotel.
* FRI - 09:30am— After breakfast you will be taken on a Cairns exploration tour with a delicious lunch at the Cairns marina. Afternoon is for your personal relaxation and/or shopping activities. 18:30pm– Your dinner table awaits at local restaurant.
* SAT- AM—After breakfast we’ll visit Cairns casino unique roof top zoo and wildlife exhibition. Lunch at casino and early afternoon bus transfer to Port Douglas. 5 pm - meet your crew, load your gear onto the vessel and then enjoy dinner at a marina restaurant. 7pm departure from Princess Wharf.
This diving expedition includes 22 dives amongst the Cod Hole and Ribbon Reefs. Delicious meals and between dive snacks, coffee and tea are included in price. * 5 x Queen cabins * 5 x Twin cabins * 5 x toilets and showers * Linen provided including bath towel * Exceptional service from our friendly and professional crew. *Max. 20 passengers and 2 researchers * 5 Crew * 25 m steel motor vessel * 6.2 m beam * 2 main engines * 2 electrical generators * 2 air compressors * 2 inflatable tenders * Desalinator
* FRI - Approximate arrival at Port Douglas is 5pm. Relax at your 3½ star hotel, dinner at marina’s restaurant.
* SAT - After breakfast bus transfer to Cooktown. Lunch on the way at the famous Lions Den Hotel. 3½ star accommodation in Cooktown and dinner at your hotel.
* SUN - Breakfast and morning tea at your leisure. After lunch Cooktown-sunset tour with Lucie. Dinner at the ‘Top Pub’, a favorite with the locals.
* MON - 5 hrs Aboriginal Rock Art tour with Willie Gordon. Lunch with your local Cooktown guide Lucie, at the Botanical gardens where wallabies snack on the grass around you. Take a leisurely stroll around these famous Gardens, followed by a familiarity tour around Cooktown. Dinner at your hotel.
* TUE - All day at leisure in Cooktown. Breakfast and lunch provided. Farewell dinner party at the Wharf restaurant. Prize for new FaDETA club members and best underwater photographer.
* WED - After breakfast you can climb Mt. Cook, takeaway lunch and at 2:30 pm you’ll board your bus that will transfer you to your Cairns hotel. Dinner table reserved for 7:30 pm.
* THU - Breakfast at your hotel. Connect with return flight home.
*Please note that FaDETA would be pleased to arrange an extended stay in Cape York or even throughout Australia. Ask us about other Aussie highlights and let us design your ideal ’Down Under’ holiday.*
Contact: fadeta.travel@gmail.com / + 61 7 4069 5838 / + 61 429 358 353
