I see they have an option to swim with the Minkyewhale, but can you also Dive?
Mike Ball offers diving alongside snorkelling with minkie whales. As I remember, there was enough of both to keep me happy.
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I see they have an option to swim with the Minkyewhale, but can you also Dive?
Yes. The whales are very inquisitive and will swim in to check out the divers if they are in the area.I see they have an option to swim with the Minkyewhale, but can you also Dive?
There is not too much difference between the Reef areas both go to. Prodive using MV Scubapro go out and come back 3 days later with the same passengers and crew. Details of their dive sites can be found here.Opening the topic again.
Me and my wife are planning a roadtrip on the east coast, ending with a short liveaboard from Cairns.
We are looking at the ProDive Cairns vs the Ocean Quest. It seems the ProDive focus on Thetford, Flynn, Mills and Pellowe reefs and the Ocean Quest on the Normam, Saxon and Hastings reefs a bit northern. Which one company would you recommend? Thanks!
@Presurehead thanks for thatHow is the weather up there at the moment ?
You guys have copped a drenching so far this year, it is very wet here as well, not to the extent you guys have had to endure.
And more on the way.
Stay safe.
Thanks a lot for all the detailed info!There is not too much difference between the Reef areas both go to. Prodive using MV Scubapro go out and come back 3 days later with the same passengers and crew. Details of their dive sites can be found here.
OceanQuest is more like a floating hotel with daily transfer vessel going out and back and moves from site to site. Full details of their dive sites can be found here.
Both companies are very good. The advantage that Scubapro has is a smaller group with 32 and 6 crew while OceanQuest has up to 48.
few more activities to do on OQ such as options of using fluro lights on night dives (gives a unique perspective) and the accommodation is a little more spacious. You can see pics of the cabin types on the links I gave above.
Happy for you to drop me a PM, but you can't go wrong with either of them. So if you want a smaller boat with fewer people and the same group go for Pro dive. If you want a bit more cabin size and more apres dive areas then go OceanQuest. Dive sites are very comparable and the same amount of dives on each.
Definitely!And do you think is absolutely worth it the extra cost (and need for the extra day) to join the Spirit of Freedom and dive the outer reef?