Liveaboard Trips TAKA Dive
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TAKA operates to remote regions of Australias Great Barrier Reef. We dive with the giant Potato Cod at the Cod Hole, feed the sharks in the crystal clear waters of Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea and visit some truly amazing sites up and down the Ribbons Reef.
A LIFE EXPERIENCE, NOT TO BE MISSED!
 Taka Dive Adventures has been operating liveaboard dive trips for over 18 years to the Cod Hole, Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea and the Ribbon Reefs. Our new purpose-built dive vessel was launched in January 2004 setting a higher standard in dive travel.
The famous Cod Hole attracts divers from all over the world combined with the Shark Feed at Osprey Reef is certainly a dive trip of a lifetime.
Osprey reef in the Coral Sea is one of the most spectacular dive sites in the world. Offering a diverse range of shark life all year round and pristine soft coral unlike anything you have ever seen before.
On our shark feed dive, you are more than likely to see anywhere from 10 to 70 sharks at a time.
Some of our most frequent visitors include: Grey reef sharks (AKA Grey Whalers), Black tip reef sharks, White tip reef sharks, Wobbegong sharks, Epaulette sharks and the larger Oceanic Silver Tip sharks. Hammerhead sharks can sometimes been seen at North Horn in late winter and into spring of each year.
During June, July and early August we have the Dwarf Minke Whale Season each year. Taka Dive passengers travelling during this time have the opportunity to contribute to the research of these whales. We team up with the James Cook University researchers, and record all sightings of these fantastic mammals. All passengers who have had interaction with the Minkes fill in a questionnaire, which helps to further research. Diving with these majestic creatures will be the most exciting and momentous experience of your life.
The amazing sightings are not limited to the Coral Sea, this year along the Ribbon Reefs the diving has been spectacular. Frequent sightings include various Nudibranchs, Manta Rays, Giant Australian Cuttlefish, Loggerhead and Green Turtles, Moray Eels, Red Flame File Shell, Lionfish and the best Marine life the Great Barrier Reef has to offer.
Departure/Return
The VesselTAKA is a 30 meter mono hull steel vessel which was specially rebuilt for extended live aboard dive travel. TAKA carries 30 passengers in the following cabins:
TAKA has a cruising range of 2500 nautical miles, has a water capacity of 38,000 litres and can make up to 3,000 litres of fresh water per day.
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Certified divers please bring:
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Sample Itinerary
Wednesday: 7:30am Breakfast 8:30am Arrive at the Cod Hole Dive Briefing Dive 1 Familiarization with the Cod Hole. Check out dive for those who have done less than 50 dives or have not dived in the past year. Likely Sightings include Giant Potato Cod, Moray Eel, Reef Sharks & Maori Wrasse. Dive 2 Cod Feed at the Cod Hole- Close encounters with the Famous Potato Cod. Lunch Dive 3 Pixie’s Pinnacle /Reef/Wall or Challenger Bay. Likely Sightings include Lion Fish, Nudibranchs, Garden Eels & Barracuda. Afternoon rest & snack. Dive 4 6:30pm Night Dive at Challenger Bay Likely Sightings include Cuttle Fish, Sea Turtles, Reef Sharks & Manta Rays.8:00pm Evening Meal Thursday: 7:00am Breakfast Dive Briefing Dive 5 7:30am Clam Gardens. Likely Sightings include Giant Clams (150-200 y/o) Dive 6 10:00am Steve’s Bommie. Likely Sightings include Red flame File Shell, Stone Fish, Wobbegong Sharks, Turtles & Thousands of schooling Anthias. Snack Dive 7 12:00/1:00pm Temple Of Doom. Sightings include Flatworms & Clownfish. Lunch followed by Afternoon Rest. Dive 8 6:30pm Beer Gardens. Sightings include Sleepy Turtles & Parrot Fish.8:00pm Evening Meal Friday: Dive Briefing Dive 9 6:30am Hogs Breath. Sightings include Blue Spot Lagoon Ray & Clown Fish.7:30am Breakfast Dive 10 8:30am Split Bommie. Sightings include Octopus & various Butterfly Fish. As we sail back to Cairns, passengers have plenty of time to rest and relax in between snacks and lunch. Taka then arrives back to Trinity Wharf in Cairns at 3:00pm. Complimentary transfers to local accommodation between 3:00pm and 4:00pm
Sample Itinerary
Saturday: 7:30am - Breakfast - 8:30am, arrive at the Cod Hole, dive briefing. Dive 1: Familiarization with the Cod Hole. Check out dive for those who have done less than 50 dives or have not dived in the past year. Likely Sightings include Giant Potato Cod, Moray Eel, Reef Sharks & Maori Wrasse. Dive 2: Cod Feed at the Cod Hole- Close encounters with the Famous Potato Cod. Lunch Dive 3 Pixie’s Pinacle/Reef/Wall or Challenger Bay - Likely Sightings include Lion Fish, Nudibranchs, Garden Eels & Barracuda. Afternoon rest & snack. Dive 4 6:30pm Night Dive at Challenger Bay - Likely Sightings include Cuttle Fish, Sea Turtles, Reef Sharks & Manta Rays. 8:00pm Evening Meal Sunday: 7:00am Breakfast 7:30am Arrive at Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea. Dive 5 8:30am North Horn. Wall Dive with drop-offs to 100m. There is a fantastic variety of sharks swimming off the wall- such as Gray Whalers, White Tip & Black Tips, Hammerheads, A Giant Potato Cod and the occasional Bull Shark. Dive 6 10:30am North Horn SHARK FEED. Divers observe this amazing spectacle from 15m sitting on dead coral palettes. The SHARK FEED can last anywhere from 5min to 30min depending on how many and how hungry the sharks are. Once the feed is completed, once the instructors gives the ‘all clear', the divers can leave the wall and continue the dive. Lunch Dive 7 1:30pm Half Way Wall. Sightings include interesting coral formations, Feather Stars and Green Sea Turtles. Dive 8 4:00pm The Entrance. Sightings include Puffer Fish & Clown Fish. Evening Meal 8:00pm Depart Osprey Reef and head back to the Great Barrier Reef. Monday: 7:00am Breakfast - Dive Briefing Dive 9 7:30am Clam Gardens. Likely Sightings include Giant Clams (150-200 y/o) Dive 10 10:00am Steve’s Bommie. Likely Sightings include Red flame File Shell, Stone Fish, Wobbegong Sharks, Turtles & Thousands of schooling Anthias. Snack Dive 11 12:00/1:00pm Temple Of Doom. Sightings include Flatworms & Clownfish. Lunch followed by afternoon rest. Dive 12 6:30pm Beer Gardens. Sightings include Sleepy Turtles & Parrot Fish. 8:00pm Evening Meal Tuesday: Dive Briefing
7:30am Breakfast Dive 14 8:30am Split Bommie. Sightings include Octopus & various Butterfly Fish.
As we sail back to Cairns, passengers have plenty of time to rest and relax in between snacks and lunch. Taka then arrives back to Trinity Wharf in Cairns at 3:00pm.
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Tuesday: Complimentary pick-ups from Cairns City accommodation commence between 3:00pm & 3:30pm. Passengers arrive to our vessel ‘TAKA’ at approx 4:30pm. Check in is then done by one of our experienced & friendly crew members. The first evening we travel overnight 150 km to the Cod Hole. During this time passengers organize their dive gear or hire gear. We also have a brief period of introduction followed by paperwork and a briefing on the schedule for the next day. Dinner is served at approx 7:30pm with the rest of the evening for relaxation.
Friday: Complimentary pick-ups from Cairns City accommodation commence between 3:00pm & 3:30pm. Passengers arrive to our vessel ‘TAKA’ at approx 4:30pm. Check in is then done by one of our experienced & friendly crew members. 
