Description
Prepare yourself for a thrilling day of diving at two reef areas leaving from Mission Beach.
Our aim for your visit to the Outer Great Barrier Reef is to ensure you enjoy and experience this amazing place in it’s natural state, away from the crowds. We would like everyone travelling onboard ‘Reef Goddess’ to feel like they’re heading to the reef with friends and family, creating a fun-filled and educational experience that will stay with them forever.
Departures
Depart 8.30 am and return 4.30 pm
Your travel itinerary
- Ramp, 8.30am: You will begin your adventure at Clump Point Ramp, where you will board the MV Reef Goddess.
- 9 a.m.: After introductions and a safety briefing from your captain, we depart Clump Point and head off to the east, sitting at 17 knots and reaching our first reef location in under 1 1/2 hours.
- 11 a.m.: In the water at our first Outer Great Barrier Reef location (our locations are determined on the day to suit weather conditions). You will have an hour exploring our untouched reefs with our crew on hand to assist with your gear and getting going. Our free snorkel briefing will cover what to do and what not to do to ensure your safety and enjoyment at the reef.
- 12pm: Depart for a 1/2-hour cruise to our second snorkel location and lunch preparation.
- 12.30pm: Arrive at our second location, where our friendly crew will serve lunch with delicious cold cuts, fresh prawns, salads, and fresh tropical fruit. After your well-earned lunch, jump in for another hour of sightseeing, seeing and experiencing one of the world’s natural wonders.
- 3pm: After more snorkelling or diving, your crew will ‘up anchor’ and head for home to beautiful Mission Beach
- * Times can change due to weather, whale watching when they are visiting, and if everyone is having so much fun, we stay longer!
Inclusions
- Tea and coffee
- Fresh muffins on the way out
- Face mask, snorkel, fins (stinger suits in season)
- 1 Certified dive
- Full buffet lunch, cold cuts, salads, prawns, bread rolls and fruit
Not included
- $12 Reef tax to pay onboard
Important info before travel
- wear hats
- sunscreen.
- towels
- bathing suits
- and a dry change of clothing
- Drink bottle
Each Service Provider may have their own terms & conditions applying to your travel.
(These are set by the service provider, not Cheap Az Travel.)
You are required to confirm any tour or travel at least 48 hours prior
to departure. Failure to do this may result in you not being aware of any
changes that may occur due to unforeseen circumstances.
You are required to become familiar with the specific supplier terms and
conditions as well as the fare rules for each of your reservations. If you are
uncertain of these rules, we advise you to get in touch with the service provider
for more clarification than what is stated on the travel voucher provided.
You are required to check the dates on your voucher match up with the
itinerary requested by you or set by us.
You are responsible for ensuring you have the appropriate Drivers license
and/or Credit Card and are the required age to be able to drive any Campervan /
Motorhome or vehicle rented via Cheap Az Travel. Failure to have the required driver’s license or Valid Credit Card may result in a total loss of All funds paid for the period of hire.
Besides Each company having its own terms and conditions, Cheap Az
Travel has the following terms and conditions:
- Any cancellation of travel date outside of any tour companies terms and conditions will incur a 20% admin fee from Cheap Az Travel.
- If you decide to change your travel date, there may be a price increase due to seasonal tour rates and tour company terms and conditions.
- If you purchase open-dated tickets through Cheap Az Travel, they are valid for 12 months. If you wish to cancel open-dated tickets that are not booked in for tour dates, a 20% cancellation fee will incur.
- A 20% cancellation fee will be charged for any Greyhound or Premier motor service bus pass purchased through Cheap Az Travel. But once you have traveled on any sector on your pass, it is deemed 100% nonrefundable; this includes sectors booked in that you have not traveled on but did not cancel with the service provider.
- If any tour is canceled due to weather conditions, the service provider’s Terms and conditions will apply.
- Purchasing any travels through Cheap Az Travel via credit card will incur a maximum 2% credit card fee; however, we do offer bank transfer at 0% charge.
Date Changes
In the event that you need to change dates on tours, transport, and/or
accommodation there may be price fluctuations associated with this and you will be
required to pay the gap. Some service providers will also charge a change fee.
Please contact the service provider to change the dates. Please also notify Cheap
Az Travel is always happy to assist where we can, but we are still bound to the
conditions supplied by the service provider.
Deposits/LAYBYS
Deposits or partial payments known as Laybys paid to Cheap Az Travel for any part
of a package, tour, bus pass, campervan or accommodation are non-refundable if
you wish to cancel. Please ensure you contact Cheap Az Travel as soon as you are
aware you are wanting to cancel, to minimize any cancellation fees incurred from the
Service Provider.
Cancellations and Refunds
Besides Each company having its own terms and conditions, Cheap Az
Travel has the following terms and conditions:
- Any cancellation of travel date outside of any tour companies terms and conditions
conditions will incur a 20% admin fee from Cheap Az Travel. - If you decide to change your travel date, there may be a price increase due to
to seasonal tour rates and tour company terms and conditions. - If you purchase open-dated tickets through Cheap Az Travel, they are valid for
12 months. If you wish to cancel open-dated tickets that are not booked in for
on tour dates, a 20% cancellation fee will be charged. - A 20% cancellation fee will be charged for any Greyhound or Premier motor service
bus pass purchased through Cheap Az Travel. But once you have traveled,
on any sector of your pass, it is 100% non-refundable. - If any tour is canceled due to weather conditions, your tour companies terms
conditions will apply. - Purchasing any travels through Cheap Az Travel via credit card will result in a
maximum 2% credit card fee; however, we do offer bank transfer at 0%
charge.
Examples where a Cancellation Fee will apply are where a tour is able to run, but
you, as the customer, cancel: (these include, but are not limited to):
- You are unwell and unable to make your tour or feel too unwell to enjoy the
tour. - Change of mind; therefore, you decide not to proceed with the travel booked.
- You need to fly home for any reason.
- You are unable to reach a tour departure due to “Act of God,” such as but not
limited to: buses unable to get through due to flooding; buses breaking down. - Oversleeping, therefore missing the tour departure or bus.
- You have misread the date, time or location of the start of tour, bus or
accommodation.
Where cancellations are viewed as out of your control, we recommend you contact
your travel insurance provider.
Cheap Az Travel always recommends you take out the appropriate travel insurance
for your needs.
In the instance of a tour or travel service being canceled by the Service Provider,
Cheap Az Travel will work with you to either rebook or refund you the amount you
are due less than any supplier charges. This refund is subject to Cheap Az Travel being
fully refunded the amount from the Service Provider who is canceling the tour or
travel service.
Different cancellation policies are applied by each service provider. Cheap Az Travel
is bound by these cancellation policies. Please familiarize yourself with these
cancellation policies at the time of purchase. Cheap Az Travel will assist in directing
you to these if requested by you.
If a tour does depart but you are not able to get to the tour due to weather or other
circumstances, the tour company
