Great Barrier Reef Dive Centres, Australia

Reef Encounter

100 Abbott Street
Cairns
Queensland
Australia 4870
Tel: +61 7 4031 7217
Fax: +61 7 4041 0655
reeftrip@reeftrip.com

"Staying on a liveaboard vessel on the Great Barrier Reef diving was a fabulous experience. The boat amazed me, I was staggered by the degree of luxury, the size and facilities afforded. The crew were fantastic and a credit to the company they made the experience that much better also. "
Natalee Thorne

Taka II

Taka Dive Adventures
131 Lake Street
Cairns
Qld
Australia
PO Box 6592
Tel: +61 7 40 518 722
Fax: +61 7 40 312 739
takadive@taka.com.au

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New Horizon Sail and Dive Adventures

New Horizon has been operating live-aboard sailing and diving adventures from Cairns, Australia to the Great Barrier Reef since 1995. Their fleet of sailing boats includes the gaff rigged schooner Santa Maria, which does 3 day/2 night trips, and the ketch Coral Sea Dreaming, which offers an alternative for those wanting a shorter tour of 2 days/1 night. They take a maximum of 10 passengers and a crew of three.

PO Box 5957
Cairns
Queensland
480
Australia
Tel: +61 7 4055 6130
Fax: +61 7 4055 6315
Emergency Mobile Number: +61 431 751 575
General Information: info@reefcharter.com (preferred)
Sales Information: sales@reefcharter.com
Marketing Information: dara@reefcharter.com

Great Barrier Reef Booking Agency

A Booking Agency and advisory service for diving involving 65 vessels out of Cairns and the east Coast of Australia.

1/ 145 Lake Street Cairns
Tel: 07 40 415588
Fax: 07 40 415188
info@scubadive.com.au

Books to Take

Diving Australia: A Guide to the Best Diving Down Under: by Neville Coleman, Paperback, PeriPlus Editions, 332 pages (2004)

Atlas of Australian Dive Sites: by Keith Kockton, Paperback, HarperCollins, 288 pages, (2003)
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Frommer's Portable Australia's Great Barrier Reef: by Lee Mylne, Paperback, Frommers, 201 pages, (2007)
Tells you about the top dive and snorkel sites, places to stay and things to do on dry land. Buy from Amazon.co.uk
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The Rough Guide to Australia: Paperback, Rough Guides (2007)
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Coral Reef Fishes, Indo-Pacific and Caribbean: by Ewald Lieske and Robert Myers, Harper Collins, 400 Pages, Paperback (February 1999)
An excellent, comprehensive guide to reef fishes, which is small and light enough to pack regardless of amount of diving equipment. Highly recommended for anyone wanting to identify the fish they see whilst diving the tropics.
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A Photographic Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia: by Rudie H. Kuiter, Paperback, New Holland Publishers, 144 pages (1997)
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