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Diving Australia - Last Minute Specials & Deals

This is the place to look for all the latest deals on diving in Australia – advance booking offers, special prices, last minute rates on Cairns liveaboards to the Great Barrier Reef … it will all be here as soon as we hear about it.

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Let Taka Take You to Aus Cod Hole & Save $467

19th February 2010

Updated: 19 Feb 10

Save up to US$ 467 per diver!

Are you in Australia and ready to dive Cod Hole right now? Taka will take you there with this last minute special. Not sure? Take this virtual tour to see the spacious cabins with en-suite bathrooms, roomy dive deck with easy access to the glories of the Great Barrier Reef:

Dive The World has the following special offers for you:

TakaCod Hole & Northern Great Barrier Reef
4 Days 3 Nights 10 Dives
23 – 26 Feb 10
Quad Share: was US$ 1,059 (AU$ 1,180) Now US$ 691 (AU$ 770)
Standard: was US$ 1,149 (AU$ 1,280) Now US$ 745 (AU$ 830)
Deluxe: was US$ 1,329 (AU$ 1,480) Now US$ 862 (AU$ 960)
save up to US$ 934 per couple!

Includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, tea, coffee, milo, water, cordial, biscuits, fruit, dives including 2 night dives (with torches, batteries and cylume sticks), tanks, weights, safety kits (safety sausage with a whistle and cylume stick), weight belts, dive guide subject to instructor availability, return transfers to/from from Cairns city accommodation.

Excludes: Scuba equipment, computer, nitrox, dive insurance, alcoholic drinks and soft drinks. Environmental Management charge, Port/Admin levy  and Fuel Surcharge payable on board.

So are you ready to dive Cod Hole right now? Let Taka take you there. Contact Dive The World to plan your holiday on +66 (0)83 505 7794 or email blog@dive-the-world.com.

Note: All prices quoted are per diver sharing and subject to currency fluctuations.

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Your Buddy Gets 50% Off Spirit Of Freedom!

4th February 2010

Updated: 04 Feb 10

Save up to US$ 920 per diver!

Do you want the freedom to enjoy luxury and comfort in-between diving the best of the Great Barrier Reef? Spirit of Freedom is 1 of the most well kitted out and largest liveaboards you will find in Australia.

Spirit of Freedom takes you to the must-see sites where you could feed a giant potato cod almost as big as yourself at Cod Hole. Even inexperienced divers get to dive into the colourful Ribbon Reefs and remember your cameras to snap up barracuda and cuttlefish in the Coral Sea.

Dive The World has the following special offers for you:

Spirit of Freedom Cod Hole & Ribbon Reefs – 2nd Diver Gets 50% off!*
4 Days 3 Nights 11 Dives
08 – 11 Feb 10
01 – 04 Mar 10
22 – 25 Mar 10
26 – 29 Apr 10
Deluxe: was US$ 1,816 (AU$ 2,050) 2nd Diver US$ 908 (AU$ 1,025)
Standard: was US$ 1,639 (AU$ 1,850) 2nd Diver US$ 820 (AU$ 925)
Double: was US$ 1,418 (AU$ 1,600) 2nd Diver US$ 709 (AU$ 800)
Quad:
was US$  1,152 (AU$ 1,300) 2nd Diver US$ 576 (AU$ 650)
save up to US$ 908 per couple!

Spirit of Freedom Cod Hole and Coral Sea – 2nd Diver Gets 50% off!*
8 Days 7 Nights 27 Dives
05 – 12 Apr 10
26 Apr – 03 May 10
Deluxe:
was US$ 3,677 (AU$ 4,150) 2nd Diver US$ 1,839 (AU$ 2,075)
Standard:
was US$ 3,323 (AU$ 3,750) 2nd Diver US$ 1,661 (AU$ 1,875)
Double:
was US$ 2,902 (AU$ 3,275) 2nd Diver US$ 1,451 (AU$ 1,638)
Quad:
was US$ 2,370 (AU$ 2,675) 2nd Diver US$ 1,186 (AU$ 1,338)
save up to US$ 1,839 per couple!

* This offer applies to new bookings only for the 2nd diver on the same trip and cabin type.

Includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, coffee, tea, Australian wines and soft drinks with evening meals, water, dives, tanks, weights and weight belts, full return transfers to/ from Cairns city accommodation and daily cabin service.

Excludes: Nitrox, scuba equipment, dive insurance, torches and cyalume sticks. Environmental Management and Fuel surcharges are payable on board. Alcohol and soft drinks not detailed above.

Do you want to be free to dive Australia’s Great Barrier Reef while enjoying luxury and comfort aboard Spirit of Freedom? Contact Dive The World to plan your holiday on +66 (0)83 505 7794 or email blog@dive-the-world.com.

Note: All prices quoted are per diver sharing and subject to currency fluctuations.

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Dive Australia & Get AU$500 Off Spoilsport!

18th January 2010

Updated: 18 Jan 10

Save up to US$ 461 per diver!

Do you want to be spoilt with luxury while diving Australia’s Great Barrier Reef? Spoilsport is undoubtably your best liveaboard choice in Australia.

The Spoilsport on the Great Barrier Reef - photo courtesy of Mike Ball Dive

Spoilsport allows you to plan your daily diving with her “open dive deck” policy and the 3 dedicated camera tables ensure you have ample room to keep your photographs safe.

Soon you will be diving in the densely populated coral reefs with everything from Napoleon wrasse to seahorses, often accompanied by Mike Ball a passionate underwater photographer and diver himself.

Dive The World offers you the following specials:

Spoilsport Coral Sea Safari - Get AU$500 off!
8 Days 7 Nights Unlimited Dives
28 Jan – 01 Feb 10
04 – 11 Feb 10
18 – 25 Feb 10
Premium: was US$ 3,943 (AU$ 4,276) Now US$ 3,482 (AU$ 3,776)
Standard: was US$ 3,579 (AU$ 3,882) Now US$ 3,118 (AU$ 3,382)
Club: was US$ 3,085 (AU$ 3,346) Now US$ 2,624 (AU$ 2,846)
Budget:
was US$ 2,619 (AU$ 2,840) Now US$ 2,158 (AU$ 2,340)
save US$ 922 per couple!

Spoilsport Fly Dive Coral Sea – Get AU$200 off!
5 Days 4 Nights 14 Dives

28 Jan – 01 Feb 10
04  – 08 Feb 10
18 – 22 Feb 10
Premium:
was US$ 2,112 (AU$ 2,291) Now US$ 1,928 (AU$ 2,091)
Standard:
was US$ 1,921 (AU$ 2,083) Now US$ 1,736 (AU$ 1,883)
Club:
was US$ 1,728 (AU$ 1,874) Now US$ 1,543 (AU$ 1,674)
Budget:
was US$ 1,495 (AU$ 1,621) Now US$ 1,310 (AU$ 1,421)
save US$ 368 per couple!

Spoilsport Fly Dive Cod Hole – Get AU$200 off!
4 Days 3 Nights 12 Dives
25 – 28 Jan 10
01 – 04 Feb 10
15 – 18 Feb 10
Premium:
was US$ 1,913 (AU$ 2,075) Now US$ 1,729 (AU$ 1,875)
Standard:
was US$ 1,743 (AU$ 1,890) Now US$ 1,558 (AU$ 1,690)
Club:
was US$ 1,538 (AU$ 1,668) Now US$ 1,354 (AU$ 1,468)
Budget: was US$ 1,319 (AU$ 1,430) Now US$ 1.134 (AU$ 1,230)
save US$ 368 per diver!

Includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, coffee, tea, wine with evening meals, soft drinks and water, dives, tanks, weights and weight belts.

Excludes: Scuba equipment, torches, nitrox, dive insurance, alcoholic drinks (except as detailed above), there is per person Reef Tax payable on arrival.

To find out more about Spoilsport’s other expeditions read these posts:

Do you want to spoil yourself with luxury while diving Australia’s Great Barrier Reef with these rare discounts on Spoilsport? Contact Dive The World on +66 (0)83 505 7794 or email blog@dive-the-world.com.

Note: All prices quoted are per diver sharing and subject to currency fluctuations.

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See Dwarfe Minke Whales from Spoilsport

18th January 2010

Updated: 18 Jan 10

Do you want to dive with Dwarfe Minke Whales? Choose Spoilsport and your diving in the Ribbon Reefs is guaranteed! Dive into the video tour below, then read on to book your diving holiday with dwarfe minke whales …

Spoilsport offers you unlimited diving with her “open dive deck” policy. As you snorkel and dive with dwarfe minke whales you will experience a sense of peace and calm as these gentle giants transport you to another world, leaving your worries far behind you.

Dive The World brings you the following expeditions:

Spoilsport - Minke Whale Expeditions

4 Days 3 Nights 9 Dives
21 – 24 Jun 10
28 Jun – 01 Jul 10
05 – 08 Jul 10
12 – 15 Jul 10
Premium:
US$ 1,981 (AU$ 2,148)
Standard:
US$ 1,805 (AU$ 1,958)
Club:
US$ 1,591 (AU$ 1,726)
Budget:
US$ 1,365 (AU$ 1,480)

5 Days 4 Nights 9 Dives
Minke whales can been at some Cairns dive sites such as Ribbon Reefs - photo courtesy of Mike Ball24 – 28 Jun 10
01 – 05 Jul 10
08 – 12 Jul 10
Premium:
US$ 2,186 (AU$ 2,371)
Standard:
US$ 1,988 (AU$ 2,156)
Club:
US$ 1,789 (AU$ 1,940)
Budget:
US$ 1,547 (AU$ 1,678)

8 Days 7 Nights Unlimited Dives
17 – 24 Jun 10 *
24 Jun – 01 Jul 10
01 – 08 Jul 10
08 – 15 Jul 10
Premium:
US$ 4,081 (AU$ 4,426)
Standard:
US$ 3,704 (AU$ 4,108)
Club:
US$ 3,192 (AU$ 3,462)
Budget:
US$ 2,709 (AU$ 2,938)

* Join renowned minke whale researcher John Rumney and the Australian Geographic on 17 – 22 Jun 10. For other special expeditions see here:

Includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, coffee, tea, wine with evening meals, soft drinks and water, dives, tanks, weights and weight belts.

Excludes: Scuba equipment, torches, nitrox, dive insurance, alcoholic drinks (except as detailed above), there is per person Reef Tax payable on arrival.

Do you want to dive with Dwarfe Minke Whales in the Ribbon Reefs? Contact Dive The World to book your place on the Spoilsport liveaboard on +66 (0)83 505 7794 or email blog@dive-the-world.com.

Note: All prices quoted are per diver sharing and subject to currency fluctuations.

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Bookings Open For Spoilsport Expeditions 2010

3rd November 2009

Updated: 18 Jan 10

Spoil yourself silly on 1 of the most luxurious Australian liveaboards.  Spoilsport is the winner of 11 prestiguous ‘Rodale Readers Choice’ awards including ‘Best Liveaboard’.

The Spoilsport on the Great Barrier Reef - photo courtesy of Mike Ball DiveOperating on an “open dive deck” policy you are free to plan your daily diving to your heart’s content in waters that showcase scuba diving wonders of the world.

Spoilsport is undertaking a few exploration expeditions in 2010.

The itineraries have been compiled from special requests from you, the diving community. So get in on the action before these sought after trips are sold out.

Spoilsport Exploration Expeditions
8 Days 7 Nights Unlimited Dives

Minke whales can been at some Cairns dive sites such as Ribbon Reefs - photo courtesy of Mike BallMinke Whale Expedition
17 – 24 Jun 10

Join renowned Minke whale researcher John Rumney and the Australian Geographic for an encounter with the intelligent and little understood Minke Whales in the Ribbon Reefs. For other minke whale expeditions see here:

Coral Sea Expedition
15 – 22 Jul 10

Be amazed by the biodiversity of the Ribbon Reefs and Coral Seas, sporting everything from seahorses to humpback whales.  Diving in the company of Mike Ball and Barry Andrewartha  you’re not likely to miss a single critter.

Yongala Expedition
11 – 18 Nov 10: Cairns – Townsville
18 – 25 Nov 10: Townsville – Cairns

Book now for an adventure that takes you to pristine, seldom visited reefs in the Coral Seas and Great Barrier Reef, to be wowed by the magnificent Yongala Wreck absolutely engulfed in marine life including Napoleon wrasse.

Budget Club Standard Premium
US$ 2,709 US$ 3,192 US$ 3,704 US$ 4,081
(AU$ 2,938) (AU$ 3,462) (AU$ 4,018) (AU$ 4,426)

The Spoilsport's air-conditioned lounge - photo courtesy of Mike Ball Dive

Includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, coffee, tea, wine with evening meals, soft drinks and water, dives, tanks, weights and weight belts.

Excludes: Scuba equipment, torches, nitrox, dive insurance, alcoholic drinks (except as detailed above), there is per person Reef Tax payable on arrival.

Spoil yourself silly with 1 of these rare Australian expeditions on the Spoilsport liveaboard. Contact Dive The World on +66 (0)83 505 7794 or email blog@dive-the-world.com.

Note: All prices quoted are per diver sharing and subject to currency fluctuations.

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Australia Special Offers Coming Soon

14th February 2009

Please be patient, we’ll deliver on this shortly.

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