Dive Review of resort dive op/Lizard Island in
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resort dive op/Lizard Island: "Top notch diving on the northern edge of the Great Barrier Reef", Sep, 2023, by AJ HILLER, MA, US ( 1 report). Report 12607.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Great location for diving the great barrier reef. Only 1.5 hr boat ride to Cod Hole (outer reef), where there are 9 resident Giant Potato Cod. Most are friendly and curious. Also, depending on the dive, bull sharks, tiger shark, whales. Corals are ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Lizard Island
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Fiji, French Polynesia, Mediterranean, Caribbean, Mexico, California
Closest Airport	Cairns	Getting There	LAX to SYD to Cairns to Lizard Island
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	75-77°F / 24-25°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	75-100 Ft/ 23-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Limitations based on mix of other divers (AOW vs OW certification)
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Nothing specific on boats for UWP; most UWP work with GoPro, not big UWP rigs; very eco-conscious regarding disruptive strobe/lighting effects on fish ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of resort dive op/Lizard Island in Australia/Lizard Island

resort dive op/Lizard Island: "Top notch diving on the northern edge of the Great Barrier Reef", Sep, 2023,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Dive Review of resort dive op/Lizard Island in
Australia/Lizard Island