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): |
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Accommodations | Food | ||
Service and Attitude | Environmental Sensitivity | ||
Dive Operation | Shore Diving | ||
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Sharks | 1 or 2 | Mantas | None |
Dolphins | None | Whale Sharks | None |
Turtles | > 2 | Whales | None |
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best): |
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Corals | Tropical Fish | ||
Small Critters | Large Fish | ||
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Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best): |
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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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