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Duration: 5 days – 4 nights, (up to 6 SCUBA Dives) Tour Leader: Ron Hunter ([email protected]) Trip Code: YW19 Max. Group Size: 12 Min. Level: Advanced Dates: Friday 14th June – Tuesday 18th June, 2019 Cost: from $1,600 incl. Airfares departing Sydney or Newcastle Not including flights $1,200 Options: Hire Gear, NITROX, Private queen bedroom (add $150pp) Includes: Transfers, accomm., diving, breakfasts and welcome dinner
Dive Australia’s most FAMOUS Shipwreck Experience staggering fish life and visibility
Queensland Grouper, Barracuda, Banded Sea Snake, Spotted eagle Ray, Giant Trevally, so many turtles + so much more!
Dive Australia’s most FAMOUS Shipwreck
S.S. Yongala ‘19
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SS Yongala 2019
Please note, all flight times and schedules are as at September 2018 and are subject to change
Friday, 14th June, 2019: Depart Sydney 09:50 or Newcastle 0700. Arrive Townsville 12:40 or 10:55.
Transfer (self drive, 4 people per car) to Ayr. Check in to accommodation, organise dive gear, welcome pizza (yum)!
Saturday 15th June – Monday 17th June, 2019: Two dives a day on the SS Yonagala (6 dives in total).
Tuesday 18th June: Up bright and early for our journey back to the airport. Depart Townsville 11:35 (Newcastle) or 13:20 (Sydney). Arrive 16:35 Newcastle, or 15:50 (Sydney)
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The Itinerary
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The SS Yongala
The S.S. Yongala sank off Queensland on the 23rd of March, 1911.
She was en route from Melbourne to Cairns when she presumably was caught in a predicted cyclone and sank, losing all 122 souls onboard.
She wasn’t found until 1958.
She is 109 metres in length and rests in just 30 metres of water, with the top of the wreck sitting at 16 metres.
A ship of this significant size will require at least the 6 dives to explore thoroughly.
The Yongala has created a thriving artificial reef for any number of amazing schooling critters and marine growth.
Due to the tragic loss of the lives onboard, penetration of the wreck is strictly prohibited, as the inside of the ship is a grave at sea.
A note on weather:
The Yongala Shipwreck lies 12 nautical miles out to sea from Ayr. Because of the exposed nature of the wreck, we may experience a difficulties with weather.
The boat makes the decision on whether to dive at 4pm the day before. Cancellations are uncommon, however we can’t control the weather!
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Accommodation $1600 – Quad or Six Share Bunk Accommodation
$1750 – Queen Room Accommodation (couple only)
POA – Upgrade to Caravan park accommodation
If you’re after a private cabin arrangement, Alva Beach Caravan park is a short distance away from the dive centre (approximately 700 metres).
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Fact File
• Maximum number of divers on this trip 11 + your tour leader Ron
• Your tour coordinator Gabby ([email protected]) will organize flights, transfers, accommodation and anything else you may need
• You need to be an Advanced diver for this trip, or be willing to complete the deep diving component of an advanced course when we arrive (at extra cost)
• You will need a SMB, whistle and Octopus (standard). THIS IS LAW IN QLD
• Nitrox is available and recommended. Price TBA
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Included in this price:
• 4 nights in dive lodge accommodation.
• All airfares ex. Sydney or Newcastle economy class with 23kgs of luggage.
• Breakfasts and lunches on dive days
• All diving (2 per day), tanks, weights
• Dive guides, tour leader.
• Return transfers from the airport/hotel to dive centre/ accommodation
• Welcome dinner (pizza, yum) on first night
• Rental cars (4 people per vehicle).
Not included in this price:
• Mooring and park fees ($22 per person per day, subject to change)
• Nitrox
• Equipment rental
• Drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic)
• Dinners other than first night
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+ General Diving Rules
Obviously on all dive tours, safety is our main
concern. The quality of diving is guaranteed. We
must dive within our limits and stay safe.
The use of a computer, octopus and SMB are
mandatory in QLD. If you don’t have these, let us
know in advance and we will prepare them for you.
There is some spare rental gear at the dive centre,
however we strongly recommend that you have
your gear checked before the trip. Don’t take brand
new gear unless you’re absolutely sure it will
function adequately.
Quest Tours – Forster NSW Australia (Licence number: 2TA 10493)
We may be flying a different combination of airlines to ensure that our connections all work on all legs of our journey.
At this stage, we will be flying either Virgin or Qantas unless things change schedule wise.
If you choose to book your own flights, in the event of any schedule changes we will not be responsible for any punitive
charges that may be applied by other travel agents or airlines.
Tour costed at October, 2018. Quest Tours reserves the right to increase tour cost if airfares rise above costed
price. For more information on this please email us on [email protected]
Travel Insurance
Travel insurance is compulsory on all of our tours. We strongly recommend taking out travel insurance at the same time as
paying your deposit. SureSave, our recommended insurance provider, will cover you at the time of taking out your policy
and until your tour’s return date. We suggest carefully checking conditions of any other travel insurance you may be
considering.
Please note that DAN Insurance do not cover you for things such as flight cancellations, lost baggage or similar. They only
cover you for diving related injuries. We recommend additional insurance to cover cancellations, airline changes and
baggage if you wish to use DAN.
We do recommend a DAN AP Membership, which covers the medical advice and evacuation of a dive holiday. Your regular
travel insurance will cover you once you hit land. Please visit this link to sign up for annual membership.
The fine print!
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The S.S. Yongala
2019
Tour cost: from $1600 Quad/ Six share Dates: Friday 14th June – Tuesday 18th June, 2019
Quest Tours [email protected] | www.questtours.com.au +612 6554 7478
