louielao
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Hi! We will be going to Sydney on February 27, 2015 for an occasion and decided to extend our stay to March 10. We thought of diving since we're already there so that we could experience the beauty of the Great Barrier Reef and other areas which are nice. Our current plans will have March 5-8 available for us to dive since we have to fly back to Sydney during the afternoon of the 9th to catch our flight back to Manila at 11:45am on the 10th. We are both Advanced/Nitrox divers but we would still want a dive guide with us.
We read in some threads that doing a liveaboard is better because you get to the dive sites faster, no need to travel forth and back. But when we checked the rates, they're on the pricey side, making day trips more practical. Is there a liveaboard that provides good service that are not that expensive? If we do day trips, are we going to miss a lot of the good dive sites (like the Cod Hole expedition, Coral Sea expedition, SS Yongala which are offered by Mike Ball and Spirit of Freedom) or will it still be doable (4 dives a day vs. 3 dives a day)? We've been to Palau and we enjoyed seeing the big sea creatures and schools of fish, we love looking at nice corals too.
We want to make the most of our trip so recommendations on what to do and dive sites that are a must-see, would really help us a lot!
Thank you!
We read in some threads that doing a liveaboard is better because you get to the dive sites faster, no need to travel forth and back. But when we checked the rates, they're on the pricey side, making day trips more practical. Is there a liveaboard that provides good service that are not that expensive? If we do day trips, are we going to miss a lot of the good dive sites (like the Cod Hole expedition, Coral Sea expedition, SS Yongala which are offered by Mike Ball and Spirit of Freedom) or will it still be doable (4 dives a day vs. 3 dives a day)? We've been to Palau and we enjoyed seeing the big sea creatures and schools of fish, we love looking at nice corals too.
We want to make the most of our trip so recommendations on what to do and dive sites that are a must-see, would really help us a lot!
Thank you!