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NIMROD Explorer

Our small, 18-passenger live-aboard dive vessel Nimrod Explorer offers dive travelers the opportunity to explore Australia’s magical Great Barrier Reef, without the crowds accommodated on the larger live-aboard dive vessels in the area.

Spirit of Freedom

Australia `s north eastern town of tropical Cairns is the gateway for two of the world`s greatest scuba icons, the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Beyond the continental shelf that harbours the GBR, lie the isolated reef systems and crystal clear waters of Australia `s Coral Sea . This is home territory for huge schools of pelagic fish and sharks in an undersea world of mountains, pinnacles and sheer walls laced with gorgonian fans and rising from thousands of feet below.
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Capital:

Canberra

Population:

20,000,000

Current:

240V / 50 cycle

Currency:

Australian Dollar

Departure Fees:

$30 USD but it should be included in the ticket price

Language:

English

Recompression Chamber:

Yes-Queensland (Townsville),Sydney and others

Visa requirements:

Travelers to Australia need a valid passport. Everyone, except travelers with Australian or New Zealand passports, requires a visa or an ETA (Electronic Travel Authority) to enter Australia.

General:

Australia is the smallest continent but the sixth largest country in the world. It is approximately the size of the 48 mainland United States but is much less populated. It has the lowest population density in the world with most of the population is alone the eastern and southern coasts. While there is scuba diving all over Australia, most is along the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) off of Queensland on the northeast coast. There are day boat operations and live-aboard that dive the GBR.