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AGINCOURT OSPREY

REEF REEF ADDITIONAL INFO

50 km from Port Douglas 300 km from Port Douglas, WHAT TO BRING?
Boats will moor up in about 10m Osprey Reef is truly wild and • Hat
of water and snorkellers swim remote • Towel
(approx 30m) to the shallower • Swimwear
areas to view the reef.
• Environmentally friendly sunscreen
Diving here max depth 18m • Sunglasses
Snorkelling is along walls and • Camera
tops of bommies. • Certifi ed Divers – Certifi cation Card & Logbook

SEA SICKNESS
HIGH SPEED CATAMARAN - CHARTER YACHT • Natural remedies may include ginger
90 MINS (raw or tablets)
CHARTER YACHT • Fresh air
• Sitting facing the direction you are travelling
• Looking to the horizon
• Otherwise get organised prior travel with a
medication suitable for you and remember to
consult directions 24 hours before departure
Shoals of Barracuda, nurse Close encounters with schools WATER TEMPERATURE
sharks, butterfl y fi sh, angel fi sh, of trevally, giant potato cod,
parrot fi sh, clown fi sh, mauri green turtles, moray eels, April till July ranges from 24 to 26 degrees celsius
wrasse, fan corals, lion fi sh, octopuses, and a variety of
sweetlips, squid, lettuce coral, sharks are all but guaranteed. EMC - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CHARGE
table coral, boulder corals, $6.50 per person
blue stripe snappers, gobies, This applies to all adults and children 4 years and over
goldband fusiliers. Octopus, entering the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage area.
green humphead parrot fi sh, All funds received are applied directly to the Marine Park
manta rays, loggerhead turtles, for its day-to-day management and to improve its long-
grey reef whaler sharks, term resilience.
Corals - fan, table, boulder
lettuce, pavona The Great Barrier Reef is a National Marine Park
Humpback Whales (May-Sep) , so remember to take home only memories and
Minke Whales (July-Sep) photographs

Agincourt Reef, the southern Its exceptional architecture, with All outer reef day cruises include a buff et lunch,
most part of the Ribbon vertical walls, drop-off s and morning and afternoon snacks and equipment. This
Reefs, off ers around 30 swim-throughs, is the summit includes lycra suits and buoyancy aids (life vests and
diff erent dive/snorkel sites. It of a great mountain that rises noodles). All diving equipment for divers.
is adjacent to the Coral Sea sharply from the ocean fl oor. If you wish to dive and don’t have a certifi cation then
trench. At dive sites like North Horn, it is possible to partake in an introductory dive with an
Admiralty and False Entrance instructor (subject to medical conditions).
you’ll fi nd walls stepping You can design your own day on the reef with a private
down to 1000 metres, caves charter vessel.
and grottoes to explore, and
overhangs covered in huge soft Compare and book your reef experience direct with
corals. the operator via tourismportdouglas.com.au

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