DIVE AUSTRALIA DIVE TRAVEL GUIDE ow great is Australia's Great Barrier Reef? It depends entirely on where you go and which boat you book. Dive trips range from so-so, "she'll-be-right" 2-tank day charters to week-long liveaboard cruises that can be exceptional when conditions are favorable.
If you're looking for marine species diversity and don't mind limited visibility and limited dives, take a day trip out to the reef. Avoid boats that give you one good dive and a "fuel saver". If you're into diving with the population explosion, there are more than a few cattle boats to select from. If you prefer unlimited diving and high-voltage action with big predators, book a live-aboard that will take you farther out to the Coral Sea but if you are Japanese or American, be forewarned: Mike Ball Liveaboards and Nimrod Explorer are overcharging Japanese and Americans by 20-40 percent. Diving Australia's Great Barrier Reef can be good and occasionally great, but you'll have to set it up right mate! In other words, avoid scams like sliding price scales based on nationality. | Click image to enlarge map |
Facts about Australia- Area: 7.68 million sq km
- Population: 19.7 million
- Capital city: Canberra
- People: 92% Caucasian, 7% Asian, 1% Aboriginal
- Language: English
- Religion: 75% Christian, 1% Muslim, 1% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish
Government: independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations - Government: independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations
- Head of State: Governor General Michael Jeffery
- Head of Government: Prime Minister John Howard
- GDP: US$418 billion
- GDP per capita: US$22,000
- Annual Growth: 4%
- Inflation: 2%
- Major Industries: Minerals, oil, coal, gold, wool, cereals, meat, tourism
- Major Trading Partners: Japan, ASEAN countries, South Korea, China, New Zealand, USA, EU
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO :: SCUBA DIVING IN AUSTRALIA | HOT LINKS SCUBALINX™: Australia Scuba Diving CentersCDNN Australia Dive Travel NewsDIVE TRAVEL ALERT Dive consumers at ScubaPoll.com have rated Mantis Diving in Brisbane as the worst of the worst in Australia. Dive with Mantis Diving at your own peril. ECO ALERT Massive pollution, coral bleaching, ship groundings, overfishing, trawling, crown of thorns starfish infestations, shale oil exploration--Australia's Great Barrier Reef is dying and scientists predict it may be gone within 20 years. |
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