Description: We have chartered a Manta Lodge boat (10 places) for two days. We're booked into the 06:45 dives on both days to give us the best Summer water and weather conditions, and afternoons off with gelato, ice-cold drinks and swimming. This is peak Manta season, so expect visits to Manta Bommie unless other sites are offering more. This trip will be suitable for all diver grades.

Organiser: Donna Easton, Gavin Wills and support crew of wonderful assistants (to be advised)

Equipment: Weights and air cylinders will be supplied by Manta Lodge, included in the price. They can refill your personal cylinders if you bring them. All other diving gear is your responsibility.  Club kit hire is available.  Please arrange with the Equipment Officer well in advance if club kit is required. ALL divers need to carry a knife/line cutter, whistle, DSMB/safety sausage and snorkel.

Costs:

• Diving: this is a club charter: $160 per double dive including air cylinders and weights. Two days of diving, weather permitting, unless you go earlier or stay later.
• Accommodation: Sadly, Ken's houses are not available. A six-bunk share room has been booked by the club at Manta Lodge. Cost is $45 per night. If we get more demand we can look at adding another bunk room if available. If you don't want to stay in the bunk room you'll need to (quickly) book alternative accommodation yourself e.g. different room at Manta Lodge, at Adder Rock campground or at many other venues. You can also sleep at home and come over on the ferry each day. 

Food:   We will try to organise to have meals, etc. together using the facilities at Manta Lodge. If you have allergies or dietary requirements then make sure this information is complete and up to date on your member profile after you have submitted your registration. (Go to 'Account' - top right of this page - and 'Profile'.) While there check your emergency contact and other info.

Transfers:  Manta Lodge will pick divers up from the Gold Cats terminal at Dunwich, but only for the two pre-dive ferries (05:45 and 10:15). If you use the passenger ferry at other times you will need to catch a Straddie bus from Dunwich, or make other arrangements for pickup and transfer to and from Manta Lodge.

Payment:  When we get your registration, the system will send an invoice. Full payment into the club's bank account will secure a place on the trip. Once signed up,  the system will e-mail you deposit details. This will be non-refundable, unless you find a suitable replacement.  If you book to dive and the dive proceeds then payment is expected.

Waitlist: If the trip is fully booked on the website and you want to be put on a waitlist (in-case of drop outs or more spaces being added) please send an email to Donna using training[@]brisbane-bsac.com

Photograph by David Biddulph Photography