Canterbury Wreck and Reef Dive

• Transport to/from meetup point
• Use of 7.5m inflatable boat
• Access to Canterbury Wreck and a reef dive site or 2 reef dives.

We start the dive day at 7:45am at our dive shop on Williams rd. We organize equipment and paperwork, then load the boat on Paihia wharf for an 8:30am departure. If you are staying in Russell, we are happy to pick you up from the wharf in Russell at 8:45am. Just phone the shop to arrange equipment.

On the way out to the dive site we cruise through the islands and often see Dolphins, Penguins, Seals and marine bird life. It takes approximately 30 minutes on Sentinel to get to Deep Water Cove, on the way out we can also organize gear and brief for the wreck dive. First up is normally the wreck dive, we then cruise to a reef area for some lunch/snorkelling and if we have any reef divers on board they do their first dive.

After lunch we then head to one of the many great reefs dive sites in the Bay of Islands. This is normally a 18m or less dive exploring caves, arches, and swim throughs. Deep Water Cove is a marine reserve, so the marine life in this area is incredible.

Once all the diving is done we cruise back though the islands to Paihia, arriving at the wharf around 3:30pm.

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Open Water Diver certification is required, and participants must have dived within the last year.

If you are Advanced Certified or higher we require that you have dived with the last 2 years.

If you are concerned about your diving skills, then booking a refresher day trip before wreck diving is advised.

Please bring your swimsuit, towel, sun block, camera, and something warm to wear after diving.

Full or partial gear hire is available. For Open Water Divers, Deep Dive training is available.

For individual bookings: Cancellations and/or transfers more than 48 hours from trip departure will be accepted in most cases, depending on availability of an alternative day. Cancellations within 48 hours of trip departure will incur a cancellation fee of $100 per person. In the event of nonattendance or Cancelation on the day of the trip full payment is forfeited.

For group bookings of 4 or more, or sole charters: Cancellations and transfers more than 72 hours from trip departure will be accepted in most cases, depending on availability of an alternative day. Cancellations within 72 hours of trip departure will incur a cancellation fee of 50%. Within 36 hours of departure full payment will be taken.