Bikini Atoll 2009
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Tour Leader: Peter Fear
29 June to 17 July 2009
A representative from Skin Diver magazine recently
proclaimed Bikini Atoll as one of the top five dive
destinations in the world. This is your chance to
see for yourself why.
This fantastic trip includes return airfare from Cairns and 3 nights accomodation in The Marshall Island Resort — Majuro plus 14 nights accomodation at Bikini Atoll with 2 dives per day and one night accommodation at The Cairns Colonial Club.
18 Nights ex Cairns from $10,200 per diver
Tour Cost Includes:
- Return flights ex Cairns / Majuro / Cairns (Continental Airlines - High Season)
- 3 nights at The Marshall Island Resort — Majuro
Twin share / Lagoon view room - Return flight Ex Majuro / Bikini Atoll / Majuro (Air Marshall Airlines)
- 14 nights accommodation Bikini Atoll
Twin Share / Standard room - Return airport transfers
- All meals whilst at Bikini Atoll
- 2 dives per day
Includes: tanks, weights & dive guide services - 1 night at The Cairns Colonial Club
Twin share / Standard room - Australian Departure taxes
(Value: $265 — subject to change)
Tour Cost Does Not Include:
- Travel insurance
- Personal spending money
- Equipment rental
- Excess luggage fee's
- Airfares to Cairns
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Bikini Lagoon
During 1946, following the end of WW II, the USA gathered together a "mock" naval fleet in order to test the effects of atomic bombs on the large fleet. The site chosen for the explosive tests was Bikini Atoll. Around the same time French fashion designer Louis Reard was looking for a name for his new, controversial, tiny swimsuit design and the "Bikini" was launched.
Bikini Lagoon became the final resting place for some of the most significant warships in history. Bikini Atoll was opened for diving in 1996 allowing divers to experience some of the most historic and amazing wreck diving in the world.
Only 11 divers can occupy Bikini Atoll at any one time. Making it a very unique place to visit and dive.
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Scuba Diving at Bikini Atoll
Bikini Atoll Divers is a full-service PADI dive
operator with a new dive boat and 9 metre (30 ft)
fishing boat.
At the Ground Zero Galley dining facility, there
is a wide selection of books, magazines and charts,
pictures and plans of ships available to guests.
For after hours there is a wide range of equipment
for visitors to use including a table tennis table,
a weight room and a large screen TV video room.
Bikini Atoll is known for its wonderful wreck diving, but is recommended only for advanced divers with previous wreck diving experience. Before each dive the divemasters give a full briefing about the vessel's history, unique characteristics and a comprehensive dive plan. The marine life has been virtually untouched for over forty years, and divers can see a great profusion of sharks, tunas, marlins, rays, turtles and much more. Guided fishing tours can also be arranged.
Some of the more popular dives:
USS Saratoga — The only "dive-able" US
aircraft carrier in the world lies upright in 54 metres (180
feet) of water. The superstructure is at 21 metres (70 feet),
deck at 30 metres (100 feet) and the airplane hangers at
39 metres (130 feet). The USS Saratoga is a steel-hulled vessel
with a waterline length of 253 metres (830 feet) and a flight
deck of 270 metres (888 feet) officially weighing 33,000
standard tons.
HIJMS Nagato — Considered the flagship of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The ship is inverted, lying in 48-51 metres (160-170 feet) of water. The steel hulled vessel is 215 metres (708 feet) long and weighed 38,500 standard tons.
USS Arkansas — A US battleship lies
inverted in 54 metres (180 feet) of water. The riveted steel
vessel is 171 metres (562 feet) long and weighed 23,066 standard
tons.
USS Pilotfish & USS Apogon — Both US navy submarines 95 metres (311.8 feet) long & weighing 2424 standard tons submerged.
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Hotels and Resorts
The Marshall Islands Resort
This first class hotel is spread across the
shores of the beautiful, tropical lagoon in Majuro.
Accommodation: The resort offers 149 rooms with air conditioning, cable TV, telephone, refrigerator, private bathroom facilities and a private balcony offering magnificent views of the lagoon.
Amenities: The resort has it's own restaurant
offering fine dining, lounge bar, salt water swimming
pool, tennis courts, 24-hour fitness centre, gift shop,
tour desk, conference and banquet facilities. There
is also a full service dive shop, Yokwe Divers and
Wildfire Sport Fishing, located on the premises.
Activities: The resort & Yokwe Divers can arrange scuba diving, fishing and island exploring trips. The team has extensive experience diving and fishing within the entire Marshall Islands.
Bikini Lagoon Atoll Divers
Attol Divers offer air conditioned, twin share
beach units with private facilities. A field station
building houses all kitchen, eating and entertainment
areas.
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Note:
Conditions Apply — prices are subject to change due to fluctuations in currency exchange rates & 2009 price increases.
Credit Card Payments:
- Should you choose to pay via Visa Card or Mastercard a surcharge fee of 1% will be applied to cost of your holiday.
- Should you choose to pay via Amex or Diners card a surcharge fee of 2% will be applied to the cost of your holiday.
To secure your place on this wreck diving expedition a deposit of $1500 per person is required.
For bookings or more information, please contact The Scuba Doctor.
Please view/download
the leaflet
(Adobe PDF | 302.81 KB),
and/or view/download the booking form
(Adobe PDF | 69.26 KB)
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