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Dive Review of Yongala Dive/Yongala Dive Lodge in
Australia/ayr

Yongala Dive/Yongala Dive Lodge: "Great Wreck Dive!", Sep, 2015,

by Steve Parker, FL, US ( 2 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 8366.

No photos available at this time

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations 3 stars Food N/A
Service and Attitude 4 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 4 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 4 stars
Beginners 3 stars
Advanced 4 stars
Comments Had a great time diving SS Yongala. Arrived the night before and stayed in the onsite Dive Lodge. It is like a hostel and had available breakfast of cereal, peanut butter toast etc. Seas were rough 6 ft plus waves so I used a transdermscop patch and was glad I did. One person who had not taken any anti nausea medicine was throwing up and didn't make the second dive. Not much current. The dives were great and the staff was very helpful and informative - even told us about the history of the ship etc. during the surface interval spent on the boat. Saw some sting rays, moray eel, turtle, etc. When we returned they had hamburgers and hotdogs ready for a nice lunch.
Websites Yongala Dive   Yongala Dive Lodge

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 101-250 dives
Where else diving Great Barrier Reef Australia, Grand Turk, Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Florida Keys, Gulf of Mexico.
Closest Airport Getting There I flew LAX to Sydney to Cairns and drove down to Ayr.

Dive Conditions

Weather windy Seas choppy
Water Temp -°F / -°C Wetsuit Thickness 8
Water Visibility 60-90 Ft/ 18-27 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Follow computer
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles 1 or 2 Whales None
Corals 3 stars Tropical Fish 4 stars
Small Critters 3 stars Large Fish 1 stars
Large Pelagics 1 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter 4 stars Boat Facilities 1 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 1 stars Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments Did not have a dedicated camera bench or rinse tank.
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