Dive Review of Blue Dive/Thala Beach Nature Reserve in
Australia/Great Barrier Reef

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Blue Dive/Thala Beach Nature Reserve: "Personalized diving on the Great Barrier Reef", Oct, 2023, by Philip M Carpenter, CA, US ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 12826.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	For our land-based trip to Queensland and the GBR, we chose to stay at Thala Beach Nature Reserve, a beautiful jungle and beach resort south of Port Douglas. The resort has a secluded feel but still not too far from Port Douglas. The staff are helpful and friendly, and the resort offers fun and interesting nature walks and other activities. If Thala Beach is booked through Blue Dive, they provide a 5% discount on the diving. Since this was our first trip to Australia, and that we expected to be on a crowded boat, we chose diving with Blue Dive. They prov ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Blue Dive Thala Beach Nature Reserve
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Cayman Islands, Cozumel, Bonaire, Hawaii, Red Sea, French Polynesia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Maldives
Closest Airport	Cairns	Getting There	Numerous flights from Sydney and elsewhere. Transfers to Thala Beach can be arranged by the hotel, or rental car parking is available
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	74-78°F / 23-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	45 minutes maximum bottom time
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
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Dive Review of Blue Dive/Thala Beach Nature Reserve in Australia/Great Barrier Reef

Blue Dive/Thala Beach Nature Reserve: "Personalized diving on the Great Barrier Reef", Oct, 2023,

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

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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

Dive Review of Blue Dive/Thala Beach Nature Reserve in
Australia/Great Barrier Reef