Cavalli Islands Day Trip Snorkelling or Passenger (Rainbow Warrior Trip)

Day trip snorkelling or as a passenger...

We start the dive day at 7:45am at our dive shop on Williams rd. We organize equipment and paper work, and load our van and trailer for a 8:30am departure. We drive 45 minutes north to Matauri Bay were we launch our 7.5m inflatable boat from the beach.  Once at Matauri Bay we set up gear, put wet suits on, and do the safety briefing.  Launching the boat is lots of fun from the beach and makes it a very short boat ride of 8 minutes to the wreck of the Rainbow Warrior. While the divers are diving you can freedive the wreck(18m) or we can drop you at the lunch beach for a snorkel.

After the wreck dive we head to one of the beautiful beaches on the Cavalli Islands for some lunch/snorkeling, 

After lunch we then head to one of the many great reef dive sites in the Cavalli Islands. This is normally a shallow reef site exploring the volcanic reef and marine life.. We have plenty of swim throughs, tunnels and caves, so if you are keen on this let us know!

Once all the diving and snorkelling is done we head back to Matauri Bay, arriving at about 2:30pm and back to Paihia around 4:00pm. Arrival at Paihia can vary depending on how busy the boat is and if customers require to be back for a bus. If you are catching a bus in the afternoon, please let us know!

Please Bring...

Please bring your swimsuit, towel, sunblock, camera, and something warm to wear after diving. You are welcome to bring your own lunch, or we are happy to provide a packed lunch for $15.00. Just let us know if you would like the meat or vegetarian option.

Cancellation Policy...

Cancellations and transfers more than 24 hours from trip departure will be accepted in most cases. Cancellations within 24 hours of trip departure will incur a cancellation fees of $100.00 per person. A substitute dive is welcome at no cost. In the event of non attendance full payment is forfeited.

Children age range

Please note that in terms of booking children the age range is from 5 to 14 years of age. Younger than this is free of charge but at the discretion of Paihia Dive (it depends on the mix of customers and activities happening on if we can take infants/toddlers on board). Children must be accompanied by an adult on board, and when in the water have adult supervision.  Age15  plus must be booked as an adult.

UNDERSTANDING THE RISKS

I accept that this activity inherently involves risks and potential hazards. The risks and hazards include, but are not limited to breathing compressed gas, marine traffic, marine life, decompression sickness, drowning, barotrauma, air embolism, decompression illness, dehydration, gas narcosis, malfunctioning equipment, ear problems, sun damage, hyperthermia, hypothermia, sea sickness, and adverse weather events.

Dive/Snorkelling trips are run in the outdoors on the ocean, so may be exposed to sudden natural disasters such as, but not limited to Tsunami, Earthquakes, Slips Landslides or Rock Falls, or Volcanic Eruption. I am aware that participating in the Diving/Snorkelling offered by Paihia Dive can be hazardous if they are not conducted with care, control, and responsibility. I acknowledge that these risks could result in my injury (physical or mental) or even death.

Full trip details, what to bring and common questions: https://divenz.com/trips/snorkelling/