Visit the S.S. Yongala and stay overnight

Dive the thrilling S.S. Yongala wreck multiple times, at day and at night.

We offer two liveaboard trips that visit Australia’s best dive site, the S.S. Yongala wreck. A 2-night trip that visits only the Yongala wreck, and a 3-night trip that visits Yongala or MOUA and other sites in the Central Section of the Great Barrier Reef.

Yongala-only Liveaboard Trip (On Request)

For our experienced and thrill-seeking divers we offer the 2-day-2-night SS Yongala Wreck liveaboard.

Length: 2-day-2-night

Trip inclusions
  • Up to 6 dives including 1 dawn dive on the S.S. Yongala Wreck.
  • 2 nights accommodation in air-conditioned cabins.
  • All bed linen.
  • All meals from Saturday morning to Sunday afternoon.
  • Yongala mooring fees.

  • EMC’s (Environmental Management Charges).

  • Tanks and weights for divers.
  • Environmental Education – learn about the ocean, its marine life and the history of the Yongala.

Terms and conditions apply. You can find our terms and conditions here.

Price

Sample itinerary
  • Friday night: Boarding in Townsville, 7.30pm. Departure approximately 10.30pm. Time for a stroll to enjoy dinner along The Strand or Palmer Street first.
  • Saturday morning: Wake up at the S.S. Yongala Wreck just in time to watch the sunrise, before diving the world-famous wreck. Relax in between diving to the sound of the ocean and share your impressions of this amazing dive site.
  • Saturday afternoon: We get prepared for one more dive before dinner. Relax as the sun goes down over the horizon.
  • Saturday night: A unique night dive is on offer for the adventurous ones.
  • Sunday morning: After watching the sun rise over the horizon it is time for yet another couple of dives to explore the features of the wreck and to say good morning to the early bird marine life.
  • Sunday: Time to relax on the way back home and share your pictures and stories with the fellow divers and crew.
  • Sunday early evening: Arrive back in Townsville around 5pm. 
Dive site we visit

S.S. Yongala Wreck 

The number one wreck dive in Australia and for good reason. It is the only large structure in an open ocean location, which means it is a gathering point for marine life. Expect to see plenty of rays, sea snakes, groupers, turtles, sharks and many more.

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Great Barrier Reef and S.S. Yongala

For divers and snorkellers looking to experience the Great Barrier Reef and S.S. Yongala then our 3-day-3-night liveaboard is the best option.     

Length: 3-day-3-night

Trip inclusions
  • 10 dives, including 2 night dives and 2 dives at the S.S. Yongala.
  • Accommodation in air-conditioned cabins for the whole trip.
  • All bed linen.
  • All meals.
  • Site mooring fees.
  • Tanks and weights for divers.
  • Snorkelling equipment for snorkellers.

Terms and conditions apply. You can find our terms and conditions here.

Price
Accommodation Type Dive
3/4 Share bunks $1067
Twin room $1104
Double room $2292

Optional extras

  • Full dive equipment hire $195 (all three days).
  • Guided dive $20 (per dive).
  • Adventure dive $35 (per dive).
  • Nitrox fills $50 for first fill and $20 for consecutive fills (certification or training required).
  • Nitrox course $280.
  • Advanced course $354.
  • $65 dive torch purchase including batteries.
  • $30 dive torch hire for duration of the trip (incl. one set of batteries).
  • Camera hire: 1 Day $85; 3 day $130; (SD card – yours to keep).
Sample itinerary

Departs: Townsville

Boarding: 8pm at Townsville, departing 10pm

  • Day 1: Two dives at Vic’s Patches, Keeper Reef and two dives (including night dive) at Student Bommie, Wheeler Reef.
  • Day 2: Two dives on Peacock Bommie, Davies Reef and two dives (including night dive) at Barra Bommie, Little Broadhurst Reef.
  • Day 3: Two morning dives on the SS Yongala Wreck (subject to weather).

Return to Townsville, disembarking at approximately 4.30pm 

Reef sites we visit

The central section of the Great Barrier Reef offers some of the best spots for diving and snorkelling. Our experienced crew will select the best sites to visit on the day based on weather conditions.

Peacock Bommie 

Peacock Bommie at Davies Reef rises from depths of more than 30 metres up to 5 metres from the surface. Schools of fusiliers, fairy basslets and snappers explode around you, as larger pelagic fish cruise past. Waft away clouds of glassfish to uncover pipefish, cleaner shrimp, and count the number of coral cod.

Vic’s Patches 

Vic’s Patches on Keeper Reef or Fish Bowl offers tantalising swim-throughs that see beams of light revealing delicate nudibranches, camouflaged frogfish, giant puffer fish and wide-eyed cave dwellers peeking up through the dark.

The North Face of Wheeler’s Reef 

An action-packed drift dive for Advanced or training Adventure Divers to cruise at 20 metres past schools of humphead parrotfish and huge Spanish mackerel, while spotting wobbegongs in the sand as the occasional grey reef shark watches on. 

S.S. Yongala 

Consistently voted Australia’s number one wreck dive. Be the first divers to descend on the wreck in the morning and witness giant trevallies, bull rays and Queensland gropers. There are also heaps of batfish, cod, bottle-nosed wedgefish and leopard sharks swimming among the wreck.

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