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Townsville is further from the reef than the Cairns region to the north and does not have as strong a scuba diving industry, but is the closest big center to the well known Yongala Wreck. The Yongala was a luxury passenger ship sunk in a cyclone on 23rd March 1911. The wreck was found in 1958. The wreck is primarily interesting for the marine life that it attracts and is one of Australia's top dive sites.

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Pro Dive Townsville

14 Plume St, South Townsville

+61-7-4721-1760

The base price is $495, $425 if only snorkeling. Full equipment hire is an extra $95. PADI certification courses are available, including the introductory Open Water ($685 including equipment hire and the liveaboard trip) and Advanced Open Water ($725 including hire and the trip). As of late 2005, all trips were incurring an extra $55 on top of these fares covering reef tax, insurance and a fuel levy.

Pro Dive run 3 day/3 night/10 dive liveaboard trips to the reef, spending 1 day diving on the Yongala weather permitting. Trips board at 8PM Tuesday and Friday, travel to the reef overnight and return at 5PM on the 3rd day.

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Adrenalin Dive

121 Flinders Street

+61-7-4724-0600 or 1300 664 600

[email protected]

The base price is $179, equipment hire $35. Divers must have at least 6 logged dives, and divers with less than 15 logged dives will need to pay $30 for a guided dive.

Adrenalin Dive offers 2 dive day trips to the Yongala departing Townsville and Magnetic Island. PADI certification courses are available via the Pro Dive liveaboard for the Pro Dive prices.

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Tropical Cruise and Dive

1/58 Perkins Street West, South Townsville

+61-7-4771-6150 or 1800 776 150

[email protected]

Snorkeling trips $145 adults and $79 children, certified scuba dives from $40, introductory scuba dives from $75, Open Water certification $499

Tropical Cruise and Dive operates one day snorkeling and diving trips to Wheeler Reef most days. The diving is primarily aimed at inexperienced or uncertified divers with lots of supervision available. They also operate full diving certification courses

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Remote Area Dive

25 Ingham Road, Townsville

61 7 4721 4425

Remote Area Dive offers day trips to the Yongala wreck, Pelorus/Orpheus Island. Open Water certification is also available for a total of $615 all inclusive.

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Greatest Dive Sites

For a list of all scuba dive sites in the region around Townsville you can visit the Townsville, Magnetic island section of GreatestDiveSites.

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Salt Scuba Diving

2/276 Charters Towers Road, Townsville

0747757333

Tu-Su 8AM-6PM

Townsville's newest dive centre. Offering PADI dive courses, professional programmes, technical dive training, dive club, travel, full gear servicing, equipment sales, online shop and a group of friendly, passionate and professional divers waiting to welcome you into our dive community. Regular boat dives both weekdays and weekends $199 for all boat dives excluding courses

The Strand Beach

The Strand Beach is a sandy beach right in front of the main waterfront area of Townsville. It is generally a calm swimming spot thanks to the shelter of Magnetic Island; don't bother trying to surf. An artificial swimming lagoon called The Rockpool is located at one end.