Freedive Hervey Bay

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Freedive Hervey Bay

Adventure and Outdoors Tours
8 min guests
10 max guests

Highlights

  • Explore the Ex-HMAS Tobruk wreck at 30m depth, revealing a unique underwater landscape for adventurous divers.
  • Swim through the open stern doors into the expansive tank deck, enjoying over 100m of unobstructed space.
  • Experience exceptional visibility of 8m to 20m, especially during winter months, enhancing your underwater exploration.
  • Dive with our professional team, ensuring ample time for photos and appreciation of this monumental shipwreck.

The Ex-HMAS Tobruk site is located just off the Fraser coast at approx. 25 nautical miles NNE from Hervey Bay. During scuttling, she came to rest in 30m of water and instead of resting upright on her keel, she rotated during her descent and came to a final resting position on her starboard side. The top side of the ship lies in approx. 11m and there are 8 deck levels to explore down to a maximum bottom depth of 30m.

Our dedicated mooring is positioned at amidships, which offers the perfect opportunity to explore the entire length of the ship over two dives. The dive site is current affected, so we aim to plan our dives during neap tide flows. Expected visibility can be anywhere from 8m to 20m with the latter usually consistent during Winter months. The ships stern doors lie open, revealing the cavernous tank deck which offers uninhibited swimming through this vast space for over 100m INSIDE the ship! You will be guided by our professional dive team with ample time to stop for photos or simply take in the tremendous size of this wreck.

Tour details

  • Adventure and Outdoors Tours
  • Customised
  • Water – Motorised
  • Small Group Tour
  • Moderate
  • On demand

Features

Service facilities

  • Carpark
  • Family Friendly
  • Non Smoking
Accessibility

This business does not currently offer accessible facilities.

Operation information

K'gari Salty Safaris

K’gari Salty Safaris offer small group marine tours cruising the World Heritage site of Western K’gari (formerly known as Fraser Island) and the Great Sandy Strait. Offering two main tours, ‘Island Hopper’ and ‘Funset’, you will experience the best of the Hervey Bay with beautiful scenery, wildlife and exhilaration, as you cruise from hotspot to hotspot.

K’gari Salty Safaris vessel and permits allow the ultimate direct access to exclusive areas and beaches within the World Heritage listed waterways surrounding K’gari (Fraser Island), giving you the opportunity to experience the best of the Hervey Bay without the crowds.

On the Island Hopper, be amazed by the swirling white silica sands, coloured sand cliffs and the crystal clear waters in the northern Great Sandy Marine Park, into Platypus Bay on the western side of the world’s largest sand island, K’gari (Fraser Island). Explore the wonders by making a splash and snorkelling the pristine waters amongst vibrant marine life and enjoy some beach activities. For your chance to see Hervey Bay’s Humpback Whales in one of the world’s first Whale Heritage Sites, travel between mid July- mid October.

Funset offers a fun, unique way to enjoy the magic of a sunset across the ocean. Music on, drinks cold, remote island stopover, incredible views, with a little bit of an exhilaration as you go from thrill to chill.

Activities

  • Boating
  • Snorkelling
  • Swimming

Tags

  • Adventure
  • Family
  • Nature & Wildlife

Accreditations

  • ECO Certified (Ecotourism) by Ecotourism Australia
  • Quality Tourism Accreditation
  • Sustainable Tourism Accreditation by ATIC

Memberships

  • Queensland Tourism Industry Council
  • Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
  • QLD – Fraser Coast Tourism and Events

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