Note
• Direct flights from Kuala Lumpur to Christmas Island from December, 2009.
• Direct flights from Singapore to Christmas Island commences Jan 21, 2010.
Owing to its location on the edge of the Java Trench, the island drops off into the ocean depths in excess of 3000m. With many spectacular Drop Off dive sites including Rhoda Wall, The Leap and the amazing views of Perpendicular Wall, may include such sights as lion fish, moray eels, manta rays, reef sharks, mammerheads, enormous tuna, varous coral species and turtles, depending on the location, and the season.
This magnificent wall is just one of 60 dive sites around Christmas Island. Picture © CITA
Witness Coconut Point wih its show of Gorgonian Gardens on the wall face and after a small swim through caverns, offers divers the opportunity to see nudibranches and flatworms.
View the stalactite formations after surfacing the island’s largest cave systems, Thundercliff Cave. Other cave sites can also be visited including Lost Cave and the Boat Cave, both offering fantastic views of corals and marine life.
With warm 27℃ waters, visibility often reaching 50 metres, and with over 40 dive locations to choose from, diving on Christmas Island is truly a once in a lifetime experience!
Dive Package Cost ex- Kuala Lumpur
• Flight departs Kuala Lumpur every Saturday up to Mar 27, 2010
• Flight departs Kuala Lumpur every Friday from Apr 02, 2010
- AUD $1,998 Twin VQ3 Lodge Standard
- AUD $2,016 Twin Christmas Island Lodge Standard
- AUD $2,051 Twin Sunset Lodge Standard
- AUD $2,103 Twin Sunset Lodge Ocean Frontage
- AUD $2,173 Twin Mango Tree Lodge Double/Twin
- Other accommodations available – please ask!
Dive Package Cost ex- Singapore
• Flight departs Singapore every Thursday up to Jul 22, 2010
- Flight Surcharge of AUD $420 per diver
Dive Package Validity
- Dec 28, 2009 – June 30, 2010
Dive Package Includes
- Return economy-class airfare on Christmas Air (ex-KUL) or Evercrown Air (ex-SIN)
- All airport taxes
- 07 nights in choice of accommodation on twin-share basis
- 12 boat dives over 06 diving days with experienced Dive Guide
- Tanks, weight belts with weights plus lunch for 06 days
Dive Package Excludes
- All meals other than a packed lunch on diving days
- Transfers to/from dive shop or dive jetty
- Personal expenditure like laundry, phone calls, etc.
Dive Package Validity
- Dec 28, 2009 – June 30, 2010
Whalesharks come visit Christmas Island right after the migration of the red crabs
Christmas Island is known as one of the most unique dive locations on the planet. With pristine waters, spectacular corals, an awesome drop off and BIG and bountiful marine life, it offers divers an extraordinary experience that will never be forgotten!
At the onset of the first rains in late November to early December, families of Whale Sharks often appear in the waters surrounding Christmas Island. Feeding on plankton and the billions of Red Crab larvae that are expelled into the sea after the annual migration and spawning of the adult crabs to the water’s edge.
Check out Christmas Island Adventure with Lynn & Su-Anne.
YouTube Diving With Whale Sharks Videos
Flight Schedules, ex-Kuala Lumpur
• SAT MH8484 KUL/XCH 09:30/11:05
• SAT MH8485 XCH/KUL 12:05/15:40
From Apr 02, 2010
• FRI MH8484 KUL/XCH 10:00/11:35
• FRI MH8485 XCH/KUL 12:35/16:10
Flight Schedules, ex-Singapore
From Jan 21, 2010
• THU MI288 SIN/XCH 16:50/18:05
• THU MI287 XCH/SIN 18:50/22:05