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Expedition & Education Calendar

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Celebrating after an amazing day diving!

Wish you were here...

Each year 1000s of people travel from all over the globe to join our dive expeditions and programs. Our experienced staff work hard to ensure your experiences with us are the absolute best they can possibly be. Whether you are just starting out in the world of diving, or have been blowing bubbles for a long time now, we will find the perfect adventure for you! With so much to see and do in our underwater world, and so much opportunity for travel, we have arranged a mouth watering list of group dive expeditions from around the globe. This coming year is going to be unforgettable and we hope you can share it with us! Just visit abyss.com.au for more information.

If for some reason your dream holiday doesn’t appear on the list, we can help you arrange private travel to destinations in The Pacific, Asia, Australasia, Micronesia – or anywhere else in the world! So just contact us and we will do all the hard work for you.

go travelling...

Thanks guys for yet another truly unforgettable experience. Papua New Guinea was sooo amazing. I can’t wait to go on my next trip with you guys to Madagascar in September this year... It is going to be AWESOME!!!

Kristy Dean, Abyss club member and PADI Instructor

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2012

September

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Place Vanuatu - Island of Espirito SantoWhy go? Best Shore Dive wreck in the world, The President Coolidge Wreck! Cultural and island adventure. Dates 31st August - 8th SeptemberExtension 4 days on Tranquility Island in Port VilaWhy go? Eco adventure, amazing reef dives.

Place Madagascar ExpeditionWhy go? Like no place else on earth. Animals, marine life, culture, adventure.Dates 21st September - 7th OctoberExtension South Africa - Kruger National Park + Victoria FallsWhy go? Largest waterfall on earth, African animals.

Place Cave Diving Adventure Trip to ThailandWhy go? World class cave diving and cave diving training on the same trip!Dates 2nd - 14th of November

Place Solomon IslandsWhy go? Some of the best wall diving in the world. BIG fish, sharks, amazing reef!Dates 26th December - 3rd January 2013

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sail. Explore. Dream. Discover.

Mark Twain

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Divers visiting the statue of ‘The Lady’inside the wreck of Coolidge.

Some of the amazing animals we will see while on safari in Africa.

Cave diver venturing into the mouth of the cave. Amazing experience.

World class... Check out the wall formation they are swimming through!

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Place Heron Island, Great Barrier ReefWhy go? Voted top 10 dive in the world by Jacques Cousteau. Lots of nature. Top resort. Close to home. Dates 24th - 29th January

Place Palau, Micronesia Why go? Blue Corner is regarded as one of the best single dives on earth! This trip has Wrecks, Drifts, drop offs, big fish action. The lot!Dates 1st - 12th of April

Place Maldives Luxury ExpeditionWhy go? Deep blue seas, turquoise reefs, white sandy beaches, cracking diving. Luxury live-a-boardDates 18th - 29th May + 29th - 10th June

Not all those who wander are lost.

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Hang next to the pool after an unforgettable day’s diving... YEAH!

Most picturesque island chain in the world. We hope to see you there.

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Luxurious sail ship will be your homefor 10 days! AMAZING!!! C U SOON.

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June

Place Mike Ball Dive Expeditions - Minke Whale TripWhy go? Swim with MINKE WHALES!!! YES!!! Explore the best of the Great Barrier Reef. The vessel and staff are amazing. Dates 6th - 10th June

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You could be taking this photo while on a safety stop at the end of your dive!

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Place Great White Sharks in South Australia Why go? Go face to face with Great Whites! Face your fears. Bucket list trip for sure!Dates 15th - 27th September

Place Cebu, Asia Why go? Thresher Sharks, Whales Sharks and lots of mind blowing macro diving... Luxury live-a-board vessel. Dates 5th - 15th of October

Place Florida, USAWhy go? World class cave diving expedition. Certified cave divers onlyDates TBC

I always wonder why birds stay in the same place when they can fly any where on earth. But then I ask myself the same question...

Harun Tahya

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Jaw dropping action from inside the

cage... CHECK IT!! Da Na, Da Na, Da Na...

Get up close and personal with Whale Sharks!!! We hope to see you there.

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Join the Abyss cave dive team and explore the cave systems of Florida, USA

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December

Place Papua New Guinea - Tufi ResortWhy go? Awesome accommodation and food, Cultural experience with warm water and lots of marine life both big and small. Dates 27th December - 3rd January

Check out the photo from the main bar area of the resort... How cool is that!

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Place Sri lanka, Dive Expedition to dive the wreck of the ex HMAS Hermes!!!Why go? Worlds first purpose built aircraft carrier. One of the world’s best wreck dives. Tec Dive trip. Must be Tec 50 certified. Dates TBC

Place Komoda National ParkWhy go? World heritage site. Best diving in Indonesia. Manta rays, Komodo Dragons and more... Luxury live-a-board vessel. Unforgetable customer service and food. Dates 13th - 23rd of June

Place Galapagos Island, Luxury Live-a-boardWhy go? World heritage site. Hammerheads, Whale Sharks, sealions, the lot! In the top 10 dive locations of the world. Bucket list trip. Dates 19th - 29th of August

The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.

St. Augustine“

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One of the best wrecks in the world. Nearly as big as the titanic! OMG

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Komodo is a UNESCO World Heritage Site!Get to hang out with this dude... Yeah!

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Galapagos is defi nitely on every divers bucket list...

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ex-HMAS ADELAIDE

Wreck Expedition Dates

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6th January 13th January 27th January 3rd February 17th February 24th February 3rd March 17th March 23rd March 24th March 7th April 20th April 4th May 5th May 12th May

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Come and explore the ex-HMAS Adelaide shipwreck with us. This is one of the best wreck dives in Australia, and is a must see for all divers. Abyss runswreck, sidemount and tec training on this shipwreck as well!

Special thanks to Peter, Carl, Naimh for their outstanding commitment & professionalism during my Instructor training, Abyss Scuba Diving certainly deserves all the awards they’ve won over the years.

Daniel Arellano Schwarzenberg, PADI Instructor now working on the Great Barrier Reef

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Another successful group of PADI

Instructors at Abyss... WELL DONE!

Doing the things we love requires proper training and practice to then do it well and do it safely. Be it exploring a cave system in Thailand, mapping a new ship wreck in Sri Lanka or teaching diving in Sydney. As PADI’s one and only Career Development Centre for NSW, we specialise in the training and development of recreational, professional and technical diving disciplines.

Our staff will exceed your expectation and deliver professional programs everytime. We guarantee you will enjoy the experience, while still being challenged to push your limits. Together we will help you achieve your goals, do the diving you want to do, and support you every step of the way.

We look forward to being involved in yet another amazing year of safe, challenging, exciting and thrilling training programs. Thanks for allowing us to be a part of your world!

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Your Training Chart...

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Wreck Diver

Cave Diver

Tec 40

Tec 45

Tec 50

Tec Rebreather Diver

Deep Diver

Enriched Air Diver

Search & Recovery Diver

Drift Diver

Underwater Navigation Specialist

Digital Underwater Photography

Equipment Specialist

Drysuit Diver

Sidemount Diver

Recreational Rebreather Diver

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Advanced Open Water

30th June - 1st July 4th July - 5th July 18th Aug - 19th Aug 1st Sep - 2nd Sep 8th Sep - 9th Sep 6th Oct - 7th Oct 20th Oct - 21st Oct 10th Nov - 11th Nov 17th Nov - 18th Nov 1st Dec - 2nd Dec 15th Dec - 16th Dec

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Surface Intervals between a double dive on the HMAS Adelaide Wreck! AWESOME.

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Rescue Diver

7th July - 8th July 11th Aug - 12th Aug 15th Sep - 16th Sep 27th Oct - 28th Oct 28th Dec - 29th Dec

2nd Feb - 3rd Feb 23rd Mar - 24th Mar 18th May - 19th May 6th July - 7th July 10th Aug - 11th Aug

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14th Sep - 15th Sep 19th Oct - 20th Oct 28th Dec - 29th Dec

Advanced Open Water Course on their way down to Bare Island.

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Rescue training with Blake out at Oak Park... Fantastic job guys!

Divemaster Course

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New Instructor Jonny having a ball in the pool during his IDC...

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Instructror Development Courses

1st Sep - 16th Sep 6th Oct - 21st Oct 10th Nov - 25th Nov

12th Jan - 27th Jan 23rd Feb - 10th Mar 13th Apr - 28th Apr 8th June - 23rd June 27th July - 11th Aug

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Instructor candidates practicing rescue

skills prior to their Instructor exam. Toyota jump after an fantastic day out

at Oak Park during the IDC...

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Tec 40

Tec 50

Rebreather Diver

Tec 45

Dates upon request

18th Aug 2nd March 22nd June

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REbreathers divers can get closer to marine life! No bubbles... Rebreather divers can spend up to 4 hours underwater on small tanks!

Tec divers can explore sites too deep for normal recreational divers!

Rebreather divers silently cruise through the dive sites... amazing.

Here you can see Carl & Rach after

diving the exHMAS Hermes in SriLanka.

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