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Local Dive Trips

Join us for a day trip on  board our comfortable 12 meter dive boat "Ruku Moana"

RukuRuku Moana comfortably dives up to 8 divers and travels at 20 knots, with a toilet, shower , dry area and tea and coffee facilities on board, you can be assured of a great comfortable day out.

We run two types of Dive Trips - Local Charters and Advanced Boat Trips.

Local Charters are suitable for all divers.

Advanced Boat trips are to our deeper or more challenging sites  as such are not suitable for Open Water Divers. These trips are limited to 6  people.

Hire gear is available at an additional cost of $50 per day.

Trip destination for both trips will be decided on the day by your skipper and dive guide and will depend on weather conditions. Local charters will go to a shallow and shelter site, advanced trips  will go further afield to deeper or more challenging sites.  Possible destinations include Motiti Island, Mayor Island, Okaparu Reef, The Taioma , Astrolabe Reef ( The wreck of The Rena), and Plate Island.  Check out our dive sites page for full descriptions on these sites.

Booking for these trips are essential as numbers for each trip are limited and they do fill up.

Private dive charters are also available, please  Contact us to discuss availability and price

Cancellation / Transfer Policy

  • Transfer of dates within 1 week of the trip date  - $50 transfer fee
  • This fee is applicable every time you transfer dates.
  • Once trips are booked and paid for there is no refund available, unless we cancel due to weather.
  • We reserve the right to cancel a boat trip if minimum numbers are not met. In this instance a full refund will be offered.

Trip Details

We meet at Dive Zone Tauranga at 8.00 am to complete the necessary pre-dive registration & to arrange any rental gear requirements that you may have.

Complimentary transport from Dive Zone to the boat at Tauranga Bridge Marina is available.

IMPORTANT:  

  • Bookings and prepayment are essential for all trips.
  • Please bring your own food and water bottle.
  • We reserve the right to change the location of the trip due to weather conditions.
  • Please note that bookings are only refundable if the trip is cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.

 

Advanced Boat Trip schedule and bookings Advanced and above divers only

 

Local Charter schedule and bookings (suitable for all levels of divers)

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