Liveaboard diving and at the Poor Knights overnight is a magical experience. Once the other boats have departed for the day you can enjoy the tranquility of the Islands at your leisure. Please note that the Poor Knights Islands are a Nature reserve and it is strictly forbidden to go ashore. Overnight liveaboard diving trips to the Poor Knights allow you to do more dives per day at the Poor Knights, including sunrise and sunset diving.
Liveaboard Dive Trips 2020/2021
For prices to the Poor Knights, please see the pricing tables below. All other trips are bespoke and have been especially created to diversify our offerings. Some of these trips travel a long way, either to the Northern part of the Hauraki Gulf or up to the Bay of Islands. We appreciate your understanding that they are not all the standard pricing listed below for the original Poor Knights only trips. Please contact us for further information. Email info@yukon.co.nz
Poor Knights – 1 night Saturday 22nd/23rd January 2021 – 1 space available
Hen and Chicks/Mokohinau’s/Poor Knights – 2 nights Saturday 30th/Sunday 31st/Monday 1st February 2021 – departing Marsden Cove (only an hour and a half North of Auckland Harbour Bridge) – Fully booked
Poor Knights/Bay of Islands – 2 nights Wednesday 3rd/Thursday 4th/Friday 5th February 2021 – only 1 space available due to last minute cancellation
Hen and Chicks/Mokohinau’s/Poor Knights – 2 nights Tuesday 23rd/Wednesday 24th/Thursday 25th February 2021 – departing Marsden Cove (only an hour and a half North of Auckland Harbour Bridge)
If you are interested in a particular date, please get in touch with Jo on 021 2611779 or email info@yukon.co.nz
Liveaboard Dive Trips 2020…. more to come….
Special Labour Weekend 3 day trip, 1 night at Poor Knights and 1 night in the Bay of Islands – was a great success, a full library of photos will follow. This trip books months in advance if you like the look of it, be sure to put your name down for next year!
Remember, there are more dates to come!! And special adventures with new itineraries to explore. Full details to follow.
Our Liveaboard Dive Boat
Our 16m dive boat, Pacific Hideaway, is perfectly suited for overnight liveaboard diving trips to the Poor Knights Islands for up to 12 passengers. A combination of divers and non-divers are welcome on board. Snorkelling and kayaking is available for non-divers.
Check out our liveaboard prices and make a booking request online.
Please note if you are booking this trip as a diver, it is a trip for qualified divers with confident buoyancy skills. Some of our dives include wall diving in a group where these skills are essential. If you are a freshly qualified diver, wonderful and congratulations! As a certified diver, your buoyancy control is your responsibility. If you are unsure about your buoyancy skills or if you haven’t dived in colder water before please consider booking a private guide.
Liveaboard Diving Trip Details
- A Poor Knights liveaboard diving trip is an economical and fun way to enjoy as much diving as possible.
- First off, we meet at 8.00am on the first day of the trip. Load gear, complete the paperwork, sight cert cards/log books and after a safety briefing we get underway
- You will have the opportunity to dive up to 4 dives on the first day. On the last day of the trip there will be up to 3 dives.
- As we move around the dive sites you will get the change to enjoy the beautiful sights above the water at the Poor Knights. The Islands are home to stunning arches. We take the boat into Riko Riko Cave (weather permitting). At anchor you are welcome to jump on a kayak and go for a paddle around.
- Poor Knights Islands are a Nature reserve. It is strictly forbidden to go ashore.
- Returning to Tutukaka around 4-5pm on the last day
Liveaboard diving Accommodation
- Sleeping arrangements are split over 4 double berths (ideal for couples or friends who don’t mind sharing) and then the remainder is shared on mattresses in the saloon, like a sleepover with mates.
- We also provide fresh clean bedding and 1 towel per person
- But we do not have separate cabins onboard
- There are no hair dryers onboard and we are unable to allow their use so please do not bring your own.
- And there is a seperate men’s and women’s toilet onboard.
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And an outdoor shower located on the back deck. It’s not private and best used in a bathing suit but it’s nice and warm.
Catering
- We provide and prepare all your food for the journey.
- But do not supply alcoholic beverages or soft drinks, so you can bring your favourite chocolate bar or drink along with you.
- If you have any special dietary requirements we need to know 7 days prior to the trip.
- We can cater for minor changes to our menu, however there maybe an additional charge depending on your requirements.
Liveaboard diving experience and training options
- Evidence of your dive certification will be required
- The 4th dive of any day is a night dive for AOW certified divers and above
- But if you are Open Water certified that is fine. You will be able to do the night dive additional training with one of our Instructors. This will cost $250 per person, or perhaps you could consider the AOW Course. Please note it is essential to let us know in advance if you wish to do either of these.
- PADI Advanced Open Water training available – $600 per person (additional to trip price)
- Also, if your last dive was over 12 months ago we will require you to do a Refresher. You can do this in advance or with one of our Instructors on the first dive. A Refresher with us will cost an additional $150 per person.
- Safety is our priority so please do not ask us to compromise on this – you maybe disappointed with the response you receive 🙂
Poor Knights Liveaboard Diving Prices – please contact us for pricing of our bespoke itineraries to other outer islands
| 2 days, 1 night Liveaboard | Max No. Dives | Price |
|---|---|---|
| All own gear | 7 | $600 |
| Including tank & weights | 7 | $700 |
| Including full gear | 7 | $800 |
| PADI Advanced Open Water Course | 5 | $600 |
| PADI Night Dive | 1 | $250 |
| 3 days, 2 nights Liveaboard | Max No. Dives | Price |
|---|---|---|
| All own gear | 11 | $940 |
| Including tanks & weights | 11 | $1,090 |
| Including full gear | 11 | $1,230 |
| PADI Advanced Open Water Course | 5 | $600 |
| PADI Night Dive | 1 | $250 |
Tank dive fills (air only) are included in the above prices
If you are interested in finding out when our next liveaboard trip is taking place, please complete the enquiry form or contact us for more information.
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