Snorkelling and Surfing lessons - Byron Bay
Availability: 20 Youth
Cost: Included in the Jamboree ticket price
Transport: Bus
Accommodation: TBA
Overview: Join this 2-day expedition to experience what the coastline around Byron Bay has to offer. The experience will include snorkelling and surfing lessons.
Description: Byron Bay is one of the few snorkel sites where you can swim with tropical species found on the Great Barrier Reef and animals from Australia. Whales, Dolphins, Manta Rays, Leopard Sharks, Grey Nurse Sharks and Turtles are all common visitors. It's a perfect environment for snorkelling and freediving with prolific fish life and multiple areas to explore. As part of the experience the Guides will board a boat and be taken out to Julian Rocks Nature Reserve. This rocky outcrop is rated one of the best dive sites in Australia
Byron Bay is also without doubt one of the most iconic places in the world to go surfing. There is a myriad of surf spots from hidden away beach breaks to the world-renowned right-hand point breaks. Many surfers live in Byron Bay just to surf in the beauty of Byron Bay and surrounding beaches. The laid-back Byron Bay surfing lifestyle attracts thousands of visitors each year.
Guides will be given a surf lesson to learn about the waves and surfing etiquette. A lesson is well worth it as the feeling of catching your first wave is truly amazing!
Special Conditions: Snorkelling will include an ocean boat trip which may be rough. Snorkelling has strict requirements that participants must:
Be able to swim 200 meters unassisted
Have some snorkelling experience
Must weigh less than 118kg