Manta Lodge YHA and Scuba Centre in Point Lookout, Queensland | Hostel

Manta Lodge YHA and Scuba Centre

Locality: Point Lookout, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 3409 8888

Address: 132 Dickson Way 4183 Point Lookout, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.mantalodge.com.au

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24.01.2022 At least eight Manta Rays circling on the surface with the group of snorkelers this afternoon.

23.01.2022 Deco shark do do do do do

23.01.2022 Start your tech diving journey this June! 3 spots left for either XR Nitrox or Extended Range.

23.01.2022 Great day for another @ssi_international Horizon rebreather course! #mareshorizon #wearessi #realdiving #rebreather #diveqld #meetyouatmanta

22.01.2022 Day 6 of the SSI Extended range program, finishing off with the planning and executing a 90min shark alley dive. Great work team!

22.01.2022 Due to the current lockdown going into effect as of 6pm tonight, Manta Lodge will be closed until Tuesday morning. We'll still be contactable via Facebook or at [email protected] James, Dan and the Manta team.

22.01.2022 Shark alley looking great this morning

22.01.2022 Want to dive these sites with us?? Learn how to safely with these great courses this month!! October 10th/11th - SSI Deep/nitrox course (2 left) October 11th - SSI XR Nitrox/Extended range (1 left) October 22nd-27th - SSI XR Horizon Rebreather (1 left)... enquire today about extending your diving with Manta Lodge

21.01.2022 We've had 2 last minute spots open up for diving tomorrow! With light southerly winds forecast its going to be a magic day!! Book now at www.mantalodge.com.au

20.01.2022 Start of another @ssi_international SCR course on the @maresjustaddwater Horizon rebreather! #mareshorizon #iamssi #wearessi #rebreather #meetyouatmanta #diveqld

20.01.2022 Last month to get in the mix for some great prizes!! Upcoming courses in January: January 16th - SSI enriched air nitrox January 18th/19th - SSI Deep diver... January 23rd/24th - SSI recreational sidemount Unable to get your course done in January?? No problem, book and pay prior to January 31st and you'll still go in the draw even if your course dates are later in the year! full details at www.mantalodge.com.au/learnandwin/

20.01.2022 Yesterdays conditions for our monthly club dive! Thanks Nate Stephens for the footage!

20.01.2022 Congrats to Jim and Lachie on their SSI XR Trimix certifications! Finished off with a spectacular 75min dive at Sevens reef. Well done on a busy week, now on to rEvo Rebreathers training

19.01.2022 Spooky shark dive this afternoon during the storms

19.01.2022 Did you know that we have Halcyon Dive Systems units in our hire fleet? Try a setup on your next dive before getting your own custom built kit! Contact us to arrange a trial of Halcyon single tank, double tank, and sidemount systems today

19.01.2022 Our new dive club is now live!! As well as discounted dive rates, members get free banked nitrox on all dives as well as access to our monthly club-member only dives and Club facebook page with member-only deals! Join now at www.mantalodge.com.au/straddiediveclub/

19.01.2022 Happy Birthday to Manta’s fearless leader, tractor and boat guru, and dive whiz that makes Manta such a fun place to work. You don't look a day over 45 Dan, Tyler and the Manta team

18.01.2022 Want to win a Shearwater Research Peregrine dive computer?? It's as simple as completing any SSI specialty, technical or professional course before 31st January!! Sign up for one of these upcoming programs today! 7th November - SSI Drysuit (FULL)... 9th November - SSI Navigation (2 spots) 14th/15th November - SSI Deep/Nitrox (1 spot) 15th-17th/30th-1st Nov - SSI Horizon Rebreather XR (1 spot) 22/23 November - SSI Stress/Rescue (3 spots) 22nd November - SSI Drysuit (3 spots) 27th November - SSI Night/Limited vis (2 spots) 28th/29th November - SSI Advanced course (4 spots) Book online now at www.mantalodge.com.au

18.01.2022 A Sandbar Whaler buzzing divers at Sevens reef last week. Sevens Reef is a spectacular deep site off North Stradbroke island well known for an active shark population. Talk to us about getting trained up to dive it this winter! #wearessi #meetyouatmanta #techdiving #sharkdiving #revorebreathers #santidiving #halcyondivesystems #diveqld

18.01.2022 @ssi_international Extended Range and XR instructor course with these legends! Building safe technical divers starts with mastering fundamentals in the pool! #iamssi #techdiving #santidiving #halcyondivesystems #meetyouatmanta #divetraining #divessi

17.01.2022 Yesterday mornings dive conditions

17.01.2022 Congrats to these legends on completing their SSI Horizon Rebreather training! They worked hard and scored some awesome sharky dives to finish! Enquire today about making the move to quiet diving

16.01.2022 Sevens Reef today for day 5 of the SSI XR Trimix program. Some great reef structure and plant life with a couple of sharks for god measure! Depth - 45m Runtime - 53 mins Gas - TMX 25/18 and 50% Temp - 19c

16.01.2022 Our DMT’s finished their dive site maps this week as part of their SSI Divemaster program with a couple of the best efforts we’ve ever seen!!

16.01.2022 Learn and win major prize draw! 1st prize (3 months free diving) - Heather Anderson 2nd Prize (halcyon bc courtesy of Halcyon Dive Systems) - Tennille Arama... 3rd Prize (Shearwater Peregrine) -Sarah Goh Watch this space for the minor prize draw tomorrow morning!

16.01.2022 MARES - just add water Horizon training Day 2!

14.01.2022 Fun with the boys on day 2 of the SSI Extended Range course!

14.01.2022 Want to learn to dive deeper safely and go in the draw to win some cool prizes?? Join us for our next SSI Deep/Nitrox program in October and explore some of the deeper sites Straddie has to offer while utilizing optimized gas to maximise your bottom time! Book now at https://mantalodge.com.au/specialty-courses/

14.01.2022 Dealer alert We’re stoked to announce we’re now able to offer Fourth Element products/apparel and the awesome range of Suex diver propulsion vehicles! Check out their ranges at: www.suex.it www.fourthelement.com

14.01.2022 A great couple of dives for our tech charters today, visiting Sevens Reef this morning and dropping in with the whalers this afternoon!

13.01.2022 Although the visibility was average we still had great Mantas yesterday

13.01.2022 It was shark city yesterday at Roaring deep! Want to dive this site with us?? Enroll in one of these great SSI courses starting this weekend! SSI Deep/Nitrox - This Saturday! SSI XR Nitrox/Extended Range - This Sunday!... Call today to get your shark fix!

11.01.2022 Friday arvo tech dives

11.01.2022 Learn and win minor prize winners! Maria Guglielminotti - MARES - just add water software package courtesy of Mares Australia Liu Ying-Chih - 1 year membership to the Manta Lodge Dive club ... Richard McCullagh - A double dive on the ex-HMAS Brisbane courtesy of Scuba World Michael Polanski - A Gold Coast double dive courtesy of Gold Coast Dive Adventures Phoebe Mactaggart - 4 dive package at Manta Lodge YHA and Scuba Centre Doug Payne - MARES - just add water Horizon Rebreather try dive John Lynch - Manta Lodge t-shirt/hat/mask tamer package Congratulations to all our winners we'll be in touch shortly with prize details. Watch this space for our 2021 contest announcement next month!

11.01.2022 @ssi_international Extended Range course day 5! #wearessi #iamssi #meetyouatmanta #divetraining #techdiving #sharkdiving #diveqld

11.01.2022 Manta season is here Book online at www.mantalodge.com.au

11.01.2022 Congratulations to our awesome new SSI Advanced Adventurer & EAN40 divers who completed their course with us over the weekend! We had some epic dive conditions and some pretty special close encounters with our favourite Grey Nurse Sharks! We hope to see you both diving with us again soon! #HolidayHereThisYear #meetyouatmanta #yhaoz #mySSI#diveSSI#WeAreSSI . . .... . . . #straddie#stradbroke#stradbrokeisland #straddieanyday #discoverstradbroke #minjerribah #discoverqueensland #visitqueensland #visitbrisbane #redlandsanyday #adventureqld #qldweekender #picoftheday #travelqld #mybrisbane #realdiving #scubadiving #diveqld#deepblue #oceanlover #girlsthatscuba #diveinstructorlife #maresjustaddwater #ssi See more

11.01.2022 Some great dives today with the recreational boat heading out to dive with the Mantas and the tech boat going out wide to look for sharks!

10.01.2022 Congratulations to Tennille, Nate and Chris on achieving their SSI Extended Range certifications, and to Will Paterson from Scuba World on his XR Nitrox instructor rating! It was a big week of diving and the group rose to every challenge!

10.01.2022 Great sharks this week!

10.01.2022 Monday 2nd dive at Manta Bommie only photographed a brand new baby manta ,very hard to get a perfect image #ProjectManta

09.01.2022 Mantas are here nice and early this year and we've still got lots of Grey nurse sharks around with at least 20 sharks in the alley last weekend! Next trip Friday morning! Book online at www.mantalodge.com.au

09.01.2022 Instructor @tylerrae10 putting the new @santidiving Avatar drysuit through its paces! (No Canadians were harmed in the making of this drysuit) #santidiving #avatar #meetyouatmanta #drysuit #drysuitdiving

09.01.2022 Night dive time

09.01.2022 We're looking forward to getting back to diving on Tuesday when lockdown is over (and the weather is better!!) Want to win 3 months free diving or a Halcyon Dive Systems BC system? Sign up for one of these upcoming courses to learn and win! January 16th - SSI Nitrox... January 18th/19th - SSI Deep/Nitrox (1 spot left) January 23rd/24th - SSI Recreational sidemount (1 spot left!) February 6th/7th - SSI Advanced Adventurer (2 spots left!) Full details at www.mantalodge.com.au/learnandwin/ Prizes drawn next month!!!

09.01.2022 Want to hang out with like-minded divers and score some great deals while you're at it? We are super excited to announce the Straddie dive club! Join today!!

08.01.2022 We've got a couple of spots left for diving tomorrow with magic conditions offshore AM trip - 2 spots left! AM tech trip (min cert applies) - 3 spots left PM trip - 2 spots left!... head to www.mantalodge.com.au to book!

08.01.2022 COVID UPDATE We're back diving tomorrow, however with current restrictions in place we'll be taking the following steps on our vessels: - Limited numbers until 22nd January.... - Masks compulsory on board and in all public spaces at the lodge See more

07.01.2022 First Manta Rays for the season! And this is early this year. #HolidayHereThisYear #meetyouatmanta #yhaoz #mySSI #diveSSI #WeAreSSI .... . . . . . #straddie #straddieanyday #discoverstradbroke #minjerribah #discoverqueensland #visitqueensland #visitbrisbane #redlandsanyday #adventureqld #qldweekender #picoftheday #travelqld #mybrisbane #realdiving #scubadiving See more

07.01.2022 Unfortunately due to the Brisbane lockdown form 6pm tonight, all diving is cancelled for the next 3 days. If you have a booking with us we'll be in touch in the next few hours.

06.01.2022 Today’s dive on day 3 of the SSI Horizon rebreather course!

05.01.2022 We’re loving our new custom finger spools! Made to order with your name and the Manta Lodge logo. $45 standard $50 custom... Available in blue, red, green and yellow. Reel only, no line.

05.01.2022 This afternoon we took the MARES - just add water Horizon rebreathers to have a look for some active sharks off Flat rock, needless to say we weren’t disappointed!

05.01.2022 We've got 1 spot left for our SSI Deep/Nitrox course this weekend! Learn to dive deep safely utilising optimised nitrox mixes! As a bonus you'll got in the draw to win some fantastic prizes including 3 months free diving and a Halcyon Dive Systems bc! Book now at www.mantalodge.com.au

04.01.2022 Ex-hire GoPro Hero 7 black (1 left) Well used but in good condition, both have been factory reset. Comes with all parts and original packaging including 16gb SD card.... $250 each

04.01.2022 Today’s sharky dive on day 4 of the SSI Extended Range course

03.01.2022 Last few days of the Halcyon Dive Systems free custom upgrade promotion! Talk to us today about building you own custom Halcyon BC system!

03.01.2022 The ultimate in lightweight bc’s! Halcyon Dive Systems custom red wing with carbon fibre backplate and single tank adapter! Order your custom system today and score a free custom colour upgrade worth $200! Don’t forget we also have Afterpay and Zip as payment options

03.01.2022 Great afternoon with the Mantas' today! Spots available for tomorrow afternoons dive Book online at www.mantalodge.com.au

02.01.2022 An amazing Drift dive around Turtle caves Flat Rock. Shark sharks and more sharks #HolidayHereThisYear #meetyouatmanta #yhaoz #mySSI #diveSSI #WeAreSSI... . . . . . . #straddie #straddieanyday #discoverstradbroke #minjerribah #discoverqueensland #visitqueensland #visitbrisbane #redlandsanyday #adventureqld #qldweekender #picoftheday #travelqld #mybrisbane #realdiving #scubadiving #diveqld#deepblue #oceanlover See more

01.01.2022 Turtle time at Manta Bommie yesterday!

01.01.2022 Great Halcyon Dive Systems deal til the end of November!