06:00 Complimentary accommodation transfers available from Cairns city and Northern Beaches accommodation.

06:20 Check-in at Pro Dive Cairns retail shop, corner of Grafton and Shields streets.

07:00 Depart Cairns for 3 days and 2 nights of fantastic diving/snorkelling on The Great Barrier Reef. A light breakfast is served onboard.

11:30 Your first dive is before lunch. A dive guide will be offered for those divers who have not dived in a while. This is an opportunity for you to acclimatise to the diving conditions, and fine-tune your skills if it has been some time since your last dive.

12:30 Lunch is served.

14:30 Head off for your second dive and discover more underwater delights. Once you have completed your dive, the vessel moves on to the next site.

16:30 After an afternoon of relaxing, it is time for your third dive of the trip.

18:00 Dinner is served.

19:45 The night dive! We try to do the night dive at the same site as the afternoon dive, as this way you are familiar with your surroundings.

07:00 The vessel moves for an early morning dive.

09:00 Breakfast is served.

11:15 After breakfast, the vessel moves on for the second dive of the day.

12:45 Lunch is served.

15:15 After lunch, it is time for your third dive of the day.

17:45 Dinner is served.

19:30 Another night dive.

06:30 Sunrise dive.

07:30 Breakfast.

09:00 Another morning dive.

11:00 The last dive of the trip, finished by noon.

12:00 Lunch is served.

16:00 Complimentary return transfer to your accommodation.

19:30 Farewell dinner (optional, additional cost) with fellow passengers and crew at a local restaurant.

Taxes and charges: Additional fee of $85 includes government environmental charge and port departure tax and administrative costs.
Digital Underwater cameras available at a cost of $35 per dive.
Introductory dives (for non-divers) at a cost of $50 per dive
PADI Advanced open water dive course can be conducted in conjunction with this trip at an additional cost of $160.
PADI enriched air (Nitrox) course – $200 (includes all post course dives on nitrox)
Advanced/enriched air (nitrox) course – $305
3 day nitrox package – $100 (11 dives)
Refresher course – $150

You can cancel your dive trip for any reason up to 48 hours prior to departure and receive a full refund of all money paid to Pro Dive Cairns. There is no refund for any reason after this time.

A lot! Whether you are a diver or a snorkeller, you will be amazed by what the Great Barrier Reef has to offer. There are up to 1500 species of fish, 350 different corals, 400 species of molluscs and 10,000 species of sponges.

Yes, there are sharks in every ocean. A variety of sharks inhabit the Great Barrier Reef. What we most commonly encounter are smaller species which pose no threat to divers or snorkellers. The shark that Australia is infamous for, the Great White Shark, does not exist in Far North Queensland.

Bee stings kill more people than sharks do – but shark attacks make better movies. (Just how cool would Leonardo have looked if he’d been fighting off a bumblebee in The Beach?)

In reality, there are no aquatic animals that routinely attack humans, unless you provoke them by poking them, sticking your hand into their home, or getting too close to one with territorial instincts.

As part of your certification lessons, you’ll learn some common-sense precautions. Most of these, however, are more for the protection of sea creatures than of you. You pose a much larger threat to them than they do to you. (Compare, for example, the number of humans who will eat squid sushi today, versus the number of squid who munch on human sushi – ever!)

There are no camera hire available onboard. However you can hire a camera from Calypso Productions in Cairns.

Technisub stratus full foot fins
Tusa Liberator Masks
Aqualung Wave BCDs
Aqualung Calypso regs with compass and Suunto Zoop computers
5mm Neptune ¾ leg, long arm wetsuits
3mm Neptune/Aqualung hoods (seasonal)
dive light: Aqualung lumen HD or Princeton Tec Torrent LED

An additional fee of $85 per person is payable direct to PRO DIVE Cairns. This fee includes $16.50 Government Environmental Management Charge as well as a Port Departure Tax and administration and Fuel levy.

You can use a Drone while on the 3 day trip with permission of the skipper.

The Queensland dive industry has the best safety statistics of any diving destination worldwide. Dive operators are required to comply with strict government workplace health and safety standards.

The warm waters of Tropical North Queensland are ideal for year round diving.
Water temperature can vary from 22′ to 28′ Celsius (75′ to 85’F).

Summer (Dec-Feb)
Overall great marine life activity with plenty to see
Visibility – Excellent
Water temperature 29?C (85?F)
Generally calm sea conditions
Low to moderate rain – generally at night

Autumn (Mar-May)
Overall great marine life activity with plenty to see
Visibility – Good
Water temperature 25-27?C (80?F)
Calm to moderate sea conditions
Potential moderate rain

Winter (Jun-Aug)
Minke Whales & Humpback Whales
Visibility – Good
Water temperature 22-24?C (70?F)
Moderate sea conditions
Low rainfall

Spring (Sep-Nov)
Humpback Whales & Coral Spawning (Nov)
Visibility – Excellent
Water temperature 25-27?C (80?F)
Generally calm sea conditions
Low rain fall

The Great Barrier Reef is not a deep dive destination. Depths in our dive sites range from 10-25 metres (30-80 feet), with the best diving generally occurring between 10 and 15 metres (30-50 feet). This means there are some amazing sites that stay shallow enough for all certified divers to enjoy, regardless of how advanced your diving certifications may be.

PRO DIVE Cairns can store any additional luggage you may have at their retail shop for your trip duration. Be aware there is limited space on the boat.