
Pro Dive
Learn To Dive Course in Cairns
5 Days
From $1040pp
If you’re thinking about booking in your PADI Open Water Dive Course we think it’s important to understand what you’re getting for your money. When we say that Pro Dive Cairns offer one of the most comprehensive Open Water Courses on the planet, we aren’t making it up.
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Itinerary:
Day 1:
The day starts with complimentary hotel transfers, these are available from Cairns city and Northern Beaches hotels/hostels (time varies depending on pickup location, please confirm when booking)
08:30 – You will need to then check in at the Pro Dive Cairns training centre, Located at 116 Spence Street
08:45 – The Course starts, Your academic training begins in the classroom
12:30 – Pause for a lunch break, Take note today lunch is not provided
13:30 – Jump back and make a splash with some more pool training, this is where your practical dive training begins
17:30 – Complimentary return transfer to your accommodation
Day 2:
07:30 – Complimentary hotel transfers are Available from Cairns city and Northern Beaches hotels/hostels
08:00 – Start with a dive equipment briefing, this will involve a hands-on scuba gear walk through with instructors. Â
09:15 – Jump into some in pool training
12:00 – Lunch break, please note today lunch is not provided
13:15 – Now you will gear up at the Pro Dive Cairns retail shop, where all your dive equipment is then fitted for the liveaboard trip
14:00 – Your final academic training session and exam
17:45 – Complimentary return transfer to your accommodation
Day 3:Â
06:00 – Complimentary hotel transfers are available from Cairns city and Northern Beaches hotels/hostels
06:20 – Start the day with check in at the Pro Dive Cairns retail shop Corner of Shields & Grafton Streets, Cairns CityÂ
07:00 – You will then depart Cairns for 3 days & 2 nights on The Great Barrier Reef, at this time a light breakfast will served on board
11:00 – Get ready and embrace your first dive: Training dive
12:30 – Take a break for some lunchÂ
14:30 – Now jump back in for your second dive: Training dive
16:30 – You will have this time for a snorkelling opportunity
18:00 – Dinner is servedÂ
19:45 – A chance to observe a night dive, this is where you can watch the certified divers participating in the first night dive of the trip
Day 4:
07:00 – Third dive of the trip: Training dive, this first dive of the day will be done before breakfast
09:00 – Breakfast is servedÂ
11:15 – Fourth dive of the trip: Training dive, This will be the last training dive for Open Water certification
12:45 – Lunch is servedÂ
15:15 – Fifth dive of the trip, this is the first dive as a newly certified scuba diver
17:45 – Dinner served up
19:30 – Sixth dive of the trip: Night dive, this will be a guided night dive experience for all newly certified divers
Day 5:
06:30 – Seventh dive of the trip, Your first dive of the day, a beautiful sunrise dive to enjoy the reef waking up.
07:30 – Breakfast is served up
09:00 – Eighth dive of the trip
11:00 – Ninth dive of the trip, this will be the last dive of the trip, you will be finished by 1200 noon
12:00 – Lunch served up, this will be the last lunch on The Great Barrier Reef before returning to Cairns
16:00 – Complimentary return transfer to your accommodation
19:30 – Take part in a farewell dinner, note this is optional and at an additional cost, but its so nice to join fellow passengers and crew at a local restaurant to reminisce about the adventures of the past 5 days.
Courses commence everyday except Sunday
English Courses Commence: Every day except Sunday at 8.30am. German Courses Commence: Tue & Fri at 8.30am. Japanese Courses Commence: Thu at 8.30am
3 day/ 2 night liveaboard departs: Every day except Tue at 7.00 am
3 day/ 2 night liveaboard returns: At 4.00 pm
Note: Accommodation transfers are included from Cairns city to Northern Beaches as far as Palm Cove.
Includes:
9 DivesÂ
PADI Open Water Certificate
PADI Open Water Manual (various languages)
2 passport photos
accommodation transfers
all dive equipment
log book
dive insurance
all accommodation (twin share)
meals while on board.
Extras:
Dive medical (If required due to medical reasons, past or present)
Clothing and swimwear
Warm clothes for the evening
2x towels
Dive medical (if required)
Sun Hat
Marine safe sunscreen and toiletries
Certification card for certified divers
Seasickness medication
Open Dated Booking Notice
If you are booking open dated, we will require 7 Day notice.
Reconfirm your booking
We require all bookings to be reconfirmed with us 2 Day before your scheduled start.
Refund Policy
Refunds will be processed according to the following time frames…
- • Cancellations within 2 Day of the start date incur a 100.00% fee.
- • Between 2 Day and 365 Day incur a 0.00% fee.
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You’ll be hard to find any experienced diver in the world who hasn’t heard of Pro Dive and their incredible reputation.Â
Prodive are a world famous dive company that attract experienced divers and snorkelers from all over the globe looking to hone their skills and explore the incredible Great Barrier Reef.Â
Expect world class training facilities, instructors and equipment in your first two days as you kick the course off in the classroom with theory and pool sessions, here you’ll learn the all-important skills you need in the water.
This is followed by a once in a lifetime 3 day 2 night liveaboard on the Great Barrier Reef aboard a multi-million dollar, purpose built dive boat featuring twin/double cabins, air-conditioning and free WIFI all for a maximum of 32 passengers.Â
You’ll have the option to explore some of their 19 exclusive dive and snorkel sites. You won’t dive more than one or two times at the same time either, variety is the spice of life right?
Included in your trip is everything (apart from the kitchen sink) all meals, passport photos, dive insurance, 9 dives and all the equipment you can think of.Â
All meals are freshly prepared on board as part of the all-inclusive course. The experience of combining your dive training with a multi-night liveaboard is like nothing else.Â
Learning really doesn’t get much better than this.Â

Just completed the 5 day Learn to Dive Course through ProDive Cairns. Thoroughly enjoyed the entire experience, despite it being exhausting! Instructors and staff were super friendly and fun, helpful and encouraging. We were lucky to have unbelievably good weather conditions, which made it unforgettable.
Susanne S