Course overview

Already certified? Explore the Great Barrier Reef on guided PADI fun dives from Cairns, with day trips and liveaboards reaching outer reefs such as Flynn, Milln and Thetford. Dives are tailored to your certification level and experience, taking certified divers to recreational depths of up to 30 metres among reef sharks, turtles, Maori wrasse and coral gardens. It is a straightforward way to log reef time between courses.

What you’ll learn

• Dive a variety of outer Great Barrier Reef sites with an experienced guide
• Apply your certification skills in real reef conditions
• Spot and identify reef sharks, turtles, Maori wrasse and reef fish
• Refine buoyancy and air consumption across multiple dives
• Build logged-dive experience toward future certifications

Prerequisites

• A recognised certification such as PADI Open Water Diver or higher
• Depth access according to your certification level (up to 30 metres for Advanced)
• Reasonable recent dive experience or a refresher if you have not dived recently
• Diver medical clearance signed where any health condition applies

What's included · What's not

Not included? Sort the rest of your trip

Flights and accommodation aren’t part of the course price, here’s how to book them around your dates.

Probability of sightings · month-by-month

What you're likely to see each month, based on historic operator logs.

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Guided reef dives

   Join a day trip or liveaboard to outer reef sites such as Flynn or Milln Reef for two or more guided fun dives, with depths matched to your certification and a guide pointing out reef sharks, turtles and Maori wrasse.

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