Great Barrier Reef: Luxury Diving and Snorkeling Cruise from Cairns on AquaQuest

Experience the luxury of diving and snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef aboard the AquaQuest. Swim with vibrant marine life and create unforgettable memories!

Duration: 8 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 5RM857J9+92V - Embark on a day trip from Cairns with Divers Den to experience the marvels of the Great Barrier Reef. Whether you’re snorkelling, a novice diver, or certified, an unforgettable day awaits.
    Explore the outer Great Barrier Reef, just a 90-minute boat ride from Cairns. Spend up to five hours discovering two breathtaking dive sites,…
What's Included
  • Fresh hot showers
  • Lunch
  • Use of Wetsuits/Lycra Suits
  • All snorkel/dive equipment
  • Snacks
What's Not Included
  • Digital camera hire & professional photo purchase (subject to availability)
  • Bar facilities including snacks
  • Guided Diving
Additional Information

Join Divers Den for an unforgettable day trip to the Great Barrier Reef, just 90 minutes from Cairns. Discover two exclusive reef sites on the Norman, Saxon, or Hastings reefs, where vibrant corals and frequent sightings of turtles, stingrays, and more await. Whether you’re snorkeling, trying an introductory dive, or enjoying certified dives, AquaQuest,…

Location
B Finger Cairns Marina
Marlin Parade
Please make your way to Cairns Marlin Marina - B Finger for boarding from 8:00am and departure at 8:30am
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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X3614siestherr
Nov 8, 2024
Lovely reef cruise - Lovely Cruise with Divers Den to the Great Barrier Reef. I had two dives at the Saxon Reef and at Norman Reef whereas my boyfriend just snorkled. The Crew and scuba instructors were lovely and very helpfull. Both tea/fruit and lunch was served on board. Overall such a nice day.
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Julia
Nov 4, 2024
6D/5N trip aboard OceanQuest - I had the absolute best experience living on board ocean quest. I did a 5N/6D trip and I could have still stayed longer. Momo and Danny were amazing instructors for my Advanced open water course and the whole crew really made this experience special.
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Y3618pzkatew
Oct 31, 2024
Amazing Experience! - I had an absolute wonderful time! I did the 3 Day/2 Night Stay aboard OceanQuest. Logistically, every day and experience was ran like a well-oiled machine. The food was excellent, the dives were amazing. I also completed the Advanced Open Water and Nitrox courses on board. I had an absolutely wonderful experience. The staff were extremely personable, friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful! The ONLY complaint I have is that there was some mold in a few of the bathrooms on board. Otherwise the boat was clean, well maintained, and comfortable!
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Tomg3062
Oct 2, 2024
Magnificent diving with a highly professional crew - We stayed 4 nights on Ocean Quest for a total of 18 amazing dives. Super professional outfit, slickly run and reassuringly safe. Staff all professional, enthusiastic and friendly. Highly recommended if you are after a live-aboard on the Great Barrier Reef. Shoutout to Diego for teaching the Adventure Diver certification course for our teenage son.
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Christina_a
Oct 1, 2024
Great tour group, wonderful experience, would do again - Wonderful excursion. I was worried about getting seasick but we had great weather. Well organized with so many people. My husband and son are certified divers. The crew has everyone in their groups for certified, new divers and snorkeling. We were all in the water quickly. Never rushed and plenty of time was allocated. Max was my husband’s dive guide and you can tell he had been at it for awhile. The photographer took great pics. Well worth the money.
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J8741szcamilles
Sep 13, 2024
Stunning Reef and Amazing Service - This company has the best crew and will give you an unforgettable experience, will definitely go back. Safety was clearly a priority, but they still managed to keep the atmosphere light and fun, making the entire experience even more enjoyable. What really stood out to me was how dedicated they were to making sure everyone had the best possible time, offering advice and tips while keeping the energy high throughout the day.
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Biaguimas
Oct 15, 2024
Good experience. - I found the boat's stop with little diversity of marine life. The tour is good, but some things left to be desired, such as lunch: when you left the diving there were no more options, because according to them “everyone had already had lunch”, but my group was still diving...
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Stephen_f
Sep 15, 2024
Need to look at a passanger only rate on boat ,as a partner of a diver. - Wife enjoyed the snorkling on the reef .It was her first time. I've done this before ,and in New Caledonia, and Samoa. I think the company could offer a reduced cost for passanger only accompanying a diver as wife wouldn't go by herself . And as couple not both partners want to dive.
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Samp710
Oct 7, 2024
Avoid Divers Den. - Lovely amazing crew and divers on the boat. However, felt the company was extremely money minded and put divers at risk Had booked an overnight live aboard. Got picked up at 7.30 am. Got to the boat. Scenes on the boat were absolutely chaotic. There were too many divers. There was hardly any room to sit. Checking of licenses seemed cursory. There was no where to store your things. At the time of diving was even more chaotic. Multiple groups jumping off and that did not even include the snorklers Despite all of this I commend the dive instructors for remaining calm We then get transferred to another boat. More time wasted. This was much better and calmer. We could leave stuff in the room. Again the staff were great The diving deck was much better Then they tell us the boat has to return to shore in cairns overnight to refuel. So rather then being moored and having a quiet night relaxing and sleeping we have to endure a 3.5 hour journey back to cairns that was noisy and extremely choppy. Multiple people were sick. In fact some divers got off in cairns and gave up the dives they had paid for the next day Then there another 3.5 hour journey back to where we had started that was noisy and through choppy seas The whole point of a live aboard is to access dive sites not accessible from shore. The whole exercise of changing boats and the returning to shore negated that and on top of that faced a 7 hour noisy journey through rough seas overnight I would have been better just taking day trips. So I would really avoid this company for their liveaboard I would really avoid anyway because of overcrowding. I would have given them 1 star but the staff on boat were great
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G2366eprc
Sep 15, 2024
Great reef. Marginal boat experience. - The Reef is amazing. Diver Dan not so much. While some of the crew were great, the large scale of the boat made it somewhat chaotic and those cre members doing the diving prep seemed to be in herd rather than people mode. This was especially true for the large lunch lady. Those folks were all about themselves and created an atmosphere of you’re in my way- not very guest oriented.
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