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Cairns Diving – Cairns Scuba Diving Adventures
Cairns Scuba Diving and Snorkeling: The Great Barrier Reef is a pristine, tropical paradise near Cairns and an ideal Cairns Scuba diving location. Cairns Diving: Dive into its clear blue waters to snorkel over vibrant coral reefs teeming with 1,500 species of brightly coloured fish, giant clams, marine turtles, whales and dolphins. Step ashore to relax on coral cays and the golden sandy beaches of tropical islands, or cairns scuba dive with giant Potato Cod and Maori Wrasse for a truly life changing Cairns Diving experience.
The Great Barrier Reef stretches 2,300km along Queensland’s north-eastern coastline, in Australia. Covering approximately 348,000km2, it is bigger than Holland, Switzerland and the UK combined and features more than 2,900 individual reefs, 900 islands, 360 species of hard corals and a third of the world’s soft corals.
Cairns Diving & Cairns Great Barrier Reef Tours
[Cairns Snorkeling Tours]
Cairns Snorkelling Tours depart daily from Cairns’ Marlin Marina. There are 23 Cairns snorkel tours to the Great Barrier Reef, so you can tailor your experience to suit your preference. Choose between sailing boats and fast speed catamarans, coral cay and island destinations, or reef pontoons with semi-submersible tours..
[Cairns Scuba Diving]
Cairns Diving Tours are available as day tours, overnight tours or live aboard experiences. There are 16 Cairns diving tours departing the Marlin Marina daily, providing up to six hours on the reef and three certified dives. A minimum requirement for these Cairns Diving tours is an Open Water Divers License.
Cairns Liveaboard Diving [View Tours]
Cairns Liveaboard Dive Tours range from overnight trips to 7 day adventures to the world famous Cod Hole, Ribbon Reefs and Coral Sea. Most liveaboard tours have limited departure dates, however, three operators, Cairns Dive Centre, Pro Dive Cairns and Reef Encounter, offer daily departures. Cairns Liveaboard Dive Tours are best booked in advance, due to their popularity and limited availability.
Cairns Dive Courses [View Tours]
Cairns Dive Courses are available with PADI or SSI accreditation. Pro Dive Cairns are a PADI 5 Star Training and Instructor Development Centre: their 5 Day Learn to Dive course includes 2 days in Cairns diving pool training and 3 days on the Great Barrier Reef, ending with an Open Water Dive License. Cairns Diving Centre offers introductory courses as well as advanced, SSI Stress and Rescue Dive Courses.
Cairns Scuba Diving and Snorkeling: Inclusions on Cairns diving and snorkeling trips vary greatly between operators, as does equipment and dive locations, so make sure you research thoroughly before making a booking.Cairns An Ideal Location for Cairns Scuba Diving
The best place to visit the Great Barrier Reef is Cairns, in Tropical North Queensland. This coastal city shares its borders with the Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest. There are over 500 tours operating daily, including Cairns diving and snorkel trips, live aboard Cairns scuba diving tours to the Outer Great Barrier Reef, Cod Hole, Ribbon Reefs and Coral Sea, as well as rainforest cableway rides, bungy jumping, rafting, sky diving and hiking.
Cairns Diving and Snorkeling Weather
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Great Barrier Reef Cairns Information
The Great Barrier Reef is an amazing natural paradise that was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list, for international conservation and protection, in 1981. It offers Cairns diving visitors the unique opportunity to cairns scuba dive with rare and threatened plants and animals and enjoy areas of exceptional natural beauty, both beneath the water and on pristine coral cays and tropical islands.
Attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world annually, the challenge for operators visiting the Great Barrier Reef is to ensure their tour is sustainable. When choosing your Cairns dive tour, make sure you look for appropriate accreditations including ‘Advanced Ecotourism’ and ‘Climate Change Innovator’ through Ecotourism Australia. In doing so, you can be sure your tour is conducted to the highest environmental standards, helping to protect the Great Barrier Reef for future generations.
Cairns Dive Adventures is a comprehensive directory of Cairns Snorkellong, Cairns Diving and Cairns Diving courses available, with instant on-line booking availability for your convenience. It has been written by Cairns diving locals, committed to providing visitors with an accurate representation of the experiences and operators available, we welcome your feedback on the site. Cairns Diving Reviews are a work in progress and are being added to the site all the time.
Dive into our website and let us show you the range of Cairns Diving on Great Barrier Reef day tour and liveaboard dive tours available – you’ll be spoilt for choice!