AquaQuest is a luxury vessel based in Cairns allowing 5 hours on The Outer Great Barrier Reef enjoying snorkelling and certified scuba diving. Visiting exclusive reef sites on Norman, Saxon and Hasting Reef

Pricing (Includes all Equipment)

Adult Certified 3 Guided Dives - $445 Adult 1 Intro dive - $335 Adult Snorkel - $255 Child Certified 3 Guided Dives - $361 Child 1 Intro dive - $251 Child Snorkel - $171

Duration

Up to 8 hours 8am - Check in onboard at B finger Cairns Marlin Marina 8:30am - Departure Time 4:30pm - Return

About

Discover the marine wonderland of the outer Great Barrier Reef, just a 90-minute boat trip from Cairns. We’ll spend five hours at the reef and visit two stunning dive sites. These are expertly chosen from our exclusive moorings on the Norman, Saxon and Hastings reefs to bring you the best quality conditions and diverse marine life, from colourful corals to inquisitive Nemos, turtles, stingrays and giant Maori Wrasse.

AquaQuest is our newest vessel and purpose-built for diving. It has a spacious dive deck and a sunken platform offering easy access to the water, plus state of the art equipment.

Travelling with both certified divers and keen snorkellers? No problem – you’ll share your journey out on the reef together on the same vessel, and complete your dives/snorkel experiences at the same dive sites.

Itinerary

8:00 am Check-in onboard AquaQuest.

8:30 am. AquaQuest will depart. Approximately one hour and twenty minutes travel time. During this time the crew will present you with the safety and activity briefings.

10:00 am Arrive at the first Reef site. Once at the reef, the certified divers and introductory divers will hit the water at one of our fabulous dive sites. All passengers who are snorkelling will be taken to the top deck and shown where the best snorkelling spots are and what they can expect to find.

11:30 am We will have moved to our second location for the day.

12:30 pm Lunch.

1:00 pm there will be a reef interpretation talk held on the top deck by one of our very knowledgeable crew to discuss what you have found so far and give you more information on the Great Barrier Reef.

2:00 pm In-water activities recommence for divers and snorkelers alike.

3:00 pm AquaQuest will be heading back to Cairns

4:30 pm Return to Cairns.

Inclusions

Five hours at the outer reef Up to three dives/snorkel sessions at two exclusive sites Snorkelling and scuba equipment, air fills, tuition and briefings Wetsuits/lycra suits Free prescription masks Guided snorkel tours Fresh tropical buffet lunch with hot and cold options Morning and afternoon tea Fresh chilled drinking water Tea and coffee Hot fresh water showers

Price is per person and inclusive of GST and all fees, including the GBRMPA environmental management charge (EMC) which contributes directly to the management of the Marine Park.