Great Barrier Reef: Luxury Diving and Snorkeling Cruise from Cairns on AquaQuest
4.6
1,184 Ratings
Cairns City
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: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Norman Reef - Departing from Finger B at the Cairns Marina, experience the Great Barrier Reef on a day trip with Divers Den. Board AquaQuest, our purpose-built vessel for snorkelling and diving, with a spacious dive deck and a sunken platform offering easy access and state of the art equipment.
    Enjoy a magical day onboard with our large sun decks, air conditioned indoor spaces and hot fresh water showers. After a morning spent exploring the reef, enjoy a generous buffet lunch with a range of hot and cold foods, salads, rolls and tropical fruit to refuel for the afternoon.
What's Included
  • Enjoy complimentary tea, coffee, and chilled water
  • Explore underwater wonders with guided snorkel tours
  • Full snorkel gear provided, including wetsuits/stinger suits
  • Savor a delicious lunch on board
  • Prescription masks available (with deposit)
What's Not Included
  • Digital camera hire & professional photo purchase (subject to availability)
  • Bar facilities including snacks
  • $20 per guided dive
Additional Information

AquaQuest, a premier luxury ship, made its debut in the Great Barrier Reef in the 2017 season, and boasts top-notch, contemporary facilities. Travelers can look forward to unparalleled comfort as they journey to premier diving and snorkeling destinations on the Outer Great Barrier Reef, including Norman, Saxon, and Hastings Reefs. These reefs lie roughly 45 miles (70 kilometers) off the coast, and are home to exquisite coral formations and a wide variety of coral and marine life. Aboard AquaQuest, guests visit two distinct reef spots, where they can interact with the aquatic locals - curious Nemos, Turtles, Stingrays, and the friendly Maori Wrasse, Wally. With over four hours dedicated to exploring the Outer Great Barrier Reef, AquaQuest offers unbeatable diving and snorkeling experiences, fantastic value, and most importantly, unforgettable memories that will stand the test of time!

  • No minimum age, child rate is 4 - 14 years
  • Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of customer on cruise ship
  • Evidence of dive certification is required from all divers wishing to participate in a certified dive
  • Please bring hat, towel, swimsuit, sunscreen, sunglasses and credit or debit card
  • Certified Divers please bring Cert-Card & Logbook
  • It is required by Queensland law that you must wait at least 24 hours after diving before going to altitude or flying – there is no guarantee that following these recommendations will prevent decompression sickness. All participants will be required to complete a health questionnaire prior to diving. Some medical conditions can pose a hazard during diving, and it is recommended that individuals with these conditions undergo evaluation by a physician, as they may be unable to dive.
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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(1184 Ratings)
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Kevin
Jun 22, 2024
Excellent solo live aboard dive trip - Great Barrier Reef diving overnight live aboard trip. Staff were excellent and facilities very good. Dive sites were varied and in good condition, and activities offered included day and night diving, fluoro diving and snorkelling
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495sirawitk
Jun 12, 2024
Great value with great service - On an ocean quest tour for 3 days and 2 nights with my friend in Australia, we experienced some of the best days of our lives. Venturing out to the Great Barrier Reef with Divers Den was a decision I'll never regret. The team at Divers Den was not only friendly but also incredibly approachable. Even if English isn't your strongest language, they go above and beyond to ensure you have the best diving or snorkelling experience possible. I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to Taylor, one of the diving staff, for her genuine attentiveness and empathy towards us. She assisted us with everything from gear to hand signals and breathing techniques and even communicated our needs to other staff members when necessary. Thanks to her guidance, our introductory dives went well and smoothly. Overall, I highly recommend booking a tour with Divers Den to everyone.
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Sherpa708868
Jun 4, 2024
No drama! - The whole day just flowed. Totally professional happy staff resulted in a chilled enjoyable diving experience. I just booked again!
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Jonathan
May 30, 2024
Unforgettable experience 🙂👌 - Wow, that was unforgettable in the most positive way possible! Did the introductionary dive (originally planned "just" snorkeling but an upgrade was offered and I thought 'why not?') and was really glad about it for several reasons. The main reason was: I briefly tried snorkeling as well but the sea was a but rough and it would have been difficult to snorkel for a longer time without swallowing a lot of water I assume, whereas the water felt perfectly calm underneath the surface. Great job by the crew in preparing and assisting us newbies, thanks!!
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Piemaniam
Apr 30, 2024
What an adventure with Divers Den! - We had so much fun on the 2D1N diving trip with Divers Den from Cairns! The team did an awesome job keeping everything on track, the beds and room were super comfy plus there was so much food. It's obvious the crew are seasoned pros and its clear safety and fun are at the top of the dive teams priorities. We're looking forward to returning and would definitely recommend this trip. We were a group of 2 x newly certified OW divers and 1 x AOW diver. Massive thanks to Anna for being so patient, helpful, and encouraging when I needed it most. You're amazing and I'll never forget you <3. Shoutout to Danny and Roig for showing us some truly unforgettable underwater sights, and to Alfa for being so kind and reassuring on the dive deck. You all helped make our trip exceptional.
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520leene
Apr 27, 2024
Helpful - What an extremely helpful and friendly crew. I wasn't good at snorkeling at first, but they did their best to help me find a mask that really closed and I was allowed to hold on to a buoy so that I could watch in a relaxed way. Really sweet. Underwater it's like a fairy tale. Colorful and even saw a shark and a turtle. Thank you for this highlight of our trip.
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470alexandrum
Apr 16, 2024
Great Time Learning to Dive at the Great Barrier Reef - My partner and I did the 4 day PADI Open Water diving course with Divers Den and it was the best experience ever. We had a great time in the pool, in a safe and friendly environment to learn all the skills. Lewis was a great teacher - very supportive and calm! Then we spent 2 days on Ocean Quest Liveaboard completing our open water dives on the Great Barrier Reef. Despite the conditions being less than ideal, we had a great time practicing diving under the supervision of Hannie. She was super enthusiastic and motivating, making sure we were safe and doing a good job! Best experience so far and can’t wait to come back for more time diving on the liveaboard!! Thank you very much Divers Den!!
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Davidtx850lj
Apr 10, 2024
Unforgettable Experience! - Wow! What a super-slick operation. Difficult to find fault. From the second perfect punctuality to the food, onboard accomodation, friendliness of the staff and location, it was simply unforgettable. I would also say this package (we did 4 days/3 nights) was absolutely value for money. My friend of forty years came over from the UK, and seeing the marine life created a life long memory. Thank you to all of staff for their hard work and willingness to stop and chat. Nothing was ever too much trouble. Audrey for keeping the onboard logistics running perfectly, the chef for the great food and the engineer and skipper who always shared a laugh and their experience. Finally to our dive guides, always patient, professional and knowledgeable. We ordered what creatures we wanted to see and Taylor and Michael delivered! Short version. Highly recommended.
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Warby007
Apr 3, 2024
"What an experience" Thank you Divers Den Team!! - One of my bucket list goals was to dive the Great Barrier Reef. How glad I was to have chosen Divers Den to delivery the experience for me. After visiting the Cairns 24 Hr Medical centre to have a Dive medical, due to life long Asthma, which is under control and passing "Fit" (they checked everything sight,ears,breath test and pee in the pot) I booked us in with Divers Den for snorkelling (3 or us). We got to the boat at 08:00 and set off around 08:45 as there were quite a number of guests to process which was completed very efficiently and we were all given a safety number (mine was 55) on registration which tagged us throughout the trip to make sure we all got in and out of the boat safely and all guests were counted on and off board each time we went snorkelling or diving, it was also tagged on my diving equipment to make sure I used the same kit for each dive i.e. tank, flippers, goggles e.t.c. I chose, as my last dive was around 6 years ago to go with a group dive (dive instructor) rather than a buddy dive, as I needed to get up to speed with the process again of setup and checking the equipment. Our dive instructor on both dives was Pedro who took us literally under his wing and I felt completely safe with him for both dives which were incredible. We dived at two sites along the reef. Thank you so much Pedro!! Shout out also to all the crew members of the boat team they were very organised and helpful to all that I could see. The lunch was great and there was plenty of water onboard to drink and bits of food to buy outside of lunch and when dives and snorkelling were over wine and beer on the way back. I would thoroughly recommend this trip with Divers Den! Thank you all again for an amazing day/time. Ps My Partner and her son both had great snorkelling sessions as well and concur with me re the trip.
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Mv2asu2000
May 3, 2024
Safety is terrible with this comany. Newer Divers Beware - This place is terrible for new divers. ZERO safety plan gone over before dives. Rushed in the water both dives. Half the boat was puking over the side by the time we got there (Why couldnt they tell us before departure it would be such rough seas when they immediately told us after it took off?) To top it off I paid extra to have a 1:1 person with me for the dive and low and behold they went up with out me. Second dive they put me with an INTERN as the dive master with AGAIN no safety plan gone over and no safety stop going up. I neded up getting the bends . I have no idea how such a lack of ssafety hasnt led to more people being injured. Find ANY company other than this and one who takes safety serious. Also why at the bottom when taking pictures do they have people grab the coral? That cant be good for it right?
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