Cairns Dive Tours Experience the Great Barrier Reef

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is the most significant living thing on our planet, and scuba diving is by far the best way to explore the reef.

So what is the best way for you to explore the Reef?

If you have time, we certainly recommend getting the best out of the reef and staying for one or two nights on our liveaboard vessel.

Small numbers give a great advantage and allow you to have an amazing marine life that lives on the Great Barrier Reef.

Between 1500-2000 species of fish live on the Great Barrier Reef so there is a lot of great fish to see, and they come in more colours than you can imagine.

Cairns dive tours offer you the enjoyable experience of seeing the reef at its best our local sites include caves and swim-throughs. Wall dives and boat dives.

You will see the difference that green reefs to protecting the coral with bigger fish and more abundance of marine life.

 

Cairns is the gateway to this spectacular underwater world.

The Great Barrier Reef is the most extensive coral reef system in the world it stretches 2300 kilometre (1430 mile)  along the coast.

Whether you do it in luxury or on a budget, diving on The Great Barrier Reef is a must on your bucket list.

Cairns Dive Tours is about all the possibilities that are out there, making sure you get the best Great Barrier Reef experience.

 

Best Reef Day Tours

Great Barrier Reef snorkellers

Cairns Dive Tours are Great Barrier Reef specialists our day tours have outstanding reef locations.

An underwater playground just offshore waiting to be explored.

See this natural wonder on a comfortable cruise to the most fantastic scuba dive sites.

Book a great day out you will remember forever!

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Best Liveaboard Tours

Great Barrier Reef Spa

Don’t miss the opportunity to dive the Great Barrier Reef at night

Why stay only for a day? If you can sleep and scuba dive on the Reef as long as you like with our liveaboard trips. Save on a hotel in Cairns and sleep on the Great Barrier Reef.

From novice to experienced divers, you will have a great time.

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Best VIP Packages

Top-deck-couple

Add a touch of luxury to your Cairns day tour or liveaboard, and stay cruise on the top deck.

Enjoy special treatment, great food & wine and fantastic accommodations with our VIP diving tour packages.

Make a great day on the Reef an amazing one.

 

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Great Barrier Reef

great barrier reef corals with fish

As the gateway to one of the world’s greatest natural attractions, the Great Barrier Reef, dive tours in Cairns are abundant and offer a diversity of diving locations.

No matter your experience level.

Plus, you have the choice of a single day, multiple days and even liveaboard tours to make the most of your time exploring the natural wonders of the Great Barrier Reef.

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Great Dive Sites

Cairns dive tour

Our spectacular dive sites that famous through out the world as the best diving locations.

 

As the water conditions are pristine nearly year round, you’ll have perfect visibility for viewing the underwater spectacular.

 

Swim the large and small marine life, explore vibrant coral gardens.

 

 

Great Tropical City

Cairns

Cairns is a world-renowned destination for its unique environment.

It is the only place in the world where two world heritage listed areas connect, Great Barrier Reef and the Wet Tropics Rainforest.

 

International and domestic visitors head to Cairns year after year for the fantastic scuba diving opportunities and the opportunity to visit the most significant living thing.

 

Cairns dive tours present an amazing and one of a kind underwater experience that you won’t find anywhere else.

Cairns dive tours take you to the best diving destinations! Read more about Cairns

Our Recommendations

Reef and Rafting (2 days)

Great Barrier Reef cruise and raft with this incredible day package tour See the highlights Cairns tropical North has to offer with an adventure filled

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Tropical Getaway (2 day)

The Tropical Getaway includes a day on the beautiful Atherton Tablelands and an all inclusive day on Australia's Great Barrier Reef

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The best Dive Tours in Cairns

Reef and Rafting (2 days)

Great Barrier Reef cruise and raft with this incredible day package tour See the highlights Cairns tropical North has to offer with an adventure filled

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Tropical Getaway (2 day)

The Tropical Getaway includes a day on the beautiful Atherton Tablelands and an all inclusive day on Australia's Great Barrier Reef

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Reef and Outback Experience

2 day Reef and Outback Experience Package Explore the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef and Discover the Australian Outback on your trip to Chillagoe

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Reef and Rainforest Experience

The ultimate Reef and Rainforest Experience two premier Cairns day tours highlighting the Great Barrier Reef and Wet Tropics with Kuranda Scenic railway and skyrail

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Reef, Raft and Bungy (2 Days)

Reef, Raft and Bungy (2 days) - Cairns 2 day package including a day on the Great Barrier Reef, Bungy jump and White Water Rafting

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Reef Encounter and Green Island Resort

Imagine sleeping on Australia's Great Barrier Reef! This awesome package includes Australia's best Great Barrier Reef liveaboard and one night on tropical Green Island.

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North Queensland Getaway

Great Barrier Reef liveaboard, Daintree rainforest, Outback and Chillagoe Caves package. Explore limestone caves, discover the oldest tropical rainforest and stay on the Reef.

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Action Getaway

Great Barrier Reef liveaboard, rafting on the mighty Tully river, visit Cape Tribulation and an overnight stay in the beautiful Tablelands. See it all!

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Reef Encounter and Kuranda

Reef Encounter and Kuranda village package. See the Great Barrier Reef, go snorkelling and scuba diving, and experience a fantastic day trip to Kuranda village.

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Reef Encounter and Daintree Rainforest

Liveaboard Cairns and Daintree rainforest package. See 2 World Heritage sites, snorkelling or diving on the Great Barrier Reef and explore the amazing Daintree.

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Spend a night
on the Great Barrier Reef

Cairns' best liveaboard packages
prices starting from $430

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Why stay in a land-based hotel?
don't miss an amazing opportunity to watch a sunset on the Great Barrier Reef
For around the same price you'd pay for food and accommodation in Cairns, stay a night or more with one of our amazing value liveaboard packages on the floating hotel, Reef Encounter.
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