With Cairns as the Gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, you’ll find many tour operators offering easily accessible day trip excursions to a selection of quality dive and snorkel sites.
Whether you are an adventure snorkeller, a first-time diver, a certified veteran, or a family with a range of abilities, there is a trip to suit the experience you are looking for..
Silverswift Cruises day trip
Day Trip Cairns
Explore the exotic underwater world of Great Barrier Reef in safety and comfort with Silverswift - the fastest dive trip from Cairns to the outer reef. Enjoy up to 3 guided dives at 22 reef sites over 4 different reefs, or snorkel amongst the vibrantly colored marine creatures.
Great Adventures Outer Barrier Reef
Day Trip Cairns
This exciting day trip with Great Adventures takes you to a spacious Outer Reef activity platform (pontoon) aboard a modern fast catamaran. With a wide range of activities, the pontoon provides a great option for experienced divers travelling with non-divers. Certified divers can dive directly off the platform to explore selected sites with maximum depths to about 30 metres.
Passions of Paradise day trip
Day Trip Cairns
Passions of Paradise is a 25metre sailing catamaran that offers a unique outer reef experience! This trip attracts a water active clientele looking for a modern, fast and fun sailing experience. Passions of Paradise is a new vessel bristling with the latest cutting edge technology in sails, deck hardware and electronics.
Ocean Freedom day trip
Day Trip Cairns
Ocean Freedom is a modern and comfortable 20 metre motor catamaran that will take you to dive and snorkel at two unique Great Barrier Reef sites - Upolu Cay area and Outer Edge Upolu. Certified and introductory diving, and snorkelling is catered for.
Divers Den day trip
Day Trip Cairns
Departing from Cairns, Divers Den will take you on a 90-minute fast catamaran journey to visit two spectacular Great Barrier Reef sites at Norman, Saxon or Hastings Reefs for some of the best day diving and snorkelling. These sites are home to rich coral gardens and amazing diversity of colourful marine life including clownfish, turtles, parrotfish, reef sharks, stingrays and giant Maori wrasse.
Diving Cairns Diving Trip Advisor
