AUSTRALIA
Good snorkel and dive trips in Australia fill up weeks ahead and the best ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Review of Cairns’ Great Barrier Reef cruise, with two outer reef stops, snorkeling, scuba options, lunch, costs, tips, and honest advice.
“The trip was very well organized. 170 people on board including staff, but it did not feel crowded or chaotic. Great crew! Good food! Thoroughly enjoyed it.”
Review of Ocean Freedom’s Cairns reef cruise, with two sites, guided snorkeling, glass-bottom viewing, lunch, scuba options, and practical tips.
“Excellent tour! The staff was extremely helpful and professional and made the experience fun. The experience was also well tailored where they thought of every detail. Food was decent too. Highly recommend.”
Review of Divers Den’s Cairns reef day trip, with snorkelling, two outer reef sites, meals, equipment, boat comfort, and practical tips.
“Vanessa and Mazie were amazing!!! I did an introductory dive, one with each of them, and Vanessa was super patient with us and it was awesome! The second dive with Mazie was just fabulous because we had more time to explore and really take in the reef! Lunch was delicious and the cruise manager was just as sweet as pie!! Truly an amazing Christmas I will never forget!”
Review of Cairns’ Ocean Freedom reef cruise, with two snorkel sites, glass-bottom tours, optional scuba, lunch, and practical tips.
“Great day on the boat with the team. Great food, great atmosphere and amazing sights under the water. It’s great because their location is not surrounded by any other boats in the area and feels as the ocean should ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️”
Review of Reef Magic’s Cairns reef tour, with snorkelling, glass-bottom boats, marine talks, lunch, and practical tips on value and seasickness.
“I would highly recommend this tour with Magic Reef. I signed up for the escorted snorkel experience and Ella and Ethan were outstanding! Ella was very informative and Ethan went the extra mile and took underwater videos and pics with the Read more”
Review the Cairns Great Barrier Reef tour with two outer reef sites, five hours in the water, lunch, scuba options, and Indigenous culture.
“This was my partner's first dive on the reef and it was incredible. The crew and dive master were so helpful. Such a wonderful crew.”
Review of Port Douglas Outer Barrier Reef cruise with three snorkel sites, optional scuba, meals, gear, guides, and practical tips.
“Shoutout to Ruth for making our first diving experience seamless and so enjoyable”
Review of Silverswift’s full-day Great Barrier Reef cruise from Cairns, with three reef sites, snorkeling, scuba, meals, costs, and practical tips.
“It was incredible. The crew members were very helpful. We could enjoy a lot even being a non-swimmer.”
Silversonic takes you from Port Douglas to three Agincourt Reef sites with five hours on the reef, meals, gear, and expert support.
“The Quicksilver crew is very efficient at managing 3 types of activities all on one ship - snorkelers, first time divers, and experienced divers. Everything ran so smoothly. I was very impressed! The snacks and lunch were tasty too. Saw lots of great marine life at the 3 sites. Really enjoyed the whole thing!”
Review of Ocean Spirit’s Cairns cruise to Michaelmas Cay, with snorkeling, scuba, semi-submersible viewing, food, costs, and practical tips.
“Frustrated at chech In. Ocean Spirit hadn't been updated by Viator that we moved the reservation 1 day ahead. Ocean Spirit was very accommodating . Snorkeling for 2 was made available. Everything going forward was outstanding!”
Review of Dreamtime Dive and Snorkel’s cultural Great Barrier Reef tour from Cairns, with two outer reef sites, meals, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Pickup & drop off was easy. The boat and equipment were in great shape. We enjoyed the staff. The lunch and snack were good. The reef was the star attraction and was wonderful.”
Spend two days aboard a 16-meter yacht from Cairns, snorkeling nine Great Barrier Reef sites, enjoying meals, and sleeping at sea.
“Our activity was amazing, the instructors Quentin and Ivan were super nice and helped us with everything. Me and my partner wanted to dive, but he doesn’t have the certification, they were so kind helping him with the introductory dive, and I got the chance to do all of the dives, including for my first time a night dive. It was such an amazing experience. We saw so many aquatic life including turtles! We loved being able to have a more personalized experience that some of the bigger boats can’t offer. I would recommend it 100%, it’s so worth the money!”
Review of Divers Den’s Cairns Outer Great Barrier Reef trip, with two reef stops, four hours in the water, meals, gear, and practical tips.
“DONT have a big breakfast or a big night prior to departure. You will waste part of an amazing experience like I did. The team on Divers Den boat were nothing short of amazing. Friendly, helpful and fully professional. Thanks for a great reef experience.”
Review the Coral Sea Dreaming overnight reef trip from Cairns, with small-group sailing, snorkeling, scuba options, meals, and practical tips.
“It was a simply amazing two days on the GBR! While the weather was superb and the reef amazing, it was Captain Justin and his crew, Marina and Chad, that made this experience absolutely unforgettable. The high energy and enthusiastic attRead more”
Review of Poseidon’s Port Douglas reef cruise, with three Agincourt sites, five hours at sea, snorkeling, scuba and whale season tips.
“Fantastic crew, amazing sites. On-board Marine biologist, Fern, provided some interesting presentations about the marine life, and a guided tour around the reef, which I thoroughly enjoyed! The vessel out to the reef was very comfortable, and bonus great weather and sea conditions!”
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