4 Day PADI Open Water Certification (Day Trips)

Your guide to the finest Great Barrier Reef Scuba Diving and Snorkelling off Cairns - Tropical Queensland, Australia.The Great Barrier Reef is on the top of the list for visitors to Tropical North Queensland, Australia.

It is little wonder as there is such an abundance of underwater reef teeming with brilliantly coloured corals and an infinite number of vibrant tropical fish, making it the ideal destination for warm water Great Barrier Reef Diving or Snorkeling.

Diving or Snorkeling with Deep Sea Divers Den is the right choice for visiting the Great Barrier Reef. Deep Sea Divers Den has operated from Cairns, Australia for over 30 years, making us not only the largest but also one of the longest established Cairns Diving and Snorkeling companies in the area. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced Diver or Snorkeler, your safety and enjoyment is on the top of our list when you visit the Great Barrier Reef with us.

What's more, all our Cairns diving training facilities are under one roof, which is one of the many reasons Deep Sea Divers Den has earned it's PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre status and PADI Career Development status - one of the highest ratings awarded to any Dive store as recognition of continued Diver training excellence.

Cairns Learn to Dive PADI Courses

Deep Sea Divers Den offers dive training for all levels of diving experience in Cairns, Australia. If you have never scuba dived before, you may wish to 'try a dive' on one of our Great Barrier Reef day trips to see if you would like to learn to dive. Alternatively enrol in one of our learn to dive options - in as little as 4 days you can become certified as a PADI Open Water Diver - a diving certification recognised all over the world.

Cairns Liveaboard Diving

Ocean Quest

 Imagine yourself waking up and watching the sun rise over the Great Barrier Reef!

This is exactly what you can experience by staying overnight onboard our luxurious liveaboard vessel Ocean Quest! With daily departures via our fast transfer boat, we can offer flexible itineraries from a single night stay to multiple night trips. Our liveaboard vessel boasts a range of spacious accommodation and cabin types, and all rooms are fully equipped with air conditioning, en-suite and a television.

Ocean Quest provides a spacious and comfortable home away from home on the Great Barrier Reef offering a truly unique and luxurious experience for all travellers, whatever your budget!

Live aboard & day trips, Open water courses, advanced courses

We have 17 permanent moorings on the Outer Barrier Reef (including Norman, Hastings and Saxon reefs) that ensure minimal damage to the pristine coral formations. Our dive sites are frequented by myriads of tropical fish and include the ever popular large Maori Wrasse, who are always diver friendly. The swim through, wall and drift dives will appeal to every level of diver experience.

Please note: The provided information on our dive sites is the full list (however we have not shown all on the map provided). The skipper of the vessel chooses the dive sites on a daily basis. Normally weather conditions are the most important factor.