3 dive sites- Transfers Available
- All Dive equipment
- Lunch
Air-Conditioned Cabin
Hot Shower- Day Trip
Silverswift Dive and snorkel from Cairns
Departing daily from Cairns, Silverswift is a luxury 29-metre catamaran designed with everything you need to experience an underwater world of colourful marine life in safety and comfort. This trip visits three different sites on The Outer Barrier Reef, allowing certified divers to experience up to 3 dives in a day. Introductory diving is also available onboard for those interested in trying a dive for the very first time.
Adventurous snorkellers can explore spectacular coral formations and underwater gardens awash with vibrantly coloured marine creatures.
Locations vary with the conditions, however, each site is chosen for visual impact, ecological diversity, and the challenge of discovery. Onboard, your crew will encourage you to relax and enjoy the comfort of Silverswift with its bar facilities, fresh water showers, air conditioning and a delicious lunch for hungry adventurers.
Morning and afternoon tea is provided and the spacious deck areas are ideal for sharing a cold drink and tales of your adventure.
Please Note: some medical conditions may prevent you diving and you will be required to complete a waiver and medical statement prior to the trip. If you have recently/continue to suffer from an illness or condition that may affect your dive fitness, or are currently taking any prescription medication, you will need to consult a doctor for a 'fit to dive' medical certificate.
Tour Itinerary
(Subject to variations according to conditions and reef sites visited)
08:00 Check-in
Check-in at Great Adventures reservations counter located inside the Reef Fleet Terminal for your boarding passes. Morning tea served on board.
08:30 Depart
Depart Cairns marina for the Outer Barrier Reef
10:20 Arrive at first dive/snorkel site
11:30 Second dive/snorkel site
12:00 Buffet lunch served
13:30 Third dive/snorkel site
14:30 Afternoon tea is served
14:40 Departure back to Cairns
16:15 Arrive back in Cairns
Additional Information
- Your camera
- Swimwear and a towel
- Hat, sunscreen and shirt
- Certification card for divers
- Cash for drinks at the bar, credit card for additional dives
Certain medical conditions and medications may preclude some people from diving. For more advice please contact Silverswift.
Minimum age for diving is 10 years
We recommend that you do not fly within 24 hours of diving
Snorkelling can be a strenuous activity. Please use caution and inform the crew of any medical conditions.
You can cancel your day trip for any reason at any time up to 24 hours before departure and receive a full refund of all money paid to Pro Dive Cairns. There is no refund for any reason after this time.
A Government Environmental Management Charge, Port Departure Tax and administration fee are included in your total fare. The breakdown of cost is provided in the rates table.
Tripadvisor Reviews
Had the best time during the open water and adventure course on the liveaboard! Met great people on board the boat and in the classroom and obviously the GBR is just stunning! Thank you especially so much to our instructor Flo who is everything you could wish for in a teacher and such a great person! Would definitely recommend to anyone looking to learn how to dive in Cairns :)
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Could not recommend this enough! The whole trip was such an incredible experience. Between the whole live on the boat situation and the reef with all the corals and the wild life, it was well worth it. Flo, the PADI instructor, was so knowledgable, passionate and relatable, it made me fall in love with diving.
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Greenville, SC
I just spent 3 days/2 nights on ProDive3 and Ocean Quest, both liveaboard dive boats on the Great Barrier Reef operating out of Cairns. I will compare my experience and impressions of the two.ProDive offered the better dive sites with healthier coral. ProDive also offered longer dive times - typically 60 minutes versus 50 minutes on Ocean Quest. Both boats want divers to return to surface with 1/4 tank of air/NOx. Because all dives were shallow, that was never restrictive on me or my (experienced) buddy. It also made nitrox unnecessary.ProDive gave detailed pre-dive briefings, including compass headings for self navigation. Ocean Quest gave less self navigation info; instead it offered dive guides at an additional cost of $20 per diver per dive, payable daily. The Ocean Quest is a larger boat, and it's cabins have individual heads. There is also much more communal space to sprawl on Ocean Quest. I preferred the food on ProDive; however, it was also good on Ocean Quest. ProDive was BYO beer, wine, etc. Ocean Quest sells beer & wine, payable daily. Neither boat had meatloaf on Wednesday.I would return to dive with ProDive, but not with Ocean Quest. First, ProDive honored it's advertised commitment of shuttle from/to my lodging, while Ocean Quest (Divers Den) did not. Second, the tone on Ocean Quest was set by strict rules compliance, seemingly dictated from the top down. "Be Afraid" is the message I got. On ProDive, the message I heard was "Smile". Both were safe boats, however ProDive was much more chill ... and fun.
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