GREAT BARRIER REEF

Great Barrier Reef Dive & Travel Planner

Great Barrier Reef just off Cairns

We can co ordinate a dive trip with your itinerary or include one in a custom package for you .

COD @ COD HOLE Dive Expeditions Forget about the real world and concentrate on diving on a dive expedtion . The Cod Hole is a must - you get to swim with the giant Potato Cod the size of you . Option are a plenty with 3,4,5,7,14 day dive expeditions departing from Cairns. Dive expeditions are longer because they go further out to the Outer Barrier Reef - where the pristine sites are visted less, plagic fish are frequent and the visability is lost better. You will average 3 or 4 dives a day, quality dive briefings by divers who know the reefs, enjoy plentiful food tea & coffee, use quality dive gear- some operator will give you a small discount for bringing your gear - tanks of course. We can arrange for you to do different dive expeditions back to back .

Snorkelling Snorkellers For those people who can't, or don't want to, dive this is the next best way to see the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef Trips range from backpacker style right upto 5 star luxury catermarans. Quality snorkelling gear, if not included, is a available for hire. Snorkelling tours ,wet suits, Child size snorkelling equipment, are availble

Certified Day Trips Certified Divers These are great for those that only have a day to squeeze in some diving on the Great Barrier Reef. The range of trips avialable caters for beginers, right through to experenced divers looking for the best day on the reef. You can expect atleast 2 dives per day, dive briefs, use of dive gear, lunch.

Specail dietry needs can be catered for and if you require perscription masks then we can arrange for you to hire them , just advise us when you book with Castaway.com

General Information

The Reef region is one of Australia's major tourist destinations. High-speed catamarans will take you to isolated areas which were previously only seen by a privileged few. To ensure this precious and fragile natural attraction is preserved, tour operators have to observe guidelines relating to the number of tourists and the activities enjoyed.

Whether you sail, snorkel, learn to dive, do a day dive, stay overnight on the Great Barrier Reef, extended dive expeditions, or swim, we can arrange it all you . The warm waters off Queensland offer some of the best boating and diving in the world. Diving the Great Barrier Reef will introduce you to a fathomless underwater world and thousands of brilliantly coloured species of marine life including 1500 types of fish, 4000 types of molluscs, 350 types of echinoderms and 350 types of corals.