Dive Australia Essential Info
Dive Australia Highlights
- Exploring Australias easy coast courtesy of an Oz Experience Bruce Pass
- Learning to dive in Byron Bay, and at Julian Rocks Marine Reserve, where you can be frequently accompanied by Dolphins and Humpback whales (in season) on your way to the dive sites! As this location is at a unique point where 2 seas meet, you can expect to see some unique marine life as you learn to dive.
- A 2 days 2 nights Whitsundays Livaboard where you will be able to do your first dives on the great barrier reef. Staying on a beautiful boat you will cruise the stunning 74 Whitsunday islands, taking in the sites and sounds above and below the water. Whitehaven beach and diving in crystal clear warm waters will be an unforgettable experience.
- You will finish in Cairns, where one of the worlds best dive locations awaits. The great barrier reef. A 3 day 2 night 11 dive livaboard package will show you some of the best the Reef has to offer. Staying on a multi million dollar dive boat which are centrally air-conditioned, you can enjoy incredible views over the reef from the 2 large decks.
Accommodation
- 2 nights in a central Sydney backpackers
- 2 Nights on the Whitsundays Livaboard
- 2 nights on the great barrier reef
- There are also some nights included with the Oz Experience local payment
Getting There
This trip starts in Sydney, there is an option to start in Cairns, with a slightly different itinerary, please contact us for details.
If you would like assistance with your flights, we can assist with sourcing the best value flight options, just indicate on your booking form.
When To Go
- This trip is available all year.
Price and Dates
- 1799
- There are also a local payments of: Whitsundays: $54, Oz Experience: $95 Cairns Live aboard: $45
- Please note the dives on the Whitsundays Liveaboard are payable locally allowing you to choose how many you want to take on board.
Upgrades Available
You can also add to the package the following:
- Advanced open water course in Cairns: 99
- Fraser island 4x4 self drive 225 (+$24 local payment)
Included
- 2 night Sydney arrival package
- Oz Experience Bruce pass
- Open water dive course in Byron Bay
- 2 day 2 night Whitsundays cruise:
- All meals while on sailing tour, 2 nights accommodation in Airlie Beach (backpackers)
- 3 day 2 night Great barrier Reef Trip:11 dives (includes 2 night dives), all dive & snorkelling equipment , accommodation transfers (Cairns city & northern beaches), all meals & bed linen, double or twin share accommodation, guided orientation and night dives
Excluded
- Flights
- Insurance
- Local payments as detailed
- Medical dive approval certificate from a certified doctor in Australia (this will be arranged one day before you start your open water course.)
You may also be interested in... In Byron Bay you can also add on an Australia divemaster internship to compliment this programme, or add on the 5 day learn to surf course as well.
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With an easy arrival into Sydney sorted you can let your body clock adjust to living down under, whilst you take in the sites and sounds of the big city, check out the opera house, hit Bondi beach, walk the Sydney harbour bridge and meet lots of travellers at the luxury backpackers which will be your base for 2 days.
You then have a flexible hop on hop off Oz Experience Bruce pass included that will take you up the coast at your own pace (you have 6 months to complete the trip) your first stop will be Byron Bay where you will compete your Open Water Course (certified divers can do their advanced courses or enjoy a couple of fun dives). Further up the coast in Airlie Beach, you will embark your boat for an unforgettable Whitsundays Cruise with the option go diving on the great barrier reef for the first time.
This trip of a lifetime finishes in Cairns for an incredible 11 dive livaboard, exploring the great barrier reefs outer reefs on a multi million pound dive vessel.
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