Dive & Snorkel the Great Barrier Reef

Advanced Course Itinerary

DAY 1

Dive 1+2 - Two pleasure dives to give you an introduction to diving on the Great Barrier Reef. Also a great opportunity for you to acclimatise to diving conditions, fine tune or refresh your skills if it has been some time since your last dive.

Dive 3 - Advanced Course Navigation Dive: Getting back to the boat after a fantastic dive can now be made easy. Your instructor will brief you on underwater exercises using both compass and natural references. These skills are essential components to competent underwater navigation.

Dive 4 - Advanced Course Night Dive: Here you will be introduced to night diving on the Great Barrier Reef. With your instructor, you will complete a simple navigation exercise before being given a guided tour. During your night dive you can expect to find sleeping turtles, parrot fish and a variety of other marine life only encountered at night.

DAY 2

Dive 1 - Advanced Course Deep Dive: During this dive we will give you the experience to safely conduct dives beyond your 18 metre depth limit as an open water diver. Under the close supervision of your dive Instructor, you will be taken down to 30 Metres, where you will be tested for signs of nitrogen narcosis, shown the effects of increased pressure and colour absorption at depth.

Dive 2 - Underwater Naturalist: To learn more about the Great Barrier Reef and its ECO system, we will teach you how to identify the main families of fish from Damsel fish to Trigger fish you will also be taught how to identify the different corals and other marine life on the reef. To further enhance your naturalist dive, make sure you don't miss the complimentary Reef Teach the night before your trip departs.

Dive 3 - Elective Dive: You have the choice of either of these options to choose from for your last training dive.

Underwater Photography: If you want to take home some lasting memories this elective dive is ideal. On your Underwater Photography dive you will be taught pre and post dive camera care and you will also be shown how to get the best results from your under water camera. If you do not have your own camera you can hire an underwater digital camera at a cost of $40 per dive which includes a CD of your images.
Search and Recovery: If you have ever lost anything while you have been diving or treasure hunting appeals to you then this option will be very useful for you. During this dive you will learn how to conduct searches and also how to retrieve submerged objects from the ocean floor. We will teach you how to swim various search patterns using your compass or a simple length of rope. You will also be shown how to correctly secure objects to a lift bag and bring them back to the surface. This is also a great opportunity to further enhance your Navigation skills.
Dive 4 - Night Dive: A pleasure dive where you get a chance to use the skills you learnt as part of your Advanced Course yesterday. Now you can discover the secrets of the underwater world at night for a second time.

DAY 3

Dives 1, 2 & 3 - Pleasure dives: These last 3 dives of the trip are done on 2 different dive sites, and are your last chance to explore the Great Barrier Reef before returning to Cairns after lunch.