Australia Seven Day Scuba Dive Course

Your first two nights on the programme will be spent in Cairns where you will have a chance to relax, explore the city or just catch up on some sleep! Over the following 5 days you will have a mixture of classroom theory and practical exercises including an amazing 3-day live-a-board trip to the Great Barrier Reef.

The team will find the best spots for you to learn to Scuba Dive and you will get full diving tuition from expert and accredited Diving Instructors. Our instructors will take you through all the basics and by the end of the week you will have gained your PADI certificate. The PADI 5-day course gives you your basic license to dive anywhere in the world to a maximum depth of 18 metres. Your course is broken down to two components: 2 days of pool and classroom training and a 3 day, 2 night live-a-board trip to the Outer Great Barrier Reef. You will have the opportunity to complete a total of nine dives, being 4 training dives and 5 recreational dives (including a guided night dive).

The exclusive dive sites are situated on some of the best Outer Great Barrier Reef locations. These sites are chosen for their spectacular coral formations, varied marine life and consistent visibility. On every trip you will visit a variety of these spectacular, un-crowded and unspoilt locations ensuring the most memorable experiences.

Weather permitting, you will never dive the same site more than twice, which gives you a great opportunity to see and experience a wide range of locations and reefs. The reefs you will be diving in are home to a huge variety of marine life so don’t be surprised to see turtles, reef sharks, barracudas, lobsters, hundreds of hard and soft coral and just as many species of tropical fish.

Your course is broken down into two components: 2 days of pool and classroom training and a 3 day, 2 night live-a-board trip to the Outer Great Barrier Reef. You will have the opportunity to complete a total of nine dives, 4 being training dives and 5 recreational dives (including a guided night dive). 

Weather permitting, you will never dive the same site more than twice, which gives you a great opportunity to see and experience a wide range of locations and reefs. The reefs you will be diving in are home to a huge variety of marine life so don’t be surprised to see turtles, reef sharks, barracudas, lobsters, hundreds of hard and soft coral and just as many species of tropical fish.

Day 1 - Arrival in Cairns

• You will check-in at the hostel in Cairns, this can be done anytime after 11am, you will meet the rest of the group starting the course.

• Arrange dive medical (if necessary and time permits).

• Free time to explore Cairns, catch up on sleep or take a tour.

Day 2 - Academic and Pool training

• Time to get started! After your pick up from the hostel (8.25am) you will start with academic training in the classroom with the rest of group.

• Dive medical (if required) and then break for lunch

• In the afternoon - get stuck in with practical training in the pool before being transferred back to the hostel.

Day 3 - Academic and Pool training

• Pick up from hostel in Cairns (7:55am) followed by some pool training.

• Break for lunch and then return to the classroom for some more training and an exam.

• Drop off back at hostel.

Day 4 - Live aboard trip - Diving on the Great Barrier Reef!

• Transfer from hostel to dive centre (6:15am).

• A light breakfast is served on the boat to begin your fantastic 3-day/2-night live-a-board trip on the Great Barrier Reef. Late morning you will have your first training dive in the Ocean!

• After a lunch break you’ll have a second open water-training dive before tucking into a well-earned, hearty dinner. The evening is your free time to relax and chill out with the others in the group.

Day 5 - More great diving!

• Your third training dive first thing in the morning will be the deepest dive of your certification! Followed by a hearty breakfast, you will then have your fourth and final training dive before a filling lunch to celebrate the fact you are now a certified diver!

• A chance for your first pleasure dive with your new PADI qualification.

• Have a healthy and plentiful dinner before doing a guided night dive – a great experience!

Day 6- More diving and return to Cairns

• An early morning dive followed by breakfast.

• After breakfast, the vessel makes its last site of the trip where you will do your second dive of the day. When you surface from your last dive of the day, you will return to the vessel where you can enjoy some freshly made sandwiches as the boat heads back to Cairns.

Join fellow passengers and crew at a l

Day 7- Programme end date

• You can choose to check out of the hostel (by 10am) or stay for some extra nights. It’s not recommended that you fly within 48 hours of diving so most people will choose to relax by the pool or head into the City.