Scuba Diving the Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef Diving .com is a scuba diving
information and booking service run by divers
for divers.
The site is managed by Rick and Bernie, who together have over
70 years scuba diving experience. Both are NAUI Instructors and Course Directors, and Rick is also a
PADI Dive Instructor. They have both lived and taught diving in Cairns and are familiar with most Great Barrier
Reef dive sites out from Cairns and Port Douglas. They can give you information about diving the reef
and can offer you the services of the best dive charter operators on the reef,
whether they be day trip vessels or liveaboards - where you stay overnight on the reef. Cairns, which is recognised as the "jump off point" to the reef has an International Airport and you can fly into it from almost anywhere in the world as well as depart to anywhere. If you intend diving out from Cairns where there are the most options for your trip to the reef, then flying directly into and out of Cairns makes good sense as you will save time by doing so. All airports in Australia have links to Cairns as well so if you have already booked your flights, don't panic, you will still get there. If you are looking for internal flights, check out the following: "Virgin Blue" & "Flight Centre" .
YES! Australia and the Great Barrier Reef has much to offer
the scuba diving enthusiast, whether novice or highly experienced.....or somewhere in between. And Australia has
much to
For already certified divers and for snorkelers, the links on this page take you to recommended dive companies
for live-aboards and day trips. For those who want to learn to dive, do a
referral, or to up-grade their current certification while on holiday, those same links take you to dive
shops that teach diving and are geared to accommodate holiday
 
Things forgotten or overlooked prior to arrival at that long-dreamed-of vacation destination can run the gamut,
from minor nuisance to major disappointment. To help eliminate even the minor nuisance, here are a few things to be
considered when planning and packing for a scuba diving holiday to Australia:
Tips for dive trips
One thing you must bring with you when you come to Australia scuba diving is your "C" card
(certification verification) and your "Log Book". If you have lost your "C" card, contact us and we will give you the
details of
organisations to contact for a replacement.
Do you want tomorrows forecast for the Sunshine State, get a marine forecast, a satellite image or even have a look at the current Queensland weather on one of the weather radars. 
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offer the snorkeler too! So,
if you're a scuba diver and are looking toward Australia and the Great Barrier Reef -- or if you're not a diver but are
keen to know just what the waters of Australia have to offer, we invite you to travel around the site and take a look
what our experiences have gathered.
schedules. Haven't been in the water for a while...no problem we can arrange a