Our liveaboard
3 days, 2 nights on the outer reef
Three days and two nights living on the outer Great Barrier Reef. Snorkellers, certified divers and students doing courses all travel on the same boat and dates.
- 16dive sites across 4 reefs
- Up to 11dives, including 2 night dives
- $1095from, certified divers
Where the boat goes
Four outer reefs, 40–60 km from Cairns, with sixteen dive sites between them. Which reefs you visit depends on the weather.
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Flynn Reef
Flynn Reef is one of the most popular reefs on our 3-day outer-reef trips from Cairns. It has plenty for new divers and very experienced divers alike.
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Milln Reef
Milln Reef has walls, pinnacles and swim-throughs, and it’s a great reef for night diving on our 3-day outer-reef trips from Cairns.
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Pellowe Reef
Pellowe Reef is a small, isolated reef close to the edge of the continental shelf. Access depends on the weather, and when it allows, the diving is…
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Thetford Reef
Thetford Reef is made up of many coral bommies, with wall dives and swim-throughs. We visit it in mild weather on our 3-day outer-reef trips from…
Every way to do the trip
Snorkel, dive, or learn: every option is on the same boat and dates.
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3 Day / 2 Night for certified divers
Up to 11 dives across the outer reef, including 2 night dives.
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3 Day / 2 Night for snorkellers
Snorkel every site the divers visit, with the option of a Discover Scuba dive.
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Learn to dive
Theory and pool training in Cairns (or eLearning at home), then your Open Water training dives on the 3-day trip.
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Advanced course
Deep, night and navigation dives, fully practical, on the reef.
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Nitrox course
Enriched Air: longer bottom times across your dives.
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Advanced + Nitrox
Both certifications on one trip, for keen divers.
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Rescue course
A day of pool and classroom training in Cairns, then rescue scenarios on the reef.
Longer trips, further out
Looking for something different? For certified divers who want a longer trip, we also book these boats to the Ribbon Reefs, the Cod Hole and the Coral Sea. They go much further out: our reef trips go 40–60 km from Cairns, and these go 210–350 km, as the crow flies.
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Coral Sea & Cod Hole 5 Nights / 18 Dives
5 Nights / 18 Dives. Experience adventure diving in the Coral Sea with superb Great Barrier Reef marine biodiversity.
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4 Day / 4 Night Coral Sea & Ribbon Reefs Adventure - Spirit Of Freedom - Dive Adventure
Take a scenic flight to Lizard Island to begin your diving at the very top of the Ribbon Reefs, on the Great Barrier Reef. Suitable for the more experienced…
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4 Night MV Spoilsport - Fly Dive Coral Sea
4 Nights / 14 Dives. Our best selection of Coral Sea dive sites at Osprey & Bougainville Reef; max out on viz; wall diving, pelagics & sharks.
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7 Nights MV Spoilsport - Coral Sea Exploratory
This annual expedition combines adventure diving in the Coral Sea with the best of the Great Barrier Reefs Ribbon Reefs.
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3 Day / 3 Night Cod Hole & Ribbon Reef- Spirit Of Freedom - Dive Adventure
On Thursdays, Spirit of Freedom departs from Cairns on a great diving adventure. Learn more about this 3 Day/3 Night itinerary which offers diving along the…
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7 Day/ 7 Night Cod Hole and Coral Sea - MV Spirit of Freedom
For a week of great diving, you cannot beat Spirit of Freedoms 7 Day/7 night (Thursday to Thursday) itinerary. Your diving commences shortly after boarding…
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3 Night MV Spoilsport - Fly & Dive Cod Hole
3 night - Fly Dive Cod Hole. Sensational diving within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Appeals to the broadest section of divers from beginners to mad keen…
