Tour Specials!
Cairns Dive - Extended Liveaboard
Reef Encounter

- Includes Meals and Scuba Gear
- Cabins with Ensuite available
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The Reef Encounter offers the best value liveaboard dive and snorkel trips ex. Cairns. This luxury catamaran is designed for the utmost stability and comfort at sea. Reef Encounter is air-conditioned throughout with spacious decks, large dining and recreation areas. The Stateroom Cabins have double or twin beds, all with ensuites...more info
OceanQuest

- Comfort and Luxury
- Brilliant Diving!
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OceanQuest is an excellent liveaboard experience for snorkellers and divers of all levels. Deep Sea have 14 permanent moorings within the Cairns section of the Marine park at Norman, Saxon, Hastings and Michaelmas Reefs. Daily departures...more info
Vagabond Dive 'n Sail

- Sleeps 11 guests
- Departs every Mon, Wed, Sat
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Departing Cairns every Saturday, Monday and Wednesday, Vagabond is a 65' luxury world cruising yacht set up for comfortable diving, sailing and entertaining for a maximum of 11 guests...more info
Santa Maria

- Departs: Monday & Friday
- Up to 10 passengers
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Santa Maria is a 65' long gaffrigged schooner. The 3 day 2 night cruise visits Thetford, Moore and Briggs Reef, each offering a good variety of coral formations and featuring a multitude of tropical fish life. There is a maximum of 10 passengers and you can enjoy the experience at your own pace...more info
Taka Cod Hole

- Complete up to 10 dives
- Departs Every Tuesday
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Taka is a brand new, purpose built, 30-metre dive vessel, like no other on the Great Barrier Reef. The vessel has all the latest modern comforts to ensure that your time out the water will be almost as much fun as when you are in it!...more info
Rum Runner Cairns

- Maximum 16 passengers
- FREE Intro Dive!
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Rum Runner Cairns is considered to be the best value overnight liveaboard tour from Cairns, spend over 24 hours on the Great Barrier Reef. Enjoy 2 full days and 1 night onboard this Coral Sea yacht with a mximum of 16 guests on board...more info
Coral Sea Dreaming

- Maximum 10 passengers
- Dive, snorkel or simply relax
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The luxury Coral Sea Dreaming offers an alternative for those wanting a shorter liveaboard tour of 2 days/1 night. Taking a maximum of just 10 passengers with an attentive crew of 3, you’ll receive personalised attention not possible on the larger tour vessels...more info
Taka Coral Sea

- Shark Feed
- Departs Every Friday
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Taka is a brand new, purpose built, 30-metre dive vessel, like no other on the Great Barrier Reef. Featuring a unique stabilised hull, oversized beds, Plasma Screen TV's, Microsoft Xbox, 7 DVD players and an Internet lounge!...more info
Spirit of Freedom

- Departs Every Monday
- Scenic flight from Lizard Island
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At 37 metres, the Spirit of Freedom is Australia's largest live-aboard dive vessel. Featuring a large sun deck, lounge and bar, dining saloon and a huge dive deck. The perfect vessel to enjoy a liveaboard cruise to the Cod Hole in luxury and comfort...more info
Spirit of Freedom

- Departs Every Thursday
- Scenic flight to Lizard Island
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‘ Spirit of Freedom ’ is Australia’s premier live-aboard dive vessel and offers the best in cruising comfort to the far northern Great Barrier Reef and remote Coral Sea reefs...more info
Spirit of Freedom

- Departs Every Monday & Thursday
- Up to 28 passengers
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Spirit of Freedom offers a 7 Day Dive Expedition departing every Monday and Thursday to the Cod Hole & Ribbon Reefs, and the Coral Sea. This trip gives you the opportunity to complete up to 24 dives ...more info
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From $103 Per Night
Stay between now & 31/March/2010
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Hot Deal!
Budget 2 Day
Reef & Kuranda
Only $168 p/person
thats only $84 per trip!
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Travel between now & 31/March/2010
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Complimentary mini golf & adventure playground entry
PLUS
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From $109 per night
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Express Housekeeping
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*excludes 2nd - 11th April '10
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Includes:-
Outer Reef Cruise
Intro or Cert Dive
Free Semi Sub tour
10 min scenic heli flight
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Valid from 1st October '09 until 31st March '10
(excluding 20th Dec - 10th Jan)
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Enjoy a four course buffet while cruising along the inlet
Only *$89 per person
*includes Basic Beers, Wine & Softdrinks!
Or Couples Special
2 for $140
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New!
2 Day Package
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Ocean Freedom reef cruise
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Outer Barrier Reef Cruise
Cape Trib Safari
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