[Eco Tour] Advanced Open Water Course & Liveaboard Combo | Cairns

[Eco Tour] Advanced Open Water Course & Liveaboard Combo | Cairns

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Advanced Open Water Course & Liveaboard Combo

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Highlights

  • Experience a true liveaboard experience with a fully PADI qualified instructor and dive crew
  • Join an ECO Advanced Certified, committed to the long-term conservation of The Great Barrier Reef
  • Join an experience that has one of the highest safety standards in the world
  • Select from various elective diving courses, such as nitrox and more!

Get ready to take the next step in your diving certification and prepare for a
thrilling underwater adventure with the PADI Advanced Open Water course
provided by Pro Dive Cairns!


Pro Dive Cairns is a high standard operator with an Advanced Ecotourism
Certification
and is committed to the
long-term conservation of The Great Barrier Reef. Together with their
professional crew, you'll be able to further your diving skills while making
minimal impact on your dashing underwater surroundings.


For this PADI dive course, participants must have a PADI Open Water
certificate or an equivalent from another training agency. Students will need
to read through the PADI Advanced Open Water manual and perform the relevant
knowledge reviews for each training dive. Worry not, however, as the course is
designed to allow maximum enjoyment of your liveaboard experience while still
having ample time set aside to complete the knowledge reviews throughout the
trip.


During this PADI dive course, you'll have access to a selection of 19
beautiful outer reef dive sites on four magnificent reefs: Flynn, Thetford,
Milln, and Pellowe Reef. With dives carefully spread out throughout the day,
you'll get to encounter an astonishing variety of marine life, including giant
clams, sea turtles, stingrays, reef sharks, an unbelievable variety of
tropical fish, and spectacular coral formations. And by adding night dives to
the mix, you'll discover a whole new dimension of nocturnal marine life!


The Advanced Open Water certification requires the completion of three core
dives: deep dive, underwater navigation, and night dive. You must also
complete two elective dives, which can include nitrox, underwater naturalist,
peak performance buoyancy, boat dive, or underwater photography. You can check
with your instructor for other possibly available elective options.


In between dives you can relax in the comfort provided on a premium Scubapro
dive vessel
. This liveaboard dive
vessel features air-conditioned twin bunk beds or double bed cabins, spacious
decks, Wi-Fi, and catered meals. Because the vessel carries a small number of
passengers, the crew can offer a high-quality, personal experience with
dedicated attention, making sure you get to enjoy a special experience that
you'll never forget!


— Vessel Amenities —


  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioned cabins and saloon
  • 14 twin bunk bed cabins and 2 double bed cabins (enquire on booking)
  • All bedding supplied
  • Freshly prepared meals
  • Hot freshwater showers
  • Spacious dive and sundeck
  • Twin 240v power outlets in each cabin

— Food and Drinks —


  • Fully catered, buffet style, freshly prepared meals
  • Unlimited tea, coffee, and Milo
  • A limited range of different dietary requirements can be catered for; please inform your preferences in the Requests & Remarks section while booking
  • Gluten intolerant or vegan guests are recommended to bring snacks that don't require refrigeration
  • No bottled water is kept onboard; personal drink bottles and filtered chilled water is available
  • Soft drinks, fruit juice, and chocolate bars are available at an additional cost

Itinerary

  • 06:20

    Check in at the Pro Dive Cairns retail shop
  • 07:00

    Depart from Cairns and enjoy a light breakfast, served on board
  • 11:00

    Your first dive! A dive guide is offered to divers who haven't dived in a while. This is an opportunity for you to acclimatize to the diving conditions, fine-tune your skills, or refresh your skills if it has been some time since your last dive
  • 12:30

    Recharge with a hearty lunch
  • 14:30

    Peak Performance Buoyancy exercise
  • 16:30

    Navigation Dive to practice underwater navigation
  • 18:00

    Enjoy a delightful dinner
  • 07:00

    Your first deep dive! During this dive, you'll experience how to conduct a safe dive beyond your 18-meter depth limit. Under close supervision, you'll experience a deep dive where your instructor will show you the effects of increased pressure and color absorption at deeper depths!
  • 09:00

    Breakfast time
  • 11:15

    Perform the elective Underwater Naturalist dive and learn more about the Great Barrier Reef and its ecosystem. Learn how to identify the many families of fish and how to identify the different corals. If this dive interests you, make sure not to miss the Reef Teach biology presentation the night before your trip departs!
  • 12:45

    Recharge with a hearty lunch
  • 15:15

    Perform the elective Underwater Photography dive to take home some lasting memories! During this dive, you'll be taught about pre and post underwater camera care and how to get the best results from your underwater camera. Digital underwater cameras are available to hire onboard or at our retail shop at an extra cost
  • 17:45

    Delight in a delicious dinner
  • 19:30

    Experience the thrill of a night dive after a briefing from the dive supervisor and put your training into practice
  • 06:30

    Spend the morning doing pleasure dives or take the opportunity to finish any unfinished training dives
  • 07:30

    Breakfast
  • 09:00

    Explore the 10th diving area
  • 11:00

    Enjoy the last dive of the trip with all your newfound skills
  • 12:00

    Relax with an energizing lunch
  • 16:00

    Make use of the complimentary return transfer
  • 19:30

    Join fellow passengers and the crew at a local restaurant for a farewell dinner (optional, with additional cost)

What's included

INCLUDED

11 dives (includes 2 night dives)
All meals and bed linen
Dive insurance
Corrective lens mask (if required)
Double bed or twin bed share accommodation
All dive and snorkeling equipment, including a dive computer, wetsuit, and dive torch
Accommodation transfers (Cairns city and Northern Beaches)
Guided orientation and night dive
PADI manual
Tax and levy fees

NOT INCLUDED

Other expenses not mentioned above
Tips
Personal expenses

Additional information

Purchase Notice

_Fuel Surcharge Notice_

  • Due to rising fuel costs in Australia, a fuel surcharge will apply to all new bookings made from 30 March 2026 for travel from 1 April 2026 onward.
  • The surcharge is $25.00 per person
  • The surcharge is payable at check-in on the day of travel
  • Make sure to bring:
    - Clothing
    - Swimwear
    - Warm clothes for the evening
    - Two towels (ocean/shower)
    - Sun hat
    - Sunscreen
    - Toiletries
    - Certification card (certified divers)
    - Seasickness medication
    - Alcoholic beverages if you'd like to drink in the evening
    - Shoes aren't necessary!
    - A correctly filled in medical certificate for diving, which can be found here
  • A pre-requisite for this course is to be at least 12 years old and have a PADI Open Water certificate or equivalent from another training agency
Reminders
Some medical conditions may prevent you from diving. You will be required to fill in a medical certificate for diving before commencing the course; if you answer "yes" to any of the questions on the "Continuing Education Student Diver Medical Declaration" (https://prodivecairns.com/pdf/continuing_student_medical.pdf), you might not be able to take part in the course. This must be valid within 12 months of commencing the course
How to Use Your Voucher
Please present the e-voucher on-site

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