Cairns: Unforgettable Great Barrier Reef Dive & Snorkel

What a lovely experience. The crew made everyone feel comfortable especially the introductory divers. Appeared very safety conscious. Everyone was friendly and helpful. The underwater photos were fantastic.

I had a single spare day in Cairns so headed out on the single day reef trip. The whole operation was very well run and organised, especially when it came to managing groups signed up for different activities. Very friendly and attentive crew, super friendly and detail/safety focused. The boat itself, Aqua Quest, is as well appointed as any dive boat you will find. Of course if you aren’t familiar with diving in Cairns you need to be aware that dive boats here are BIG. You will be on a boat with maybe 100 other people, not all will be divers and not all will be hugely competent. That is diving in Cairns so have realistic expectations. I had all my own gear but I did take note that all the on board rental gear looked to be very well maintained and of quality. We had 3 dives at Norman reef (two sites) and all were 40-50 minutes, solid length for tourist dives. The morning dives were pretty rapid fire, short surface interval then back in for the second dive. We are talking 12-15m dives so no drama there at all. Then it was a fairly run of the mill buffet style lunch, simple but tasty whilst changing sites, followed by third dive. This isn’t a boutique ultra length 30m dive experience, you are in Cairns, but for a fun day out, super casual nice dives in lovely warm waters it was great. I have to mention my guide Baeksong. They were so good at looking after the entire group. Trying to manage a diverse experience level underwater with everything from freshly open water through to an experience rescue diver is no easy talk. BK took the time to ensure I was still having great dives even if they were pretty simple and I really appreciated that. They certainly made my day out on the water. Every dive is great dive if you are having fun. Wouldn’t hesitate to head out with Divers Den again in the future.

My cheeks still hurt. Partly from holding the snorkel in my mouth, partly from smiling so much. It was such an amazing experience. Would definitely recommend. I did get a little sea sick on the way out as conditions were rough, but that did not takeaway from the spectacular coral and colourful fish.

All the staff were very friendly and helpful. I was snorkelling for the first time, so there was lots of care and I felt very safe. Thank you,

That was a wonderful experience with an amazing team ! They brought a good energy throughout the day, they were always making sure that everyone was having a good time I did snorkeling and it was so beautiful, that was actually on my bucket list to snorkel at the great barrier of reef and I don’t regret it I would definitely recommend to anyone, and hopefully I’ll be back in town to try scuba diving!

This was my first time snorkelling and diving and the team made me feel super safe the entire time. I enjoyed the intro dive so much that I decided to do a second one in the afternoon location as well.

Great trip to the reef. All staff aboard were extremely friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend Divers Den for your reef experience

Very good experience and I would recommend scuba dive as well. Lunch is not that great but overall activity was good.

Very well thought-out and organized. Very comfortable. It was a great idea that the professional photographer on board to record the experience. Recommended!

It’s really amazing for everyone who knows how to swim or not , every place they cover and make us to feel it and be with us for every moment … great help from them … it’s amazing … staff is amazing…. 😍😍