Cod Hole & Ribbon Reef Liveaboard Diving Cairns – Great Barrier Reef

Ribbon Reef dive trips are suitable for beginner and advanced divers and water entry is generally giant stride, but may also include tender drop-off. Nitrox is available on all liveaboard dive boats (should be booked in advance) and some boats allow solo diving (for certified divers) and have rebreathers.

So, what can you expect to see, other than some of the biggest, most plentiful and colourful Great Barrier Reef fish in your life! The dive sites have many interesting features, including swim throughs, caves, ledges, coral bommies, trenches and more.

The Cod Hole and its resident Potato Cod should be on every diver’s bucket list. These amazing creatures are inquisitive gentle giants and pending conditions, most Ribbon Reef trips will include a Cod Feed dive. You’ll also see Sea Turtles, Reef Sharks, Sea Snakes, Anemonefish, Giant Clams, Sea Cucumbers, Bumphead Parrotfish, Lionfish, Trumpetfish, Pufferfish and more multi-coloured Basslets than you can poke a stick at!

Cod Hole and Ribbon Reef Cost and Inclusions

Liveaboard dive trips to the Cod Hole & Ribbon Reefs are generally more expensive than Cairns Outer Great Barrier Reef trips. This is due to the distance travelled and the inclusion of a scenic low-level flight, which is an attraction in its own right. All of these trips include a brief land excursion and exploration of Lizard Island.

All tours include accommodation, linen, and meals with dive equipment available as an optional extra. The trips visit multiple reef sites and the dive crew is in the water on all dives. In winter, you may even get to see and swim with a Dwarf Minke Whale!