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CAIRNS DIVING NEWS:

Dive Conditions & Visibility Update October 2020

Scuba Diver with beautiful red soft corals.

So how’s the diving been in September and October 2020? Well, it has been a mixed bag. September we saw near glass out conditions, actually really good surface and underwater visibility of nearly 20+ meters. See the video below to get an idea: The Cairns waterfront marina is where all the day boats and liveaboard…

How To Choose A Liveaboard on The Great Barrier Reef in Australia

How to choose a liveaboard dive trip on the Great Barrier Reef

Are you scratching your head trying to figure out how to choose a liveaboard on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia? This video is for you! Watch the video above by Clint Carroll from Cairns Dive Adventures, as he explains what the top 3 things to think about while you are planning a liveaboard dive…

JULY/AUGUST Cairns Dive Tour Updates!

Hilton Hotel Cairns Australia

The weather is just stunning! The reason why local people live in Cairns! Winter in the Tropics is just magical!

Cairns Dive Tour Updates JUNE 2020

Clear Blue Water with Soft & Hard Corals

It’s halfway thru JUNE and Cairns Dive Tour companies are currently in the opening up phase after going into complete lockdown in March / April and May due to COVID-19.

Cairns Reef Tour Updates MAY 2020!

Cairns Esplanade Board Walk in front of Riley Hotel

So we are roughly 2 months into the COVID-19 worldwide travel disruption. What is happening in Cairns with the Reef tours, are they operating? When are they planning to operate? Ok lets get into this!

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dive Tour Operations Cairns Update

Staghorn Coral

Our team at Cairns Dive Adventures wanted to give you a quick update about our response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and how this issue is affecting day tours and liveaboard dive trips to the Great Barrier Reef from Cairns.

What is the condition of the Great Barrier Reef 2020

Great Barrier Reef Hard Corals

So its 2020 welcome to the new decade! We thought a little update on how the Great Barrier Reef is traveling is in order for early 2020. See the video below of spectacular reef conditions in December 2019. Marine biologist Gareth Evans and Stuart Ireland from Calypso Video Productions where out on the reef documenting…

December Diving X-Mass Availability 2019

GBR Helicopter Reef Flight

Get ready X-mass is almost upon us. We have many enquiries for liveaboard departures for 20th December thru to the 08th January 2020. Please note this year is strangely much busy than last year, availability is very tight with most of the liveaboard dive boats already fully booked out. But a busy end of the…

Dive Conditions Visibility & Sightings Cairns

Bright healthy Coral, LionFish and Coral Cod at Pixie Pinnacle Dive Site

We are now halfway thru 2019. Its been a tough start to the year with a fair amount of rain and high wind. This hasn’t stopped the boats but can and does make for tough scuba diving conditions. The good news the weather has finally picked up and we have blue skies and sunshine. Read…

Minke Whales have returned to Cairns!

Snorkeling with Dwarf Minke Whale on the Great Barrier Reef

Minke Whales have returned to Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef again this year! The weather is now cooler, sitting near 24 degrees Celsius during the day and 16 degrees Celsius at night. Water temperatures have dropped to 24 degrees.

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FREE UNDERWATER CAMERA HIRE*

Cairns Underwater Camera Hire Service

Spend over $550.00 AUD on your Great Barrier Reef tour with us and receive the latest Digital Underwater Camera Hire. Take amazing High-Resolution images and 1080 HD Video. Only when you book online thru our website. 

Not available for any tours to the Islands as fine white sand damages the seals on the cameras and makes them leak!

You need to come into our shop located on the Cairns Esplanade the day before departure to pick up the camera before 5:30 pm. You also need to supply your own SD Camera Card and drop the camera off back at our shop before 5:30pm.

 

Please Remember there is no other way to collect our cameras! All passengers must come into our shop the day before departure day before 5:30 pm.