This is a very popular choice for some divers who may not want to do a liveaboard trip and would prefer the comfort of their hotel at night. Cairns Dive Adventures can arrange packages incorporating both trips and transfers where necessary. Get in touch, try our Cairns Tour Finder. The easiest and fastest way for…

No, the transfer drops off and picks up from the Marina Mirage. You may get to drive through Port Douglas on the way to the Marina or on the way back, but you will not have time to explore Port Douglas.

If you are wanting to dive from Port Douglas and are staying in Cairns, all companies offer transfers from Cairns. You can expect to pay between $38 and $41 for transfers from Cairns, depending on the company you are traveling with. Silversonic dive & snorkel offers an early morning bus transfer service (additional cost) from…

Most of the dive trips departing Port Douglas have rates that inlcude just tanks and weights, you should expect to save around $10-$20 on the cost of the day trip. All boats have excellent dive gear.

No, there are no day tours that offer scuba diving as an option at Low Isles. This sand cay is a great day tour option for snorkellers and families.

No, none of the dive boats departing Port Douglas offer unguided diving, all dives are guided by a dive instructor or dive master. For most divers coming to Cairns and Port Douglas this is desirable.

We get asked this question all the time and the short answer in our opinion is no, the diving is different but overall you can expect to experience similar diving conditions, fish and corals in both locations.

At this stage no liveaboard dive boats depart from Port Douglas, in the past a boat called Diversion Dive did depart Port Douglas for the Cod Hole and Ribbon Reefs, this boat no longer operates. None of the liveaboards (including Spirit of Freedom and Mike Ball) offer pickups from Port Douglas accommodation and in most…