Cairns Diving

... relax on beaches by day and party at night. The trip starts off with a 22 hour plane ride, a few days in Cairns to do some scuba diving then hiking in the Daintree Rainforest, followed by a 12 day Contiki tour which travels down the eastern seaboard to ...

... . The Kangaroo Explorer schedule provided for six dives a day, with a maximum of four dives. The procedures to ensure safe diving were absolutely impeccable compared with anything I had previously seen. We had to both sign out and sign in before and ...

We booked the flights, accommodation and diving. Unfortunately I hadn't consider time of day with the flights. We spent the night in a very cold (air conditioning) Brisbane airport getting a little sleep and waiting for our 6.10am flight. But we kept ...

Open Water Certified.... after 2 days in the classroom, 2 days in pool and open water, i am a certified open water diver..... did it with Down Under Dive, a nice diving school, with a fun group of ...

... 14th we were picked up at accommodation at 8 am to head out to the Great Barrier Reef.  First stop was the dive shop (Cairns Diving Company) to fill in forms and then off to the transfer boat. For this ride we were advised to take some nausea drugs ...

... , 2 swiss, and 2 danes - but one of them failed the medical due to having asthma. (the humidity, the nitrogen, and the whole diving experience often precipitates and asthma attack). In the medical we had to do a balancing trick - one foot in front of the ...

... too, we loved it. We left Cairns the next morning and headed further up the coast. We absolutely loved Cairns, the city has an great vibe to it and had some amazing experiences. The sky dive was out this world and the diving was awesome. We love ...

... time for the big crocs!! Some of the group got crocodile pies so i tried a bit! It was like slimey chicken!!   In Cairns we've been so amazed at how little we've needed to spend, it's definitely the right place to end the Oz Exp when ...

... after the barbecue which was hilarious - and much needed as we still feel as if we are lacking in exercise! Then on friday we went diving on the Great Barrier Reef. And it was awesome. We went out on the boat for about an hour and half to the outer ...

... of food in the supermarkets. It was going to be tough to live within our means. We got settled and started to explore Cairns and I was pleasantly surprised. The town is a relatively small place, but it had everything you could possibly need. Better still ...

... is muddy mangroves with lots of mud crabs especially at low tide. To get to “The pristine, unspoilt beaches of Cairns, renowned for its palm-fringed golden sands and calm tropical water, stretching more than 26 kms along the Coral Sea” one ...

... in an internet cafe drinking Coopers beer from a bottle (with a cooler wrapped round it) and living the Australian life! Cairns is an amazing place. When the plane from Melbourne was approaching, I looked out of the window and saw that we were ...

... was dark by the time we got there, but the hostel staff here helped us with a booking for the rainforest the next day, and diving for the following 3 days.  We have a room with en-suite too. This morning we left the hostel at 7:25am and drove to ...

Arrived in Cairns quite early in the morning and headed off to the Esplanade and our backpackers hostel. In a way, Cairns reminded us of Cape Town with the mountains in the background and loads of wind but alot smaller. So small is the main part of the ...

... all to gently throw the paper bag receptacles that people were placing their donations in off the side of the boat... Our time to go scuba diving had arrived. We walked out on the back deck of the boat, put our scuba gear on and did a front head roll into ...

... and a triggerfish. It also was the first time I went in with a camera, since I felt a bit more secure about my diving skills, that I could do other things while diving. They turned out great. Showing most of what I experienced under water. Now if I only ...

... 1st time divers. A lucky thing we did skydiving first. We were not allowed to fly within 24hrs of scuba diving. As a gauge as to how touristy Cairns is, especially catering for the Japanese tourists, on the same charter, there are 2 teams of diving ...