AquaQuest has one of the largest back deck areas offering easy access to the jump into the Great Barrier Reef and is fully equipped with modern state of the art facilities. As passengers, you will be provided with unrivalled comfort as you visit some of the best dive and snorkel locations on the Outer Great Barrier Reef at Norman, Saxon and Hastings Reefs. These reefs are approximately 45 miles (70 kilometers) offshore. These unique sites offer superb coral formations and an abundance of coral and marine life! Come on board and visit two different reef locations, where you'll have the opportunity to swim amongst the underwater locals, including inquisitive Nemos, Turtles, Stingrays and Wally the friendly Maori Wrasse. AquaQuest allows over four hours to explore the Outer Great Barrier Reef, offering quality diving and snorkelling experiences, value for money, and most importantly incredible memories that will last a lifetime!
Posted By : mv2asu2000
This place is terrible for new divers. ZERO safety plan gone over before dives. Rushed in the water both dives. Half the boat was puking over the side by the time we got there (Why couldnt they tell us before departure it would be such rough seas when they immediately told us after it took off?) To top it off I paid extra to have a 1:1 person with me for the dive and low and behold they went up with out me.
Second dive they put me with an INTERN as the dive master with AGAIN no safety plan gone over and no safety stop going up. I neded up getting the bends . I have no idea how such a lack of ssafety hasnt led to more people being injured. Find ANY company other than this and one who takes safety serious. Also why at the bottom when taking pictures do they have people grab the coral? That cant be good for it right?
Rating :
Posted On : 2024-05-03 01:57:59 
Posted By : Piemaniam
We had so much fun on the 2D1N diving trip with Divers Den from Cairns! The team did an awesome job keeping everything on track, the beds and room were super comfy plus there was so much food. It's obvious the crew are seasoned pros and its clear safety and fun are at the top of the dive teams priorities. We're looking forward to returning and would definitely recommend this trip. We were a group of 2 x newly certified OW divers and 1 x AOW diver.
Massive thanks to Anna for being so patient, helpful, and encouraging when I needed it most. You're amazing and I'll never forget you <3. Shoutout to Danny and Roig for showing us some truly unforgettable underwater sights, and to Alfa for being so kind and reassuring on the dive deck. You all helped make our trip exceptional.
Rating :
Posted On : 2024-04-30 01:25:20
Posted By : 520leene
What an extremely helpful and friendly crew. I wasn't good at snorkeling at first, but they did their best to help me find a mask that really closed and I was allowed to hold on to a buoy so that I could watch in a relaxed way. Really sweet. Underwater it's like a fairy tale. Colorful and even saw a shark and a turtle. Thank you for this highlight of our trip.
Rating :
Posted On : 2024-04-27 16:55:19
Posted By : 470alexandrum
My partner and I did the 4 day PADI Open Water diving course with Divers Den and it was the best experience ever. We had a great time in the pool, in a safe and friendly environment to learn all the skills. Lewis was a great teacher - very supportive and calm! Then we spent 2 days on Ocean Quest Liveaboard completing our open water dives on the Great Barrier Reef. Despite the conditions being less than ideal, we had a great time practicing diving under the supervision of Hannie. She was super enthusiastic and motivating, making sure we were safe and doing a good job! Best experience so far and can’t wait to come back for more time diving on the liveaboard!! Thank you very much Divers Den!!
Rating :
Posted On : 2024-04-16 03:32:51
Posted By : davidtX850LJ
Wow! What a super-slick operation. Difficult to find fault. From the second perfect punctuality to the food, onboard accomodation, friendliness of the staff and location, it was simply unforgettable.
I would also say this package (we did 4 days/3 nights) was absolutely value for money.
My friend of forty years came over from the UK, and seeing the marine life created a life long memory.
Thank you to all of staff for their hard work and willingness to stop and chat. Nothing was ever too much trouble. Audrey for keeping the onboard logistics running perfectly, the chef for the great food and the engineer and skipper who always shared a laugh and their experience.
Finally to our dive guides, always patient, professional and knowledgeable. We ordered what creatures we wanted to see and Taylor and Michael delivered!
Short version. Highly recommended.
Rating :
Posted On : 2024-04-10 18:20:30
Posted By : Warby007
One of my bucket list goals was to dive the Great Barrier Reef.
How glad I was to have chosen Divers Den to delivery the experience for me.
After visiting the Cairns 24 Hr Medical centre to have a Dive medical, due to life long Asthma, which is under control and passing "Fit" (they checked everything sight,ears,breath test and pee in the pot) I booked us in with Divers Den for snorkelling (3 or us). We got to the boat at 08:00 and set off around 08:45 as there were quite a number of guests to process which was completed very efficiently and we were all given a safety number (mine was 55) on registration which tagged us throughout the trip to make sure we all got in and out of the boat safely and all guests were counted on and off board each time we went snorkelling or diving, it was also tagged on my diving equipment to make sure I used the same kit for each dive i.e. tank, flippers, goggles e.t.c.
I chose, as my last dive was around 6 years ago to go with a group dive (dive instructor) rather than a buddy dive, as I needed to get up to speed with the process again of setup and checking the equipment.
Our dive instructor on both dives was Pedro who took us literally under his wing and I felt completely safe with him for both dives which were incredible.
We dived at two sites along the reef.
Thank you so much Pedro!!
Shout out also to all the crew members of the boat team they were very organised and helpful to all that I could see.
The lunch was great and there was plenty of water onboard to drink and bits of food to buy outside of lunch and when dives and snorkelling were over wine and beer on the way back.
I would thoroughly recommend this trip with Divers Den!
Thank you all again for an amazing day/time.
Ps
My Partner and her son both had great snorkelling sessions as well and concur with me re the trip.
Rating :
Posted On : 2024-04-03 22:39:12
Posted By : Joshua_V
Great experience, wonderful staff, 3.5/10 food, snorkelling was worth it, most of the participants were seasick.
Rating :
Posted On : 2024-04-03 04:08:12 
Posted By : Alisara_R
Wonderful trips, staff very helpful and friendly, food was alright with nice fresh fruits and good service.
Rating :
Posted On : 2024-04-02 00:31:52
Posted By : winleileip2024
Divers Den is a great experience. I have a great time doing scuba diving and getting some of the underwater photos from the photographer in the team. I tired second time scuba diving after my first introductory. The team was patient teaching the basic skills for scuba diving and I had a great time.
Rating :
Posted On : 2024-03-30 21:48:26
Posted By : Andy M
An excellent day snorkelling on the majestic GBR. The boat was very clean, comfortable, and spacious for the 60 guests on our trip. The check-in / reception process was welcoming, smooth, and efficient, with many staff on hand to ease the process. We were provided with a stinger suit, mask snorkel, and fins with the option of a buoyancy vest. Detailed safety briefing and marine ecosystem description were well done. Morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea were plentiful and tasty. Crew were outstanding, onboard, and in the water. Of course, the star of the day was the vast array of amazing marine life on display at both sites we visited. In all, an excellent day and Diver Den is highly recommended.
Rating :
Posted On : 2024-03-29 19:04:03
