If you are a novice diver or are short on time or budget then you can get a little flavour of the GBR by joining a short OceanQuest itinerary to the Outer Barrier Reef. If you want to experience something unique, then you should definitely join one of its Minke Whale Expedition trips where you can experience close encounters with Dwarf Minke whales.

These fantastic trips depart on Fridays, during June and July 2018.

• 01 June – 05 June
• 08 June – 12 June
• 15 June – 19 June
• 22 June – 26 June
• 13 July – 17 July
• 20 July – 24 July
• 27 July – 31 July

5 Day/4 Night – 16 dives
Trip cabin prices per person (certified diver):
Double bed cabin US$ 1,532 (AU$ 1,935)
Twin bed cabin US$ 1,470 (AU$ 1,855)

Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinking water, hot drinks, Cairns city transfers to the boat (excluding from northern beaches), dives (as detailed in the trips above), tanks, weights and weightbelts.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Dive insurance, dive equipment (US$ 120 per person per trip), reef and port authority fee US$ 15 per person per day. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival.

Optional extras: Soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, towels (bring your own), snacks, torches. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival.

So if you are in the area and want to get wet on the mother of all barrier reefs then make it happen, now! Contact Dive The World right away on +66 (0)94 582 7973 / (0)83 505 7794 or send us an email.