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Calypso Outer Reef Snorkel & Dive
from A$319 per person
8 hours
Discover the wonders of the Outer Great Barrier Reef on a full-day adventure from Port Douglas with Calypso. Perfect for first-time divers, this experience includes an introductory scuba dive guided by professional PADI instructors, giving you the chance to explore vibrant coral gardens and incredible marine life up close. Visit spectacular Agincourt Reef sites, enjoy guided snorkelling opportunities and experience one of the most pristine sections of the Great Barrier Reef.
Explore the very outer Great Barrier Reef in style with Calypso.
Embark on a Port Douglas diving adventure and try an introductory dive with our professional PADI dive instructors to view the underwater world like never before. For the experienced divers (certified), join our PADI dive masters as they show you sheer walls of corals, caves and possibly drift dive (if conditions permit). For snorkellers, there is plenty to explore from the surface and guided tours are available.
Made up of four separate reefs that face out to the South Pacific Ocean, Agincourt Reef is regarded as one of the most significant sites of this natural wonder. Here you'll find rich, diverse coral gardens that help form these protective ocean walls, filled with hard and soft corals as well as the reef's most iconic species such as sharks, stingrays, turtles, whales*, groupers and cods, maori wrasse and parrotfish.
• Full-day Outer Great Barrier Reef cruise from Port Douglas
• Visits to three Agincourt Reef sites
• Morning tea on arrival
• Tropical buffet lunch
• Afternoon tea
• Snorkelling equipment, including mask, snorkel and fins
• Lycra snorkel suits and flotation devices
• Guided snorkel tour
• Reef interpretation and marine presentations by the crew
• Professional PADI dive supervision
• Environmental Management Charge (EMC) included
• Prescription masks available (subject to availability)
• Visits to three Agincourt Reef sites
• Morning tea on arrival
• Tropical buffet lunch
• Afternoon tea
• Snorkelling equipment, including mask, snorkel and fins
• Lycra snorkel suits and flotation devices
• Guided snorkel tour
• Reef interpretation and marine presentations by the crew
• Professional PADI dive supervision
• Environmental Management Charge (EMC) included
• Prescription masks available (subject to availability)
- 07:00 to 08:20: Free parking is available if making your own way to Crystalbrook Marina Port Douglas. Transfers are available for a small fee, although have limited capacity from Port Douglas accommodation. Upon arrival, check in directly at the Calypso vessel at 08:20.
- 08:20 to 08:45: Boarding Commences - Arrive before 08:20 at the Crystalbrook Marina, Port Douglas. As the Calypso crew welcome you aboard you will be fitted out with your own snorkelling equipment before relaxing with light refreshments.
- 08:45 to 10:10: Cruise Time - It is time to sit back and relax while we travel to our first site. If you are participating in a dive your dive guide will take this opportunity to brief you on your dive.
- 10:20 to 11:15: First Snorkelling Site - Divers are briefed, and enter the water while snorkellers enjoy an informative talk on how to snorkel safely. After snorkelling/diving at the first site morning tea is served.
- 11:50 to 13:50: Second Snorkelling Site - We travel to our second breath-taking site (for diving and snorkelling) where a guided snorkelling tour is available before a tropical buffet lunch is served. After all that scrumptious food you can partake in a reef interpretive chat by one of our friendly crew.
- 13:50 to 15:10: Third Snorkelling Site A short trip to our final site for another snorkelling and diving opportunity before enjoying afternoon tea.
- 15:10 to 16:30: Cruise Home Returning at approximately 16:30. 16:30 to 18:00: Transfers - Transfers back to your accommodation (if pre booked)
Introductory Diving Information
• No previous diving experience required• Professional PADI instructors provide full training and supervision
• Introductory dives are conducted in small groups
• Additional charges apply for introductory dives
• Medical restrictions and minimum age requirements apply
Certified Diving Information
• PADI-certified dive guides available• Explore coral walls, caves and swim-throughs
• Drift dives may be offered depending on weather and tidal conditions
• Additional certified dives can be pre-booked or arranged onboard (subject to availability)
