Live Aboard Adventure Dive Excusions - Adventure Divers

Live Aboard Dive Excursions - Certified Divers

Destination Ribbon Reefs, Osprey Reef
Duration 6 Days / 6 Nights

This adventure diving expedition is designed to encompass an incredible range of reef diving, visiting some of Australia's most amazing coral reefs. Join the Undersea Explorer for a dive trip to the Ribbon Reefs of the Great Barrier Reef and then journey far out into the Coral Sea; destination Osprey Reef. This is one of the world's awesome sea mounts rising 1,000m from the ocean floor...more detail

Destination North Horn - Osprey Reef
Departing Selected Weeks

The Coral Sea is well known for its sharks. Nowhere is this more evident than North Horn - Osprey Reef where the currents meet, bringing together large schools of tuna, barracuda and sharks. We call this the big blue - 1,000 metre walls, caves, overhangs and resident sharks - white tips, grey and silver tip whalers, leopard sharks, thresher sharks and seasonal schooling hammerheads. Share experiences with shark experts while enjoying all the exhilarating dives of our regular Coral Sea Adventure...more detail

Destination Far northern regions of Great Barrier Reef
Duration 6 Days / 6 Nights

Absolute wilderness where nature is obviously in command. Travelling to the far northern regions of the Great Barrier Reef will always be the pinnacle of extreme adventure diving. Australia's spring is the best time to dive the outer walls, offering a great chance of encounters with Megafauna - Brydes
Whales, Manta Rays and Whale Sharks are all regular visitors to this region. Massive congregations of reef animals gather to commence breeding, setting off the food chain reaction that attracts the larger pelagics to the area...more detail

Destination Ribbon Reefs
Duration 6 Days / 6 Nights<

On these expeditions you not only dive the Ribbon Reefs but have the added bonus of encounters with Dwarf Minke Whales. Through years of experience and research the world's Dwarf Minke whale expert team can offer you the ultimate 'in-water' whale encounters as no other organisation can. Scheduled Ribbon Reef dives will be replaced by whale watching and snorkelling experiences and dives may be reduced from 4 to 2 per day, depending on the number and length of time of interactions with the whales...more detail

Destination Osprey and Ribbon Reefs
Duration 6 Days

These trips are the culmination of our fascinating weekly discoveries about deep sea nautilus, cuttlefish and octopus. Join the Cephalopod Expedition to experience the masters of camouflage and unique lifestyles and the ongoing, and very successful, search for new species. At Osprey and the Ribbon Reefs discover octopus lairs, cuttlefish mating, egg laying and defence and 'psychotic' planktonic cephalopods from the oceanic 'big blue' (black water hangs)...more detail

Destination Flinders Reef
Duration 6/7 Days

Spoilsport is Australia's most prestigious and comfortable liveaboard. Travel 150 miles offshore to our favourite Coral Sea location at Flinders Reef. Enjoy unlimited diving in 100ft+ visibility. Dive with schooling big eye trevally, barracuda, whaler sharks and tuna on sheer walls and towering pinnacles. Experience the historic Yongala Wreck with a spectacular concentration of marine life...more detail

Destination Cod Hole
Duration 3 Days 2 Nights

Dive with a family of giant potato cod and maori wrasse. Cruise the turqoise chain of ribbon reefs with pristine coral gardens, excellent for macro photography. Liveaboard Supersport, the most awarded "liveaboard" in Far Northern Australia. Enjoy a spectacular low level flight to Lizard Island, decrease travel time and increase dive time...more detail

Destination Milne Bay, PNG
Duration 6 days / 7 nights or 9 days / 10 nights

Milne Bay has more reefs and islands than any other PNG province and harbours the best biodiversity of marine life. You will enjoy a superb mix of wall dives, wrecks, nautilus dives. Enriching the experience are cultural exchanges with isolated villages in tropical settings and calm night anchorage in picturesque bays...more detail

Destination 3 Full Days Diving 2 Coral Sea Reefs
(Range: South Flinders, Flinders, Dart, East Holmes, West Holmes, Flora, Bougainville, Shark, and Osprey Reef)
Duration 4 Days / 4 Nights

To the south east, east and north east of Cairns and at least 100km offshore from the Great Barrier Reef, lie Australia's Coral Sea Reefs. Spirit of Freedom will travel to two Coral Sea Reef systems which can include South Flinders, Flinders, Dart, East Holmes, West Holmes, Flora, Bougainville, Shark and Osprey Reefs. Destinations will vary and be selected to provide the best diving, and allow maximum dive time and passenger comfort, according to the prevailing weather...more detail

Destination Cod Hole and Ribbon Reefs
Duration 3 Days / 3 Nights

Cod Hole & Ribbon Reefs
The Cod Hole is located 200 km to the north of Cairns and has become famous for it's family of resident Potato Cod (Groper). Each of these huge fish can weigh up to 100 kg and are well accustomed to posing for diver's cameras. The Ribbon Reefs are a string of 10 coral ramparts stretching southward from the Cod Hole. Coral formations vary from beds of huge plate corals to isolated pinnacles sustaining an amazing display of fish life, to walls and channels for the perfect 'drift dives' as well as caves, canyons and shallow coral gardens...more detail

Destination Cod Hole & Coral Sea
Duration 5 Days / 4 Nights

The first dives are at the Cod Hole where huge schools of fish and Maori Wrasse compete with the large family of Giant Potato Cod for a fish dinner. Early morning TAKA arrives at Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea. There are four dives in this location including the exciting shark feed at North Horn and stunning wall dives with large gorgonian fan corals and huge pelagics. The visibility in the Coral Sea is 30 metres plus! Over the next two days we are diving on the Ribbon Reefs which are spectacular with a great diversity of marine life, giant clams and coral gardens...more detail

Destination Cod Hole & Northern Great Barrier Reef
Duration 4 Days / 3 Nights

The first dives are at the Code Hole where huge schools of fish and Maori Wrasse compete with the large family of Giant Potato Code for a fish dinner. Over the next two days we are diving on the Ribbon Reefs which are spectacular with a great diversity of marine life, giant clams and coral gardens. Two night dives are included in this trip...more detail

Destination Cod Hole and Northern Great Barrier Reef
Duration 7 Days

A 7 day dive adventure would consist of 24 dives. The seven day dive adventure are our 4 day and 5 day cod Hole / Ribbon Reefs trips. We vary our dive sites as much as possible to provide for a 7 day package that covers a lot of new territory. However it is not guaranteed that each dive will be different due to weather / dive conditions permitting. The dive plan usually consists of 4 dives at the Code Hole, 2 at Challenger Bay, 2 at Temple of Doom or Steve's Bommie, 2 at North Horn (Osprey Reef) and the remaining 14 at different locations on the famous Ribbon Reefs. Recommended for the adventurous diver...more detail

Destination Cairns to Cooktown - return to Cairns by bus transfer
Duration 5 Days / 4 Nights

The Nimrod Explorer spends much of her time between Cairns and Lizard Island, exploring the sites along the Ribbon Reefs and introducing guests to the world famous Cod Hole. This site, often described as one of the best dive spots on the Great Barrier Reef, is known for its resident family of huge potato cod which enjoy protected status in the area, and have made this small section of the reef their home. They range in size from 25 to 60kg (50 to 120 pounds). The diving depth at the Cod Hole varies from 10 to 20 metres on a sloping bottom that is dotted with high profile coral heads...more detail

Destination Bus transfer to Cooktown, Cod Hole & Coral Sea Expedition, return to Cooktown, bus transfer to Cairns
Duration 6 Days / 5 Nights

Known for its big animals and excellent visibility, Australia's Coral Sea is a pristine area that delivers diving memories lasting a lifetime! Following a day of diving along the northern Ribbon Reefs, an overnight steam delivers you to the idyllic Osprey Reef and 2 days at sites such as North Horn, with its big shark action, abundant reef inhabitants, and spectacular soft corals often exceeding 2 metres in height...more detail

Destination Cairns to Lizard Island
Duration 4 Days / 4 Nights

The Nimrod Explorer spends much of her time between Cairns and Lizard Island, exploring the sites along the Ribbon Reefs and introducing guests to the world famous Cod Hole. This site, often described as one of the best dive spots on the Great Barrier Reef, is known for its resident family of huge potato cod which enjoy protected status in the area, and have made this small section of the reef their home. They range in size from 25 to 60kg (50 to 120 pounds). The diving depth at the Cod Hole varies from 10 to 20 metres on a sloping bottom that is dotted with high profile coral heads...more detail

Destination Lizard Island to Cairns
Duration 4 Days / 3 Nights

The Nimrod Explorer spends much of her time between Cairns and Lizard Island, exploring the sites along the Ribbon Reefs and introducing guests to the world famous Cod Hole. This site, often described as one of the best dive spots on the Great Barrier Reef, is known for its resident family of huge potato cod which enjoy protected status in the area, and have made this small section of the reef their home. They range in size from 25 to 60kg (50 to 120 pounds). The diving depth at the Cod Hole varies from 10 to 20 metres on a sloping bottom that is dotted with high profile coral heads...more detail

Destination Cooktown to Lockhart River
Duration 8 Days / 7 Nights

The section of the Great Barrier Reef north of Lizard Island, just off Australia's Queensland coast, offers an unparalleled opportunity to explore a remote area visited only very infrequently by divers. This special itinerary offers the best of the sites that we have found on previous expeditions, as well as the chance to experience reefs never before visited by divers! Hammerhead, silver tip and grey reef sharks are often seen at Tijou, as well as huge schools of jacks and barracuda. Big animal fans won't be disappointed! Reef environment lovers will be astounded at the diversity and colour of the easily accessible, pristine coral reefs in shallow water...more detail

Destination Holmes Reef
Duration 4 Days / 3 Nights

The Holmes Reef diving site has some of the most spectacular diving sites in the world. Experience Drift Diving at The Abyss, explore amazing caves, easy diving at Nonki Pinnacle, Turtles' Graveyard, deep dive The Cathedrals and do not forget the shark feed dive and incredible night diving. Shark Feeding has been conducted in the same controlled manner for 10 years without incident. If you think that sharks are the killing machines portrayed in the movies, then you must experience this awesome and informative event. This shark dive will change your feelings about sharks forever...more detail