About Down Under Cruise and Dive
Down Under Cruise and Dive is a well-established Cairns reef operator that has been running daily trips and multi-day liveaboard expeditions to the Great Barrier Reef for over 30 years. Operating from their Draper Street base, they offer a comprehensive range of reef experiences that cater to everyone from first-time snorkellers to advanced divers seeking pristine outer reef and Coral Sea sites that are inaccessible to day boats.
Their day trip programme visits two outer reef sites aboard a spacious catamaran, with options for snorkelling, introductory scuba diving, and up to three certified dives. The liveaboard programme is their premium offering — multi-day trips venture to the far northern Ribbon Reefs, the legendary Cod Hole (home to enormous potato cod that swim up to divers), and Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea, where sheer walls drop into the abyss and pelagic species including grey reef sharks and hammerheads are regularly encountered. PADI courses can be completed during liveaboard trips, combining certification with some of the world's best diving.
Down Under Cruise and Dive has earned a strong reputation in the Cairns dive community for the quality of their liveaboard itineraries and the expertise of their onboard dive staff. Their vessels are well-maintained with comfortable cabins, camera rinse stations, and dedicated dive decks that make multi-day trips enjoyable even for non-divers who join as snorkelling companions. For serious divers who want to see the best of the Great Barrier Reef beyond what day trips can offer, Down Under's liveaboards are among the finest departing from Cairns.
