Frequently asked questions
Before you book
We’re based in Agnes Water and the Town of 1770, Queensland, the closest mainland departure point to the Southern Great Barrier Reef. Our Dive Centre and booking office is located at 4 Jeffery Court, Agnes Water. Our boat is located at the 1770 Marina, 535 Captain Cook Drive, Seventeen Seventy.
We visit a variety of reefs throughout the Southern Great Barrier Reef, including Lamont, Fitzroy, Llewellyn, Boult, and Lady Elliot Island when conditions allow. The reef visited depends on weather, sea conditions, and the day’s best diving opportunities. We also take in to consideration where you would like to go, if you have a preference just let us know in the booking comments or give our team a call to find out the locations for the week.
Most of our sites are a 90 minute journey from the 1770 Marina. This can depend on what the conditions are like on the day and also what reef we are visting.
The Southern Great Barrier Reef offers pristine coral, exceptional visibility, fewer crowds, and incredible encounters with manta rays, turtles, reef sharks, humpback whales (seasonal), and vibrant coral ecosystems. We are located only 5.5 hours drive from Brisbane and our town offers an array of various other activities.
Booking
Bookings can be made online through our website or by contacting our friendly team on 07 4962 1218.
Card details are taken at the time of booking to secure your place. Payment is processed once the trip has been confirmed based on the weather forecast, usually within 48 hours of departure.
Diving and Snorkelling Day Tours Cancellation Policy:
- Cancellations 48+ prior to departure incurs a 10% cancellation fee.
- Cancellations made 24-48 hours prior to departure incurs a 20% cancellation fee.
- Cancellation or no show within 24hours are 100% non-refundable.
On occasion, and in the interest of guest safety, tours may be cancelled due to unfavourable weather conditions. In this unlikely event, you will be offered travel on an alternative suitable day or issued a refund.
Courses Cancellation Policy: Course deposit is non-refundable upon commencement of e-learning modules. Cancellations made 30+ days before first day of practical course will forfeit the deposit amount. Cancellations made 7 – 30 days prior to first practical course day will incur a 50% cancellation fee. Cancellations with less than 7 days notice are 100% non-refundable.
Safety is always our priority. If weather conditions prevent us from operating, we’ll contact you as soon as possible to discuss rescheduling or cancellation.
Snorkelling
Previous snorkelling experience is not necesary. Our guides will provide a full briefing and assist you throughout the day. However, you must be a confident swimmer and be able to swim unassisted at least 200m.
Yes, you need to be comfortable in the water and be able to swim atleast 200m unassisted. Our snorkelling is more on the adventurous side where we drift snorkel along the outside edge of the reef.
Yes, our minimum age to join our snorkelling tours is 10 years old.
For our snorkelling tour we visit two different sites and we allow around 2 hours at each site.
Every day is different, but common sightings include:
- Sea turtles
- Reef sharks
- Manta rays (seasonal)
- Dolphins
- Colourful reef fish
- Giant clams
- Beautiful hard and soft corals
Scuba Diving
Yes! Our Scuba Discovery experience is designed specifically for first-time divers.
Only certified divers can join our certified dive trips. If you’re not certified, check out our Discover Scuba Diving experiences or learn to dive courses.
No problem! Let us know when booking. As per Queensland regulations, if it has been longer than 12 months since your last dive, you will need to complete a refresher course before you can join our tour. We dive instructors at our dive centre daily and can normally run a refresher course on demand the day before.
Some medical conditions require clearance before diving. Please contact us before booking if you’re unsure.
Yes. We offer high-quality rental equipment, including regulators, BCDs, wetsuits, tanks, and weights. You can select what equipment you need through the booking process.
Dive time will depend on air consumption. Our max dive time is 55 minutes per dive.
Our regular running scuba diving day tours includes a double dive at two different dive sites.
Dive Courses
Whether you’re learning for the first time or looking to expand your skills, we offer SDI courses from Open Water through to professional-level training.
If you are a looking at getting your first certification, then you would start with our Open Water Course.
Initial skills and practise is conducted in the safe confines of our dive pool. Then your open water dives are completed on the pristine Southern Great Barrier Reef.
For an Open Water Course it takes three days. These are ideally consecutive days.
Spearfishing
We do not run spearfishing day tours. Our vessel can be booked as a private charter for spearfishing if participants have proven competency, freediving or spearfishing certification and attend our sustainable spearfishing information presentation.
Yes, we offer a beginner spearfishing course which is pool based. This course prepares indivduals with important safety techniques and sustainable spearfishing information.
We highly reccomend starting with our beginner spearfishing course. We also recommend booking a Noob Spearo Retreat . These are run over 3 days and are scheduled several times a year in Agnes Water 1770. You will learn about zoning and no take species, how to size and identify fish in the water, how to fillet and cook your catch and you will also attain your freediving level one certification.
Freediving
Yes, we offer freedive courses. These can be scheduled on demand and require a mimum of two people to run.
We can provide all the equipment for freediving. Generally you need wetsuit, fins, masks, snorkel, weight belt and weights. A dive computer can be helpful but not necessary.
Yes, if you are a certified freediver and have a diving buddy you can freedive with equipment including weights. Weights will only be allowed if guests can provide proof of certification.
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