PADI Advanced Open Water – 3 Day/2 Night Liveaboard

OceanQuest Advanced Open Water Course Highlights

• • Spend 3 days and 2 nights aboard OceanQuest.
  • Complete your PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course
  • Dive spectacular Outer Great Barrier Reef locations.
  • Complete five Adventure Dives with professional instruction.
  • Develop practical skills in real reef conditions.
  • Experience both deep and underwater navigation training.
  • Enjoy additional recreational diving during your liveaboard.
  • Stay in comfortable accommodation aboard OceanQuest.
  • Wake up surrounded by the Great Barrier Reef.
  • Enjoy meals and onboard facilities between dives.

Your OceanQuest Advanced Open Water Itinerary

Day One – Cairns to the Great Barrier Reef

Your adventure begins in Cairns before travelling to the Outer Great Barrier Reef.

After joining the diving operation, you will receive the relevant safety and course briefings.

Your instructor will explain the Advanced Open Water program and organise your Adventure Dives.

Day Two – Advanced Diving on the Outer Reef

Wake up on the Great Barrier Reef and prepare for another full day of diving.

Your instructor continues your Advanced Open Water training throughout the day.

Depending on your course schedule, you will complete further Adventure Dives and recreational dives.

Between dives, there is time to eat, relax, and prepare for your next underwater experience.

By now, you are becoming more familiar with the reef and your new diving skills.

Day Three – Final Dives and Return to Cairns

Your final morning provides more opportunities to experience the Outer Great Barrier Reef.

You will continue diving according to your course and liveaboard schedule.

Once your required training is successfully completed, you will have earned your Advanced Open Water qualification.

After your final dives, begin the journey back to Cairns.

You return with significantly more than another diving holiday behind you.

You leave with greater experience, new underwater skills, and an internationally recognised PADI certification.

You can then begin your diving while settling into life aboard OceanQuest.

After the day-trippers leave, the atmosphere changes completely.

OceanQuest becomes your floating Great Barrier Reef accommodation for the night.

What’s Included

Your OceanQuest PADI Advanced Open Water 3 Day/2 Night Liveaboard includes:

• • 3 days and 2 nights aboard OceanQuest
  • PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course
  • Five Adventure Dives required for the course
  • Deep Adventure Dive
  • Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive
  • Three additional Adventure Dives
  • Professional PADI Instructor guidance and training
  • Multiple Great Barrier Reef diving opportunities
  • Accommodation aboard OceanQuest
  • All meals while aboard the liveaboard
  • Tea, coffee, and drinking water
  • Full scuba diving equipment
  • Tanks and weights
  • Wetsuit
  • Dive briefings and safety equipment
  • Transfers between Cairns and OceanQuest via the reef transfer vessel
  • Access to selected Outer Great Barrier Reef dive sites
  • PADI Advanced Open Water certification upon successful course completion

Optional Extras

Make your OceanQuest 3 Day/2 Night Advanced Open Water Liveaboard even more enjoyable with optional extras available during your trip.

Nitrox dives – Extend your no-decompression limits with enriched air, subject to certification and availability.
Nitrox certification – Ask about completing additional PADI Enriched Air training during your liveaboard.
Additional dive courses or speciality training – Further training may be available, subject to instructor availability and your certification level.
Underwater photography– Capture your Great Barrier Reef experience with professional underwater photos when available.
Private cabin upgrades – Upgrade your accommodation where available.
Dive equipment upgrades or additional equipment – Selected equipment may be available to hire or purchase.
Onboard purchases – Drinks, snacks, souvenirs, and selected personal items may be available for purchase.

Optional extras are not included in the standard tour price. Availability and prices should be confirmed when booking or with the Divers Den team during your trip.

What to Bring

Bring a small overnight bag with the personal items required for your three-day adventure.

Useful items include:

* Swimwear
* Towel
* Comfortable clothing
* Sun protection
* Hat
* Personal toiletries
* Certification details
* Any required medical documentation
* Reusable water bottle
* Camera or underwater camera

Pack lightly because you will only need essentials aboard the liveaboard.

How to Get There

Your OceanQuest PADI Advanced Open Water 3 Day/2 Night Liveaboard begins in Cairns with Divers Den.

Please arrive at the nominated Cairns check-in location at the time shown on your booking confirmation. From there, you will join the transfer vessel for your journey to the Outer Great Barrier Reef.

The transfer vessel takes you from Cairns to the reef, where you will board OceanQuest, your floating home for the next two nights.

At the end of your three-day liveaboard, you will transfer from OceanQuest back to Cairns.

Please allow plenty of time for check-in. Bring your booking confirmation, diving certification details, and any required medical documentation.

Important: Your exact check-in location, departure time, and return time will be confirmed with your booking.

Important Information Before You Book

Scuba diving requires participants to meet relevant medical and safety requirements.

Therefore, review all diving conditions carefully before booking.

You must already hold the required entry-level diving certification for this Advanced Open Water course.

Additionally, diving activities remain subject to weather, operational, safety, and marine conditions.

Dive sites may change because the crew selects locations according to prevailing conditions.

OceanQuest Advanced Open Water Course Price

The **OceanQuest PADI Advanced Open Water 3 Day/2 Night Liveaboard starts from $1,490** for twin accommodation.

Double accommodation starts from **$1,520**, based on the current Divers Den rate structure.

Prices can vary according to accommodation, travel dates, and booking conditions.