Divers Den | Open Water Course Liveaboard

Earn your PADI Open Water certification alongside Divers Den and get to explore the beautiful and breathtaking Great Barrier Reef. As one of the best places in the world to dive, you'll have the chance to see it all up close as you work your way towards your PADI Open Water. For two days on land, you'll take part in our instructional classes, as well as practical lessons in our heated and covered pool at our training facilities on land, before heading out to OceanQuest to dive on the reef itself. With spacious, comfortable rooms, complete with ensuite bathrooms, you'll feel right at home out in the middle of the big blue, surrounded by the amazing reefs, sand beds and colourful marine life. You can choose from 1 or 2 night options, depending on how many nights you want to spend at sea! 

Let our highly trained instructors teach show you around the reef and teach you how to safely dive, and you can swim away with your open water certification! 

Features

• Two days of classroom learning
• 1 or 2 nights on OceanQuest Liveaboard vessel 
• Heated, covered pool
• Modern training facilities
• All equipment included
• Open to do night dive with 5 day, 2 night package 
• Chance to dive on the famous Great Barrier Reef
• Spacious rooms with ensuite
• All meals included onboard OceanQuest
• See the amazing wildlife
• 17 moorings to choose from for optimal conditions 
• Underwater torch for night dives
• Chance to do Sharks in the Dark Dive on the second night
• Fluorescent diving offered
• Earn your PADI Open Water Certificate (18m)

Itinerary

You can choose from two packages to complete your Open Water certification:

Overnight Experience 4 days, 1 night: 2 days classroom learning, 2 days on OceanQuest (1 night): 5 dives in total, including 4 training dives  and 1 fun dive

Night Diver Package: 5 days, 2 nights: 2 days classroom learning, 3 days on OceanQuest (2 nights): 9 dives in total, including 4 training dives and 5 fun dives with a night dive

DAY 1

• 9:00am pick-up from your city accommodation
• Classroom theory
• Dive medical to AS 4005.1 (if required)
• Dive equipment selection pool training
• Approximate 5:00pm return

DAY 2

• 9:00am pickup from your city accommodation
• Pool training
• Classroom theory
• Approximate 5:00pm return

Please note tht one the first two days meals, accommodation and medical costs are not included. The first two days are the same for all packages, and with days three, four or five depending on how long you spend a sea. 

DAY 3

• 7:30am pickup from your city accommodation
• Transfer out to the reef aboard our day trip boat and do your first 2 training dives
• Lunch (included)
• At 2:30pm transfer to our Liveaboard boat where you will spend the night
• Lunch, dinner and accommodation included

DAY 4 and 5 (or your last day)

• Breakfast, finish training dives
• Lunch (included)
• Certification as open water diver
• Afternoon pleasure dive
• Guided night dive
• Breakfast, lunch, dinner and accommodation included
• 5:00pm return to your accommodation (on last day)

This popular diving option gives guests to do it all during their tour. This is one of the only tours where you can complete your certification on board and still have time to participate in night diving, including our Floro dive or Sharks in the Dark. There is unlimited snorkelling, and all meals are included as well. This popular tour is an amazing way to see the best parts of the Great Barrier Reef and its amazing inhabitants! 

Important Information

• Please note the English course is offered daily except Wednesdays. Japanese Open water dive course starts on a Saturday German Open water dive course starts on a Monday. Guests must be able to pass 200m swim test and 10 minutes treading water test. Students must be at least 12 years of age, and divers under 18 need parental or guardian consent. 
• Please click here for more diving information and to read the medical questionnaire.