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Down Under Cruise & Dive

287 Draper St, Cairns, Queensland 4870, Australia
07 4052 8300
Ranked #31 of 66 tours in Cairns
4.5 of 5 stars 76 Reviews
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Owner description: Down Under Cruise & Dive, formerly ‘Down Under Dive’, is Cairns' oldest and most respected Great Barrier Reef operator and PADI Diver Training...... more » Owner description: Down Under Cruise & Dive, formerly ‘Down Under Dive’, is Cairns' oldest and most respected Great Barrier Reef operator and PADI Diver Training Facility.Our white-boat style high speed vessel ‘Osprey 5’ runs snorkel, dive & helicopter tours to the Outer Great Barrier Reef daily. While at our world-class 5-star training facilities we offer Beginner ‘PADI Learn to Dive’ courses through to professional level diver training. « less
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Cairns, Australia
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2012 NEW

me and my italian friends went on osprey V the 20th may 2012. we visited two different spot (the second was awesome), ther was a very good organization with helicopter and glass boat. the food was so nice and the crew very friendly and helpful. we had 2 breefing before to arrive in the first location. the end of the... More

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Cairns, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2012 NEW

Really nice trip! Good crew (especially daniello viva l'italia siamo i migliori) and nice food. Higly recommend also for the reasonable price and the quality of the diving spots. More

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Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 21, 2012 NEW

Never having tried Scuba before I wasn't sure what to expect but I was really pleased with the experience. The instruction in-class and on the reef was top notch. The instructor (Sam D) was a fantasic and made the training a whole lot of fun. Do yourself a favour and book the 5 day open water course (instead of the... More

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Cairns, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2012

went on a reef diving cruise with down under dive.. the boat was calles osprey V we had the best day ut there the crew was so helpfull and friendly .. good feed and amazing dive sites i am a certified diver but hastings really is a good reef to dive at ..its shallow but a lot of underwaterlife and... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 28, 2012
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I've took the dive trip to the reef with my mum in March 2012. The whole experience was simply great, I wouldn't change anything. I've done two dives. The first one is designed for very beginners or even people who can't swim as you hold hands together with the entire group and the instructor, which basically means that you do... More

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Miami, Florida
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 21, 2012

During our entire Australia trip, this was by far one of the best and most memorable days. We had gone hot air ballooning early that morning and decided we wanted to dive the rest of the day. However, the only way to get out to a reef at that time was to book a Helicopter. So we booked the dive... More

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Brisbane, Australia
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 7, 2012
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We booked this trip and the boat and equipment is in good condition and the crew friendly. What ruined this trip for us is the boat is too crowded and in my opinion this is a fatal accident waiting to happen. We booked the intro scuba diving and got the briefings etc. The rest of it was just a nightmare,... More

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Scott Cappellani, Manager at Down Under Cruise & Dive, responded to this review
April 22, 2012

To the reviewer, Im shocked to read your review, we take the safety of our passenegers very seriously. Im sorry you were not able to complete your dive and am concerned that you feel that this was because of the treatment by our staff. Also although our vessel holds up to 130 passenegers we do cap the number of people... More

Treorchy, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 6, 2012

A brilliant day from start to finish & very reasonably priced! Was a bit windy when we went out so the sea was rather choppy but neither of us got sea sick so it was all good! tea & coffee on arrival on board with biscuits was a nice way to start the journey. Plenty of safety advice and guide... More

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Newcastle, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 25, 2012

We went on this trip for our 2 year anniversary and it was amazing! The trip out was a little bumpy but that wasn't their fault. We were running late (alarms failed, overslept) and they were kind enough to give us a call and let us know we needed to get there. It was very stressful but they waited for... More

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Launceston, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 9, 2012

Our day on the reef was a highlight of our trip. Informative, fun and excellent value for money. An unexpected highlight for me was the entertainment - Elvis was awesome!! I will definitely do this tour again next time I am in Cairns. More

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