Friendly, personalised service, combined with the warm tropical waters of the Great Barrier Reef, are the perfect combination for some of the very best PADI Open Water and courses available. These courses all offer overnight accommodation on the Great Barrier Reef. Choose to conmplete your PADI dive course in 4, 5 or 6 days.

Deep Sea Divers Den offer 3 different Liveaboard courses, all spending their time at sea onboard "TAKA" 

Taka is a 36 metre catamaran with 3 decks. Boasting 4 double suites, 18 twin share and 1 quad share cabin, we have the capacity to sleep 48 customers overnight on the reef in unrivalled comfort and luxury. All rooms have en-suite facilities, air-conditioning, as well as TV’s. There is a large lounge area on the wheelhouse deck with a bar where you can relax and kick back after a long days diving. The main deck has a large dining room capable of comfortably seating 48 passengers.

 

Courses start everyday with Japanese launguage courses starting on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. A Korean language course starts every friday.

If you have friends or family who are already certified divers, or who don't want to learn to dive, they can accompany you on Reef Quest. Simply choose the "no course" options when booking.

They also offer a Budget 4 day Open Water Course, where you do daytrips rather than spend the night at sea.

4 Day PADI Open Water Course

• Two classroom days 
• 1 night liveaboard on OceanQuest
• 4 training dives
• 1 fun dive
• All meals while at Sea

The 4 day Liveaboard option is designed for the traveller who is short of time and wants to learn to dive in 4 days and get the opportunity to spend the night on the reef.

On completion of your 4 certification dives you will get the opportunity to do one 'fun dive' (time permitting). If you wish to do more dives immediately after your course and experience the thrill of a night dive, choose the 5 day option.

Deep Sea Divers Den's friendly, personalised service, combined with the warm tropical waters of the Great Barrier Reef, are the perfect combination for one of the very best PADI 4 day Open Water courses available.

DAY ONE 
9.00am pick-up from your city accommodation
Classroom theory. 
Dive medical to AS 4005.1 (if required)
Lunch (not included)
Dive equipment selection Pool training
5.00pm return. (approximately)
 
DAY TWO
9.00am pickup from your city accommodation
Pool training
Lunch (not included)
Classroom theory.
5.00pm return. (Approximately)
* Please note on days one and two - meals, accommodation and Medical are not inclusive. You will also at some point in the first 2 days be required to swim 200m and tread water for 10 minutes.
 
DAY THREE 
7:45am pickup from your city accommodation.
Transfer out to the reef aboard ReefQuest and do your first 2 training dives.
Lunch (included)
At 14:30 transfer to OceanQuest where you will spend the night. Lunch, dinner and accommodation included
 
DAY FOUR 
Breakfast, 2 more training dives
Lunch (included)
Certification as Open Water diver
Fun Dive (time permitting).
Last dive completed by 2.00pm.
5.00pm return to your accommodation.

5 Day PADI Open Water Course

The 5 Day Liveaboard option is by far the most popular learn to dive option. Not only are you certified as a PADI Open Water Diver, but you also get FIVE additional 'Fun Dives', including a guided night dive at no extra charge!!!

Deep Sea Divers Den's friendly, personalised service, combined with the warm tropical waters of the Great Barrier Reef, are the perfect combination for one of the very best PADI 5 Day Open Water courses available.

DAY ONE 
9.00am pick-up from your city accommodation
Classroom theory. 
Dive medical to AS 4005.1 (if required)
Lunch (not included)
Dive equipment selection Pool training
5.00pm return. (approximately)
 
DAY TWO
9.00am pickup from your city accommodation
Pool training
Lunch (not included)
Classroom theory.
5.00pm return. (Approximately)
* Please note on days one and two - meals, accommodation and Medical are not inclusive. You will also at some point in the first 2 days be required to swim 200m and tread water for 10 minutes.
 
DAY THREE 
7.45am pickup from your city accommodation.
Transfer out to the reef aboard ReefQuest and do your first 2 training dives.
Lunch (included)
At 14:30 transfer to OceanQuest where you will spend the night.
Lunch, dinner and accommodation included
 
DAY FOUR 
Breakfast, 2 more training dives
Lunch (included)
Certification as Open Water diver
Afternoon pleasure dive
Guided night dive.
Breakfast, lunch, dinner and accommodation included.
 
DAY FIVE 
Breakfast, 3 more pleasure dives
Last dive completed by 2.00pm.
Breakfast and lunch included.
5.00pm return to your accommodation. 

 

6 Day PADI Open Water + Advanced Course

• Two classroom days 
• 3 nights liveaboard on OceanQuest
• 4 training dives for open water course
• 5 training dives for advanced course
• 4 daytime fun dive
• 2 guided night dives
• All meals while at Sea

The 6 day Liveaboard option is designed for those wishing to get the maximum amount of diving and experience in a very short time.

You get the entry level Open Water Certification AND the next level - the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Certification.
You get :

4 training dives for the Open Water Course
5 training dives for the Advanced Course
4 pleasure dives
That's a massive total of 13 dives (including 2 night dives!)

DAY ONE 
9.00am pick-up from your city accommodation
Classroom theory. 
Dive medical to AS 4005.1 (if required)
Lunch (not included)
Dive equipment selection Pool training
5.00pm return. (approximately)
 
DAY TWO
9.00am pickup from your city accommodation
Pool training
Lunch (not included)
Classroom theory.
5.00pm return. (Approximately)
* Please note on days one and two - meals, accommodation and Medical are not inclusive. You will also at some point in the first 2 days be required to swim 200m and tread water for 10 minutes.
 
DAY THREE 
7.45am pickup from your city accommodation.
Transfer out to the reef aboard ReefQuest and do your first 2 training dives.
Lunch (included)
At 14:30 transfer to OceanQuest where you will spend the night.
Lunch, dinner and accommodation included
 
DAY FOUR 
Breakfast
2 more training dives
Lunch (included)
Certification as Open Water diver
Afternoon Advanced Peak Performance Buoyancy dive
Guided night dive
Breakfast, lunch, dinner and accommodation included
 
DAY FIVE 
Breakfast
2 Advanced course training dives (Deep and Navigation)
Lunch (included)
Afternoon pleasure dive
Advanced course Night dive.
Breakfast, lunch, dinner and accommodation included
 
DAY SIX 
Breakfast
1 elective advanced course dive
2 more pleasure dive
Last dive completed by 1.30pm.
Certification as Advanced Open Water diver
Breakfast and lunch included.
Transfer to cairns via ReefQuest
5.00pm return to your accommodation