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Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

2025 Vegan Scuba Diving Trip

Tour Overview

Start Location: Cairns, Australia

End Location: Cairns, Australia

Dates: August 1 - 7, 2025 (7 Days, 6 Nights)

Group Size: 12 divers maximum (4 divers minimum)

Pricing: $3,250 (per person, based on double occupancy)

What To Expect From This Vegan Scuba Diving Tour

  • 7 days of exploring the Great Barrier Reef, including a five-day open water scuba certification course hosted by ProDive Cairns.

  • A dive crew of fully qualified PADI instructors. You will be diving with a passionate team of experienced professionals, ensuring the quality of your experience and your safety.

  • A true live-aboard experience on one of ProDive’s boats, which carries a maximum of 32 passengers and six crew.

  • Access to 19 high-quality dive sites ensuring a diverse range of reef environments and dives.

About Our Partner

  • Pro Dive Cairns is a high standard operator with Advanced Ecotourism Certification, committed to the long-term conservation of The Great Barrier Reef.

  • Pro Dive Cairns has one of the highest safety standards in the world. With safety the number one priority, there is no safer place to learn to dive dive in the world.

Daily Itinerary

  • Welcome to Australia!

    Cairns is situated on the tropical northeast coast of Far North Queensland. For first time visitors, keep in mind that the city’s climate is more similar to Miami than to Sydney.

    Cairns is a gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, the largest living structure on earth. We won’t be exploring the entire 1,429 mile length of this UNESCO World Heritage Site, but even our brief introduction to this incredible natural wonder will be the adventure of a lifetime.

    Meals: dinner (100% vegan)

  • Our day begins at 8:00 at the ProDive Cairns training center.

    We’ll spend the morning in the classroom, going over the basics.

    After lunch, we’ll start practical diving training in the pool.

    Meals: Beakfast, lunch, dinner (100% vegan)

  • Our day starts at 7:30 with a complimentary hotel transfer to ProDive Cairns’s training facility.

    At 8:00, we’ll begin our scuba certification course with an equipment briefing and a hands-on scuba gear walk through with instructors.

    We’ll spend the rest of the morning training in the pool, before breaking for lunch.

    We’ll return in the afternoon for a dive equipment fitting for the liveaboard trip.

    We’ll complete our final academic training session and exam before returning to our hotel dinner.

    Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner (100% vegan)

  • Our day starts at 6:00AM making our way to the ProDive Cairns training center.

    From here we will board the ProDive diving boat, our floating home for the next three days. Breakfast will be served on board.

    Our first training dive starts at 11:00AM, followed by lunch and a second training dive at 2:30PM.

    Take the rest of the day to relax, or join the other divers onboard for a snorkeling opportunity at 4:30PM.

    After dinner, we’ll have the chance to watch the certified divers participate in the first night dive of the trip.

    Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner (100% vegan)

  • Welcome to our first day a certified scuba diver!

    Our day begins at 7:00AM with our third training dive, followed by a late breakfast at 9:00AM.

    Our fourth dive begins at 11:15AM. This will be the last training dive for Open Water certification.

    After lunch, our first dive as newly certified scuba divers begins at 3:15PM.

    Rest up, grab some dinner, then get ready for our first guided night dive experience.

    Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner (100% vegan)

  • Our day begins with a 6:30 sunrise dive to enjoy the reef waking up.

    We’ll have two more dives after breakfast, for a trip total of nine dives.

    We’ll eat our last lunch onboard before returning to Cairns.

    The afternoon is yours to either rest up in your hotel or relax on the beach.

    Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner (100% vegan)

  • We end our tour with an optional waterfall hike in Barron Gorge National Park, for one final overlook view of Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef.

    Transportation to Cairns International is included. Safe travels, and hope to dive with you again next year in Indonesia!

    Meals: breakfast (100% vegan)

Accommodations

Hotel Accommodations

For four nights of our trip, we will be based in a beach-front hotel 10-minutes north of Cairns proper. We will have ample opportunity to relax and to explore after our daily training.

Live-Aboard Accommodations

For two nights of our trip, we will have a true live-aboard experience on the ProDive Cairns diving boat, which features air-conditioned cabins and a shared dining area.

Live-Aboard Amenities Include:

  • 14 twin bunk bed cabins and 2 double bed cabins

  • All bedding supplied

  • Freshly prepared meals 

  • Hot freshwater showers

  • Spacious dive and sundeck 

  • Twin 240v power outlets in each cabin

What’s Included

  • 5-day open water diving certification course

  • 4 nights beach-front accommodation

  • 2 nights live-aboard accommodation

  • 6 dinners, 5 lunches, 6 breakfasts (100% vegan)

  • Gratuities for included meals

  • All necessary gear and equipment

  • Transportation to and from the airport

What’s Not Included

  • Airfare

  • Alcohol with meals

  • Travel insurance

Solo Travelers

Solo travelers make up a large share of Hiking Biking Vegan guests and are encouraged to join any and all of our vegan adventures. Our tour prices are based on double occupancy, due to the limited accommodation options in many of our destinations. You will be paired with another solo traveler of the same gender. Private rooms are often, though not always, available, for an additional fee.

Accommodations

Hotel Accommodations

For four nights of our trip, we will be based in a beach-front hotel 10-minutes north of Cairns proper. We will have ample opportunity to relax and to explore after our daily training.

Live-Aboard Accommodations

For two nights of our trip, we will have a true live-aboard experience on the ProDive Cairns diving boat, which features air-conditioned cabins and a shared dining area.

Live-Abroad amenities include:

  • 14 twin bunk bed cabins and 2 double bed cabins

  • All bedding supplied

  • Freshly prepared meals 

  • Hot freshwater showers

  • Spacious dive and sundeck 

  • Twin 240v power outlets in each cabin

Weather & Climate

Cairns is beautiful in July with temperatures hovering in the mid-seventies (~24°C) and the water temperatures hovering between 71°F and 77°F (22 - 25°C). A typical mid-winter day in Cairns resembles a warm summer's day in Sydney or Melbourne.

July is part of the dry season in Cairns, meaning greater visibility while diving. Along the outer reef, the waters are renowned for their clarity, with visibility commonly over 30 meters and some sites reaching over 60.

Getting to Cairns

While it is possible to reach Cairns by flying into Brisbane and driving up the Sunlander scenic highway, this is a bit arduous and unrealistic.

We recommend flying into Cairns International Airport (CNS). Transit to and from the airport is included in your tour package.

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