Hamilton Island dive and snorkel tour to the outer Great Barrier Reef daily on a high speed catamaran with only 60 guests. The reef boat has come from Airlie Beach with guests and calls into Hamilton Island on the way to Bait Reef. We visit 2 reefs on the outer Great Barrier Reef in Australia.
The high speed Hamilton Island dive & snorkel tour boat first departs Hamilton Island at 8.00am and heads out to the Great Barrier Reef.
This tour also offers a full day out snorkel only departing from Airlie Beach Shute Harbour at 7.15am and returning 5.20pm.
Our full day reef tour visits two dive and snorkel locations within Bait Reef for a minimum of 3.5 hours and is the perfect option for certified scuba divers.
For those guests on Hamilton Island you will be returned to the island at 4.00pm
Join our full-day outer Hamilton Island dive and snorkel tour on the Great Barrier Reef and visit two of our private moorings around Bait Reef - the closest of the Whitsunday Island outer reef Barrier Reef locations.
Under the watchful eye of our dive tour boat crew on these beautiful reef systems, guests can enjoy time snorkelling and scuba diving amongst the colourful fishes and corals.
Our newly built custom designed dive & snorkel boat, which has two levels of air conditioned luxury, lounge style seating, a partially shaded deck and fresh water hot and cold showers on-board has us going at high speed to reach the outer Great Barrier Reef.
There is a full beam swim platform at the aft which makes entering and exiting the water a comfortable and easy experience.
In the afternoon a delicious buffet style lunch is provided on board. Morning and afternoon tea are also served during the day.
For our in-water activities we include high quality Mares scuba diving & snorkeling gear; wetsuits/lycra sun suits & flotation jackets (if required).
On a full boat tour we carry a maximum of only 60 guests to ensure a more personalised and quality Great Barrier Reef tour experience.
We spend approx. 3.5 hours on the reef from 11.00am to 3.00pm
Bait Reef has some wonderful vibrant coral varieties, colour and busy marine life. The fringing inner reef tends to be slightly more colourful due to the nature of the soft coral that grows around these areas.
You will find numerous smaller reef-dwelling fish such as parrotfish, angelfish, batfish, damselfish and fusiliers. At the outer reef, you can expect to see a hard coral platform reef with impressive drop offs and our friendly resident giant trevallies, along with countless colourful reef fish.
If you're lucky you might even get a visit from a friendly sea turtle, mantaray or white tip reef shark whilst on one of our trips!
Keep an eye out for humpback whales during the months of July to September.
At the moment, we only conduct introductory scuba diving on the full day dive and snorkel tour to Bait Reef on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.
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You must produce your certification card and/or log book at the time of booking
Your full day experience includes two dives at the reef
Your fees include all gear hire
You will be guided by our experience Divemasters or Instructors
As some of our dive locations are advanced dive sites you may be required to complete a refresher programme if you last was more than 12 months ago. Please discuss this at time of booking
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Hamilton Island
January - December
Daily
Closed Christmas Day
8 hours in total
2 hours cruising to location each way
3.5 hours on location
10 hours from Airlie Beach - Shute Harbour: 7.15am - 5.20pm
Medium
Scuba Diving Restrictions
Children must be 5 years and over for this tour.
All cancellations must be in writing.
Please note that all cancellations will incur an administration fee.
Please see our terms and conditions for details prior to booking.
au$250.00
Prices are AUD, per adult and include all levies fees and taxes.
Child:
au$150.00
Family: au$800.00
Tour Code: 772