• You’ll not only acquire the Advanced Adventurer Dive Certification on Magnetic Island, but you’ll also be scuba diving one of the world’s most famous shipwrecks, the S.S. Yongala.
• Snap yourself aboard a luxury vessel on your way to both a new dive certification, and the most mesmerising wreck dive you’re ever likely to experience here on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. 
• Take your 2 day Advanced Adventurer Dive course on one of the Great Barrier Reefs most beautul islands, Magnetic Island just off Townsville.
• It's 2 days spent on beautiful Magnetic Island just off Townsville on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia where you will complete your Advanced Adventurer Dive Certification for scuba diving the world.

Expand your dive skills on a SSI 2 Day Advanced Adventurer Course on the balmy shores of Magnetic Island! Enhance skills, earn a new certification, and discover rare and exquisite marine life while exploring the famous Yongala Shipwreck!

Magnetic Island dive school is the best place to expand your scuba diving certifications as the world famous Great Barrier Reef is all around you offering some of the most amazing reef and wreck diving in the world.

Ready to advance into the deep blue? There is little that equals the freedom of roaming underwater in a scuba expedition with a superior knowledge of diving technique! 

When you choose a SSI 2 Day Advanced Adventurer Dive Course, you’ll not only be gaining an extra globally recognised certification, but you’ll explore the glorious reefs and marine life of tropical Magnetic Island, as well as the world renowned Yongala Shipwreck!

On Day 1, from the beautiful town of Alma Bay, you’ll practice skills such as buoyancy, navigation, along with search and recovery and 3 dives!

Your expert instructors are both welcoming and knowledgeable locals, and will go through each lesson with step by step tuition at the best dive sites.

And on Day 2, you’ll be ready to put your new found talent into practice with 2 dives on the Yongala Shipwreck! There is good reason why this day is so very special; since you’ll not only see the jaw-dropping menagerie of marine life up close, but diving its extraordinary depths is part of your course!

You’ll literally be gaining knowledge and certification by embarking on one of the planet’s most sought after adventures!

SSI 2 Day Advanced Adventure Course Inclusions

This scuba dive course is designed to improve your skills and gain more experience.

• 5 Dives in total
• 3 Dives on Magnetic Island Beach
• 2 Dives on the S.S. Yongala Wreck

Dive courses commence each Tuesday and Friday

The first days lessons on Magnetic Island

• Learning navigation procedures
• Naruralist information
• Wreck diving skills

The second days lessons diving on the Great Barrier Reef

• Dive the S.S. Yongala 
• gain knowledge an experience deep diving

Stunning Magnetic Island and Townsville

You’re not only choosing to add a new remarkable level of diving experience but you’ve chosen to do it in the epitome of paradise!

Townsville and Magnetic Island are exceptional examples of diverse and stunning charm.

The city of Townsville boasts a cosmopolitan ambience with its many eateries and nightlife hotspots, yet with country friendliness in the bargain.

A regular scenic ferry runs across to Magnetic Island island for Day 1 of your dive course, with the choice to embark on your vessel from Townsville itself on Day 2.

Magnetic Island captures the essence of tropical, laid-back living, and is easy to get around by foot or regular bus routes.

And if deciding to stay on Magnetic Island as an option, don’t forget to check out the Koala Village at Bungalow Bay; the only resort in Australia with a wildlife park attached to it!

Day One of your SSI Advanced Adventurer Dive Course

The magic begins on Day 1 of this sensational Advanced Adventurer Dive Course from the get go!

On the tropical shores of Magnetic Island, you’ll embark on your new and thrilling lessons from Alma Bay.

Directly from the ocean, you’ll fine tune some of your skills with a friendly and expert dive instructor, along with gaining more techniques!

Since your welcoming instructor is likewise a local, you’ll be learning new talents from some of the most stunning aquatic sites on the island!

There are a few compulsory facets to embark on, such as honing your buoyancy and navigation knowledge, and a practice wreck dive at the legendary Moltke Shipwreck at Geoffrey Bay.

They’ll be 3 training/adventure dives on the first day, as well as all questions discussed and exemplary tuition with a point-by-point explanation.

This part of the course will likewise offer adventure diving options you’re most interested in!

Day Two of your SSI Advanced Adventurer Diver Course

All up, you’ll embark on 5 adventure dives for your Advanced Adveventurer dive course.

Day 1 involves a few compulsory skills, such as navigation and buoyancy, which you’ll master in no time from the tropical shores of Magnetic Island.

And when day 2 arrives, you’ll embark on a luxury vessel to one of the most famed shipwrecks on the entire planet; where you’ll not only put your new found skills to practice, but complete 2 more scuba sensations on the invigorating boat, wreck and deep dives!

Your Advanced interest may lay in photography, or navigating visual landmarks, and on this course, you have a world of options to explore;

Day 1 Magnetic Island.

Choose any 3 of the following:

Naturalist Dive
Night dive
Navigation dive
Peak Performance Buoyancy
Search & Recovery
Photography

Day 2 Yongala Shipwreck

Choose any 2 of the following:

Deep dive
Wreck Dive
Boat Dive

The World Famous Yongala Shipwreck

While gaining your Advanced Open Water dive  certification, you’ll embark on one of the world’s most incredible and globally renowned diving phenomena’s.

The S.S. Yongala Shipwreck is legendary in dive circles for its awe-inspiring appearance and sheer abundance of marine life.

Every kind imaginable!

You read correctly; while completing your wreck, boat and deep dives at the Yongala, you’ll witness a never ending parade of vibrant reef fish, sea-turtles, rays, eels and every other imaginable ocean creature.

In fact there is such a multitude of marine life, that the density of them sometimes obscures the wreck!

One of the magical highlights of this wreck dive is also incredible personal experience; while some divers claim every creature, from the resident giant groper to the clown fish colonies, grow bigger here than anywhere else.

Other divers have literally felt the frequency of whale-song echoing across the ocean!

For more information on learning to scuba dive and upgrade certifications on the Great Barrier Reef see these pages.  

Tour Languages Offered

• English
• French
• German

Departs From

Magnetic Island

Departure Time

• Day 1 course begins from Alma Bay, Magnetic Island at 8.30am
• Day 2 course departs from Nelly Bay, Magnetic Island at 7.50am
• Day 2 course departs Townsville at 7.30am

Departure Instructions

• If travelling from Townsville, please organize ferry across to Magnetic Island on Day 1 of course.
• If staying on Magnetic Island, please check in at head office in Alma Bay at 8.30am.
• If completing course from Townsville on Day 2, please check in at Townsville Breakwater Marina to board vessel by 7am for 7.30am departure.
• If staying on Magnetic Island, please make your way to Nelly Bay Ferry Terminal on Day 2 by 7.35am for 7.50am vessel departure.

Destinations

• Alma Bay
• Geoffrey Bay
• Yongala Shipwreck

Months of Operation

January - December

Days of Operation

Friday

Day 1 of course operates from Alma Bay on Magnetic Island
Day 2 of course operates from Nelly Bay, Magnetic Island, and Townsville Breakwater Marina

Duration

2 days

Available for Purchase / Hire

• Underwater camera hire
• Meals at local cafes

Fitness Level Required

Medium

Restrictions

• Minimum age 15
• All participants must complete a Dive Medical.

IN-WATER RESTRICTIONS

Scuba Diving Restrictions

• Certain medical conditions and medications may preclude some people from scuba diving.
• Participation is subject to a medical questionnaire completed on board with the tour operator
• Minimum age for scuba diving is 12 years.
• Flying after scuba diving: a wait of 12 hours is recommended after one dive, 18 hour after 2 dives and at least 24 hours after multiple dives, before ascending to an altitude of 300 metres or greater.

Read more about Diving Safety on the Great Barrier Reef.

Additional Information

French and German guides available on Day 2 only.

• Optional packed lunch on Day 1
• Cash or credit card for snacks, meals and drinks
• Swimwear
• Towel
• Sunscreen
• Change of clothing
• Light jacket in winter months

Minimum age 15 years.