Tour Specials!
Ultimate Reef Pass
The award winning Quicksilver and Great Adventures offer the widest range of reef cruises on the Great Barrier Reef.
SAVE UP TO $212!
Departs from Cairns and Port Douglas
Coral Sea Dreaming offers 2 Day/1 Night Sailing Trip with Maximum 12 passengers. Dive, snorkel or simply relax.
Private Double cabin
from $460 per person
Share Cabin
from $440 per person
Includes FREE city transfers!
Cert diver specials also available!
Ocean Quest is a luxury liveaboard vessel with daily departures to the Outer Reef from Cairns. They offer certified dives, introductory dives and snorkelling.
FEBRUARY SPECIAL
Certified Dive - Twin Share
Quality Dive Equipment
Excellent Outer Reef Dive sites
All Meals
Daily Departures
SAVE $100!
Spirit of Freedom is the perfect way to experience the Great Barrier Reef in comfort.
2ND PERSON
For every booking of 2 people, the 2nd person receive a 25% discount off the trip!
*Blockout dates: departures on 5-April-2012
*Offer applies to retail price only. Reef tax, equipment, courses etc. do not apply
ENQUIRE NOW!
Tusa 6 holds a roving permit where the skipper chooses the BEST Outer Reef location on the day. Experience awesome Reefs teaming with an abundance of corals and marine life!
3RD CERT DIVE FREE!
3x Cert Dives w. gear $225 + $10 EMC levy
$235 per person!
Snorkel and intro dives also available
Calypso Snorkel & Dive - Great Barrier Reef
Calypso Snorkel & Dive

- Up to 70 passengers
- Snorkel, Intro & Cert Diving
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Calypso Reef Cruises has set itself a class above the rest. Family owned and run, Calypso is designed to hold 110 guests however only travels with approximately 70 to ensure maximum comfort.
Daily Itinerary:
- 8.40am welcome aboard Calypso
- Morning tea
- Visit 3 Outer Barrier Reef sites
- Interpretive reef chat
- Guided snorkelling tours
- Scrumptious buffet lunch
- Introductory & Certified Diving
- Afternoon tea
- Return to Port Douglas 4:30pm approx
Trip Inclusions:
- Transfers from Port accommodation
- Morning & Afternoon tea
- Interpretive reef talk
- Guided snorkelling tour
- All snorkelling equipment
- Wetsuits, Lycra suits
- Prescription masks
- Hot showers onbaord
Guests are in awe as they take time to relax on the top deck sunlounges that provide breathtaking 360 degree views of the Great Barrier Reef. The nine metre wide back deck provides plenty of room, comfort and ease as you enter the water, and the large, spacious upper and lower foredecks have been designed with comfortable day bed seating for relaxation.
Calypso caters for snorkellers, introductory divers and dive enthusiasts. Visiting three breathtaking sites daily from Port Douglas, Calypso will provide you with an experience of a lifetime. Learn about the marine life and eco-systems through our reef interpretive chat on board or take part in a guided snorkelling tour and surround yourself by the rainbow of brilliantly coloured fish and coral.
Crew will assist any nervous swimmers and swimmers who have never snorkelled before, to ensure that they are happy and comfortable in the water. Flotation devices and in water assistance are also provided.
The snorkel groups are small and personalised. The crew will take you on an informative guided snorkeling tour and explain, as well as, answer questions about the Great Barrier Reef and it's many inhabitants.
All diving is guided by qualified Dive Masters/Instructors and in small groups with a maximum of 8 divers for Certified Diving and 4 divers for Introductory Diving. Calypso caters for all levels of experience, the dive gear includes dive computers and large tanks.
Additonal Costs:
- Environmental Management Charge
- Introductory & Certified Diving
- Underwater cameras
- Caps and shirts
- Fish cards and charts
- Digital photos
- Soft drinks, beer, wine and champagne
Return Cairns Hotel Accommodation transfers are availalble at a small additional cost. Port Douglas accommodation return hotel transfers are included in your rate.
GOOD NEWS! All payments made to Travstar do not incur a credit card surcharge.
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| Snorkelling | Adult | Child | Family | |
| Snorkelling | $190 | $135 | n/a | |
| Certified Diving | Adult | Child | Family | |
| 1x Cert Dives, weights & tanks | $210 | $160 | n/a | |
| 1x Cert Dives, full gear | $230 | $180 | n/a | |
| 2x Cert Dives, weights & tanks | $230 | $180 | n/a | |
| 3x Cert Dives, weights & tanks | $240 | $190 | n/a | |
| 2x Cert Dives, full gear | $250 | $200 | n/a | |
| 3x Cert Dives, full gear | $260 | $210 | n/a | |
| Introductory Diving | Adult | Child | Family | |
| 1x Intro Dives | $240 | $180 | n/a | |
| 2x Intro Dives | $280 | $220 | n/a | |
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| Prices valid from now until 30 June 2012 | |
| EMC pp | $5.50 |
| OPTIONAL EXTRAS | |
| Prices valid from now until 30 June 2012 | |
| Palm Cove/Nthn Bch return transfer | $20.00 |
| Cairns return transfers | $36.00 |
| TERMS | |
| Child Age = 4-14 years | |
| Family = 2 Adults & 2 Children | |
| CURRENCY CONVERTER | |
| WE DO NOT CHARGE BOOKING FEES OR CREDIT CARD SURCHARGES |
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Gladstone
Heron Island Resort
4 nights from $796/person
Children 12 year and under stay and eat FREE!
All meals included!
Book a minimum 4 nights stay
(*Black out dates apply)
Travel between now and 31/March/2013
Cairns
2 Day 1 Night Reef Sailing Liveaboard
- Certified Divers -
- 6 dives inc. night dive
- Snorkellers -
- One FREE Intro Dive
$280 inc. all meals, reef levy etc
Travel between now and 30/June/2012
Travel Tools
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ULTIMATE BONUS OFFER
- 5 nights at Reef View
- FREE Night included
- Daily Buffet Breakfast
- Use of Catamarans, Paddle Skis, Windsurfers & Snorkelling Equip.
- Use of Sceduled Shuttle
- Return airport transfers
- Use of Gym, Spa, Sauna, Tennis & Squash Court Hire
Only $280 per couple/night
STAY 5 PAY 4
Blackout:5-10 April & 17 Aug-27 Jan '13
Travel between 01/April/2012 and 31/March/2013
Cairns
Never dived on the Great Barrier Reef before? Here's your chance to try out an Intro Dive with Seastar, no experience necessary! Seastar is one of three vessels permitted to access Michaelmas Cay, renowned for its nesting birds and myriad of colourful corals!
DIVE SPECIAL!
INTRO DIVE + EMC
$200 per person
2x CERT DIVES + EMC
$200 per person
Travel between now and 31/March/2012
New Fitzroy Island Package!
Fitzroy Island is fringed with pretty coral gardens in the ocean and a hiking trail up to the lighthouse. Enjoy the many activities the island has to offer such as Sea Kayaking and snorkelling.
FITZROY ISLAND
BARRIER REEF TOUR
RETURN TRANSFERS FROM CAIRNS
from $672 per couple
SAVE $453!
Travel between now and 31/March/2012
Cairns
Spirit of Freedom takes you on a luxurious adventure to Australia's amazing Coral Sea & Great Barrier Reef!
50% OFF
2ND PERSON
For every booking for 2 passengers, the 2nd person receives 50% OFF the trip
*Blockout dates: departures on 5-April-2012
*Offer applies to retail price only. Reef tax, equipment, courses etc. do not apply
Travel between 20/February/2012 and 31/May/2012
Cairns
Budget PADI Learn to Dive Course
FEBRUARY SPECIAL!
SAVE $100!
2 Days Pool & Theory
2 Day trips on ReefQuest
PADI Open Water Certification
*Medical & EMC levies extra*
Travel between now and 29/February/2012
Cairns
Make your trip to the Great Barrier Reef a memorable one! Digital Underwater Camera Hire is easy with Wet Rez.
DIGITAL UNDERWATER CAMERA HIRE
ONE-DAY HIRE
MULTI-DAY HIRE
UNDERWATER HOUSINGS
ALL AVAILABLE AT WET REZ!
Travel between now and 31/March/2012
Cairns
Passions of Paradise cruises to Michaelmas Cay and Paradise Reef daily. Here you can snorkel easily off the shores of a coral cay and see the prettiest, colourful clam gardens and coral as well as beautiful tropical fish.
From $149 per adult
Reef Tax included
Transfer rates apply
Travel between now and 31/March/2012







Contact our North Queensland office for advice on your holiday in Great Barrier Reef.