Tour Specials!
What More Do You Need!
Outer Reef Cruise
Intro or Cert Dive
Free Semi Sub tour
10 min scenic heli flight
Only $209 p/person
**SAVE $100**
$20 Reef levy not included
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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| Prices valid from now until 30 June 2011 | ||||
| Snorkelling | Adult | Child | Family | |
| Day trip, snorkelling | $190 | $135 | n/a | |
| Certified Diving | Adult | Child | Family | |
| Day Trip,1 x Cert Dive, Weights & Tanks | $210 | $155 | n/a | |
| Day Trip, 3 x Cert Dives, Weights & tanks | $240 | $185 | n/a | |
| Day Trip, 3 x Cert. Dives | $260 | $205 | n/a | |
| Introductory Diving | Adult | Child | Family | |
| Day Trip, 1 x Intro Dive | $240 | $185 | n/a | |
| Day Trip, 2 x Intro Dives | $280 | $225 | n/a | |
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| Prices valid from 01 July 2008 until 30 June 2011 | |
| EMC pp | $5.00 |
| TERMS | |
| Adult = 15 + Years (May vary depending on company) | |
| Child = 3 -14 Years (May vary depending on company) | |
| Family = 2 Adults & 2 Children | |
| CURRENCY CONVERTER | |
| WE DO NOT CHARGE BOOKING FEES OR CREDIT CARD SURCHARGES |
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