Dive centres in Queensland

Cairns · Cairns · QLD

A long-running expedition liveaboard operation associated with Ribbon Reefs and Coral Sea itineraries, including minke whale season trips.

mikeball.com · (07) 4053 0500

Cairns · Cairns · QLD

An expedition liveaboard associated with Ribbon Reefs, Osprey Reef and Coral Sea itineraries.

spiritoffreedom.com.au · (07) 4047 9150

Cairns · Cairns · QLD

A Cairns sailing catamaran day trip combining reef diving and snorkelling.

passions.com.au · (07) 4041 1600

Cairns · Cairns · QLD

A Cairns operation running both day-boat and liveaboard products alongside a training business and retail presence.

diversden.com.au · (07) 4046 7333

Cairns · Cairns · QLD

A Cairns day-boat operator offering reef diving, snorkelling and introductory diving.

downundercruiseanddive.com.au · (07) 4052 8300

Cairns · Cairns · QLD

A Cairns-based liveaboard vessel offering multi-day reef stays with day-boat transfers.

reefencounter.com.au · (07) 4037 2700

Cairns · Cairns · QLD

A long-established Cairns operation best known for multi-day liveaboard certification trips that combine Open Water training with outer Great Barrier Reef diving.

prodivecairns.com · (07) 4031 5255

Cairns · Cairns · QLD

Small-vessel Cairns day trips, positioned around lower passenger numbers than the large reef catamarans.

oceanfree.com.au · (07) 4052 1111

Cairns · Cairns · QLD

A small-vessel overnight Cairns trip format, sitting between a day boat and a full liveaboard.

coralseadreaming.com.au · 0474 727 777

Cairns · Cairns · QLD

A Queensland equipment and service business. Current retail range, servicing capability and any training should be verified directly.

diversworld.com.au · (07) 4041 4004

Cairns · Cairns · QLD

A Cairns day-boat operation with an Indigenous cultural element alongside reef diving and snorkelling.

dreamtimedive.com · (07) 4030 7920

Manunda · Cairns · QLD

A Cairns training operation. Current course range and agency affiliation require verification.

cairns.scubabo.com · 0448 097 746

Cairns · QLD

A Cairns liveaboard operation running multi-day Great Barrier Reef itineraries.

Cairns · Cairns · QLD

Reef day-tour boat with certified and intro dives.

tusareeftours.com.au · (07) 4047 9100

Cairns · Cairns · QLD

Day boat; same operator as Reef Encounter.

reefexperience.com.au · (07) 4037 2700

Cairns · Cairns · QLD

Part of the Quicksilver Group Silver Series.

silverseries.com.au/silverswift · (07) 4044 9944

Cairns · Cairns · QLD

Moore Reef pontoon day trips; freecall 1800 810 512.

sunlover.com.au · (07) 4050 1333

Cairns · Cairns · QLD

Quicksilver Group reef and Green Island cruise operator offering introductory and certified dives.

greatadventures.com.au · (07) 4044 9944

Cairns · Cairns · QLD

Half-day snorkel-only reef trips; no scuba.

puresnorkelling.au · 0491 446 868

Cairns · Cairns · QLD

Now trading as Reef Magic (Experience Co / Reef Unlimited).

reefmagic.com.au · (07) 4222 7479

Fitzroy Island · Cairns · QLD

FISH - the resort's dive centre and activities desk, located near resort reception.

fitzroyisland.com/fish · (07) 4044 6700

Cairns · Cairns · QLD

Part of the Quicksilver Group; Michaelmas Cay sailing/snorkel/dive day trips.

oceanspirit.com.au · (07) 4044 9944

Cairns · Cairns · QLD

Big Cat Green Island Reef Cruises, now part of Reef Unlimited / Experience Co; offers introductory dives at Green Island.

greenisland.com.au · (07) 4051 0444

Cairns · Cairns · QLD

reefdaytripper.com.au · 0449 947 612

Green Island · Cairns · QLD

Resort (Quicksilver Group); diving on the island is run by the resort's dive shop / Great Adventures.

greenislandresort.com.au · (07) 4031 3300

Port Douglas · Port Douglas · QLD

A Port Douglas operation focused on small-group training and guided diving on the northern Great Barrier Reef.

bluedive.com.au

Port Douglas · Port Douglas · QLD

A large-scale Port Douglas reef tourism operation with pontoon-based access to Agincourt Reef, offering diving alongside snorkelling and other reef activities.

quicksilver-cruises.com · (07) 4087 2100

Port Douglas · Port Douglas · QLD

scubaiq.com.au · 0404 964 878

Port Douglas · Port Douglas · QLD

Site states it now serves private clients only, not the general public.

tech-dive-academy.com · 0416 934 336

Port Douglas · Port Douglas · QLD

Part of Reef Unlimited / Experience Co; outer reef snorkel and dive day trips.

calypsoreefcruises.com · (07) 4099 6999

Port Douglas · Port Douglas · QLD

Trades as Poseidon Outer Reef Cruises; part of the Quicksilver Group.

poseidon-cruises.com.au · (07) 4087 2100

Port Douglas · Port Douglas · QLD

Snorkel-only outer reef tours (no scuba).

wavelength.com.au · (07) 4099 5031

Port Douglas · Port Douglas · QLD

TripAdvisor reviews dated September 2026 (3,500+ reviews); new vessel launched late 2025; based at 3/34 Macrossan St Port Douglas.

abcreefsafaris.com.au · 07 4099 6243

Port Douglas · Port Douglas · QLD

OZDIVE Pty Ltd; private/charter reef diving from Port Douglas; no phone or address published on site.

ozdive.com

Port Douglas · Port Douglas · QLD

Sailing/snorkel catamaran tours (Low Isles, outer reef).

sailawayportdouglas.com · (07) 4099 4200

Cape Tribulation · Port Douglas · QLD

Based at Cape Tribulation (Daintree), not Port Douglas; snorkel tours.

oceansafari.com.au · (07) 4098 0006

Lizard Island · Ribbon Reefs & Lizard Island · QLD

Luxury resort (Delaware North); resort phone (07) 4043 1999.

lizardisland.com.au · 1800 867 169

Alva Beach · Townsville & Magnetic Island · QLD

An Ayr-based operation specialising in the SS Yongala, with a shorter boat transit to the wreck than Townsville departures.

yongaladive.com.au · 0407 299 876

South Townsville · Townsville & Magnetic Island · QLD

A Townsville operation running SS Yongala trips alongside reef diving and training.

adrenalindive.com.au · (07) 4724 0600

Arcadia, Magnetic Island · Townsville & Magnetic Island · QLD

A Magnetic Island training and guided-diving operation serving island-based visitors.

pleasuredivers.com.au · (07) 4778 5788

Nelly Bay, Magnetic Island · Townsville & Magnetic Island · QLD

A Magnetic Island operation offering training and local diving.

prodivemagnetic.com · (07) 4778 5506

Orpheus Island · Townsville & Magnetic Island · QLD

Luxury island resort (Morris Escapes) offering diving to guests, not a dive shop.

orpheus.com.au · (07) 4777 7377

Cairns · Townsville & Magnetic Island · QLD

Expedition cruise line (Cairns-based), not a dive shop; diving/snorkelling offered on Great Barrier Reef itineraries. Phone not extractable from site.

coralexpeditions.com

Airlie Beach · Whitsundays & Bowen · QLD

A Whitsundays diving operation offering trips and training.

whitsundaydiveadventures.com · 0477 694 061

Airlie Beach · Whitsundays & Bowen · QLD

An Airlie Beach operation providing training and certified diving in the Whitsundays.

airliebeachdiving.com · 0404 677 400

Airlie Beach · Whitsundays & Bowen · QLD

A freediving-focused operation at Airlie Beach. This is a different discipline from scuba and should not be grouped with scuba training centres.

oceansense.com.au · 0426 440 491

Airlie Beach · Whitsundays & Bowen · QLD

A Whitsundays operation providing diving in conjunction with sailing and reef tour products.

reefsafari.com · (07) 4946 4766

Airlie Beach · Whitsundays & Bowen · QLD

A Whitsundays training-focused operation. Course range and agency affiliation require verification.

whitsundaydivingacademy.com.au · (07) 4946 4449

Airlie Beach · Whitsundays & Bowen · QLD

A Whitsundays multi-day trip operator. The proportion of scuba diving within its products requires verification.

whitsundayexpeditions.com · 0473 455 038

Airlie Beach · Whitsundays & Bowen · QLD

Reef cruise operator (Reefworld pontoon) offering introductory and certified dives; not a dive shop.

cruisewhitsundays.com · (07) 4846 7000

Airlie Beach · Whitsundays & Bowen · QLD

Tour company (Hamilton Island and Airlie Beach) offering snorkel and dive day trips from Shute Harbour; no Airlie Beach street address published.

exploregroup.com.au · (07) 4253 3340

Airlie Beach · Whitsundays & Bowen · QLD

Whitsundays day and sailing tours (Thundercat, Wildcat); also 1300 317 445.

redcatadventures.com.au · (07) 4946 4444

Airlie Beach · Whitsundays & Bowen · QLD

Whitsundays day tour operator (snorkel, some dive).

oceanrafting.com.au · (07) 4946 6848

Airlie Beach · Whitsundays & Bowen · QLD

Explore Whitsundays is a tour booking agency; Whitsunday Expeditions is listed separately.

explorewhitsundays.com · (07) 4967 7555

Mooloolaba · Sunshine Coast · QLD

A Sunshine Coast business combining training, retail and local boat diving including the ex-HMAS Brisbane.

scubaworld.com.au · (07) 5444 8595

Mooloolaba · Sunshine Coast · QLD

A Mooloolaba operation closely associated with the ex-HMAS Brisbane wreck alongside local reef diving and training.

sunreef.com.au · (07) 5444 5656

Mooloolaba · Sunshine Coast · QLD

subsurfacescuba.com · (07) 5493 9097

Heron Island & Capricorn Group · QLD

Most recent trips found were 2021 departures from Rosslyn Bay booked through Turtle Town Scuba; no 2025–26 schedule located.

Manly · Brisbane & Moreton Bay · QLD

A Brisbane training and service business supporting the local resident diving population.

brisbanescuba.au · 0418 736 738

Tingalpa · Brisbane & Moreton Bay · QLD

A Brisbane training operation focused on recreational certification and continuing education.

brisbanediveacademy.com.au · (07) 3890 0342

Windsor · Brisbane & Moreton Bay · QLD

A Brisbane business combining training, equipment retail and service support for local divers.

godive.com.au · (07) 3857 7255

Moreton Island · Brisbane & Moreton Bay · QLD

A Moreton Island resort with diving and snorkelling access to the Tangalooma wrecks, a shallow, sheltered artificial reef system.

tangalooma.com/shops-services/dive-watersports · 1300 652 250

Brisbane · Brisbane & Moreton Bay · QLD

A large equipment retailer with a strong spearfishing and freediving emphasis alongside scuba equipment. This is primarily a retail business rather than a training centre.

adreno.com.au

Tingalpa · Brisbane & Moreton Bay · QLD

A long-standing Brisbane business associated with technical training alongside recreational courses, retail and servicing. Technical capability should be audited service by service rather than assumed.

divedivedive.com.au · (07) 3890 4443

Brisbane · Brisbane & Moreton Bay · QLD

Brisbane-based dive training business that runs Torres Strait / Ribbon Reef expeditions aboard MV Kalinda; not based in the Torres Strait.

professionaldiveservices.com.au · 0457 007 040

Runaway Bay · Gold Coast · QLD

A Gold Coast operation focused on guided local diving and charter access to offshore sites.

goldcoastdiveadventures.com.au · 0404 286 599

Miami · Gold Coast · QLD

A Gold Coast training and service business serving local divers and visitors.

goldcoastdivecentre.com.au · (07) 5572 0511

Gold Coast · Gold Coast · QLD

An equipment retailer with a spearfishing and freediving emphasis. Primarily retail rather than a training centre.

adreno.com.au

Bundall · Gold Coast · QLD

A Gold Coast equipment retailer. Whether training and servicing are offered in-house requires verification.

divewarehouse.com.au · (07) 5531 6511

Southport · Gold Coast · QLD

Renamed Aqua Adventures at the same 95 Marine Parade address, open seven days.

aquaadventures.com.au/dive-shop-gold-coast · 07 5591 7117

Chevron Island · Gold Coast · QLD

PADI 5 Star dive centre; SMS/WhatsApp 0412 451 209.

qldscubadive.com.au · (07) 5526 7722

Great Keppel Island · Capricorn Coast & Keppel Islands · QLD

Now trades as Great Keppel Island Watersports; site updated March 2026 with a PADI course schedule through December 2026.

greatkeppelwatersports.com.au · +61 4 3979 7733

Cooktown · Far Northern Reef & Torres Strait · QLD

Primarily a fishing and glass-bottom-boat charter; snorkelling only, no scuba advertised.

reefcharters.com.au · (07) 4069 5396

Heron Island · Bundaberg & Agnes Water · QLD

A coral cay resort on the southern Great Barrier Reef with an on-island dive operation and sites a short boat ride from the jetty.

heronisland.com

Bundaberg · Bundaberg & Agnes Water · QLD

A Bundaberg-based training and equipment business serving the local diving community and southern reef access.

aquascuba.com.au · 0402 937 765

Burnett Heads · Bundaberg & Agnes Water · QLD

A Bundaberg-based operation providing day and overnight access to Lady Musgrave Island and its lagoon.

ladymusgraveexperience.com.au · (07) 4151 5225

Seventeen Seventy · Bundaberg & Agnes Water · QLD

An operation running trips from the Town of 1770 to Lady Musgrave Island and the southern Great Barrier Reef.

1770reef.com.au · (07) 4972 7222

Lady Elliot Island · Bundaberg & Agnes Water · QLD

A coral cay resort at the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef, strongly associated with manta ray encounters and accessed by light aircraft.

ladyelliot.com.au · 1800 072 200

Agnes Water · Bundaberg & Agnes Water · QLD

Boat departs 1770 Marina, 535 Captain Cook Drive, Town of 1770.

dss1770.com.au · (07) 4962 1218

Gladstone · Swain Reefs · QLD

Extended fishing and dive charter vessel departing Gladstone to the Swain Reefs.

easternvoyager.com.au · 0436 640 197

Gladstone · Swain Reefs · QLD

Official site live with a booking form for 7–10 day Swains and Coral Sea charters ex-Gladstone for certified divers; Facebook page active.

kanimblacharters.net.au · 0429 159 233

Urangan · Hervey Bay & K'gari · QLD

Live official site with 2026 whale-swim tours and ex-HMAS Tobruk dives; based at The Boatclub Marina, Urangan.

diveherveybay.com.au · 0481 776 001

Point Lookout · North Stradbroke Island · QLD

A North Stradbroke Island operation combining accommodation and diving, which makes it structurally different from a suburban Brisbane training centre.

mantalodge.com.au · (07) 3409 8888

Mission Beach · Mission Beach & Cassowary Coast · QLD

missionbeachdive.com.au · 0455 957 263

Mackay · Mackay · QLD

A spearfishing-oriented business on the Gold Coast. Spearfishing and freediving businesses serve a different customer from conventional scuba centres.

neptunespearanddive.com.au

Rainbow Beach · Rainbow Beach · QLD

A Rainbow Beach operation specialising in Wolf Rock, an advanced offshore pinnacle site known for grey nurse sharks.

wolfrockdive.com.au · (07) 5486 8004

Townsville · Atherton Tablelands · QLD

Dive club (NQUEC), not a shop; based in Townsville, meets monthly at Townsville Yacht Club.

nquec.org.au