Cairns Liveaboard Tours

Cairns is a touristy town located in the far north Queensland. Cairns is the number one front door to the Great Barrier Reef and that is one of the reasons why they receive hundreds of visitors every day.

There are lots of tour operators running day trips to the reef every day. These tour operators have slightly different types of boats and travel to different reef locations. But why not have the ultimate experience and do an overnight tour at the Great Barrier Reef?

There are several options to choose from when it comes to liveaboards. See the options below:

Ocean Quest Liveaboard

Ocean Quest is a 36 metre catamaran that offers luxury stay at the Great Barrier Reef. The boat offers 4 double suites cabins, 18 twin share cabins and 1 quad share cabin, all featuring air conditioning, en-suite and television. The boat has 3 decks with a bar and a restaurant where people can relax after a nice day snorkelling and diving in the reef. The bar is located at the top deck and the restaurant is located at the main deck and features a large dining area that can comfortably fit their 48 customers on board.

Ocean Quest offers daily departure from Cairns providing customers with a flexible itinerary. The boat transfer between Cairns to the liveaboard is done by their day trip boat called Sea Quest.

Ocean Quest has a permit to travel to 17 exclusive moorings on the Outer Great Barrier Reef at Norman, Saxon and Hastings reefs. The captain of the boat checks the condition of the water and chooses the best locations to visit for the day. This way customers are guaranteed the best visibility of the water for its weather conditions.

For more information about Ocean Quest please visit our tour page below.

Ocean Quest Liveaboard

Reef Encounter Liveaboard

Reef Encounter is also considered a floating resort that offers overnight accommodation on the reef. Their 35 metre long liveaboard can accommodate 42 passengers into double, twin or multi-share ensuite cabins. All cabins have power outlets, ocean views, en-suite toilet and shower facilities.

Reef Encounter has a large dining saloon and lounge area with TV and games, all fully air-conditioned. Tea and coffee are available throughout the day.The liveaboard also offers lots of deck space with a huge sundeck and sun loungers including an open-air hot tub.

Reef Encounter also departs daily from Cairns on their day trip vessel called Reef Experience. Reef Experience works as a daily transfer between Reef Encounter and Cairns, this way offering great flexibility to all visitors with their travel plans.

At Reef Encounter visitors can spend all day in the water snorkelling and also organise scuba dives.

For more information about Reef Encounter please visit our tour page below.

Reef Encounter Liveaboard

Pro Dive Liveaboard

Pro Dive is a 25 metres liveaboard featuring 14 twin share cabins and 2 double cabins with shared amenities for every 2 cabins (8 shared bathrooms in total). The liveaboard is air-conditioned and it has 2 large decks, one for gear and one specifically for sun tanning and relaxing.

Pro Dive is perfect for certified divers or those who want to spend as much time in the water as possible. Divers have the opportunity to participate in up to 7 dives including 2 night dives. Diving on Nitrox gas is also available for certified divers.

Pro Dive has a permit to visit 16 exclusive dive sites on 4 different outer reef locations. They choose to visit a different reef site on every trip depending on the best weather conditions.

For more information about Pro Dive visit our tour page below.

Pro Dive Liveaboard

Any option you choose I am sure you will love staying out in the reef.

For more information about tours in Cairns please visit our website on Tourism Cairns

Tourism Cairns email address - info@tourismcairns.com