Where to Go: the 5 Best Scuba Diving Day Trips Worldwide

1.Premium Snorkelling and Diving Reef Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,528 reviews · 8 hours · from $166Our pick

Review the Cairns Divers Den reef trip, with two outer reef sites, guided snorkeling, meals, equipment, and practical booking advice.

“We had a great time on the trip, the staff were so lovely and helpful if you were nervous. The boat ride was lovely and smooth and the lunch was great selection of buffet and tea and coffee all day. Would definitely recommend and would go with them again. Had a great time see all sorts of fish, big turtle and sharks. Made our honeymoon very memorable, especially the photos they took of you in the water that you can purchase”

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2.Snorkelling and Diving Reef Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 81 reviews · 8 hours · from $240

Review of Divers Den’s Cairns Great Barrier Reef day trip, with two outer reef sites, four hours in the water, lunch, gear, and practical tips.

“the snorkelling guide we had, Roman, was really very good. He took care to make sure we all had a safe and fun experience.”

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3.Moreton Island Day-Trip to Scuba Dive and More

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 59 reviews · 9 hours · from $197

Review of Moreton Island’s Tangalooma Wrecks trip, with scuba sessions, ferry details, free activities, costs, limits, and booking advice.

“Ich bin krank geworden und bekomme nichts zurück. Finde ich nicht ganz in Ordnung. SW”

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4.From Phi Phi: Beginner Scuba Diving Day Trip with 2 Dives

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 40 reviews · 5 hours · from $125Top rated

Review of Phi Phi’s beginner scuba trip, with two reef sessions, lunch, small groups, costs, safety details, and booking tips.

“Das war ein wunderbarer Tag ! Gut organisiert, super nettes Team, meine ersten 2 Tauchgänge waren richtig entspannt und ich konnte mich voll auf meine 1:1 betreuende Tauchlehrerin verlassen . Mittagessen auf dem Boot, gekühltes Wasser, Obst, an alles war gedacht. Perfekt !👌”

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5.Cartagena: Scuba Diving Day Trip at Playa Blanca with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 22 reviews · from $120Best value

Review of Cartagena’s Playa Blanca scuba trip, with reef time, lunch, transport, costs, guide concerns, and practical booking advice.

“I asked for a guide in English, but had someone who only spoke Spanish. What was good was that the bus came to the hotel. An hour late, without letting me know or responding to a message. Furthermore, I got the entire explanation in Spanish. The guide did not know that I was registered for scuba diving. I had to find out for myself. Diving was very good, only the description said one hour of diving and this was only 20 minutes. Even after that I had to figure out where I had to go myself, the guide, Mary, was nowhere to be seen and did not respond to whatsapp…”

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