Great Barrier Reef Day Trip inc. MOUA (certified diving)

Start Location

Magnetic island or Townsville

Departure Time

7am - 8am

Return
Time

5pm - 6pm

What You Should Know About MOUA Great Barrier Reef Trip?

Your journey can begin from Townsville or Magnetic Island, North Queensland and takes you out to the Central Section of the Great Barrier Reef on our custom-built day vessels. The Central Section is a little further off the Queensland Coast than other sections and as a result has some of the best sites of the whole Great Barrier Reef.

John Brewer Reef is an amazing coral reef bursting with a plethora of marine life ideal for experienced divers. Schools of bait fish are a common site as well as an abundance of colourful reef fish including Parrot fish, Maori wrasse, Clown fish, Angel fish. Turtles, Stingrays, White tip, and Black tip reef sharks are often sighted.

The Museum of Underwater Art (MOUA) is surrounded by the reef with the bright and beautiful colours a perfect backdrop and the location providing balance to man-made and nature’s art. As the first of its kind in the Southern hemisphere, MOUA will act to highlight reef conservation, restoration, and education on a global scale. 

The site located on the northern end of John Brewer Reef is rich in history, with a strong connection to our Indigenous culture.

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Start Location

Townsville or Magnetic Island

Departure Time

Boarding 7am in Townsville, or 7:50am Magnetic Island

Return Time

5:00pm

Duration

8.5 Hours

Free Date Changes

Subject to availability

FAQs About MOUA Great Barrier Reef Tour

This full day trip of diving in the John Brewer reef includes dive and snorkel in the spectacular Museum of Underwater Art with full diving and snorkeling equipment, briefing, morning tea, buffett lunch and afternoon tea, MOUA and Mooring fees and experienced, professional, fun and safe crew with a passion for the marine environment. 

This is a full-day trip of 8,5 hours from 7:00 am or 7:50 am to 5:00 pm approx.

On the reef, schools of bait fish are common as well as an abundance of colourful reef fish including Parrot fish, Maori wrasse, Clown fish, Angel fish. Turtles, Stingrays, White tip, and Black tip reef sharks are often sighted.

Yes, the trip includes morning tea, buffet style lunch and afternoon tea. You can also have access to drinks and snacks during the trip.

Yes, this trip is suitable for all ages, families with children, couples and active travellers / backpackers.

We recommend to wear your swimwear under your clothes, bring a towel, hat and sunscreen, a camera (or hire one on board), extra cash or card for purchases of souvenirs and your Divers’ certification and logbook. 

No, there is no accomodation pick up, but you can check in in Townsville or Magnetic Island.

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Shout out to Max for his guidance! He listened to my requirements and helped me figure out what I really wanted, and he explained the options in depth. With his help, I was able to have a fun day combining a flight over the reef with an excursion to Fitzroy island. All bookings went smooth. Great service!
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Harry Singh
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Big thank you to Elyra and Liz for helping booking us reef experience. Great team and efforts. Highly recommend them for any bookings.
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Rachel Campion
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Huge thanks to Niamh, she was absolutely great from start to finish—so helpful, knowledgeable, and easy to deal with. A great team that made organizing our trip completely hassle-free. Couldn't recommend them enough!
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Conall Durkin
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I had the most amazing time in Cairns. So many fabulous tours. Special shoutout to Niamh! If you need a tour booked in the Cairns area, I highly recommend her, so friendly and organised! Thanks Niamh
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Elizabeth Andrews
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Traveled to Cairns and took a day trip to Palm Cove where Charlotte helped create the best experience! I highly recommend working with her for any travel or vacation services.
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varun ravi
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So happy with the service and help I received from these guys, huge shout out to Tony ( absolute legend ) for helping me with all my questions and two bookings- fishing charter and 2 intro dives + snorkel with Divers den. I did a whale watching tour in Sydney, and then came here and while heading to the reef for the dive, we got to see a humpback whale breach the water at least a dozen times ! The first breach from this whale in cairns, would have beaten the whole tour in Sydney and it was an entire seperate experience as well (dive). Absolutely 1000% recommend these guys and any of their recommendations and advice when planning your trip and activities in cairns.
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Jessica Baark
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Elizabeth helped us to find our perfect tour package and sorted it out for us with a lot of patience! Thanks for that! 💖
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Ana Maria Bedoya
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We had a wonderful experience. Niamh was incredibly kind and took the time to carefully prepare our trips to Green Island and the Kuranda Rainforest, including the train journey from the Shangri-La Hotel. Everything was seamless. highly recommend!
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Paula Gutierrez
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Kirk is an excellent salesman; he gave us the best tours, was very kind and a very good person, he is the best salesman we have ever had, and his agency is efficient.
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Hobbe Nick Sarmiento Davila
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Kirk is the best guy we have found in cairns. He is amazing, he gave us an incredible service with a fantastic vibe. He explained everything about the trips in a great way. I really recommend him and this place.

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