Australia Liveaboard Diving
Home of the Great Barrier Reef
About Australia
Australia offers the planet's most iconic reef system alongside world-class temperate diving with unique marine life found nowhere else on Earth.
From the Great Barrier Reef stretching over 2,300 kilometres along Queensland's coast to the whale shark aggregations at Ningaloo Reef and the leafy sea dragon territory of South Australia, Australian diving is extraordinarily diverse. The country bridges tropical and temperate waters, hosting everything from manta rays and minke whales to weedy sea dragons and giant cuttlefish aggregations. Liveaboard expeditions explore remote sections of the outer reef, Coral Sea seamounts, and the pristine Rowley Shoals off Western Australia.
Liveaboard Vessels in Australia
- Spirit of Freedom — 4.8/5 stars
- Odyssey Liveaboard — 4.8/5 stars, from €356/day
- Ocean Quest — 4.6/5 stars
- Spoilsport — 4.6/5 stars, from €405/day
- Pro Dive Cairns — 4.5/5 stars
- Rum Runner — 4.3/5 stars
Top Dive Sites in Australia
- Cod Hole — intermediate (10-25m)
- Osprey Reef - North Horn — advanced (15-40m)
- SS Yongala — advanced (14-30m)
- Navy Pier — beginner (3-12m)
- Ningaloo Reef - Lighthouse Bay — beginner (2-20m)
- Ribbon Reef No. 9 — intermediate (8-30m)
- Pixie Pinnacle — intermediate (5-35m)
- Steve's Bommie — intermediate (10-28m)
- Julian Rocks — intermediate (5-22m)
- Fish Rock Cave — advanced (12-24m)
- HMAS Brisbane — intermediate (15-28m)
- South Solitary Island — advanced (10-30m)
- Rapid Bay Jetty — beginner (3-10m)
- Rowley Shoals — advanced (5-40m)
- Christmas Island - Thundercliff Cave — advanced (10-35m)
- Bait Reef - Stepping Stones — beginner (5-18m)
- Montague Island — intermediate (8-22m)
- Cocos Keeling Islands — intermediate (5-30m)
- Lord Howe Island - Ball's Pyramid — expert (15-40m)
- Neptune Islands — beginner (5-15m)