Diving in Brisbane
Jun 10th 2004, 12:58 pm
#1
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Diving in Brisbane
Can anyone tell me what the diving is like in the Brisbane area or am I going to have to travel a bit further afield?
Jun 10th 2004, 2:19 pm
#2
Happy mum of 2 Aussies
Joined: Oct 2002
Location: Springwood, QLD
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Hi,
I dive in Brisbane with a company called ProDive, who are extremely professional and very good. They go out on the boat 3-4 times a week, and have liveaboards as well. I've been diving up at Cairns as well, but I went on one day trip from Brisbane to a place called 'Coral Gardens' near Flinders Reef, and the dive was absolutely magnificent - even better than anything I had seen up in Cairns. Of course - the quality of the dives varies with the weather/viz/etc. Go slightly North and there are some good wreck dives, and if you go South (Byron Bay area) there are even more excellent diving areas.
So - in brief (and in my experience) - you will get plenty of diving from Brisbane - but its boat diving. You'd have to go further afield to get good shore dives.
W.
I dive in Brisbane with a company called ProDive, who are extremely professional and very good. They go out on the boat 3-4 times a week, and have liveaboards as well. I've been diving up at Cairns as well, but I went on one day trip from Brisbane to a place called 'Coral Gardens' near Flinders Reef, and the dive was absolutely magnificent - even better than anything I had seen up in Cairns. Of course - the quality of the dives varies with the weather/viz/etc. Go slightly North and there are some good wreck dives, and if you go South (Byron Bay area) there are even more excellent diving areas.
So - in brief (and in my experience) - you will get plenty of diving from Brisbane - but its boat diving. You'd have to go further afield to get good shore dives.
W.
Jun 10th 2004, 11:19 pm
#3
Crazy Cat Lady
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 65,493
Originally posted by Wanderlust
Hi,
I dive in Brisbane with a company called ProDive, who are extremely professional and very good. They go out on the boat 3-4 times a week, and have liveaboards as well. I've been diving up at Cairns as well, but I went on one day trip from Brisbane to a place called 'Coral Gardens' near Flinders Reef, and the dive was absolutely magnificent - even better than anything I had seen up in Cairns. Of course - the quality of the dives varies with the weather/viz/etc. Go slightly North and there are some good wreck dives, and if you go South (Byron Bay area) there are even more excellent diving areas.
So - in brief (and in my experience) - you will get plenty of diving from Brisbane - but its boat diving. You'd have to go further afield to get good shore dives.
W.
Hi,
I dive in Brisbane with a company called ProDive, who are extremely professional and very good. They go out on the boat 3-4 times a week, and have liveaboards as well. I've been diving up at Cairns as well, but I went on one day trip from Brisbane to a place called 'Coral Gardens' near Flinders Reef, and the dive was absolutely magnificent - even better than anything I had seen up in Cairns. Of course - the quality of the dives varies with the weather/viz/etc. Go slightly North and there are some good wreck dives, and if you go South (Byron Bay area) there are even more excellent diving areas.
So - in brief (and in my experience) - you will get plenty of diving from Brisbane - but its boat diving. You'd have to go further afield to get good shore dives.
W.
Just butting in here - how far out do you sail before diving? I know up in Cairns its over two hours, is it the same from Brissie?
Jun 11th 2004, 11:45 am
#4
Happy mum of 2 Aussies
Joined: Oct 2002
Location: Springwood, QLD
Posts: 518
Hiya,
Yes - between an hour and two hours to the good spots.... but there may be some closer that I just dont know about.
W.
Yes - between an hour and two hours to the good spots.... but there may be some closer that I just dont know about.
W.
