5 h

About this activity

Please arrive at the Byron Bay Dive Centre at your selected departure time (either 6:30am, 9:30am or 12:30pm) and ensure you bring a swimsuit and a towel.

Before reaching Julian Rocks, one of Australia’s most spectacular dive sites you will complete a medical questionnaire, ensuring you are fit to dive, watch a video about your first scuba diving experience and complete one pool session with one of the friendly instructors. The pool session will teach you all the skills you need to be ready and comfortable to go to the ocean. Your instructor will instruct you where to leave your bags, valuable items and personal belongings and set up all your equipment for you.

We will provide transport to The Pass, where the boats are launched to take you on a very short (5-10 minute) boat ride out to our scuba diving destination. Keep a eye out for dolphins and whales (June to November) on the boat ride!

Once you reach Julian Rocks, the skipper will brief your instructor on the area you will be diving! Your instructor will assist you into your equipment and perform a buddy check on you before you enter the water. You can then enjoy up to 50 minutes in the water scuba diving with three different species of sea turtle, an assortment of rays including mantas, hard and soft corals, friendly wobbegong sharks and over four hundred different species of fish.

For all introductory dive tours you will be supervised by a qualified scuba diving instructor who will ensure you get the most from your trip to Julian Rocks Marine Reserve.

When you return to the dive shop there are hot showers and your instructor will present you with a certificate of completion and give you information on how to take the next step in diving and complete your open water course!

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Included

Use of scuba diving equipment (fins, mask, snorkel, wetsuit, BCD, regulators, cylinder, weight belt)
Qualified scuba instructor
Valuable lockers
Wet and dry storage area
Boat ride
Bottled water on board the vessel

Not included

Parking fee for public parking in Byron Bay
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Additional

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for participants with serious medical conditions.
All participants will be required to complete a health questionnaire prior to scuba diving. Some pre-existing medical conditions may prevent you from scuba diving, please consult your doctor
Subject to favorable weather conditions. If cancelled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund
Please note that we require a minimum of 2 people to be booked at each time for the Introductory Dive to run. We can run an Introductory dive for 1 person at an extra charge of AU$65.00
Flying after diving: If only one dive is undertaken then a minimum of 12 hours is recommended before flying. If more than one dive is conducted in the day, or multiple days of diving are undertaken then an interval of 24 hours is recommended
Not wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
A dive medical is not compulsory if you have no medical issues; however if you are aged 45 and over or have any of the following conditions: Asthma, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Heart problems, Lung problems, Ear problems, High or Low blood pressure, Current cold/cough/flu/chest infection then you will need to provide a recreational dive medical on arrival.
All participants must be able to swim and be comfortable in the water.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund