Private Guided Scuba Dive Tours on the Great Barrier Reef
Explore the Great Barrier Reef with our Experienced PADI Dive Instructors
Imagine exploring the most pristine Great Barrier Reef dive sites with your very own personal scuba guide for the day. While all our scuba dives to the reef are guided, a private guided dive tour takes the experience to the next level, offering a fully personalised and carefully curated adventure. Whether you're an experienced diver looking for a more unique experience beyond a standard tour, newly qualified, or even a first-time diver wanting extra confidence and individual attention, a private guided scuba tour is the ultimate way to explore the Great Barrier Reef and unlock its hidden secrets.
Why Choose Quicksilver Dive for your Great Barrier Reef Private Guided Scuba?
PERSONALISED: It’s a day designed for you. Your PADI private dive guide for the day will get to know your dive expectations, your diving ability, along with anything relevant to the day. From here they will be able to curate your reef dive experiences based on the exclusive dive sites chosen for the day and your special interests.
INTIMATE: Standard certified dive groups can be up to 8 people per dive instructor, whereas private guided dives are tailored specifically for you. If diving with family or friends, you can form your own private group. For introductory divers, you can have up to 4 people in your group. For certified divers, larger groups and additional instructors are available upon request subject to availability.
SAFETY: Your Private Dive Guide is a PADI qualified dive instructor and can provide a refresher session if needed as well as ensuring best-practice safety advice and supervision.
FLEXIBILITY: You have the flexibility to choose to dive OR snorkel at each of the sites visited. You also have access to all the standard inclusions on the vessel, including lunch, morning and afternoon teas, premium dive gear and equipment.
DIVE WITH THE EXPERTS: Quicksilver Dive's knowledgeable dive instructors know the Agincourt ribbon reefs like the back of their hands, with an intimate understanding of the reef system's topography, marine life and hidden highlights.
An experienced PADI Dive Instructor guides all scuba diving on Silversonic, Poseidon and Quicksilver Cruises. For more information on the standard guided diving, click below:
Your very own PADI-Certified Private Dive Instructor for the day (maximum group size 4)
Up to 3 dives across up to 3 different dive sites on the Agincourt Ribbon Reefs
Buffet lunch, morning & afternoon tea
Hot showers
All dive equipment hire - including dive computer
From 7:30AM
Check-In
Check-in at the Quicksilver Cruises office, Port Douglas Marina, for boarding passes
8AM
Vessel Boarding
Complimentary morning tea / breakfast served
8:30AM
Departure
Depart Port Douglas Marina for the Outer Reef. Certified and intro dive briefings begin
10:15AM
1st Reef Site
Arrive at first Agincourt Reef site. Divers gear up; snorkellers' site briefing
11:30AM
2nd Reef Site
Depart for second reef site. Option for 2nd dive (intro and certified)
12PM
Lunch
Tropical hot & cold buffet lunch served in the air-conditioned cabin
1:40PM
3rd Reef Site
Depart for third reef site. Snorkellers briefed; 3rd dive option for certified divers
2:30PM
Afternoon Tea
Afternoon tea served
2:50PM
Boarding
All passengers board for final passenger count
3PM
Return
Return journey to Port Douglas commences
4:30PM
Arrive
Arrive Port Douglas Marina
4:55PM
Coach Departure
Coaches depart for accommodation
Times may vary subject to sites visited and conditions on the day. For more details on the vessel and facilities on board please click here
RATES 2026/2027
Note: Groups are made from your booking; strangers will not be included in your private dive group. If booking within 72 hours of travel, or groups larger than 4 divers, please contact us directly to ensure availability.
Private Dive Master | includes cruise & all gear
Adult
1 Diver
$1,269 (per person)
2 Divers
$1,716 ($858 per person)
3 Divers
$2,172 ($724 per person)
4 Divers
$2,600 ($650 per person)
Return Coach Transfers
Free return coach transfers included from Port Douglas, Cairns and Northern Beaches
Fuel Surcharge: Due to the significant increase and volatility of fuel prices in Australia, it has regrettably become necessary to introduce a fuel surcharge to your ticket price, effective from Wednesday 1 April 2026. The surcharge is payable at the time of booking.
Fuel Surcharge Payable: $10 per adult. This surcharge will be monitored and reviewed regularly in accordance with fuel price fluctuations. Thank you for your understanding.
