Dive with a legend on Australia's Great Barrier Reef
NEW itineraries - 2 days at Osprey Reef each week!
 Our small, 18-passenger liveaboard dive vessel Nimrod Explorer offers dive travelers the opportunity to explore Australia's magical Great Barrier Reef, without the crowds accommodated on the larger liveaboard dive vessels in the area.
The Nimrod Explorer offers trips from 4 to 8 days along the Ribbon Reefs, the Cod Hole and even farther north, to the rarely visited northern reaches of the Great Barrier Reef approaching Papua New Guinea. Trips depart every Tuesday and Saturday, and offer the chance to experience the large pelagics and awesome visibility of the Coral Sea's Osprey Reef; at certain times of the year, manta rays, rare dwarf minke whales and other large pelagics offer a variety of experiences befitting the world's largest barrier reef system.
 Staffed by a crew of six, the Nimrod Explorer is ideally sized and equipped both for shorter trips for travelers passing through Cairns, to longer expeditions to the far reaches of the Great Barrier Reef. A twin-engine power catamaran, the vessel is spacious and very stable, and offers amenities normally seen on much larger boats. Guests are accommodated in 3 large double and 3 spacious quadruple cabins, each of which has ensuite facilities and plenty of storage. For longer trips, two of the three quadruple staterooms can be converted to spacious double staterooms.
The nicely-appointed main salon offers dining and relaxation areas, as well as a well-equipped entertainment center and bar area. The large shaded top deck offers an open-air respite from the sun, while the expansive bow serves as a welcome warm-up between dives.
 Four to five dives are conducted daily directly from the expansive aft dive deck, with entries made directly off of the twin dive platforms into the water. The vessel is well-stocked with quality diving gear for each guest for those passing through the area as part of a longer trip; nonetheless, the crew's experience and qualifications are well suited for those traveling specifically to experience one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. PADI courses from open water certification through advanced and specialty courses, as well as solo diving courses, are also offered.
For liveaboard diving enthusiasts, the Far Northern Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea represent the ultimate dive vacation. Visiting pristine dive sites inaccessible to any land-based operators, the Nimrod Explorer ventures where few other liveaboard dive vessels do, and offers a comfortable and affordable way to join a small group of people experiencing the dive trip of a lifetime.
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Australia
- Itineraries: 4, 5 & 8 days and special 8 day exploratory itineraries
- Departing:
Cairns, Queensland
for direct boarding or to meet scenic low-level flights to join the vessel
- Accomodates: 18 passengers in 3 double and 3 quadruple air-conditioned cabins
- Water temperatures: 72°F (22°C) in July to 84°F (28°C) in February
- Visibility: Normally between 75 and 150 feet (25 to 50 meters) or more
- All diving done from the vessel
The Nimrod Explorer offers itineraries ranging from 4 to 8 days. Regularly-scheduled trips depart from Cairns, Queensland on Tuesdays for either 5 or 8 day trips, and from Lizard Island on Saturdays for a 4 day trip (meeting in Cairns to join the group for a low-level scenic flight from Cairns to Lizard Island).
The Nimrod Explorer accommodates 18 passengers in 3 double and 3 quadruple air-conditioned cabins with private bathroom and shower. All interior areas of the Nimrod Explorer are air-conditioned and the wide, carpeted bow area serves as a comfortable quiet area. Above the dive deck, the aft covered decks with sun lounges, and seating offers comfortable open-air relaxation. The Nimrod Explorer features one of the largest dive decks in Australia, and provides the only true week-long itineraries during its annual Far Northern expeditions.
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