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TUSA Dive

Cnr Shield St & the Esplanade, Cairns, Queensland 4870, Australia
61 07 4047 9100
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Ranked #19 of 92 activities in Cairns
Type: Water Sports
Owner description: Cairns based, TUSA Dive are the day tour scuba diving and snorkelling specialists to the Great Barrier Reef. With more than 25 years experience in... more » Owner description: Cairns based, TUSA Dive are the day tour scuba diving and snorkelling specialists to the Great Barrier Reef. With more than 25 years experience in taking visitors to the reef, TUSA Dive strive to make your Cairns reef tour as memorable, educational and exciting, as it is possible to be.The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system in the world, composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for 2,600 km (1,600 mi) along the coast of Queensland, in Australia's Coral Sea. Labeled as one of the 7 natural wonders of the world, and a World Heritage listed region, visitors come from the all over the planet to visit this incredible icon... Our Great Barrier Reef.Experienced scuba divers and snorkellers alike can travel to the outer reefs in ultimate comfort on board Cairns' newest and best reef day boat, the TUSA 6. Launched in August 2011, the 24m TUSA 6 was custom designed for Great Barrier Reef cruising, cairns diving and snorkelling, and each day visits two unique reef locations from Tusa's choice of 16 spectacular dive and snorkel sites.Tusa Dive's professional and friendly dive crew are on hand throughout the day to assist you in ever way, and can provide education for snorkeling, first time "introductory scuba diving" (PADI Discover Scuba course), PADI & SSI Referral Courses, and PADI Open Water courses.For divers looking for more than a day trip, multi-day scuba packages are available for day touring and Tusa 6's big sister, the Spirit of Freedom provides 3 to 7 day liveaboard diving expeditions to the iconic dive destinations of the Cod Hole and Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea.TUSA Dive are proud to be accredited as an Advanced Ecotourism Operator, committed to providing a service that reflects our responsibility to contribute to the conservation of our Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and pass on this rich heritage to future generations. « less
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London, England, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2013 NEW

I went on Tusa last week with my sister, we had an absolutely brilliant day! Some of the best diving I have done, the crew were awesome and the boat was modern, clean and spacious. We were given the option of diving unguided or with a guide and we chose to go unguided for the first time. This was a... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW

Hi, I went with the TUSA and had a great time. Also it was a wild ride to the reef (we had up to 20 knots), we could enjoy beautiful locations once we arrived at the reef. I did 2 guided dives and the guide was very professional. The crew was very friendly, funny and did eveything to comfort us.... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013 via mobile

Went on two dive trips with Tusa 6 crew to Flynn, Milln, Saxon and Hastings reefs. The crew was great! They were friendly, flexible and very professional.

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Lae, Papua New Guinea
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013

We had a wonderful time on the spirit of freedom, and we can recommend it without any hesitation. The crew is flexible to change the programming depending on the weather and preferences of the group. The ship is in excellent conditions and has just been upgraded.

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Melbourne, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013

Very friendly, helpful and informative staff. Everything was very organized and safe. Awesome spacious boat, with all facilities (hot shower available after dives). All equipment in excellent standard. Delicious lunch, pasteries, fruit and cakes throughout the day trip. I recommend spending a few dollars extra to go with Tusa instead of the budget companies. I had a very bad experience... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013

i used tusa to do a day trip on the barrier reef. experienced and friendly crew. hired a guide as had only recently qualified so was a bit nervous. food was good and comfortable boat.

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Old Bar
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

My husband and I recently did a 3 dive day trip with Tusa Dive to Hastings Reef. As very experienced divers, we were very impressed with the friendly and professional crew. It was great to be able to do our own diving, while the crew guided other divers, did intro dives and guided the snorkellers. All the dive equipment was... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2013

Prior to visiting Australia, I took the time to research different dive/snorkel companies in Cairns. Based on my research, I chose to book my tour with TUSA. I made the right choice. The TUSA staff was professional, friendly, and energetic. On the day of the trip, our group had many different ages and was about 50% divers/50% snorkelers. We (2... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2013

I did the 3 dive day on the Great Barrier Reef. TUSA was excellent. I did a guided dive and there was only 6 of us and a guide. The staff was very attentive and helpful even with the rough seas we experience enroute to the dive area. They were very efficient at handling divers and snorkelers of all levels... More

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Cairns, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2013

This diving experience was great, the staff were excellent, high-spirited, professional and very friendly. The boat ride was lengthy, yet enjoyable with plenty of refreshments and comfortable seating areas. The best thing about this company is that they know which reef is best and will have the highest visibility depending on the weather conditions. I would definitely choose to go... More

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