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At Gold Coast Dive Adventures, our mission is to equip you with the skills and experiences that ignite a deep love for the ocean. We believe that once you’ve seen its wonders firsthand, you’ll be inspired to join us in protecting it.
We believe that exploring the ocean and its incredible wonders is a true privilege, one to be embraced and treasured. Drawing from our extensive years of diving experience, we have carefully curated a diverse selection of dive sites, all easily accessible from the heart of the Gold Coast.
Too often overlooked, the Gold Coast is a hidden gem in the diving world. We’re passionate about unveiling its underwater beauty and putting it on the map as a world-class diving destination.
Whether you’re drawn to sharks, turtles, shipwrecks, or vibrant coral reefs, we’ve got a dive adventure waiting for you!
Dive Trips
Enjoy scuba diving day trips and weekends away at one of our 12+ beautiful dive sites in the Gold Coast and beyond.
Diving Courses
Professional diving courses at all levels, from learning to scuba dive and refreshers to rescue diving courses.
Free Diving
Freediving fun days, courses and depth training available from certified freediving experts.
We promote and we help to sustain the beauty of our underwater world.
Gold Coast Dive Adventures is a PADI Dive Centre and Sea Shepherd Dive Partner that offers amazing offshore boat diving experiences for certified divers. We also offer personalised learn to dive courses to get you addicted to this incredible way of life.
Let’s explore the wrecks and reefs which make Australia’s Gold Coast one of the best, uncrowded and most diverse underwater playgrounds the world has to offer. Our most popular dive sites are Wondereef, Cook Island, North Stradbroke Island and the historic wreck of the Scottish Prince, which is a sight to behold!
Joining our adventures is super easy. Simply book online here through our website, add any required hire equipment or extras on the check-out page and you are done, simple as 1,2,3! We even offer hotel transfers!
our dive Adventures
Gold Coast reef +
wreck dive trip
From $165.00 pp
- Explore the local reefs and shipwrecks
- Small groups of 8 max
- Large & comfortable dive vessel
- Single or 2 tank boat dive for certified divers
- Sites within 15-25min boating distance
- No wreck certification needed
- Departs from Runaway Bay Marina
North Stradbroke Island Dive Trips
From $295.00 pp
- Triple Dive trips to North Stradbroke Island & the surrounding dive sites
- All trips depart from Runaway Bay Marina – (with only a one and a half hour voyage to North Stradbroke Island
- Small groups of no more than 5 divers in each group
- In-water dive guide provided
Cook Island Marine Reserve Dive Trips
From $175.00 pp
- Offshore boat dive tour to Cook Island Marine Reserve
- All trips depart from Runaway Bay Marina
- Only a 50 minute voyage to Cook Island
- Small groups of 8 max
- In-water dive guide provided
- Quality hire gear available
- Hotel transfers available
Advanced Nine Mile Reef Dive Trip
From $295.00 pp
- Double & Triple Dive trips to Nine Mile Reef
- Scuba dive the local Grey Nurse Shark hot spots
- Hire gear available
- Advanced drift dive
- Hotel transfers available
- In-water dive guide
Wonder Reef
From $165.00 pp
- The world’s first artistically designed buoyant reef
- Varies in depth from 8 meters to 30 meters
- Ideal for a range of diver levels
- Double dive trip
- 2.5 kilometers offshore from Philip Park, The Spit
- A fusion of art, science and engineering
Adventures Beyond the Gold Coast
Various Prices
- North Stradbroke Island Day Trip
- Flinders Reef Day Trip
- Hmas Brisbane Day Trip
- Julian Rocks Day Trips
- North Solitary Islands Weekend Trip
- South West Rocks Weekend Trip
Why Choose Us?
Our local reefs and wrecks, the most famous being the Scottish Prince Shipwreck, Palm Beach Reef and Migaloo Reef are within short boating distance approximately off the Gold Coast Seaway entrance. The reefs are flat rocky reefs with rising bommies and boulders. Visit our dive site page for detailed information.
All our trips are double dive trips unless specifically advertised as single dives or triple dives. Our 2 dive boats are fast and comfortable. We also limit maximum numbers to 8 divers to ensure maximum comfort and enjoyment.
Highlights
- Small groups of 5 divers max.
- In-water dive guides
- 3 custom built dive vessels
- Snacks and hot soup in between dives
- Gear hire available
- Hotel transfers available
- 15+ dive sites incl. Wondereef, Manta Bommie, The Scottish Prince, Cook Island and many more!