We get asked this constantly here at the old pickle factory and the answer is very simple. We specialise in arranging all tours, reef cruises and Cairns Accommodation , however as a scuba crazed individual myself, I tend to look after Scuba Diving in Cairns and Cairns Learn to Dive customers. I nearly always leave the annoying resort accommodation and skyrail bookings to my collegues.
If you have time/money I advise you to do the 5 day learn to dive course. You are only going to do this once in your life, so why worry about a few extra dollars.
It’s almost like doing a course and trip combined into one.
With a 4 day course you’ll do four dives, which is the minimum required to pass your dive certificate. They will all be “learning dives”.
A 5 day course will almost always give you nine dives. Now the first 4 are learning dives but for the next 5 dives you are a certified scubadiver. One of these usually is also a nighttime dive. Another advantage is that the dives will be with the other people from your class who have the same skill levels as you.
So the next dive cruise you do after finishing your course you will have already done 5 solo scubadives and be that little bit more skilled and confident.
Also the price per dive is the lowest you’ll ever find.
You can even choose to extend your learn to dive course into a 6 day dive course and get an advanced scuba divers qualification, but thats a different article.
So I hope I’ve assisted all you budding Scuba Divers out in internet land.