{"id":10225,"date":"2016-12-30T08:37:04","date_gmt":"2016-12-30T08:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/?p=10225"},"modified":"2025-08-17T13:51:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T20:51:50","slug":"diving-great-barrier-reef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/diving-great-barrier-reef\/","title":{"rendered":"7 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD LEARN TO SCUBA DIVE ON THE GREAT BARRIER REEF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So you\u2019ve made the decision. You want to learn to Scuba dive. CONGRATULATIONS! Now you just need to decide where\u2026 Thailand, Bali, Red Sea or maybe the Caribbean? There are loads of options out there, but the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatbarrierreef.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Great Barrier Reef<\/a> tops my list every time. Here are 7 reasons why you should learn to scuba dive on the Great Barrier Reef!<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10231 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/great-barrier-reef-Scuba-diving-774x581.jpg\" alt=\"scuba diving, Great Barrier Reef, Australia\" width=\"774\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/great-barrier-reef-Scuba-diving-774x581.jpg 774w, https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/great-barrier-reef-Scuba-diving-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/great-barrier-reef-Scuba-diving-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/great-barrier-reef-Scuba-diving.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>1. You will be inspired to travel the world and dive.<\/h3>\n<p>Home to 2900 individual reefs, 1500 fish species, one third of the world\u2019s soft corals, six (of seven) species of turtle not to mention sharks, rays, whales, dolphins and dugongs, you will get a taste of what is out there and I guarantee will be craving more.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10232 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Expat-Getaways-Scuba-GBR-8-774x581.jpg\" alt=\"Scuba Diving The Great Barrier Reef\" width=\"774\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Expat-Getaways-Scuba-GBR-8-774x581.jpg 774w, https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Expat-Getaways-Scuba-GBR-8-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Expat-Getaways-Scuba-GBR-8-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Expat-Getaways-Scuba-GBR-8.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2. They don\u2019t call it \u201cGREAT\u201d for nothing!<\/h3>\n<p>The GBR is roughly the same size as Japan or Germany and so there are loads of different dive sites to accommodate beginners. You don\u2019t need to worry about being thrown, literally, in the deep end.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10233 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Expat-Getaways-Scuba-GBR-6-774x581.jpg\" alt=\"scuba diving, Great Barrier Reef\" width=\"774\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Expat-Getaways-Scuba-GBR-6-774x581.jpg 774w, https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Expat-Getaways-Scuba-GBR-6-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Expat-Getaways-Scuba-GBR-6-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Expat-Getaways-Scuba-GBR-6.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>3. Visibility.<\/h3>\n<p>Divers use this term a lot because they want to be able to SEE things. On the GBR the average visibility is 15-20 metres and on the frequent good days it will be 30 metres. That\u2019s perfect for scuba students to see all the wonderful life out there.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10236 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/turtle-great-barrier-reef-774x581.jpg\" alt=\"turtle, Great Barrier Reef\" width=\"774\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/turtle-great-barrier-reef-774x581.jpg 774w, https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/turtle-great-barrier-reef-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/turtle-great-barrier-reef-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/turtle-great-barrier-reef-1080x810.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>4. Weather.<\/h3>\n<p>Which would you prefer warm waters and blue skies or cold and frosty? Water temperatures range from 24\u00b0C\/75\u00b0F in winter to 29\u00b0C\/85\u00b0F in summer while on land you can expect 20\u00b0C\/80\u00b0F in July with mid 30\u00b0C\/90\u00b0F in January and February.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10239 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/scuba-diving-great-barrier-reef-774x581.jpg\" alt=\"Scuba Diving, Great Barrier Reef\" width=\"774\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/scuba-diving-great-barrier-reef-774x581.jpg 774w, https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/scuba-diving-great-barrier-reef-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/scuba-diving-great-barrier-reef-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/scuba-diving-great-barrier-reef.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>5. Safety.<\/h3>\n<p>Not to sound like your mum, but safety matters when learning a sport like scuba. I\u2019ve seen some very questionable dive shops in my travels around the world. In Australia you can rest assured that the quality of instructors is extremely high and that dive operators are following a strictly regulated code of practice.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10238 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/clown-fish-great-barrier-reef-774x581.jpg\" alt=\"Diving The Great Barrier Reef\" width=\"774\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/clown-fish-great-barrier-reef-774x581.jpg 774w, https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/clown-fish-great-barrier-reef-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/clown-fish-great-barrier-reef-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/clown-fish-great-barrier-reef.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>6. They speak your language.<\/h3>\n<p>The GBR is very focused on tourism and set up to support travellers from all over the world. As well as English, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prodivecairns.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prodive<\/a> in Cairns, runs courses in German and Japanese, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diversden.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deep Sea Divers Den<\/a> also operates in Japanese, Mandarin and Korean.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10234 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Scuba-Diving-Great-Barrier-Reef-2.jpg\" alt=\"7 Reasons To Learn To Scuba Dive On The Great Barrier Reef\" width=\"801\" height=\"1068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Scuba-Diving-Great-Barrier-Reef-2.jpg 720w, https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Scuba-Diving-Great-Barrier-Reef-2-120x160.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wearetravelgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Scuba-Diving-Great-Barrier-Reef-2-500x667.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>7. Plenty to do on shore.<\/h3>\n<p>OK so this is land based, but you need somewhere to chill out after all those dives. Cairns and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tourismwhitsundays.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Whitsundays<\/a> have stunning beaches, great nightlife and restaurants and world heritage listed rainforests on the doorstep for you to explore. There\u2019s plenty to keep you occupied between dives!<\/p>\n<p>By <em>We Are Travel Girls<\/em> Contributor Jess Mizzi of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.expatgetaways.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ExpatGetaways.com<br \/>\n<\/a>Connect with Jess <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/expatgetaways\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/expatgetaways\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/expatgetaways\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/expatgetaways\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pinterest<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So you\u2019ve made the decision. You want to learn to Scuba dive. CONGRATULATIONS! Now you just need to decide where\u2026 Thailand, Bali, Red Sea or maybe the Caribbean? 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