Lanai Riverside Apartments

Rainforest Scuba

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  • Adventure
  • Experience is charged
  • Family
  • Nature & Wildlife

Highlights

  • Experience diving in crystal clear waters alongside playful platypus in Finch Hatton's unique rainforest setting.
  • Explore the vibrant underwater world safely, with no biting or stinging creatures to worry about.
  • Engage the whole family in this educational adventure, suitable for ages eight and up, without needing diving certification.
  • Create lasting memories in a world-first experience, voted top in Queensland for unforgettable Australian adventures.
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Google Rating
3.9 / 5 15 Google reviews

Enjoy this world first experience diving in the rainforest in crystal clear waters where platypus live and play. Will you be one of the few in the water at the same time as a platypus in natural conditions?

There is plenty to see and experience with this unique adventure that the whole family can enjoy from the age of eight and no need to be a certified diver. They can truly claim to give you a unique Australian adventure that everyone can enjoy. Learn about the platypus and other aquatic animals living in the billabong knowing that nothing can bite you, sting you, eat you or drag you away!

They have been voted number one in Queensland and number three in Australia two years running on the Australian bucket list. An exciting, magical, fun, educational and safe experience which has attracted people from all over the world.

Rainforest Scuba is an experience of a lifetime that leaves a lasting memory. A platypus could nibble your hand or you might just watch them feed in their natural world.

20°C Partly cloudy
3.9 / 5 15 Google reviews

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Platypus Dive

Platypus Dive

Enjoy this world first experience diving in the rainforest in crystal clear waters where platypus live and play. Will you be one of the few in the water at the same time as a platypus in natural conditions?

There is plenty to see and experience with this unique adventure that the whole family can enjoy from the age of eight and no need to be a certified diver. They can truly claim to give you a unique Australian adventure that everyone can enjoy.

Learn about the platypus and other aquatic animals living in the billabong knowing that nothing can bite you, sting you, eat you or drag you away!

Rainforest Scuba is an experience of a lifetime that leaves a lasting memory. A platypus could nibble your hand or you might just watch them feed in their natural world.

PADI courses

PADI courses

PADI courses from Bubble Blowers to Dive Master.

Bubble Blowers (eight years and over), Seal Team (eight to ten years), Junior Open Water (10 to 14 years), Open Water (15 years and over).
Advanced Open Water, Rescue Diver, Master Diver, Dive Master, Speciality Dives 11 to choose from including side mount diver.

Do your PADI e-learning in the comfort of your home, travelling or any place that you have your computer. E-learning is done on line at your own pace and no text books or class time needed. Once completed, they can do the pool sessions where you’ll learn to put skills into practise. Followed by your open water dives and the completion of your certification.

Classes are designed to your needs and not the dive shop. No need to wait for a class to fill up or run at a certain time or day and if you need extra time or dives it does not cost you any extra. They want you to be a happy, confident and safe diver.

Personalised Private Platypus Land Tour

Personalised Private Platypus Land Tour

Don’t want to dive and staying dry is your choice? Then this is the tour for you.

Personalised private guided tour where you choose what you want to do, to suit yourself at your pace.

An Australian experience is ideal for everyone, it leaves a lasting memory. Choose your pick-up time from 7.30 am with a coffee/tea to start your day and we’ll discuss your chosen places and others you might not know about but would be interested in.

Tour the Pioneer Valley with walks in the rainforest to waterfalls. Visit lookouts that give stunning views of the Valley. Learn about the platypus with fun facts and practical pointers while you watch them play and feed in their natural habitat. Visit Melba House and learn about Dame Nelly Melba.
What to see sugarcane farms?

Whale watch from Lamberts Beach lookout (seasonal).

If there is anything you wish to see or do, just ask!

Lunch and refreshments included

Included are 30-minute platypus education and practical tips on how to spot a platypus while they eat and play in their natural habitat. 98 per cent of people who see a platypus in the wild see them here.

Accreditations

  • Professional Association of Diving Instructors
  • Scuba Schools International

Memberships

  • Queensland Tourism Industry Council
  • Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation

Activities

  • Birdwatching
  • Scuba Diving
  • Snorkelling
  • Swimming
  • Walks

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