Experienced divers and snorkelers who visit Great Barrier Reef would be able to reach many different snorkeling and diving spots by live aboards as well as by choosing among many different day trips available. Most of Great Barrier Reef's diving and snorkeling spots are located between areas of Lizard Island and Lady Elliot, and they are all worthwhile to be visited. The Great Barrier Reef offers several different wall diving spots full of beautiful sea creatures and colorful formations.

Those visitors who do not have any knowledge or experience on diving can learn this sport while visiting Great Barrier Reef. There are many PADI and NAUI instructors offering their services in this area for all those who wish to learn or improve their diving skills. This way, everybody has possibility to dive or snorkel at Great Barrier Reef and enjoy amazing experience of this area's underwater environment.

The Ribbon Reefs is a great area which divers who visit Coral Sea should not miss. This area contains a spot known as Osprey Reef which is actually one of regions' spot which offers most exciting diving activities along with a very beautiful underwater environment.

Those divers who enjoy challenging activities should go to Northern Coral Sea. The Northern Coral Sea is an area full of challenging diving spots and activities among which, we can name for example diving near to sharks, practicing deep diving or diving in currents among others.

The best months for divers to visit Coral Sea is between September and January since this is less windy season at region. Weather at Coral Sea is often very windy and it is not so unusual that boats have to change their itinerary due to it and avoid passing through this area. When this is case and divers who approach Coral Sea can not reach to that point, they usually are taken to another close by diving area.