Free Diving

Do you want to experience the very best breath hold diving and spear fishing Australia has to offer? In absolute comfort? With the crew that is passionate about the sport, a crew that knows and understands your sport and your needs?

Eight day and seven night trips departing Cape York during the summer months, December through April are scheduled coinciding with the best tide cycles for the remote far northern outer and inner Great Barrier Reefs coral cays and islands. Operating in the 10 to 11 degree latitudes renowned for stable weather during summer. This is extremely remote, absolutely mind blowing country plus water clarity and capture potential second to nowhere that only the select few will ever experience.


Charlie (right) with a fine Dog tooth Tuna.	15yo Lee with 22kilo Spanish Mack.

You can pursue whatever fish species you wish. Concentrate on the blue water, open water pelagics, or the pelagics on the pressure points of the reefs and shoals, or the outer coral reef dwelling species as well as middle and inshore reef fishes and the delectable tropical rock lobsters that are abundant. Most choose to do all for a wide and varied spear fishing holiday experience.


L to R. Reef red Bream (over grown Mangrove Jacks), Red emperor, and Owner Operator Greg Bethune with a "string" of trout.

We have been in the business of delivering high quality live aboard fishing holiday safaris since 1990 and have earned an international reputation for excellence. Our new alloy catamaran mother ship "Tropic Paradise" is 19m (62') X 6.4m (21') with accommodation for 12 in two berth cabins, 2 of these have a double bed, and a single with en-suite facilities for couples. The beds are full size household inner spring beds, not 3 inches of foam on a shelf, all cabins are on the main deck not in the hulls and all have large opening windows for natural light and ventilation as well as centrally air-conditioned when required. Bathrooms as well as unsuited to cabins open to the decks, both upper and lower. The large saloon, dining room and galley are open plan to the rear deck and when the skiffs are deployed the upper deck is an enormous outdoor relaxation area with deck chairs, lounges and tons of room.

Food served is to an exceptional standard, fresh local fruits vegetables and salads and quality meat cuts, fresh fish and crustaceans. Quality Australian table wine is served with the evening meal and a reasonably priced bar on board.


L to R. Tropic Paradise. The large saloon and dining room, and one of the 2 bed cabins viewed through the large window.

The mother ship anchors in protected reef and island lagoons and the 4.5m (14') 30hp self-draining fibreglass skiffs are deployed as dive tenders. Driven by either one of the crew, or one of the divers on a rotational basis with 2 in the water. These skiffs are fast and stable, easy to get in and out of, fully equipped and unsinkable.

Charlie (right) with a fine Dog tooth Tuna.

Trips are scheduled for 8 days and 7 nights and are cost inclusive of the 1 hour 45 minute flight to and from Cairns in turbo prop Fairchild Metroliners. Longer charters can be arranged. You need to overnight in Cairns for the 8.30am departure on commencement (day 1) of the trip and can connect southbound on arrival back in Cairns 11.30am (day 8). You are met as the plane lands at Cape York, transferred to the Tropic Paradise for immediate departure and delivered back to the aircraft a week later. We have a special baggage rate of 25 kilos total to accommodate your gear. Bring your belts but NO WEIGHTS we have both thread on and pocket weights also complete belts for your use.

Please back track through this site where you will learn much more about us. Everything you read about our sport fishing safaris applies to the spearing trips as well. Please contact Joseph or Judy at our bookings office to arrange a charter or for technical information about the trips email Greg at Cape York greg@seafaris.com.au. minimum numbers apply. There is ample freezer space for a take home catch and QLD fisheries and company size and bag limits apply. Trips are very keenly priced with nothing more to pay. Please enquire for dates and pricing.

Click here for a map and description of the Great Barrier Reef east of Cape York