Quests
Tours and Expeditions
Guided by PADI Freediving & Mermaiding Instructor Trainer, Marlon Quinn
Undertake your Quest of a lifetime.
Guided snorkelling, skindiving, freediving and mermaiding tours and expeditions with a difference. Discover more below…
Australian Fur Seals
The best fun you’ll ever have with a wild animal in its own home.
Frolic and swim freely with wild Australian Fur Seals in the aquamarine and emerald Mornington Peninsula waters, and forever be smiling and laughing about how circus like they were and ways you could only dream of.
Guests: 3x maximum
Ideal for: Becoming calmer and steadier around large and highly active, agile and potentially hazardous marine wildlife in shallow sandy bottom waters (1.5m – 6m). Great for working on finning technique and body position to avoid disturbing sand and clouding up the scene whilst developing underwater video skills and high speed stills photography.
Where: Mornington Peninsula, VIC
When: DEC
Weedy Seadragon
Immerse in Victoria’s wonderful Mornington Peninsula waters, some even call it the Morniterranean.
View the vibrant Weedy Seadragon during breeding season and admire the male’s carrying the eggs upon their tails.
Guests: 8x maximum
Ideal for: Developing sound buoyancy and body positioning in shallow waters with leafy swaying reef habitat and small rocky ledges (2m – 5m) for close-up underwater photography.
Where: Mornington Peninsula, VIC
When: JAN – FEB
Bottlenose Dolphins
Connect with the mystical and revered dolphins in their playground and admire the breath-hold specialists of the ocean!
Frolic and swim freely with wild Bottlenose Dolphins in shallow island waters.
Guests: 8x maximum
Ideal for:
Where: Kangaroo Island, South Australia
When: MAR
Turtles
Cruise with the elegant and graceful turtles in the pristine waters of Lord Howe Island and Ball’s Pyramid of NSW.
Guests: 8x maximum
Ideal for:
Where: Lord Howe Island, NSW
When: APR
Spider Crab Migration
The spectacle that draws international attention.
Plunge on under Victoria’s diverse Mornington Peninsula waters, and be awestruck by the abundant Spider Crab migration during the end of Autumn to behold the molting crab aggregation and stingrays hunting feverishly.
Guests: 3x maximum
Ideal for: Adapting to depths closer to neutral buoyancy (maximum -10m depth, predominantly 5m-8m) and becoming comfortable moving in open spaces with little to no sight references other than bottom structure. Play with wide angle photography and close-ups.
Where: Mornington Peninsula, VIC
When: MAY – JUN
Cuttlefish Aggregation
Immerse in South Australia’s incredible cuttlefish aggregation and be surrounded by the natural wonder of Giant Cuttlefish mating season. For certified skindiving and freediving guests.
Guests: 8x maximum
Ideal for: Developing sound buoyancy and body positioning in shallow waters with swaying kelp reef habitat and undulating rocky ledges (2m – 5m) for close-up underwater photography of mid-size animals.
Where: Whyalla, South Australia
JUNE – JULY
Whalesharks
Journey into the tropical waters and swim freely with the wonderful Whale Sharks adjacent to coral reef.
Guests: 8x maximum
Ideal for: Interacting with slow-moving large marine animals in open water.
Where: Ningaloo, Western Australia
When: JUL – SEPT
Coral Reefs & Wrecks
Experience the most diverse coral reef structures and variety of sunken WWII wrecks, all in one place on the Solomon Islands paradise.
Guests: 8x maximum
Ideal for: Perfecting technique in a diverse range of settings, shallow fringing reefs, reef walls, sunken shipwrecks and airplanes.
Where: Munda, Solomon Islands
When: MAY and SEPT
Orca
Journey into the icy cold northern hemisphere waters and swim freely with the majestic Killer Whales, adjacent to the spectacular Norwegian fjords.
Guests: 6x maximum
Ideal for: Interacting with slow-moving large marine animals in very cold water.
Where: Tromso, Norway
When: NOV
TOURS
Guided tours more personalised and tailored to your needs, that’s what it’s all about! Leave the large groups and big buses behind and enjoy an experience that’s yours to savour. Enjoy seeing more with professional guiding and coaching interwoven along the way.
EXPEDITIONS
Longer duration expeditions that provide you with the tempo and time you need to enjoy the experience without feeling the rush to get it done. Every day to be savoured, melding naturally and organically with the next. It’s the intensive without the angst.
YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Learn to be the best you can be with PADI Freediving and Mermaiding Instructor Trainer, Marlon Quinn.
A snorkelling, skindiving and freediving expert, Marlon created a freediving school and seal and dolphin eco boat tour business from nothing and in just a few years he turned it into a highly accredited and esteemed Victorian RACV tourism award-winning business.