10 Lessons & Workshops in Great Barrier Reef That You Shouldn't Miss

Mission Arts is a vibrant community arts centre located in Mission Beach, QLD bringing a variety of creative opportunities and experiences to the residents and visitors of the Cassowary Coast. The centre was opened in August 2010 and consists of a gallery, gallery shop, open air workshop space, dedicated pottery shed, and a combined administrative/catering/storage area. We are the largest completely self-sustaining community arts organisation in the Far North and operate as a completely volunteer led and volunteer run organisation. We host approximately 12 exhibition openings a year, which are free and open to the public and facilitate more than 100 workshops a year, covering a range of areas such as basketry, mosaic and glass work, pottery, creative writing, drawing and painting. Our facility is available for hire and we welcome conversations with interested artists, individuals and groups wishing to further explore their connection to the arts.

Indulge your taste buds in a creative chocolate making class. The Art of Chocolate classes are designed with everyone in mind. Whether you are a beginner or a professional foodie you will love learning to create fine hand-made chocolate delicacies, like chocolate truffles, moulded chocolates, chocolate decorations for cakes & desserts and for the more adventurous ... chocolate sculptures! Your teacher is Maria Graf, Master Pastry Chef and Artisan Chocolatier. Maria loves to share her passion for all things chocolate and under her expert guidance you will quickly learn the basic techniques and soon be designing and making your own luxury chocolates. Classes are offered at venues in Townsville. Team up with friends, family or colleagues, in a small group setting for a creative and delicious chocolate day!

Magnetic Dive is a Snorkel Hire and Dive shop based in the heart of Base Backpackers in the beautiful Nelly Bay, Magnetic Island. We offer learn to dive courses through to dive qualifications.

Bowen Yoga Room offers Yoga Asana, Pranayama (Breathing practices), Mudra and Mantra inside the beautiful old wooden floored, air-conditioned CWA Hall in Bowen. Everybody welcome. Mats are available to borrow or purchase. 5 class pass is $65-, 10 class pass $130- no time limit on passes. Casual $15- and try it out first time $10-

Swim your way to happiness by joining Swimfit! Offering adult & kids group and private swim sessions in Port Douglas and Palm Cove.

We have some of Cairns most experienced Scuba Diving instructors on our team, and teach snorkelling and scuba from the introductory recreational levels through to professional instructor levels. We run the dive ops on Reef Magic Cruises - introductory, helmet & certified diving and SEABOB tours. We also now teach SSI Mermaid courses. Self contained 2bdrm apartment available for rent on site too

Why not indulge yourself when visiting Port Douglas by trying Pour Painting in a fab artist’s studio. Perfect for single people, a group of friends and is definitely one of the top family friendly activities to experience in Port Douglas. This hidden gem is an informal and fun introduction to painting and it's good for couples too... especially those birthday and anniversary surprises!! So come on over and creat a pour painting within a working and air-conditioned artist studio in Port Douglas or if you're looking for that activity that's good for a rainy day - look no further. BE WARNED pour painting is addictive! Create a personal memory of your time in tropical Queensland. IT’S REAL EASY & GREAT FUN!

Ra Natural Health is your health, body, mind and wellness center in Airlie Beach. We specialize in therapeutic massage and healing therapies, to help relax and let go of the world. When necessary we get to the bottom line cause of your issues and health imbalances, by taking into account all relevant factors and offer practical solutions. Our aim is for peace, and to help bring your body and mind to a relaxed and balanced place allowing you more happiness and harmony in your life. We have several treatment rooms, a pregnancy massage table and we offer all skin care for men and women. We make exclusive products and source the best quality and most effective ingredients from all over the world. Training workshops in Massage, Ra Pranic Healing and meditation are held regularly throughout the year and are available on request. Appointment bookings are recommended. Gift Vouchers are available. You can book for duel treatments and we can tailor treatments to suit your requirements.

Come and build a knife in our fully equipped custom knife making workshop. You'll be blown away with what you achieve during this one day knife making tour. You will forge your OWN blade in our custom built forge, then using traditional blacksmithing tools and techniques shape your own style of fully functional knife.