Great Barrier Reef + Green Island 1 Day Tour Combo
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December 2024
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What you can expect
The complete Green Island tour & Great Barrier Reef tour combo in one day awaits with this exciting cruise! A fast 45-minute catamaran ride across the Coral Sea from Cairns will take you to beautiful Green Island to enjoy two hours on this unique reef and rainforest coral cay. A day of adventure and discovery continues onto Great Adventures’ spacious activity platform moored on the majestic Outer Great Barrier Reef.
From the activity platform, guests of all ages, swimmers and non-swimmers can enjoy a magical day on one of nature’s wonders. With the air-conditioned semi-submersible and underwater observatory, you don’t even have to get wet to discover the reef. Snorkel directly off the platform amongst beautiful coral gardens and colourful marine life, or just relax on the sundeck with a delicious buffet lunch and enjoy the amazing marine-scape!
Exciting optional activities include scuba diving, guided snorkel tours, the exclusive Scuba-Doo underwater scooter and scenic helicopter flights to see the reef from a different perspective.
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What you need to know
- Air-conditioned fast catamaran cruise
- Morning tea and coffee served until departure from Cairns
- Morning tea cake selection
- 2 hours at Green Island
- 3 hours at Outer Reef Activity Platform
- Hot and Cold buffet lunch
- Snorkel equipment
- Use of buoyancy vests
- Reef education presentation
- Coral viewing semi-submersible
- Underwater observatory with guided eco reef talk
- Afternoon tea whilst at the platform
- Cheese and biscuits for the return journey
- Hotel pick ups
- Scuba Diving
- Scuba Doo- personal underwater scooter
- Helicopter Scenic Flights
- Tours depart daily from the Cairns Reef Fleet Terminal (a short walk from most Cairns accommodation) at 8.30am and return at 5.30pm. Check-in commences at 7.30am and boarding commences at 8am
- Tours depart daily from the Cairns Reef Fleet Terminal (a short walk from most Cairns accommodation) at 8.30am and return at 5.30pm. Check-in commences at 7.30am and boarding commences at 8am
- Voucher
- Camera
- Swimming costume and beach towel
- Hat, sunscreen and shirt for sun protection
- Cash for drinks at the bar
- Credit cards for shopping and optional tours
- It is highly recommended to reconfirm your booking at least 48 hours prior to the date of the activity
- Confirmation in the form of a tour voucher will be received at time of booking
- Upon completion of purchase, please print the voucher and present on the day of the activity. Vouchers presented on a mobile device are also accepted
- For your information, complete Tour Operator Information including contact details are included on your tour voucher
- Availability was accurate at the time of booking however, is subject to change due to circumstances out of our control. We strongly suggest reconfirming your booking with the tour operator within 24 hours of making your booking and prior to making other travel arrangements
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Shyleshni Maharaj
2 months ago
Highly recommend. It’s a must to do if visiting cairns.
It was a full day trip with snorkelling and buffet lunch included.enjoyed everything about it and time just flew.highly recommend this.starting the day with morning tea, stopped at green island, done snit of snorkelling then off to pontoon.sub was the highlight.
Samantha Tumia
2 months ago
Great experience. It was great to experience both though will do one at a time next time.
We enjoyed this experience although it had downsides but I was probably expecting too much. Next time, I would do either the island or Pontoon alone. I'll be honest and I'm not complaining, just sharing what I thought at the time, keeping in mind it was overall a great experience for me and the kids. Check in with tickets and boarding the boat was simple and we paid $22 parking for 10hrs (max) at the outdoor parking close by, as our car was too tall for undercover. It was beautiful weather once the morning rain cleared but the seas were rough and made the 1hr boat ride to Green Island a bit sickening. Once there the kids went to snorkelling on the beach straight away so we didn't get to explore much but the beach was beautiful and a large turtle swimming close by. The 2hrs on the island flew by before we had to go line up for the boat to the pontoon. Lining up also cut into our 2hrs. The seas were very rough on the 1hr trip to the Outer reef and we all got very sick. Once there, it was very crowded on the pontoon and a little chaotic. I got the kids to the Underwater Observatory. They enjoyed it, although it was hard to see anything, murky, and dull. We then lined up for some food, a small choice in buffet and nothing the kids wanted to eat. We went on the semi submersible through the reef. It was informative and fun, we seen a few cool looking Coral and fish. We then went snorkelling. It took about half an hour for me to get both kids and myself suited up to go in but once in, it was very cool to see the fish underwater up close. The Coral was difficult to see while snorkelling but it was still an amazing experience. Again the few hours we got there flew by. The 2hrs back was easier to handle than the way there somehow. I would highly recommend, and would also recommend only doing one at a time for the first trip to experience it all unrushed.
Leanne Arbuckle
3 months ago
Awesome day experience if green island and Great Barrier Reef Pontoon
All staff friendly and helpful. Well informed about the day. If traveling to Cairns this tour us a must to do. From the moment we checked in to the boarding of the boat it was all hassle free. 1st stop was green island and this was just what we were expecting. 2 hours here then off to great barrier reef Pontoon. The snorkelling was absolutely amazing. The included lunch was also well appreciated. Great day throughly enjoyed by my husband and myself.
