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Reef Snorkelling Trips — Departing Cairns


Daytripper
Sailing, Diving and Snorkelling

Reef

Destination Upolu Reef and Sand Cay
Duration Day tour
Departs Cairns Daily 8:00am

The Tour

This vessel offers a friendly relaxed atmosphere and carries a maximum of 20 passengers to two sites on Upolu Reef each day from Cairns. You depart from the Marlin Marina at 8.30am and motor out to location under sail. On the way out the friendly personable crew will offer morning tea and coffee as well as brief you on the reef locations that you will be visiting. ...more detail

Ocean Freedom
Snorkelling, Introductory Diving and Certified Diving

Reef

Destination Upolu Cay and The Great Barrier Reef
Duration Day Cruise
Departs Cairns Daily 8:00am

The Tour

On boarding Ocean Freedom you will be greeted on the wharf by one of the vessel's friendly crew. As you depart to the Great Barrier Reef you will enjoy morning tea or coffee with Danish pastries in the comfortable lounge area of the vessel. Following an introductory safety briefing made fun and fabulous by the professional crew it’s time to kick back, relax and enjoy the one and half hour cruise to Upolu Cay on the Great Barrier Reef. ...more detail

Passions of Paradise
Sailing, Snorkelling, Introductory Diving and Certified Diving

Reef

Destination Michaelmas Cay and Paradise Reef
Duration Day Cruise
Departs Cairns Daily 8.00am

The Tour

Passions of Paradise II is a brand new 25 metre maxi-catamaran designed to travel to the Great Barrier Reef in comfort, style and speed. Outfitted with the latest cutting edge technology, Passions of Paradise II has awesome sailing capabilities, and in the right conditions is faster than most powered vessels. ...more detail

Reef Experience
Snorkelling, Introductory Diving and Certified Diving

Reef

Departing Cairns Daily 7.45am

The Tour

Reef Experience offers a luxury day trip to the Great Barrier Reef from Cairns. On boarding enjoy a BBQ breakfast before departure. From here it is time to cruise to the Great Barrier Reef where you will spend 6 full hours snorkeling, scuba diving, swimming and visiting two spectacular Outer Barrier Reef locations. You will come face to face with schools of tropical reef fish and amazing spectacular coral formations. ...more detail

Reef Magic Marine World
Outer Barrier Reef Pontoon Tour

Reef

Destination Outer Great Barrier Reef, Moore Reef
Duration Full Day Tour
Departs Cairns Daily 9.00am Marlin Jetty

The Tour

Marine World, is a newly established Outer Reef platform and is located on the Eastern end of Moore Reef. Marine World is a purpose-built two-story pontoon featuring a spacious lower deck with ample undercover seating, an upper sundeck with sun lounges, underwater observatory, children's safety swimming enclosure, easy access to the water for snorkellers, as well ease of access for divers, not to forget fresh water shower facilities! ...more detail

Sea Star Cruises
Snorkelling, Introductory Diving and Certified Diving

Reef

Destination Michaelmas Cay and Hastings
Duration Day Cruise
Departs Cairns Daily 8.15am

The Tour

Michealmas Cay is on the Great Barrier Reef us not only world renowned for its thousands of nesting sea birds but also for its myriad of colourful corals, giant clams and reef fish that grow right up to the cay itself. Very few vessels are permitted access to this sensitive cay and there are only three vessels that travel daily that are permitted access to the cay. ...more detail

Silversonic
Snorkelling, Introductory Diving and Certified Diving

Reef

Destination Outer Barrier Reef, 3 Ribbon Reef Sites in one day
Duration Full Day Tour

The Tour

Due to Silversonic being the fastest dive vessel traveling to Agincourt Reef out of the Port Douglas marina, this allows Silversonic to enjoy more time at the outer edge, up to five hours over the three different sites. Silversonic's spacious design and smooth operation format allows for both Snorkellers and Divers to interact without either activity interupting the other. ...more detail

Silverswift
Snorkelling, Introductory Diving and Certified Diving

Reef

Destination Two Sites Great Barrier Reef including Flynn, Millne and Thetford Reefs
Duration Day Cruise
Departs Cairns Daily 8.30am

The Tour

Silverswift is a modern luxury vessel specially designed for diving and snorkel day trips on the Great Barrier Reef. Design and practical dive and snorkel facilities include a semi submerged aft platform for easy water access. Cruising at 25 knots and delivering two comfortable levels of seating, this vessel is a passengers dream for their once in a lifetime Reef adventure. Silverswift is ready to whisk you away for a day of adventure! ...more detail

Sunlover Cruises
Outer Barrier Reef Pontoon Tour

Reef

Destination Moore Reef Pontoon
Duration Day Cruise
Departs Cairns Daily 10.00am

The Tour

Sunlover Cruises' daily luxury cruises to Moore Reef offer the ultimate Great Barrier Reef experience for people of all ages. You get approximately four and a half full hours to explore the Outer Barrier Reef from the large, spacious pontoon, so you will have plenty of time to be amazed and inspired by the unsurpassed beauty and splendour of this underwater playground. ...more detail


GREAT ADVENTURES - GREAT BARRIER REEF ADVENTURE
Great Barrier Reef Snorkelling


Destination Outer Barrier Reef
Duration Day Tour



The beauty of the Great Barrier Reef is yours to experience when you cruise from Cairns to our luxury 3 level pontoon on the Outer Reef. The pontoon features undercover seating and tables where you will enjoy a sumptuous buffet lunch. Also for your pleasure is a sundeck, full bar facilities, an underwater observatory, a semi-submersible coral viewing tour, a swimming enclosure for children, change rooms with fresh water showers and scuba diving facilities with a semi-submerged dive platform. You'll be able to snorkel or dive among the Reef's spectacular coral gardens and diverse marine life....more detail


GREAT ADVENTURES - GREEN ISLAND AND GREAT BARRIER REEF ADVENTURE
Great Barrier Reef Snorkelling


Destination Outer Barrier Reef
Duration Day Tour



All the features of the Great Barrier Reef Adventure with the additional inclusion of a two hour Green Island stopover. Snorkelling equipment on Green Island and the Great Barrier Reef is included. The beauty majestic beauty of the Great Barrier Reef and Green Islands is yours to experience in one day. Spend up to two hours on Green Island and then journey on to The Outer Reef onboard our modern, comfortable high-speed catamarans to our first class multi-level pontoon situated on the outer edge of the Great Barrier Reef....more detail


S/Y OCEAN SPIRIT - MICHAELMAS CAY
Ocean Spirit Day Tours


Destination Michaelmas Cay
Duration Day Tour




Michaelmas Cay - A picturesque reef sand island surrounded by magical coral gardens teeming with an incredible diversity of marine life. Michaelmas Cay is a protected seabird sanctuary playing host to 27,000 migratory seabirds… one of the most important nesting sights in the Southern hemisphere, an absolute have for any nature lover. Let our fully qualified instructors show you just how fun and easy snorkelling and scuba diving can be. We start in the sheltered shallow waters of the cay, where you can practice the basic skills under the close...more detail


M/V TUSA III & TUSA IV
SNORKELLING, INTRODUCTORY DIVING, CERTIFIED DIVING

Snorkelling - Tusa


Destination 21 Great Barrier Reef sites to choose from
Duration Day Tour



Two state of the art dive vessels, 21 Great Barrier Reef sites to choose from, 2 dives in a day - it all adds up to the underwater day trip. Whether you're a certified diver, first time diver, or looking for an easy way to enjoy the reef, Tusa's specialised vessels and friendly professional dive crew make it the day you'll spend the rest of your life talking about. Within 90 minutes you'll be on the Outer Barrier Reef with a handful of other enthusiastic divers and snorkellers. Numbers are kept low so the quality stays high and the service personal...more detail

M/V OSPREY
SNORKELLING, INTRODUCTORY DIVING, CERTIFIED DIVING
Snorkelling - Osprey


Destination 2 Reef Locations
Duration Day Tour


Osprey is a large, sleek, modern vessel which cruises at high speeds and offers passengers up to 5 hours of snorkelling and or diving on two Great Barrier Reef locations in a day. Guided snokelling and Diving tours are conducted throughout the day with Osprey's enthusiastic and professional crew...more detail

M/V REEF QUEST
SNORKELLING, INTRODUCTORY DIVING, CERTIFIED DIVING
Snorkelling - Reef Quest

 

Destination Outer Great Barrier Reef
Duration Day Tour

Reef Quest is a purpose built snorkel and dive vessel departing Cairns daily to visit the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef. ReefQuest travels out to the true Outer Great Barrier Reef in less then 90 minutes, giving you more time at the reef and less time travelling...more detail


M/Y OCEAN FREE
SNORKELLING, INTRODUCTORY DIVING, CERTIFIED DIVING
Great Barrier Reef Snorkelling

 

Destination Green Island & The Great Barrier Reef
Duration Day Tour

Ocean Free is a 64 ft Sailing Schooner which is one of the only Reef and Island Day Tours catering exclusively for small numbers - why share the experience with a multitude of passengers when you can be pampered and looked after by our friendly and professional crew willing to offer personal service and special assistance when needed...more detail

     
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