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Green Island & Great Barrier Reef Sailing Cruise from Cairns - only 25 guests
1 day
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Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Ocean Free & Ocean Freedom - Cairns Premier Reef & Island Tours, Reef Fleet Terminal, 1 Spence St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia
These are the two most personal Great Barrier Reef tours in Cairns
Duration: 9 hours
Stop At: Marineland Crocodile Park, Green Island, Queensland 4870 Australia
Ocean Free moors on its exclusive Great Barrier reef mooring 1KM off Green Island . Guests have 4 and 1/2 hrs to experience the reef and island . Tender transfers to Green Island from the main vessel are usually done after a morning of snorkelling on the reef where guests can chose to spend the rest of the afternoon on the island or just an hour and return to boat for more snorkelling - the choice is theirs. Marineland Melanesia is an optional experience when visiting Green Island - there you can see crocodiles (in captivity !) , a croc feed display , turtles , artefacts and facts for around the region
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Cairns Premier Reef & Island Tours, Edge Hill, Queensland 4870 Australia
Cairns Premier Reef & Island tours operate 2 personal , low guest number Great Barrier Reef Tours (www.cairnspremierreefislandtours.com)
Ocean Free Green Island + Great Barrier Reef sailing tour
Ocean Freedom Luxury Great Barrier Reef Snorkel and Dive
Duration: 9 hours
Stop At: Green Island, Cairns, Queensland 4870 Australia
Guests can visit this island as part of their Ocean Free Green Island & Great Barrier Reef sailing tour with only a maximum of 25 guests
Ocean Free actually moors on an exclusive private reef 1Km off the island where guests can split their time between snorkelling and diving (optional extra) just off the boat and going to the island in the tender to explore or just relax on the tropical beach . Guests have 4 and 1/2 hrs to experience the reef and island . Typically our guests chose to spend 1-2 hrs on the island . On the island guests can enjoy an interpretative walk across the island , relax on the beach and visit Marineland Melanesia (small fee to enter here)
Duration: 1 hour
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Ocean Free & Ocean Freedom - Cairns Premier Reef & Island Tours, Reef Fleet Terminal, 1 Spence St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia
These are the two most personal Great Barrier Reef tours in Cairns
Duration: 9 hours
Stop At: Marineland Crocodile Park, Green Island, Queensland 4870 Australia
Ocean Free moors on its exclusive Great Barrier reef mooring 1KM off Green Island . Guests have 4 and 1/2 hrs to experience the reef and island . Tender transfers to Green Island from the main vessel are usually done after a morning of snorkelling on the reef where guests can chose to spend the rest of the afternoon on the island or just an hour and return to boat for more snorkelling - the choice is theirs. Marineland Melanesia is an optional experience when visiting Green Island - there you can see crocodiles (in captivity !) , a croc feed display , turtles , artefacts and facts for around the region
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Cairns Premier Reef & Island Tours, Edge Hill, Queensland 4870 Australia
Cairns Premier Reef & Island tours operate 2 personal , low guest number Great Barrier Reef Tours (www.cairnspremierreefislandtours.com)
Ocean Free Green Island + Great Barrier Reef sailing tour
Ocean Freedom Luxury Great Barrier Reef Snorkel and Dive
Duration: 9 hours
Stop At: Green Island, Cairns, Queensland 4870 Australia
Guests can visit this island as part of their Ocean Free Green Island & Great Barrier Reef sailing tour with only a maximum of 25 guests
Ocean Free actually moors on an exclusive private reef 1Km off the island where guests can split their time between snorkelling and diving (optional extra) just off the boat and going to the island in the tender to explore or just relax on the tropical beach . Guests have 4 and 1/2 hrs to experience the reef and island . Typically our guests chose to spend 1-2 hrs on the island . On the island guests can enjoy an interpretative walk across the island , relax on the beach and visit Marineland Melanesia (small fee to enter here)
Duration: 1 hour
Included
- Sailing cruise to Green Island & the Great Barrier Reef
- Environment Management Charge and port fees
- Coffee and/or Tea
- Lunch - Large smorgasbord lunch with seafood
- Morning and Afternoon tea
- Complimentary glass of wine on the return sail to Cairns
- Snorkeling tuition, tours and in-water crew assistance if required
- Snorkeling equipment (snorkel, marks, flippers, buoyancy vests)
- Transfers to/from the schooner to Green Island
- Reef talk by a marine interpreter
- Fish Feed
- Entry/Admission - Ocean Free & Ocean Freedom - Cairns Premier Reef & Island Tours
- Entry/Admission - Cairns Premier Reef & Island Tours
- Entry/Admission - Green Island
Not included
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Please note: All divers will be required to complete a medical questionnaire on board prior to diving. Please only book the diving options if you have no medical conditions or taking medication as some conditions/medication preclude you from diving
- Optional diving - x 1-2 Certified / x 1-2 Intro dives possible on day .10-12m depth .
- Entry/Admission - Marineland Crocodile Park
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 2 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
- Not wheelchair accessible
- A maximum of 25 people ensures a unique and personalized experience
- Please note: All divers will be required to complete a medical questionnaire on board prior to diving. Please only book the diving options if you have no medical conditions or taking medication as some conditions/medication preclude you from diving
- Tour requires you to be stable and mobile enough to move around a moving vessel and to transfer from main vessel onto tender and back
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
Features
Tourism
95%
Aquatic
45%
Cultural
35%
Original
35%
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I've visited Australia many times, but had never been to Cairns or the Great Barrier Reef. I only had one day and wanted to do it right. I'm so glad that booked this cruise and I can't recommend it enough! The crew was incredibly friendly and knowledgeable about the reef and the area. We had lots of time to snorkel and dive before and after our tasty lunch. Returning to Cairns under sail was really special, too. The wine and dessert helped! I wouldn't recommend this cruise for small children, which is why I chose it. Although Green Island is touristy, this trip didn't feel like it. The whole experience exceeded my expectations.
Wonderful day! The crew, Paul, Tommy, Liam, and Katie; were excellent! They were extremely helpful and informative. Lunch and snacks hit the spot! The Great Barrier Reef was not to be missed. Green Island closed the majority of their rainforest so there was little to see or do on the island. You could skip the island altogether and just snorkel and enjoy the sea air. A very exhilarating yet relaxing day!
We chose this particular excursion because we wanted a smaller boat with fewer people. Our crew and the boat were amazing! The food was great also. I can't say enough good things about this whole trip. The Barrier Reef was something on our bucket list and it did not disappoint. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone.
Great from start to finish. The crew was knowledgeable, helpful, and patient. Snorkeling the reef - amazing. Green Island was a bit of a tourist trap - but good for an hour of off the boat time to walk the beach. Food was magnificent!
This was the best tour we booked during our time in Australia! We were lucky that there were only about 11 people on our tour for the day and we were able to have a more personal connection with our tour guides. The whole staff was awesome and we had so much fun on this tour. I am not a swimmer but Jess who was in her last week of job training to see if she would get a permanent position and I'm hoping she was offered the position! took me out in the water and made sure I was comfortable the whole time. She was really patient with me though it took time for me to get in the water and once in explained all of the different species of fish and coral. I would highly recommend this tour and this company versus others.
If you want to snorkel the Great Barrier Reef and see beautiful green island this is by far and away the best tour out of Cairns. The crew of the ocean free is fantastic and love what they do. Don't take the big tours with hundreds of people, join these guys with a few others and you won't regret it
GREAT DAY OUT, HIGHLY RECOMMAND, VERY FRIENDLY STAFF LOVELY BUFFET LUNCH AND GREAT SNORKLING
This was a wonderful day at sea from Cairns. Crew was very helpful and friendly. They provided a wonderful luncheon, we had drinks on board, fresh fruit served after the snorkeling. I was a little apprehensive about the snorkeling but one of the guys stayed with me the whole time and made sure I saw everything!!!! when you arrive in Cairns you will be bewildered by the hundreds of offers of sailing, scuba and snorkeling trips. Do yourself a favor and book ahead of time so you can relax when you arrive and enjoy Cairns to the fullest!!!
This was the most amazing trip. The crew were so helpful especially the German girl, so sorry I forgot her name. We had a variety of excellent food all day so you will certainly not be hungry during this trip. The Snorkeling was incredible and we had plenty of time to enjoy it. It was a beautiful location and the trip on the smaller boat to Green Island was wonderful. It felt like we were on a paradise island and had it all to ourselves. There were just enough people on board to make it comfortable and it was very relaxed, All the crew were so helpful and attentive and I would highly recommend that anyone looking for a very special day out on the Reef for either diving or snorkeling take this trip. They even provided sun lotion if you forgot to bring some.
Great adventure to the reef, nicely paced and saw it all. Friendly people and guides.