Ocean Free Green Island & Great Barrier Reef Snorkel Cruise, Cairns 25 guests
Overview
Inclusions
- 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 - Green Island
- Entry/Admission - Cairns Premier Reef & Island Tours
- Entry/Admission - Ocean Free & Ocean Freedom - Cairns Premier Great Barrier Reef & Island Tours
What to expect
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Ocean Free & Ocean Freedom - Cairns Premier Great Barrier 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.
Sail on Ocean Free - our 16M classical sailing schooner for this extremely personal Great Barrier Reef & Green Island Tour.
Sail, snorkel , dive (optional extra) - reef and beach all in one day with only a small group of up to 25 guests - pure bliss!
Duration: 9 hours
Stop At: Great Barrier Reef, Cairns, Queensland Australia
Admire the beauty of the Great Barrier reef on this very personal day tour to Green Island.Ocean Free sails to its exclusive Great Barrier Reef mooring just 1 km off Green Island.
Step straight off the boat and see a coral garden teeming with colourful reef-fish and marine life on this highly protected Marine Park zone. Only our guests snorkel this site making it a very personal experience! Turtles and large schools of fish a common site amongst the coral "bommies" (outcrops) that rise form about 10-12M up to just under 1M under the surface making it an ideal area for great snorkelling
Spend the morning snorkelling & / or SCUBA diving (optional extra) over an incredible reef system and view the most unique and colourful marine life under the guidance of our very attentive crew.
Afterwards hop back on board your vessel for a scrumptious large smorgasbord lunch after which you can hop into the tender as the skipper takes you to Green Island beach - your 2nd site to explore!
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
Pass By: Marineland Crocodile Park, Sans, Green Island, Queensland 4870 Australia
Marineland Melanesia is an optional experience when visiting Green Island. For a small fee you can enter this attraction to see crocodiles, turtles, artefacts and facts for around the region
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 - Ocean Free & Ocean Freedom (www.cairnspremierreefislandtours.com)
Ocean Free Green Island + Great Barrier Reef sailing tour
Ocean Freedom Luxury Great Barrier Reef Snorkel and Dive
Duration: 9 hours
Additional information
- 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 nor 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
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Covid Procedures: Sanitisation stations will be available on board as well as high-touch areas being sanitised regularly, contract tracing will be followed with all details required at the time of booking, upon arrival questions will be asked regarding travel in the last 14 days, contact with any Covid-19 positive individuals and potential symptoms – answers to these questions may impact your ability to travel and will be at the discretion of the crew on the day.
- Industry COVID-SAFE Plan in place "Good to go”.Contact details will be required if not already sent, at check-in. Standard screening questions at check-in for safe travel clearance. Bring own pen and refillable water bottle if preferred Food will be served under strict hygiene measures
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
- 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
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Clean, Very Accommodating and the staff are all friendly. Happy to be here❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Clean, Very Accommodating and the staff are all friendly. Happy to be here❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Great day out on the reef. The crew made everything so easy, especially for first time snorkelers. Would highly recommend
Great day out on the reef. The crew made everything so easy, especially for first time snorkelers. Would highly recommendLoved the fact there were few people making it a much more intimate experience Much more fun on a yacht than a stink boat My 13 yo daughters 1st time scuba diving experience .. she LOVED it! Crew were great fun whilst being professional and friendly Snorkeling equipment was of. good quality
Loved the fact there were few people making it a much more intimate experience Much more fun on a yacht than a stink boat My 13 yo daughters 1st time scuba diving experience .. she LOVED it! Crew were great fun whilst being professional and friendly Snorkeling equipment was of. good qualityPerfect day Wild crazy sea but our skipper was amazing at navigating through the waves to get us home safely The crew were so wonderful, experienced and friendly - we felt safe in their hands the whole time.
Perfect day Wild crazy sea but our skipper was amazing at navigating through the waves to get us home safely The crew were so wonderful, experienced and friendly - we felt safe in their hands the whole time.Amazing day. Chris was a legend and great to five with. The other guys where really friendly to. Would definitely recommend
Amazing day. Chris was a legend and great to five with. The other guys where really friendly to. Would definitely recommendThe sailing boat was a treat. The snorkeling with the advise of the crew and the reef was amazing. So much marine life. A truly unforgettable day.
The sailing boat was a treat. The snorkeling with the advise of the crew and the reef was amazing. So much marine life. A truly unforgettable day.