Drift Palm Cove

Ocean Free offers you the opportunity to experience the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef as it was intended. Ocean Free is the only operator in Cairns to offer a personal sailing reef and island tour. Sail, snorkel and scuba dive aboard personalised tours with fun and professional crew. Explore Green Island in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park with Ocean Free. Whether or not you have previous snorkel or dive experience, let us show you the incredible underwater world of the Great Barrier Reef and this stunning tropical island paradise. Sail Ocean Free for that personal touch.

Includes:

•     Complimentary tea and coffee
•     Danish Pastries / fresh fruit on boarding
•     Snorkelling Tuition + in-water assistance as required
•     Snorkelling straight off the boat
•     Small personal snorkel tours
•     Snorkelling equipment (masks, fins, snorkel)
•     Buoyancy snorkel vests / Wetsuits / lycra suits / prescription masks
•     Transfers to and from Green Island
•     Exclusive mooring on Pinnacle Reef
•     Reef Talk by Marine Interpreter or Master Reef Guide
•     Permitted Fish Feed
•     Large smorgasbord lunch/salads / assorted breads
•     Platters of tropical fruit, cheese and crackers on sail home
•     Complimentary glass of wine on sail home

Excludes:

•    Transfers from accommodation
•    Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages
•    SCUBA diving

Operates: Daily

Opening hours: Depart 8.00am, Return 5.00pm

Duration: 9 hours (4.5 hours on Reef and Island Time)

Price from: $289 per adult, $229 per child (4-14 years) 

Ocean Freedom is the only boat in Cairns offering a full 6 hours on the reef, meaning there’s absolutely no rush in the day. You get to enjoy all the complimentary water activities, whilst still having time to relax and enjoy a long lazy lunch. Experience an adventure drift snorkel tour with our attentive crew and jump on board for an informative glass bottom boat tour (subject to sea conditions on the day)

Inclusions:

•     Snorkelling Tuition
•     Snorkelling equipment (masks, fins, snorkel+ prescription mask)
•     Buoyancy snorkel vests / Lycra suits /or wet suits (depending on season)
•     Adventure Drift Snorkelling Tour with Marine Naturalist or Master Reef Guide
•     Glass Bottom Boat - Coral Viewing Tours with Marine Reef Interpreter or Master Reef Guide
•     Reef Talk by Marine Interpreter / Master Reef Guide
•     2 Reef destinations on the day – “Wonder Wall” on Outer Edge Upolu reef + Upolu Cay Reef
•     Tea and coffee throughout day
•     Fresh Fruit, Danish pastries on boarding
•     Large smorgasbord lunch/salads / assorted breads
•     Platters of tropical fruit, cheese and crackers and cake on way home
•     Fish Feed
•     Fresh water showers

Excludes:

•    Transfers from accommodation
•    Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages
•    SCUBA diving

Opening hours: Depart 8.00am, Return 4.30pm

Duration: 6 hours

Price from: $289 per adult, $205 per child (4-14 years)

For your experience of a lifetime, Quicksilver’s wavepiercing catamaran and friendly crew will take you to a reef at the very edge of Australia’s Continental Shelf, to an underwater world that is a dazzling kaleidoscope of colour and brilliance. Agincourt Reef, a magnificent ribbon reef where you can experience first hand the magic that is the Great Barrier Reef. Choose to dive, snorkel, or stay dry and explore the stunning reef from the comfort of a Quicksilver semi-sub, just one meter underwater. Watch the fish feeding from Quicksilver’s unique underwater viewing platform and underwater observatory, or add on a helicopter flight over the reef. Whichever way you choose, you’ll bring home a lifetime of memories from this living natural wonder.

Includes:

•    Return hotel transfers (from Cairns & Northern Beaches
•    Morning and afternoon teas on board
•    Reef presentation by marine biologist
•    Hot and cold tropical smorgasbord lunch
•    All snorkelling equipment provided
•    Stinger/Lycra Suits & Bouyancy Aids provided
•    Return Wavepiercer cruise from Port Douglas
•    Qualified lifeguard supervision
•    Underwater observatory fish & coral viewing
•    Coral viewing by semi-submersible vessels
•    Fish feeding [conducted by crew]

Operates: Daily (except Christmas Day)

Opening hours: Cruise departs from the Port Douglas Marina at 10:00am.

Duration: 5.5 hours (plus transfers)

Price from: $419 per adult, $2125 per child (4-14 years)

Head out on a rainforest adventure on the original Daintree Rainforest Tour. Take a guided walk through the ancient Daintree Rainforest and along the flawless white beaches of Cape Tribulation with your guide. Then, hop aboard a river cruise and listen to commentary about the local wildlife as you try to spot crocodiles. Then, take a freshwater swim in the heart of the rainforest and enjoy a homegrown tropical fruit ice cream.

Includes:

• Guided walk through the Daintree Rainforest
• Swim in the heart of the Daintree Rainforest
• National Park fees
• Free-time stroll along Cape Tribulation Beach
• Lunch
• 1 Hour Daintree River Cruise with coffee, tea and biscuits before cruise
• Return transfers with driver guide and live commentary
• Daintree Ice-creamery (ice-cream included) 

Operates: Daily (except public holidays)

Departs: 7.00am

Duration: approx. 8 hours (plus transfers)

Price from: $275 per adult, $205 per child (4-16 years)

Discover the natural wonders of Tropical North Queensland on a full-day tour to Chillagoe Caves and Granite Gorge. Travel from Cairns by rugged 4WD vehicle with a naturalist guide, passing over the McAllister Ranges and the Great Dividing Range as you explore the Australian Outback. Visit Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park, drive near the wetlands to spot Australian native wildlife, and stop by historic mining towns. This small-group tour also included morning tea and a pub lunch.

Includes:

• Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park Guided Tour with a local ranger
• Granite Gorge National Park and see local rock wallabies
• Return transfers wtih local driver guide and live commentary
• Morning Tea at Skybury Cafe and Roastery with tea, coffee and sweet treats
• Visit the Chillagoe Smelter Ruins
• Visit Balancing Rock and see Aboriginal Rock Art
• Lunch at a classic Aussie pub in Chillagoe

Operates: Daily (except public holidays)

Departs: Pick up between 6.45am – 7am, return 6.30pm - 7pm

Price from: $275 per adult, $205 per child (4-16 years)

** Northern Beaches transfers are an additional cost (must be pre booked)

Guarantee your entry to Cairns Aquarium, by booking your admission ticket in advance. Family-friendly and fun, Cairns Aquarium is home to 70 different exhibits that house over 16,000 marine and land animals life from the Great Barrier Reef and Queensland's Wet Tropics Rainforest.

Includes:

• Conservation Talks and Presentations
• Elusive Rainforest and Reef Creatures
• Marine Touch Tank
• Oceanarium with Underwater Tunnel
• Australia’s only Deep Reef Tank
• Live Ray and Shark Feeding Show

Operates: Daily

Departs: Operating Hours 9:30am-3:30pm. Last entry 2:30pm

Price from: $69 per adult, $39 per child (3-14 years)

The ultimate 1-day adventure combining Sunlover Cruises 2 top selling tours.  Moore Reef pontoon + Fitzroy Island stopover in a day! Moore Reef has all of our standard inclusions including snorkelling, glass bottom boat & semi tour, waterslide & more.

The added stop at Fitzroy Island has plenty of time to relax & unwind including buffet lunch at Zephyrs restaurant overlooking welcome bay or explore the island & beaches on the varying self-guided national park walking trails.

Includes:

• Coffee and / or Tea (whilst the vessel is stationary)
• Semi-Submersible Tour (*Subject to wind conditions)
• Glass Bottom Boat Tour
• Underwater observatory and enclosed ocean pool for kids.
• Sunlover Waterslide and spacious sundeck
• Round trip travel aboard air-conditioned catamaran
• Free time to explore Fitzroy Island
• Snorkel gear at the reef (Mask, Fins, Snorkel, Lycra Suit & Life Jacket if required).

Operates: Monday, Wednesday, Saturday

Departs: 8.00am

Price from: $345 per adult, $199 per child (4-15 years)