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Green Island Day Trip from Cairns: Tropical Paradise on the Great Barrier Reef
4.1
906 Ratings
Cairns City
Embark on a journey from Cairns to Green Island, a haven of tropical bliss situated on the Great Barrier Reef. Choose between a four or five-hour stay at Green Island, allowing ample opportunity for snorkeling, exploring the reef via a glass-bottom boat, or observing the coral through a semi-submersible submarine.
Embark on a journey from Cairns to Green Island, a haven of tropical bliss situated on the Great Barrier Reef. Choose between a four or five-hour stay at Green Island, allowing ample opportunity for snorkeling, exploring the reef via a glass-bottom boat, or observing the coral through a semi-submersible submarine.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Green Island Cruise - Day Tour (Big Cat Green Island Reef Cruise) - Explore the Great Barrier Reef island either with a glass bottom boat tour or snorkelling equipment.
- Green Island - Walk through the rainforest or enjoy exploring the coral gardens the the beach.
- Great Barrier Reef - View some of the amazing marine life at Green…
- Green Island Cruise - Day Tour (Big Cat Green Island Reef Cruise) - Explore the Great Barrier Reef island either with a glass bottom boat tour or snorkelling equipment.
- Green Island - Walk through the rainforest or enjoy exploring the coral gardens the the beach.
- Great Barrier Reef - View some of the amazing marine life at Green Island. View turtles, fish, sharks and stingrays from the glass bottom boat, semi-submersible or by snorkelling.
What's Included
- Glass-bottom boat tour or snorkeling gear (if option selected)
- Cruise transfers to and from Green Island by catamaran
- Buffet lunch (if option selected)
- Semi-submersible tour (if option selected)
- Environmental Management Charge included
- Morning tea / coffee (on 9am full day only)
- Glass-bottom boat tour or snorkeling gear (if option selected)
- Cruise transfers to and from Green Island by catamaran
- Buffet lunch (if option selected)
- Semi-submersible tour (if option selected)
- Environmental Management Charge included
- Morning tea / coffee (on 9am full day only)
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Optional activities. (Can be booked locally, subject to availability. Payable locally. Introductory Scuba Dive AU$152, Seawalker Helmut Dive AU$165, Semi-submersible Coral Viewing Tour AU$20)
- Food and drinks (available to purchase)
- Flotation vests and lycra suits are available for hire
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Optional activities. (Can be booked locally, subject to availability. Payable locally. Introductory Scuba Dive AU$152, Seawalker Helmut Dive AU$165, Semi-submersible Coral Viewing Tour AU$20)
- Food and drinks (available to purchase)
- Flotation vests and lycra suits are available for hire
Additional Information
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessibility is available but limited. Passengers must have some mobility and/or the presence of a carer who can assist them.
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessibility is available but limited. Passengers must have some mobility and/or the presence of a carer who can assist them.
Location
1 Spence St
Spence Street
Please call to reconfirm your booking prior to travel to receive your boarding pass. If you have not received your boarding pass, please meet directly at the Reef Fleet Terminal, 30 minutes prior to your departure time
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.1
(906 Ratings)
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Edward_t
Apr 26, 2025
Green Island - fantastic tour! - It was very professional tour. The boat has 3 floors and there were many crew members present who were very helpful.
The ride was smooth. We took the glass bottom boat option which was great. It was really easy to board as that boat came to the main boat for us. We could easily see a lot of coral, clams and fish.
Green island itself was very fun. Beach had chairs and umbrella to rent. Also a trail through the forest. And plenty of eating options on the little island.
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Nicolasaram_d
Mar 29, 2025
Recommendable - Good experience, I always get my tickets through Viator and I am happy with thei service. When it comes to the ferry operator, I liked the service they provided so much.
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Sue_s
Mar 28, 2025
Well organised trip and... - Well organised trip and staff very welcoming and helpful.
Activities (Glass Bottom Boat, Semi Sub) so well done and the lunch was lovely. Plenty of time to explore Green Island and the Crocodile
Farm (which isn't very well advertised but a great experience)
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586venkatak
Mar 26, 2025
Amazing! - All the options I chose were well organized. Food was good. Staff were super helpful. Fish feeding event was bonus. Thanks!
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Susan_m
Mar 14, 2025
Green Island Experience - It was fantastic. Don’t forget your sunscreen and water.
Loved the glass bottom boat.
The marine biologists were excellent.
Swimming was refreshing and relaxing.
Don’t miss the rainforest trail.
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Muazselims
Mar 9, 2025
Great team! wont disappoint! green island was lovely. - Really nice experience,
did a tour with a marine biologist. very friendly and knowledgeable.
helped us when we missed our glass bottom tour. got us on the next one instead.
they show presentations of history of the island and what to expect and also offer several options of things you can do on the island when you are there.
Although it was jellyfish season (trip was in 2nd of March) with the body suits we had no trouble. but the current brought some jellyfish and led to other fish swimming away from our diving spot so maybe go at a better season lol.
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Fatima_a
Apr 19, 2025
Good for the glass floor boat & snorkeling - The staff during the tour were wonderful. However I would have liked more direction as to where to go to get to the activities. I had to ask around and they definitely didn’t show it in the video on board. The submarine experience was cool, however it was very hot and claustrophobic. The company also booked with only a few minutes in between that and the glass floor boat so it was a bit too much. I felt sick after. The glass floor experience was great, we saw some fish and turtles. The food on the island is ridiculously priced so I’d suggest packing your own food & water. There isn’t much to do on the island except the crocodile adventure ($30). The beaches are very nice and if you like snorkelling there’s a lot of amazing things to see.
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Heather
Apr 18, 2025
Disappointed. The staff were lovely and helpful. But the glassbottom boat trip was extremely disappointing. 20 min trip. - I was disappointed with the glassbottom boat trip, 20 min trip out and back. Considering we didn't leave the island until 4:15. We had 2 hours to do nothing. My granddaughter was very disappointing.
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Carmi2
Mar 20, 2025
find a better place to spend your money - not worth it. the trip is about 45 minutes one way. once you get there, you either do the glassboat, or snorkel with provided equipment.
glassboat (wife) - only 30 minutes, some fish and some coral, but too short, and a lot of the reef is dead.
snorkel - the swimming beach about 100m offshore has little areas of live reef. you got to swim quite a bit to locate those areas - which are nice but few. so this was ok, but not more.
overall, this is not worth 110aud pp that we paid. maybe Fitzroy Island, but we didn't visit there.
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John
Feb 18, 2025
Not a great experience. Look elsewhere. - Big Dissapointment No Fish. The ferry ride was 50 minutes.I snorkled off the coast of the island but did not see but 1 fish. Very dissappointing. The glass bottom boat was not that good eithher. Spend your money on something else.
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