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Green Island Half-Day Tour: Explore Tropical Paradise from Cairns
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170 Ratings
Cairns City
Explore the tropical paradise of Green Island on a half day trip from Cairns. Enjoy around two hours exploring the Great Barrier Reef island with plenty of time to snorkel. You can even take an optional semi-submersible submarine tour to get close to the reef without getting wet.
Explore the tropical paradise of Green Island on a half day trip from Cairns. Enjoy around two hours exploring the Great Barrier Reef island with plenty of time to snorkel. You can even take an optional semi-submersible submarine tour to get close to the reef without getting wet.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Big Cat Green Island Reef Cruises - Day Tour - This is where guests start their tour, at the Reef Fleet Terminal.
- Green Island Cruise - Day Tour (Big Cat Green Island Reef Cruise) - Spend time at Green Island either snorkelling or join a glass bottom boat tour
- Green Island - A picturesque coral cay situated only an hours boat ride from Cairns. Perfect place for a half day reef/island experience.
- Big Cat Green Island Reef Cruises - Day Tour - This is where guests start their tour, at the Reef Fleet Terminal.
- Green Island Cruise - Day Tour (Big Cat Green Island Reef Cruise) - Spend time at Green Island either snorkelling or join a glass bottom boat tour
- Green Island - A picturesque coral cay situated only an hours boat ride from Cairns. Perfect place for a half day reef/island experience.
What's Included
- Glass bottom boat tour (if selected)
- Semi-submersible tour (if selected)
- Cruise transfers to and from Green Island by modern air-conditioned catamaran
- Use of Snorkel Gear (if selected)
- Glass bottom boat tour (if selected)
- Semi-submersible tour (if selected)
- Cruise transfers to and from Green Island by modern air-conditioned catamaran
- Use of Snorkel Gear (if selected)
What's Not Included
- 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)
- No transfer pick up/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)
- No transfer pick up/drop off
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
Reef Fleet Terminal
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
Please arrive 30mins before 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
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(170 Ratings)
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Andynamz007
Oct 11, 2025
Green Island and Hook Island were amazing. Did half day and full day tours. Beautiful scenery and marine life to be seen - Green Island and Hook Island were amazing. Did half day and full day tours. Beautiful scenery and marine life to be experienced. Red Cat Tours with Jayde and Ben was my favourite thing over 2 weeks
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Debra_r
Oct 4, 2025
Greta experience. Highly recommend. - We just did the half day with the semi submersible & wow. What a great trip we had. Saw lots of reef wildlife in the semi submersible. The staff were helpful, friendly and experienced - just what you need on a trip like this. We were also blessed with fabulous weather and nice calm waters so that was a win too!
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Ivonne_l
Oct 3, 2025
Best view under the sea - Highly recommended for those unable to snorkel or scuba dive to get closeup view of coral, fish and turtles with narration
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Dallas
Sep 29, 2025
Green Island Half Day - We had a great time on this half-day trip. The snorkelling was easy and the water was clear. We saw a reef shark, a stingray, and heaps of colourful fish.
The boat was comfortable and the crew were friendly. Everything ran smoothly and we loved the whole experience.
Highly recommend.
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Michael
Oct 11, 2025
Green island excursions - Nice boat ride to island. Beautiful place. Glass bottom boat ride good, saw lots of fish, turtles etc. but narration bad—sound system poor and you unable to understand narrator.
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Shehab_f
Oct 11, 2025
Overall , great trip . A... - Overall , great trip . A little rushed because the glass bottom boat was 2.15 and we arrived at 1.50 so by the time we went to shore and settled , we were off again.
Snorkelling was nice , but short of time .
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Louise_k
Sep 27, 2025
Good experience over all - Good trip although not much time to explore the island. I should have booked the full day! Sea was rough and i forgot my motion sickness meds, so felt a bit poorly. The sub was really swaying which made it worse so highly recommend something for sea sickness!! Did spoil it a bit but was my own fault! Island is beautiful
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Goplaces18912899967
Sep 27, 2025
Beautiful views of the Great Barrier Reef. - Green Island is very tropical. The boardwalk is definitely worthwhile. A big chunk of the half day consists of the return trip to the island. The half-hour glass-bottomed boat trip is short but spectacular. Overall, a very enjoyable trip.
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Holly_d
Sep 26, 2025
Quick boat beautiful island - The island was beautiful, the boat was nice and quick to get there.
We were even lucky enough to see a turtle!
However everyone vomitying were asked to go outside to the back, unfortunately the family right beside us didn’t listen and just allowed their 2 kids to vomit right near us. Not the crews fault at all but it really ruined it for us as the smell was horrendous and made us feel sick.
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Kathie_b
Oct 7, 2025
Not worth going to - Green island is a bit run down a lot of bird poo , it needs a good clean including the pool the visibility in the sea is not so good most of the corral is dead I was disappointed
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