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Sunlover Reef Cruises: An Incredible Great Barrier Reef Experience from Cairns
4.3
772 Ratings
Cairns City
Experience the incredible Great Barrier Reef with Sunlover Reef Cruises. Explore the vibrant coral and marine life, enjoy free inclusions, and add on thrilling optional extras for an unforgettable adventure.
Experience the incredible Great Barrier Reef with Sunlover Reef Cruises. Explore the vibrant coral and marine life, enjoy free inclusions, and add on thrilling optional extras for an unforgettable adventure.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Great Barrier Reef - Sunlover’s pontoon at Moore Reef on the Outer Great Barrier Reef is teeming with colourful coral and abundant marine life in every colour of the rainbow.
- Great Barrier Reef - Sunlover’s pontoon at Moore Reef on the Outer Great Barrier Reef is teeming with colourful coral and abundant marine life in every colour of the rainbow.
What's Included
- Snorkeling equipment
- Sunlover waterslide and spacious sun deck
- Glass bottom boat tour
- Underwater observatory and ocean enclosed pool
- Fresh water showers and change rooms
- WiFi on board
- Great Barrier Reef and fish feeding presentations by our marine experts
- Tea and coffee
- Lunch
- Snorkeling equipment
- Sunlover waterslide and spacious sun deck
- Glass bottom boat tour
- Underwater observatory and ocean enclosed pool
- Fresh water showers and change rooms
- WiFi on board
- Great Barrier Reef and fish feeding presentations by our marine experts
- Tea and coffee
- Lunch
What's Not Included
- Additional cost: Wetsuit and prescription snorkel mask
- Snacks
- Additional cost: Guided Snorkel Tour, Intro or Certified Diving, Seawalker Helmet Dive, Heli Filghts
- Additional cost: professional photos or camera hire
- Additional cost: Secure lockers
- Additional Cost: Hotel Transfers can be added directly with Sunlover
- Additional cost: Wetsuit and prescription snorkel mask
- Snacks
- Additional cost: Guided Snorkel Tour, Intro or Certified Diving, Seawalker Helmet Dive, Heli Filghts
- Additional cost: professional photos or camera hire
- Additional cost: Secure lockers
- Additional Cost: Hotel Transfers can be added directly with Sunlover
Additional Information
Travel by air-conditioned catamaran from Cairns Marina to our Moore Reef Pontoon located on the Outer Great Barrier Reef, perfectly positioned and equipped for you to explore this reef that is teeming with colourful coral and fascinating fish.
Spend 4 hours exploring the reef by taking advantage of the free inclusions such as glass bottom boat tours, all…
Travel by air-conditioned catamaran from Cairns Marina to our Moore Reef Pontoon located on the Outer Great Barrier Reef, perfectly positioned and equipped for you to explore this reef that is teeming with colourful coral and fascinating fish.
Spend 4 hours exploring the reef by taking advantage of the free inclusions such as glass bottom boat tours, all snorkelling equipment, underwater observatory, fish feeding presentation, an enclosed ocean pool for kids and buffet lunch. The pontoon also features an upper sundeck to relax in the sun and look out over the turquoise waters in between activities. This is where you’ll find the waterslide - the only theme park waterslide on the reef!
Dial up the adventure and add on optional extras like include Introductory or Certified diving, Seawalker Helmet dive, Guided Snorkel Tour or even a Scenic helicopter flight.
- Minimum age is 12 years for SCUBA diving and Seawalker Helmet dive
- Please ensure you bring your dive certification for Certified SCUBA dives
- All dives are subject to an on board medical checklist, please contact us for more information.
Location
Sunlover Reef Cruises
Spence Street
The Sunlover reservations desk is inside the Reef Fleet Terminal on the ground floor.
All guests must check in and collect their boarding pass between 8:15 am and 9:00 am. (CHECK-IN CLOSES 09:00 - Late check-in may result in the tour being missed with no refund).
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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(772 Ratings)
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Sallycl6361ac
Mar 9, 2025
Wonderful experience - Absolutely fantastic experience. Really well organised. Felt totally safe in the water as lots of lifeguards. Recommend Vance's guided tour as he's very knowledgeable. Lunch was good. Plenty of crew around to answer any queries in a friendly manner
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B7579vjbenk
Mar 7, 2025
Unforgettable Great Barrier Reef Experience - Sunlover Reef Cruises offers an unforgettable experience on the Great Barrier Reef. Their spacious catamaran provides a comfortable and luxurious journey to the reef, where guests can snorkel, dive, or simply relax on the sun deck. The friendly and knowledgeable crew ensures that everyone has a fantastic time exploring the underwater wonders of this natural marvel.
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Eric_m
Feb 23, 2025
Very god to see the coral here - Good to visit. Food was good. Staff is friendly and they care your safety at all time. Good experience
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Pooja
Mar 6, 2025
Incredibly beautiful - Great trip on the boat. We loved seeing the sunset when we were getting back. It was incredibly beautiful and warm to see such a sight
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Suemundy079
Feb 11, 2025
A great trip even with 4hrs travel time on the boat - Travel time on the boat is 4 hours (2 hours each way). We probably would have liked to take a pack of cards or something to occupy us for some of the journey, whilst we watched the world go by for the other part. The crew cannot do enough to help. The lunch was plentiful and water is available on tap. The glass bottom boat and sub boat are excellent for viewing the coral on the Great Barrier Reef if you want to keep dry. The staff are extremely knowledgeable about the coral and marine life and very willing to answer questions. We thoroughly enjoyed the trip and would recommend
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Christina_m
Jan 27, 2025
Sunscreen & cool fish - Wear your sunscreen!! This is a great trip to see lots of aquatic life along the reef. It’s about two hours from cairns to Moore reef and there is lots to see our on the reef and on the submerged viewing point on the boat was a highlight. We did the glass bottom boat tour as well and got to see even more up close with extra information. The water isn’t too cool so it’s not overly refreshing but less hot than outside can be.
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Gerald_w
Mar 9, 2025
Snorkel - The average rating has nothing to do with either the Barrier Reef (spectacular) or the staff (very helpful, courteous). More to do with the boat and the organizing of 'things'. There was a definite overlap between the feeding of the guests and the snorkeling. Quite confusing, frankly the folks who chose to snorkel first were left with little to eat afterwards. Also felt like the boat was old e.g. paint missing, carpets worn, etc. I would recommend this experience but probably on a newer boat.
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Averagejoetravel2018
Mar 7, 2025
Overcrowded and Disorganized, a Sub-Par Experience - This boat had hundreds of people, overcrowded, disorganized, and it was a chaotic nightmare. It is a classic case of over, irresponsible tourism to maximize the Company’s profits.
Upon arriving at Great Barrier Reef, hundreds of people scramble to grab sting suits, people bumping, shoulder to shoulder, a mad dash. Once you get your suit, if you decide to make a quick trip to the washroom or whatever, somebody else will grab, or steal, your suit. There is no organization, no group 1, then group 2’s turn. Instead, it is just a mass scramble like playing musical chairs. There has to be a better way to organize hundreds to get suits for snorkeling.
The food was mediocre at best and no drinks included. Come on, for the price, not even a soft drink?
Our travel group of 14 had reserved seating. However, due to the large crowds, others did not respect this and barged their way in. The crew seemed disinterested in enforcing this.
The snorkeling was nice and a great experience. It is too bad the boat experience was sub par due to the overcrowding on this boat.
Do yourselves a favor. Research and seek out a more responsible tour boat operator that takes less than hundreds of people and provides a more personal and coordinated experience to experience this great area.
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Fred_s
Feb 2, 2025
Excursion from hell - The whole trip should’ve been canceled. The weather was awful. It was torrential rain. The ship was very rocky. Probably 3/4 of the ship was throwing up with puke bags. It was disgusting not impressed at all.
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Melissams7939ks
Feb 20, 2025
A not so great getaway - Sun lover was very quick to take our money and tell me that they only 18 spots available for a transfer to Fitzroy Island. 48 hours later I receive a text message telling me the return travel was cancelled. After ringing to find out what was the situation I was told that there was only a handful of guests returning on the Sunday so they cancelled the ferry. I was given another number and told to ring this company and try to book transfers. The person then said do you still want to go out and find another provider to bring you back. I then had to outlay a further $190 to secure transfers and after ringing Sunlovers back I was told the $200 would be refunded in 7-10 days. Totally unacceptable. We are local and feel for tourists. Most expensive transfer on a ferry I have ever experienced.
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