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- Green Island Full Day Tour by Great Adventure Cruise with Introductory Scuba Diving, Depart from Cairns Reef Fleet Terminal
Green Island Full Day Tour by Great Adventure Cruise with Introductory Scuba Diving, Depart from Cairns Reef Fleet Terminal
Great Adventures
- Cairns, Green Island
- English
- 7 hours (approx.)
- Free Cancellation prior to 7 days of travel date
- 48 Working Hours Confirmation
Standard Inclusions
- 1. Return on air-conditioned, fast catamaran
- 2. Morning tea and coffee served until departure from Cairns
- 3. Choice of snorkelling equipment OR glass bottom boat coral viewing
- 4. Exclusive use of island swimming pool
- 5. Use of day facilities
- 6. Exclusive self guided eco island walk
- 7. Buffet lunch
- 8. Introductory Scuba Dive
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1 Key Facts
Included
- 1. Return on air-conditioned, fast catamaran
- 2. Morning tea and coffee served until departure from Cairns
- 3. Choice of snorkelling equipment OR glass bottom boat coral viewing
- 4. Exclusive use of island swimming pool
- 5. Use of day facilities
- 6. Exclusive self guided eco island walk
- 7. Buffet lunch
- 8. Introductory Scuba Dive
Not included
- 1. Transport from/to hotels
- 2. Food & beverages not listed as Inclusions
- 3. Souvenirs
- 4. Travel Insurance
| Destination | Cairns, Green Island | ||||||
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| Depature point | ● Departs: daily, all year round ● Departure Point: Reef Fleet Terminal (Address: 1 Spence Street, Cairns) ● Departure Time: - 08:30 depart from Cairns - 14:30 depart from Green Island - 15:20 arrive at Cairns OR - 10:30 depart from Cairns - 16:30 depart from Green Island - 17:20 arrive at Cairns |
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| Address | Reef Fleet Terminal, 1 Spence St, Cairns, QLD 4870 | ||||||
| How to get there | ● By Car - Parking is available at the nearby Pier Shopping Complex/Shangri-la hotel, located opposite the Reef Fleet Terminal. Hourly cost is from AUD $1.20 for indoor and outdoor parking. All day parking is also available near Trinity Wharf at approximately $3 per day. (Parking costs subject to change without notice) ● By Public Transport - Please check the Transport QLD timetables (https://translink.com.au/) for more details to plan your trip. ● Alternatively you can choose to book this product with return hotel transfer services. |
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| Operating hours |
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| Reconfirmation requirements | Please be advised you are required to contact The Service Provider 24 hours prior to the travel date during business hours to reconfirm your booking, departure location and time, and boarding time with your confirmation number. Please adjust your travel plan according to the details given by The Service Provider at time of reconfirming. | ||||||
| Check-in requirements | Please arrive at the ticket office 45 minutes prior to the departure time to exchange for ticket/boarding pass before proceeding to the boarding terminal. Regrettably, failure to arrive before this time will most likely be classified as no-show and result in forfeiting the booking and it cannot be refunded or transferred. If you are not familiar with the area or travelling on a weekend or local public holidays / school holidays, please make sure you've checked your timetable or driving route beforehand, and allow extra travelling time for unexpected delays to ensure you do not miss your check in |
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| What to bring/wear | ● Motion-sickness medicine (if required) ● Swimwear, towel ● Protective clothing, hat, sunscreen lotion, and sunglasses ● Comfortable shoes ● Light jacket / sweater for windy or cool days ● Camera (waterproof) ● Money / credit card for optional purchases |
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| Other info | ● The minimum age for Scuba Diving is 12 years. ● Certain medical conditions, medications and height restrictions may preclude some people from participating in optional in-water activities. For advice, contact our office. ● After a single helmet dive a wait of 12 hours is recommended before ascending to an altitude of 300 metres or greater. If doing multiple dives an interval of 24 hours is suggested. ● Diving can be a strenuous activity, please use caution and inform crew of any medical conditions. ● This activity is conducted by operators other than Great Adventures. ● With fluctuations in world oil prices, it may be necessary to apply a fuel surcharge to your ticket price. In such cases any charge will be collected on departure. |
2 Overview
Aboard Great Adventures' fast catamaran from Cairns, your journey to the Great Barrier Reef takes only 45 minutes! Surrounded by reef filled with diverse marine life, and home to a unique rainforest environment, Green Island awaits to provide you with a memorable holiday experience. Take part in all the activities that the island has to offer or relax on the beach and let your day unfold in this tropical paradise.
Green Island Full Day by Great Adventure Cruise Depart from Cairns Reef Fleet Terminal with Introductory Scuba Dive
Sample Itinerary
Reference Only. Subject to change without notice. Itineraries may operate in reverse order, in a different sequence, be swapped around, or in rare circumstances be replaced by other best suited items to suit tides, times & conditions.
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| 07:30/09:30 | Check-in at Great Adventures Reservations Counter inside the Cairns Reef Fleet Terminal to obtain your boarding pass. | ||||
| 08:00/10:00 |
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| 08:30/10:30 |
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| 09:15/11:15 |
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| 14:30/16:30 | Departe Green Island. | ||||
| 15:20/17:20 | Arrive Cairns Reef Fleet Terminal | ||||
Glass Bottom Boat
View the Great Barrier Reef off Green Island with it’s beautiful coral gardens and amazing marine life while keeping dry in one of our modern Coral Explorer glass bottom boats.
Green Island Snorkelling
Snorkelling at Green Island, with its lifeguard patrolled beach, is a safe and exciting way to introduce yourself to the Great Barrier Reef. Snorkel gear includes snorkel, mask and fins; prescriptions masks, flotation vests and Lycra suits are available for hire from the dive shop.
Self Guided Green Island Eco Walk
Green Island is one of 300 coral cays on the Great Barrier Reef; it is the only coral cay to have a dense, shady vine-thicket rainforest. Green Island is home to over 120 species of plants, over 55 species of birds and a unique mixture of coastal and rainforest plants all within its 1.6km circumference.
Introductory Scuba Dive
Scuba diving is the best way to see the reef and no experience is necessary to take a fully supervised introductory dive. Our professional and experienced PADI instructors will guide you through every aspect of your dive, allowing you to have a relaxed, enjoyable experience.
Sessions for introductory divers, certified divers and boat snorkel trips are scheduled daily at 10:30, 13:00 and 14:30.
Professional and experienced PADI instructors will guide you through every aspect of your dive, allowing you to have a relaxed, enjoyable experience.
Scuba diving is the best way to see the reef and no experience is necessary to take a fully supervised introductory dive.
Glass bottom boat coral viewing.
Snorkel gear includes snorkel, mask and fins; prescriptions masks, flotation vests and Lycra suits are available for hire from the dive shop.
Snorkelling at Green Island, with its lifeguard patrolled beach, is a safe and exciting way to introduce yourself to the Great Barrier Reef.
Snorkelling at Green Island.
Snorkelling at Green Island.
Green Island awaits to provide you with a memorable holiday experience.
Green Island awaits to provide you with a memorable holiday experience.
Green Island is one of 300 coral cays on the Great Barrier Reef.
Green Island is one of 300 coral cays on the Great Barrier Reef.
Aboard Great Adventures' fast catamaran from Cairns, your journey to the Great Barrier Reef takes only 45 minutes!
Green Island is a beautiful 6000 year old coral cay located in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park – a premier world heritage site and one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.
Surrounded by reef filled with diverse marine life, and home to a unique rainforest environment.
Take part in all the activities that the island has to offer or relax on the beach and let your day unfold in this tropical paradise.
Green Island is one of 300 coral cays on the Great Barrier Reef; it is the only coral cay to have a dense, shady vine-thicket rainforest.
Green Island is home to over 120 species of plants, over 55 species of birds and a unique mixture of coastal and rainforest plants all within its 1.6km circumference.
Exclusive self guided eco island walk.
3 Policy
Cancellation Policy
● If you cancel at least 7 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
● If you cancel between 0 and 6 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
● If no show, no refund.
4 FAQ
Green Island: You can see the reef from a glass bottom boat and take a self guided island walk. See our Green Island Included Activities page. Seawalker helmet diving on Green Island is an option for non-swimmers who would like to see the reef underwater.
Outer Reef Platform: The semi-submersible coral viewing tour and underwater observatory and eco reef talk are inclusions for non-swimmers. See our Outer Reef Included Activities page. At the Outer Reef, the Scuba-Doo underwater scooter is an option for non-swimmers who would like to see the reef underwater.
At the Outer Reef, there are small lockers on board the vessels and are a single-use locker. These lockers are only small but big enough for most valuables and are quite suitable to use while you are in the water.