Boat trips · CAIRNS BOAT TOURS
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 11 cairns boat tours worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you board.
Review of Cairns Great Barrier Reef cruise with two outer reef stops, snorkeling, scuba options, lunch, safety support, and helicopter upgrades.
“Great crew! Friendly, informative and thorough. Perfect day on the water with lots of optional add on excursions.”
Spend nine hours on a premium catamaran from Cairns, visiting two outer reef sites for snorkeling, scuba, lunch, and marine-life talks.
“Attention to detail and safety! Excellent adventure. Parker was awesome!”
Review of Passions of Paradise’s Cairns reef cruise, with snorkeling, scuba, two reef sites, lunch, costs, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“The trip felt personal from start to finish and the very friendly attentive crew kept us well informed at all times. There was the opportunity to snorkel or scuba and the crew were geared up to cater for all levels of experience. There were two reef stops and it was amazing to snorkel around them and well worth it. Between the activities a tasty lunch was served and there was enough for second servings if you wanted! On the way back there was a presentation by the on board marine biologist. All in all a fully enjoyable cruise and definitely recommended.”
Review of Ocean Freedom’s Cairns reef cruise, with two reef sites, guided snorkeling, glass-bottom viewing, lunch, and practical tips.
“Super friendly and helpful staff. I did two intro scuba dives and still had plenty of time for snorkeling.”
Spend six hours at two Great Barrier Reef sites from Cairns, with snorkelling, optional scuba, glass-bottom tours, and a generous lunch.
“if you want a great safe introductory dive , you may trust this crew, very professional and friendly. if you like snorkel , they will show you the good places on the reef. very worthy experience .”
Review of Cairns’ Outer Great Barrier Reef cruise, including two reef stops, snorkelling, BBQ lunch, and a scenic helicopter flight.
“We had an awesome time. We would really like to mention the crew, everyone was absolutely FANTASTIC! 10/10 would recommend it!”
Review of Cairns Dreamtime Dive & Snorkel, with two reef sites, five hours in the water, Indigenous culture, lunch, and scuba options.
“We really enjoyed our GBR experience! We stopped at 2 great reefs and saw many fish and a couple turtles. There was a marine biologist onboard to share and answer any questions. And the teaching about indigenous culture was great too! The boat and crew made the day wonderful!”
Review of the Green Island half-day cruise from Cairns, with snorkeling, glass-bottom viewing, island time, price, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“The snorkeling was amazing so much to see. you could walk straight jnto the sea from the beach and the reef and fish were about 10 feet away. The equipment was excellent and we were also given a suit to protect against jellyfish. Next time I come to cairns I would do this trip again, but would do the longer version as 2 hours wasn't enough time.”
Review of Big Cat’s Cairns to Green Island cruise, with snorkeling, glass-bottom reef views, beaches, timing, value, and practical tips.
“Just a rough day on the water but took exactly 45 minutes as promised and left exactly on time to get there and back. Rent the snorkel gear as you’ll be swimming alongside the fish out there!”
Review of Cairns’ Green Island and Great Barrier Reef sailing tour, with small-group snorkeling, lunch, sailing, costs, and practical tips.
“Really nice to have a small group. The team were brilliant and really made the experience. The food was good, music was good, snorkelling was good, sailing was good. Can’t go wrong!”
Cruise Kuranda’s Barron River for 45 minutes, spot turtles and crocodiles, and hear lively rainforest stories for $21.
“This tour was great. Great tour guide and very funny indeed. Feeding the turtles was great for our son. The highlight was seeing a croc. Thanks heaps. Highly recommend.”
River hour, cave run, whale ground or a deck with lunch on it.
