There are many different boat companies operating tours to the Great Barrier Reef departing Cairns and Port Douglas daily. Each tour company travels to a different part of the reef offering slightly different activities. Tourism Cairns is here to help visitors find the most suitable reef tour for them so they have an unforgettable time in the Great Barrier Reef carrying great memories forever.
Small vessels are quite popular giving clients more privacy by avoiding big crowds, the outer reef experience can be peaceful and relaxing. Or the other option is to travel to one of the big pontoons located in Cairns and Port Douglas, guests spend the day on a floating platform in the middle of the Great Barrier Reef and several activities are included for the day.
Have a look below at all tour packages available to the Great Barrier Reef departing Cairns and Port Douglas.
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Sunlover Cruises Platform is very spacious and modern. It is the only platform with a waterslide in the Great Barrier Reef. The waterslide is about 8 metres high and 30 metres long. Visitors can spend the whole day going down the waterslide, it is definitely great fun for kids and also adults..
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Evolution is brand new $5 million dollar vessel that provides to their guests a luxury and superior tour with a personalised service. Evolution is large, modern and fast catamaran that offers class and style of a motor yacht. They offer free guided snorkel tour and they have great dive prices.
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Silversonic is a 29 metre vessel custom-designed and built to take guests to snorkel and dive the reef. Silversonic departs Port Douglas every morning visiting 3 beautiful outer reef sites at the Agincourt Reef. They provide travellers with a great day where visitors can spend over five hours exploring the underwater world of the Great Barrier Reef.
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This is a local Australian family business that takes people to the outer reef in a high speed vessel. They provide a day package with all activities included such as introductory or certified dive, glass bottom boat tour, guided snorkel tour, hotel transfers, unlimited snorkelling, and also lunch, breakfast and afternoon tea.
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Great Adventures travels daily to a spacious reef platform where passengers can enjoy a nice and comfortable day exploring the Great Barrier Reef. The platform offers a wide range of activities to everyone on board such as snorkelling, underwater observatory, semi-submersible coral viewing and reef education presentation.
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This is the complete reef and island experience!!! Great Adventures takes visitors to Green Island to enjoy two hours on this unique reef and rainforest coral cay and then travelling continues to their spacious floating platform located in the outer reef.
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Quicksilver is the pioneer when it comes to reef exploring. They were the first company to take customers to the outer reef in a commercial vessel. Now Quicksilver is well known in the tourism industry in Australia and it has many vessels under his name, travelling to different parts of the reef every day
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Silverswift is a 30 metre vessel custom-designed and built to take guests to snorkel and dive the reef. Silverswift departs Cairns every morning visiting 3 beautiful outer reef sites at Flynn, Pellowe, Milln, Thetford Reefs. They provide travellers with a great day where they can spend over five hours exploring the underwater world of the Great Barrier Reef.
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This is 32 metre motor sailing catamaran that departs daily from Cairns and travels to a beautiful sand cay called Michaelmas Cay. Michaelmas Cay is a vegetated sand cay located 17km north of Green Island and 43km of Cairns. Around the cay you have Michaelmas Reef, a reef with colourful marine life where passengers have the opportunity to snorkel or dive. Also the cay is home to many species of birds. Great place for bird lovers.
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Reef Quest (Aquaquest) is the newest addition to the Deep Sea Divers Den fleet and has been purpose built to provide snorkellers and divers with a fantastic day exploring the Outer Great Barrier Reef. Free guided snorkel tour, free use of snorkel equipment and lycra (stinger) or wet suits, morning tea and a tropical buffet lunch are all included in the main price of the trip.
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