Great Adventures: Great Barrier Reef Adventure
Get set for your Great Adventure! Escape into a world of surprises and experience the beauty of the Great Barrier Reef with Great Adventures exciting Outer Reef cruise.
Departing from Cairns, you’ll cruise in comfort aboard a modern, fast catamaran to a spacious activity platform moored at a magnificent site on the outer reaches of the Great Barrier Reef. Guests of all ages, swimmers and non-swimmers can enjoy a magical day of discovery. With the air-conditioned semi-submersible and underwater observatory, you don't even have to get wet to discover the reef. Snorkel and dive amongst beautiful coral gardens and colourful marine life, or just relax on the sundeck with a delicious buffet lunch and enjoy the amazing marine-scape!
Exciting optional activities include scuba diving, guided snorkel tours, the exclusive Scuba-Doo underwater scooter and scenic helicopter flights to see the reef from a different perspective. For the complete reef and island experience in one day, you can also include an optional two hour stopover to explore beautiful Green Island.
Features at the platform include undercover seating and tables to enjoy a delicious buffet lunch, full bar facilities, change rooms with freshwater showers, sundeck, spacious airconditioned semi-submersible, snorkel platforms and scuba diving facilities with a semi-submerged platform.
All of Great Adventures tours are accredited with Advanced Ecotourism Certification ensuring our visitors have the opportunity to learn about and appreciate this most important World Heritage area.
Tour Inclusions
- Return coach transfers from accommodation.
- Return air-conditioned fast catamaran cruise from Cairns
- Tea and coffee served until departure from Cairns
- Morning tea cake selection on outward journey
- Hot and cold buffet lunch with seafood
- Use of snorkelling equipment
- Buoyancy vests
- Reef education presentation
- Semi-submersible coral reef viewing tour
- Underwater observatory
- Eco reef talk with marine naturalist in underwater observatory
- Afternoon tea and coffee available whilst at the platform, cheese and biscuits on return journey
Departure & Return
- Daily ex Cairns and Northern Beaches
- Departs: 10:30am
- Returns: 5:30pm
Rates & Prices
| Code | Description | Adult | Child | Family | Pensioner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GA-OBR-XC | ex Cairns | $225 | $117 | $583 | $225 |  |
| GA-OBR-XN | ex Northern Beaches | $230 | $119 | $597 | $230 | |
- Rates are GST inclusive and in Australia Dollars (AUD)
- Family = 2AD + 2CH
- Child Rate 4-14yrs inc.
- Government Environmental Management Charge, $5.50 per person payble at check-in on day of travel
