Cairns Full-Day Great Barrier Reef Snorkel Tour
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Avoid the crowds and experience The Great Barrier Reef the way nature intended. No other operator in this category can offer you this superb personalised service. Join us, and our fun loving crew, for an amazing day on the Great Barrier Reef. Our destination, Upolu Reef, is a very beautiful location situated on the edge of the Outer Barrier Reef, and is teeming with a large variety of interesting marine life and a beautiful array of corals. In the sheltered lagoon you will see a multitude of; giant clams, turtles, sea stars and reef fish. This offers a perfect snorkelling or diving experience in warm clear protected waters. A complementary snorkel guide is available, which offers a fun and informative addition to the day’s exploration. As an Eco Certified tour, we aim to deliver an experience that reflects our sustainable attitude to operations, creates a nature-curious mindset, and reverence for the environment.
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- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Ability to swim is required for this tour
- Unfortunately due to Reef Daytripper’s fixed schedule and for logistical reasons we are unable to accommodate cruise ship passengers.
- Guests aged 65 and over are required to wear a snorkel vest during in-water sessions
Reviews(422)
Lovely day at the reef, beautiful views, great team. 100% recommend
The trip was wonderful. Fantastic crew that was very attentive and helpful. We really wanted a smaller group experience and that is what we got with eight in total on our boat. One was diving, the rest of us snorkeling. It was very chill and you could snorkel alone or with the guide but they didn’t really point out much to see. Food was plentiful and decent. The afternoon snorkeling was better on our trip, as the tides were lower. The only complaint was that it took super long to get back as the boat doesn’t go very fast so the last hour was a bit of a drag as we puttered into port. We didn’t return until 5:15 which made the trip about one hour too long and we were ready to be off the boat. Overall a nice experience !
Thank you for the wonderful review Beth, highlighting our attentive crew, great small group size, and good food. As a motor-sail vessel, and in certain conditions the return journey can occasionally take a little longer than expected, but appreciate that extended travel time can be a bit of a drag. A very important part of our experience is ensuring we point out interesting marine life for our guests during our guided snorkel tour, but it can be difficult to accommodate when guests snorkel solo. We very much appreciate the feedback to further improve the quality of our Great Barrier Reef experience! Wishing you all the best and safe travels.
A wonderful tour: Snorkeled at two spots in the Outer Reef, scuba is also optional. Food and drink are also provided: Snacks, lunch, and more snacks. Additionally: The crew is competent and very attentive
Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich die Zeit genommen haben, Ihre Reise mit Reef Daytripper zu bewerten und uns so ein positives Feedback gegeben haben. Es war uns eine Freude, Sie als Gast zu haben, und wir wünschen Ihnen alles Gute und eine gute Reise. Herzliche Grüße, Paul, Renee und das gesamte Reef Daytripper-Team
Excellent combination: Catamaran (sailing) and snorkeling, snacks, lunch, and more snacks. Snorkeled at two locations. Optional: Scuba diving. Very friendly and attentive crew
Vielen Dank für Ihre wunderbare Bewertung und Ihr Feedback. Wir wissen es sehr zu schätzen, dass Sie sich die Zeit genommen haben, Ihre Reise zu bewerten, und freuen uns, dass Sie ein so schönes Erlebnis am Great Barrier Reef hatten. Wir wünschen Ihnen alles Gute und eine gute Reise! Ihr Paul, Renee und das Reef Daytripper Team
Was an awesome day, the staff were friendly and helpfull, my 13 year old daughter loved the whole experience. having everything provided in the price made it simple and stress free. I hightly recommend this operator if you would like a smaller groups and a more intimate experience.
Thank you so much for taking the time to review your trip, and we are so glad to hear that you had a wonderful Great Barrier Reef experience. We truly hope to see you again in the not too distant future. Wishing you all the best and safe travels, From Paul, Renee & the Reef Daytripper team.
Fantastic day, great diving! Superfriendly Crew, excellent service!
Thank you so much for taking the time to review us, and for the wonderful feedback. Wishing you all the best and safe travels.
Very happy nice service highly recommend. The crew members ware really helpful and agent was very helpful too
The crew is amazing, they are very caring and informative. They have a great system and they work their butts off.
Genuinely so much fun. I really enjoyed the relaxed feel of the tour- you could go in and out of the water as much as you would like which was nice. It was also great that the guide was there in the water with us, however we were allowed to venture off and explore the reef, not having to stick right next to him. I loved the amount of food options that we had for lunch and throughout the day. The boat was very nice as well- clean and lots of places to catch some rays.
We booked a family dive/snorkel trip for my retirement-60th birthday trip. About 4 months before our trip my adult son with high functioning autism had a grand mal seizure (no prior history and it was incredibly scary) and received an Epilepsy diagnosis. He is a great swimmer and was really looking forward to the trip so with doctor clearance we contacted reef day trippers but were understandable apprehensive about the trip. The team could not have been more kind and professional. My son was given a life jacket, held onto a life ring and was given a customized reef tour that was the highlight of our trip. In addition, they were able to find my husbands original PADI certification and re-certify him and he and my other sons did an intro dive. A larger boat might be fancier and have more bells and whistles but we were given customized individual attention and they met the individualized needs of each person on the boat. There is an expression Go big or go home, but in this case going smaller is better. Thank you!
