Ocean Free Green Island and Great Barrier Reef Snorkel Cruise | La Vacanza Travel

Ocean Free Green Island and Great Barrier Reef Snorkel Cruise

Duration: 9 hours
Destination: Australia, Queensland, Cairns & the Tropical North
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  • 9 hours
  • Cairns & the Tropical North
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Extremely low passenger number Great Barrier Reef & Green Island tour (max 25 guests). In fact the only small sail, reef and tropical island experience in Cairns. Swim, snorkel or dive straight off the boat onto an exclusive magnificent GBR site - no crowds .The boat is moored just 1Km off Green Island - a highly protected Marine Park zone . From Cairns, sail to this reef site and Green Island in style on a two-mast schooner and enjoy a delicious buffet lunch on board. After snorkelling off the boat take a tender transfer to explore the beauty of Green Island, see the rainforest or laze on the white sandy beaches .

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Ocean Free & Ocean Freedom - Cairns Premier Great Barrier Reef & Island Tours, Reef Fleet Terminal, 1 Spence St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

These are the two most personal Great Barrier Reef tours in Cairns.
Sail on Ocean Free - our 16M classical sailing schooner for this extremely personal Great Barrier Reef & Green Island Tour.
Sail, snorkel , dive (optional extra) - reef and beach all in one day with only a small group of up to 25 guests - pure bliss!

Duration: 9 hours

Stop At: Great Barrier Reef, Cairns, Queensland Australia

Admire the beauty of the Great Barrier reef on this very personal day tour to Green Island.Ocean Free sails to its exclusive Great Barrier Reef mooring just 1 km off Green Island.
Step straight off the boat and see a coral garden teeming with colourful reef-fish and marine life on this highly protected Marine Park zone. Only our guests snorkel this site making it a very personal experience! Turtles and large schools of fish a common site amongst the coral "bommies" (outcrops) that rise form about 10-12M up to just under 1M under the surface making it an ideal area for great snorkelling
Spend the morning snorkelling & / or SCUBA diving (optional extra) over an incredible reef system and view the most unique and colourful marine life under the guidance of our very attentive crew.
Afterwards hop back on board your vessel for a scrumptious large smorgasbord lunch after which you can hop into the tender as the skipper takes you to Green Island beach - your 2nd site to explore!

Duration: 9 hours

Stop At: Green Island, Cairns, Queensland 4870 Australia

Guests can visit this island as part of their Ocean Free Green Island & Great Barrier Reef sailing tour with only a maximum of 25 guests

Ocean Free actually moors on an exclusive private reef 1Km off the island where guests can split their time between snorkelling and diving (optional extra) just off the boat and going to the island in the tender to explore or just relax on the tropical beach . Guests have 4 and 1/2 hrs to experience the reef and island . Typically our guests chose to spend 1-2 hrs on the island . On the island guests can enjoy an interpretative walk across the island , relax on the beach and visit Marineland Melanesia (small fee to enter here)

Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: Marineland Crocodile Park, Sans, Green Island, Queensland 4870 Australia

Marineland Melanesia is an optional experience when visiting Green Island. For a small fee you can enter this attraction to see crocodiles, turtles, artefacts and facts for around the region

Stop At: Cairns Premier Reef & Island Tours, Edge Hill, Queensland 4870 Australia

Cairns Premier Reef & Island tours operate 2 personal , low guest number Great Barrier Reef Tours - Ocean Free & Ocean Freedom (www.cairnspremierreefislandtours.com)

Ocean Free Green Island + Great Barrier Reef sailing tour

Ocean Freedom Luxury Great Barrier Reef Snorkel and Dive

Duration: 9 hours

Inclusions
  • Sailing cruise to Green Island & the Great Barrier Reef
  • Environment Management Charge and port fees
  • Coffee and/or Tea
  • Lunch - Large smorgasbord lunch with seafood
  • Morning and Afternoon tea
  • Complimentary glass of wine on the return sail to Cairns
  • Snorkeling tuition, tours and in-water crew assistance if required
  • Snorkeling equipment (snorkel, marks, flippers, buoyancy vests)
  • Transfers to/from the schooner to Green Island
  • Reef talk by a marine interpreter
  • Fish Feed
  • Entry/Admission - Green Island
  • Entry/Admission - Cairns Premier Reef & Island Tours
  • Entry/Admission - Ocean Free & Ocean Freedom - Cairns Premier Great Barrier Reef & Island Tours

Exclusions
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Only Pre-book diving if no medical conditions/taking medication - some may preclude you from diving
  • Optional diving - x 1-2 Certified / x 1-2 Intro dives possible on day .10-12m depth .
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • A maximum of 25 people ensures a unique and personalized experience
  • Please note: All DIVERS will be required to complete a medical questionnaire on board prior to diving. Please only book the diving options if you have no medical conditions nor taking medication as some conditions/medication preclude you from diving
  • Tour requires you to be stable and mobile enough to move around a moving vessel and to transfer from main vessel onto tender and back
  • If intending to take part in diving all divers (whether certified or introductory diver) will be required to fill out a diving medical questionnaire on board. If diving is an important option for you, please advise if you have any medical issues (past or present) or taking any medications so we can advise if any QLD diving medical clearance is required. Some medical conditions and medication may preclude you from diving. It is imperative for your safety that you answer the questions on the form truthfully.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 2 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
Departure Point

1 Spence St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia


Departure Time

07:15 AM


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

9 hours


User's Reviews

Discover761771

27 Mar, 2024

Had a wonderful time. The staff was a pleasure to be with, helpful, very safety conscious and knowledgeable. Made sure everyone on the motor sailor regardless of their age or activity level were well taken care of personally and were safe in the water.

gibbenny

26 Mar, 2024

Fantastic trip in a small group away from the larger groups in the faster and larger boats. Crew and Skipper (Mike) were great, very informative and attentive. Whilst having a nice breakfast consisting of coffee, pastries and fruits we set sail to Green Island enjoying the cruise. We snorkelled off Green Island away from the larger crowds. Plenty of time to explore in the clear waters. Saw all kind of colourful fishes, turtles, squid, sharks, coral etc! Lunch, served on board, was delicious. We were then taken on a small boat to Green Island. Green Island is beautiful but spoilt as over commercialised resort with many tourists, (note you cannot take your rented snorkel equipment to the island - as already mentioned island is over commercialised and will charge you for renting equipment). We had an ice cream on the island and left after 45 minutes, the first available boat back but if you prefer to stay behind and lie on the beach, you can get the second boat back, which means you stay in the island 1hr 45mins but cannot snorkel or dive when you get back to the boat. We finally headed back to port, relaxed, enjoying the company and a complimentary glass of wine with cheese, biscuits & some cake. In summary a highly recommended trip!!! PS. Small but important note, our first trip was postponed due to bad weather with the ship having to turn around. Ocean Free were very apologetic, offered free lunch and either a full refund or for us to re-book for another date. Thankfully we had a free day and rebooked for another day. A wonderful experience!!!

Excursion37418343212

23 Mar, 2024

We went on Ocean Free on a rather dark and rainy day but the staff still made the best out of the situation. Unfortunately because of the winds the waves were too big and for safety reasons we had to turn back. Although we were dissapointed we were extremely impressed by how the crew handled the situation. They were so friendly and helpful and really wanted us to have a good time regardless. We made our way back and listened to music which was fun. I will also say we were pleasantly surprised by the food they served for lunch. We went in with the expectation that it would just be a few snacks but they had a great spread and we at least got to have a nice lunch on the boat back at the dock! Will definitely return to try and snorkel with this company! Thanks again to all the amazing crew!! :)

paulinesimon46

20 Mar, 2024

We didn't actually do the Green Island tour because it was cancelled due to low numbers. Instead we did the Ocean Freedom tour and had a great time. We were greeted with teas, coffees, pastries and fruit and very welcoming staff. We were taken to two spots where we were able to snorkel and as we both hadn't snorkelled before, we had a member of the team take us to where we could see the beautiful corals of the Great Barrier Reef as well as the colourful fish. We even saw a couple of turtles swim by. Lunch and afternoon tea was provided and there was more than enough for everyone. The whole experience was magical and I highly recommend this Company. Safety was paramount in everything that we did and they constantly kept an eye on everyone to ensure that they were safe. If I had the time, I'll do this tour all over again. Thank you for a brilliant time!

duaneours

18 Mar, 2024

First, let me say the staff was EXCEPTIONAL! 5 stars to them for being patient and extremely helpful in a very bad situation. It was a very bad day to be on the water. It dumped rain and the waves were too much and it didn’t help that the boat was a sailboat. Several guests threw up and several more were very sick. As far as how the company conducts business - it’s terrible. I give them 1 star. To send us out in that on a sailboat was ridiculous! They have a much larger catamaran style boat sitting right beside it and they should have put us all on there and explained that we would be more happy there than send us out for that horrible experience. We went out the next day - also in the rain and it was so much nicer to be on a larger boat - no one got sick - just totally different. Lastly - and this is on the company as well - we purchased the scuba dive option and we REALLY were looking forward to this!! When we get on the boat they give us a questionnaire to fill out and then we found out that I wasn’t allowed to scuba dive. Supposedly, I take a medication that isn’t allowed by the company - that’s what the crew told me anyway. Why wasn’t this addressed BEFORE we get to the boat?! Why didn’t you have me fill that out ahead of time so we could work out the details BEFOREHAND?! Again it put the crew in an awkward situation because I was VERY UPSET! I came to the GBR and wanted to scuba dive! So deal with these things ahead of time not the day of. Take care of your staff and don’t put them in bad situations! It was a miserable day and we were drowned rats all day and didn’t get to see much of the reef and the ONLY bright spot about it was your amazing crew! Hats off to them and shame on you for putting the dollar ahead of good customer service!

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Captain Mike & his crew were wonderful 🐬🐬

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A birthday to remember!!

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Wonderful from start to finish!

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Unmissable

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A great option for those who want a smaller, more personal trip to the reef

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Great tours

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Diving, Hiking, and Sailing

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Awesome Ocean Free Snorkeling

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The best tour in Cairns

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Beautiful blue water, amazing marine life. Great staff.

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Can’t ask for more

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If you think about doing GBR tour, do this one

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Amazing experience and people

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Outstanding Experience 😎

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Intimate small tour with great crew!!!

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Scuba/Snorkeling Adventure!

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Still the best.

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Fab day fab crew

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"Does what is says on the tin"

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Ocean life is amazing

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Ocean Freedom is amazing! Entertaining and fun!

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10/10 Trip. Couldn’t be happier. Absolutely amazing crew

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Sail Ocean Free - Amazing!

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Incredible memory ...

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