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Big Cat Green Island – Half Day
FROM: $116.00
Visit Green Island in half a day, trip includes snorkel gear or glass bottom boat tour.
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$116.00
All Prices in Australian Dollars.
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Product Name:
Big Cat Green Island – Half Day
Tour Type: Half Day | Operates: Daily | Departs: 9am or 1pm | Returns: 12.45pm or 5pm | Transfers: Yes, extra
HIGHLIGHTS:
Visit Green Island in half a day, trip includes snorkel gear or glass bottom boat tour.
| AVAILABLE ON THIS TOUR: | |
|---|---|
| Half Day Cruise: Yes, Morning or Afternoon | All Snorkel Gear: Yes, Snorkel, Fins, Mask. |
| Meals: Not included | Glass Bottom Boat: Yes if you choose this. |
| Nature Walks on Island: Yes, | 2 Hours at Island Yes, |
| Return Boat Transfer: Yes | Family Friendly: Yes |
Big Cat Green Island Reef Cruises offers half-day tours to Green Island, with two convenient departure and return times. This allows you to tailor your tour to suit your itinerary, with morning and afternoon tour times available. The half-day tours provide up to two (2) hours to explore Green Island.
Choose Your Ferry Time:
HDAM – Depart Cairns: 9:00 am Return 1:00 pm
HDPM – Depart Cairns: 1:00 pm Return 5:00 pm
Half-day tours are provided aboard Big Cat’s ‘Reef Rocket’, a high-speed, 24m catamaran that travels 45 minutes from Cairns to Green Island. Green Island is the only Great Barrier Reef island with tropical rainforest, which can be explored on shaded boardwalks with interpretive signage.
On the half-day tours, there is time for guests to explore the rainforest and swim/snorkel from Green Island’s sandy beaches. Please note that most beaches are surrounded by seagrass beds, home to Green Sea Turtles, with the best Green Island snorkeling around the jetty area.
Green Island has a resort, and Big Cat guests can purchase hot and cold beverages at the licensed bar. There is also a kiosk and restaurant on the island, which sells snacks and meals. Alternatively, you can take lunch with you.
The Big Cat Green Island half-day tour includes either snorkeling equipment or a glass bottom boat tour as standard, with guests able to upgrade their tour to include both activities and a semi-submersible tour at extra cost. All details are provided in the price table (below).
All prices in Australian Dollars:
| CHOOSE OPTION | INCLUDES | PRICE |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | Snorkel or Glass Bottom Boat | $116.00 |
| Child | Snorkel or Glass Bottom Boat | $58.00 |
| Family (2 x Adults 2 x Children) | Snorkel or Glass Bottom Boat | $290.00 |
| Trip includes snorkel gear or a glass bottom boat tour. | ||
Itinerary:
Two half day tours are available, meaning you can choose a morning or afternoon excursion to Green Island. No time is better than another, so just tailor your trip to suit your itinerary. Morning tours depart Cairns at 9am and return at 12.45pm: afternoon tours depart at 1pm and return at 5pm.
Each tour provides guests with up to two (2) hours to explore Green Island. Snorkelling demonstrations and reef presentations are provided on board Big Cat’s ‘Reef Rocket’ vessel, on the way to Green Island. The boat remains moored at the jetty during your stay, allowing you to come and go. The time on the island is your own but if you have booked a glass bottom boat tour, you will need to return to the jetty at the allocated time.
Diving:
There is no scuba diving on the half day option.
Snorkeling:
Green Island snorkelling is conducted directly from the island’s sandy beaches and is suitable for people of all ages and abilities. You can choose to include snorkelling equipment in your standard tour price (at no extra charge) or book it as an added extra (if you want to include a glass bottom boat tour in your half day tour price: for more details, see the prices tab). Flotation vests and lycra suits can be hired from Big Cat: this is charged in addition to the standard ticket price. Snorkelling instruction is provided via the onboard video presentation. Equipment is available in adult and child sizes. The best? Green Island snorkelling is at the jetty, where your boat is moored.
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CUSTOMER TOUR REVIEWS & FEEDBACK
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Remember to try any form of scuba diving everyone needs to be medically fit with no asthma and not be taking any prescription medication. PADI recommends allowing up to 24 hours after diving before flying in an airplane. Some tour operators have a no refund policy for any dives not completed for whatever reason. Please note the art of freediving is not permitted on any of the day boats or liveaboard dive boats from Cairns & Port Douglas. With the high instances of (shallow water blackout) companies do not allow this for safety reasons. It is highly recommended that passengers take out full comprehensive travel insurance for all tours and travel arrangements.
Do you have Medical Issues:
Please note if you have any medical issues you will need to go see your local GP where you live and get them to write you a letter on the practice letterhead signed and dated by your doctor that you are “Fit to dive” If you have one of these letters then all dive companies in Cairns will take you diving. Please note these letters are only valid for three months from their date of issue.
Inclusions: Cruise to Green Island aboard “Reef Rocket” a modern catamaran, A half day reef cruises allows 2 hours on Green Island (departs 1pm & arrives back in Cairns at 5pm),Snorkelling demonstration & reef presentation en route to Green Island, Use of Big Cat vessel during time at island as an air-conditioned base.
There are two Ferry options to choose from, please see below:
HDAM – Depart Cairns at 9:00 am and Return to Cairns at 1:00 pm
HDPM – Depart Cairns at 1:00 pm and Return to Cairns at 5:00 pm
Leave us a note in the booking form which ferry time you would like!
Special
FREE UNDERWATER CAMERA HIRE*
Spend over $550.00 AUD on your Great Barrier Reef tour with us and receive the latest Digital Underwater Camera Hire. Take amazing High-Resolution images and 1080 HD Video. Only when you book online thru our website.
Not available for any tours to the Islands as fine white sand damages the seals on the cameras and makes them leak!
You need to come into our shop located on the Cairns Esplanade the day before departure to pick up the camera before 5:30 pm. You also need to supply your own SD Camera Card and drop the camera off back at our shop before 5:30pm.
Please Remember there is no other way to collect our cameras! All passengers must come into our shop the day before departure day before 5:30 pm.