Day Snorkeling Tours From Cairns

Aerial view of Fitzroy Island and Green Island near Cairns with turquoise water, beaches and reef

Two Island Explorer – Fitzroy Island + Green Island

One of the newest tours in Cairns, the Two Island Explorer lets you visit Fitzroy Island and Green Island in the same day. Departing Cairns Marlin Marina at 8:30am and returning at 5:00pm, it’s the only tour that combines two iconic islands into one easy, unforgettable experience. First, enjoy a 40-minute cruise to Fitzroy Island….

More Info | From - $196.00
Sunlover boat docking at Moore Reef pontoon.

Moore Reef & Fitzroy Island Full Day Reef Tour

Reef + Island Tour! Visit Moore Reef Pontoon enjoy waterslides, snorkeling, semi-submarines, glass bottom boats and underwater observatory. Enjoy an afternoon at Fitzroy Island, buffet lunch and snorkeling! All in the same day!

More Info | From - $295.00
Spirit of Cairns Dinner Cruise at Sunset.

Spirit of Cairns – Buffet Dinner Cruise

Enjoy a beautiful dinner on the Cairns waterfront! Discover the elegance of a tropical night aboard the Spirit of Cairns Dinner Cruise. Glide across calm waters, indulge in a gourmet buffet of fresh local cuisine! Stunning sunsets!

More Info | From - $139.00
Pure Snorkel Boat Cairns.

Pure Snorkel – Half Day Reef Tour

Enjoy a dedicated half day snorkel tour from Cairns. Departing at 12:00pm and returning to Cairns at 5:00pm. Enjoy the high speed twin catamaran that is Pure Snorkel. All snorkel gear is provided along with 2 hours reef time.

More Info | From - $199.00
Dreamtime Dive & Snorkel Reef Boat

Dreamtime Dive & Snorkel Cruises

Dreamtime Dive & Snorkel offers an experience with local Indigenous rangers that spends 5 hours at 2 beautiful outer reef locations. Enjoy Free guided snorkel tour, and marine presentation. Also great if you just want to do 2 x certified dives.

More Info | From - $255.00
Frankland Islands Semisubmarine Tour

Frankland Islands

This dive and snorkel reef day tour departs from Deeral, which is 40-minutes south of Cairns, and visits the Frankland Islands group which is surrounded by fringing reefs.

More Info | From - $250.00
Woman snorkelling in crystal clear water at Green Island on a Great Barrier Reef tour from Cairns

Great Adventures: Green Island Full Day Tour

Green Island – Cairns Cheapest Reef Tour Snorkelling – $122.00 is full day tour! Depart Cairns 8:30am return 4:30pm. The trip includes snorkel gear like snorkel, fins, mask or glass bottom boat tour!

More Info | From - $122.00
Aerial view of Green Island with the Great Adventures catamaran arriving at the jetty on the Great Barrier Reef.

Great Adventures: Green Island – Half Day (8:30am – 2:30pm)

Visit beautiful Green Island Ferry Departs Cairns at 8:30am. Spend 5 hours at Green Island choose either snorkel gear or glass bottom boat. Ferry departs Green Island at 2:30pm.

More Info | From - $122.00
Quicksilver Cruises Boat from Port Douglas

Quicksilver Outer Great Barrier Reef Cruises

Limited Offer
Save 15% on cruise fare (excludes optional extras)
Travel 16th January – 31st March 2026
. A smooth comfortable ride on the wave piercing catamaran. Quicksilver Cruises provides the only Port Douglas Great Barrier Reef pontoon. Semi-Submarines, Underwater Observatory, Snorkeling & Diving the Agincourt Ribbon Reefs!

More Info | From - $276.25
Poseidon Dive Boat with Divers

Poseidon Snorkel and Dive

World-class diving on the Agincourt Ribbon Reefs! Poseidon provides daily dive tours from Port Douglas to the Agincourt Ribbon Reefs, visiting three (3) separate reef sites. Suitable for scuba divers and snorkelers. Great passenger to crew ratio.

More Info | From - $315.00

Do you need help choosing?

Female Scuba Diver Checking dive gauge

Can't decide? We have personally been on every Cairns reef and diving trip. We can help you choose the best tour, to suit your experience and budget.

Special

FREE UNDERWATER CAMERA HIRE*

Cairns Underwater Camera Hire Service

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.