[Family Package] Cairns to Green Island Full Day Cruise
Duration
6 hrs
Free cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience
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Book now without paying anything. Cancel for free if your plans change.
Meals included
Indulge in a sumptuous meal as a part of your experience
Family day out for 2 adults + 2 kids: cruise to Green Island with reef views and rainforest trails waiting to be explored.
Choose your adventure at booking: snorkel straight off the beach or join a glass-bottom boat tour to see coral gardens without getting wet.
Spend over five unhurried hours discovering sandy beaches, shady rainforest boardwalks, and tropical island calm.
Big Cat stays docked nearby as your cool, comfy base — complete with lounges, change rooms, and air-conditioned retreat.
Add an onboard buffet lunch so no one goes hungry between swims, sandcastles, and reef exploring.
Family package: full-day cruise from Cairns to Green Island for 2 adults and 2 children
Complimentary snorkelling gear or a glass-bottom boat tour (choose during checkout)
Stay on Green Island for 5 hours
Island rainforest walks
Snorkeling demonstration and reef presentation en route to Green Island
Use of Big Cat vessel during time at the island as an air-conditioned base
Buffet lunch (if option selected)
Timeline
Map
Start point
Cairns
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1. Green Island
1 activity
Take a comfortable catamaran cruise to Green Island, offering scenic views and a relaxing journey to the reef.
Things to do
Snorkeling demonstration and reef presentation
Included in price
Lunch Buffet
Included (based on selection)
2. Green Island National Park
2 activities
End point
Cairns
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Your ending point would be same as your start point
You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.
Make reef day easy: cruise from Cairns to Green Island with your family of four, and explore sandy beaches, rainforest trails, and coral reefs at your own pace.
What to expect
Step aboard the Big Cat, a roomy, air-conditioned catamaran perfect for families. As you cruise across the Coral Sea, enjoy a fun reef presentation and snorkelling demo. Once on Green Island, spend over five hours relaxing on beaches, walking rainforest boardwalks, or discovering the reef your way — with complimentary snorkelling gear or a glass-bottom boat tour (you’ll choose your preference at checkout).
Features
Family package: Return cruise for 2 adults + 2 children, designed for a relaxed family adventure.
Choice of reef experience: Select free snorkelling gear to explore straight off the beach, or stay dry on a glass-bottom boat tour — choose at booking.
Onboard comfort: Big Cat offers air-conditioned lounges, sundecks, restrooms, and change rooms — your floating base all day.
Five hours on the island: Ample time to swim, build sandcastles, or wander shady rainforest trails.
Upgrade option: Add a buffet lunch onboard so everyone stays fuelled without packing meals.
What to bring
Bring your swimmers, towel, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, change of clothes, and extra cash or a credit card for onboard purchases.
Accessibility
This experience is not wheelchair accessible.
This experience is pram/stroller accessible.
Service animals are allowed on this experience.
Additional information
For everyone's safety, you must evaluate your physical health before choosing to participate in diving or snorkeling. The instructors are responsible for safety and may advise against participation if they have concerns about your fitness for the activity on the day.
A deposit is required on the day to use the snorkeling gear. You can also rent optional items like Lycra suits (stinger suits), life jackets, and wetsuits.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled 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 cancelled 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 150 travelers.
Guests over 16 years of age can travel without adult supervision. However, photo identification will be required at check-in.
Guests over 18 years of age must be with guests under 16 years of age at all times.
Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.
Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the boarding point.
Please arrive at the boarding point 15 minutes before the scheduled time of your cruise to avoid any delays.
Boarding point
Board your cruise at Big Cat Green Island Reef Cruises.