Duration
Free cancellation
Meals included
Mobile ticket
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Family day out for 2 adults + 2 kids: cruise to Green Island with reef views and rainforest trails waiting to be explored.
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Choose your adventure at booking: snorkel straight off the beach or join a glass-bottom boat tour to see coral gardens without getting wet.
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Spend over five unhurried hours discovering sandy beaches, shady rainforest boardwalks, and tropical island calm.
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Big Cat stays docked nearby as your cool, comfy base — complete with lounges, change rooms, and air-conditioned retreat.
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Add an onboard buffet lunch so no one goes hungry between swims, sandcastles, and reef exploring.
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Family package: full-day cruise from Cairns to Green Island for 2 adults and 2 children
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Complimentary snorkelling gear or a glass-bottom boat tour (choose during checkout)
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Stay on Green Island for 5 hours
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Island rainforest walks
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Snorkeling demonstration and reef presentation en route to Green Island
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Use of Big Cat vessel during time at the island as an air-conditioned base
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Buffet lunch (if option selected)
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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
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Family package: Return cruise for 2 adults + 2 children, designed for a relaxed family adventure.
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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.
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Onboard comfort: Big Cat offers air-conditioned lounges, sundecks, restrooms, and change rooms — your floating base all day.
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Five hours on the island: Ample time to swim, build sandcastles, or wander shady rainforest trails.
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Upgrade option: Add a buffet lunch onboard so everyone stays fuelled without packing meals.
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What to bring
- Bring your swimmers, towel, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, change of clothes, and extra cash or a credit card for onboard purchases.
Accessibility
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This experience is not wheelchair accessible.
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This experience is pram/stroller accessible.
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Service animals are allowed on this experience.
Additional information
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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.
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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.
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This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
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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
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This tour/activity will have a maximum of 150 travelers.
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Guests over 16 years of age can travel without adult supervision. However, photo identification will be required at check-in.
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Guests over 18 years of age must be with guests under 16 years of age at all times.
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Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.
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Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the boarding point.
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Please arrive at the boarding point 15 minutes before the scheduled time of your cruise to avoid any delays.
Boarding point
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Board your cruise at Big Cat Green Island Reef Cruises.
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Address: Reef Fleet Terminal, 1 Spence St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia.
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