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Best-selling Cairns tour
Fun Optional Upgrades Available!
From $ 93
The day starts from Cairns, where we’ll take you to Fitzroy Island on a fast catamaran. Once there, you can explore the island in any way you like. If it's swimming, snorkelling or relaxing on the beach. You’ll also be able to book a fun glass bottom boat tour including snorkel gear and hire a SUP board or kayak. Afterward, we’ll take you back to Cairns via the stunning Great Barrier Reef.
Operates: Daily
Departs: 8:45am
Returns: 4:45pm
Adult from: $93
Child from: $53
Infant from: $0
Child prices are available for children aged 4 - 15 years. Infants under the age of 4 years travel free with an adult.Â
The Great Barrier Reef is formed of thousands of unique, breathtaking islands, and Fitzroy Island is one of them. This national park is predominantly covered in sprawling tropical rainforest that leads down onto shores that flank the Great Barrier Reef itself. At just a 45-minute cruise from Cairns, Fitzroy Island makes for the perfect day trip, where you can marvel at the beauty of this natural wonder and try out some adventurous pursuits.
The beaches are one of the best parts of the island, and our day-long tour will give you ample opportunity to feel the sand between your toes and gaze out at the stunning backdrop of the Great Barrier Reef beyond. Elsewhere, there are untouched forests just waiting to be explored and a range of activities, like snorkelling, hiking, and swimming in the shallows.
We start the day by travelling to the island on an air-conditioned catamaran. On the way, you can expect beautiful views before we spend up to 6 hours exploring Fitzroy Island and everything it has to offer. Throughout the day, you can snorkel the fringing reef which sits just metres from the pristine beach, take a self-guided walk through the central rainforests, or take part in one of the numerous other adventures that await you on the shore.
These include self guided bushwalks, hiring a kayak or SUP or booking a guided snorkel tour. And if you also want to enjoy a glass bottom boat tour plus hire your own snorkel gear for the day, you can do so. Just add the upgrade to your booking and you’re ready to rock, snorkel and swim! Or just laze about on the stunning beaches and relax amongst the tropical surrounds. In the afternoon, we’ll take you back to Cairns via the scenic route through the Great Barrier Reef.
Optional Upgrades
You can enjoy many other activities on the island. Book these once on board the ferry (own expense and payable on the ferry)
You can either make your own way to the Cairns Marlin Marina or be picked up from Cairns City or Northern Beaches locations.
If you cannot find your accommodation in the drop-down menu when you book, please contact us and we can assist with finding the closest location.
| Location | Address | Time |
| 0 Make your own way to the Reef Fleet Terminal | Spence Street, Cairns | 08:00 AM |
| 201 Lake Street Apartments | 201 Lake Street, Cairns | 07:55 AM |
| Adobe Motel | 191 Sheridan Street, Cairns | 07:55 AM |
| Balaclava Hotel | 423 Mulgrave Rd, Earlville | 07:50 AM |
| Bay Village Tropical Resort | Corner Lake Street and Gatton Street, Cairns | 07:55 AM |
| Bohemia Resort | 231 McLeod Street, Cairns | 07:55 AM |
| Cairns Colonial Club Resort | 18 - 26 Cannon Street, Cairns | 07:50 AM |
| Cairns Plaza Hotel | 145 The Esplanade, Cairns | 07:55 AM |
| Cairns Queenslander Hotel and Apartments | 267 Lake Street, Cairns | 07:55 AM |
| Cairns Reef Apartments | 670 - 678 Bruce Highway, Cairns | 08:45 AM |
| Cairns Sheridan Hotel | 295 Sheridan Street, Cairns | 07:55 AM |
| Cairns Sunland Leisure Park | 49 Little Pease Street, Cairns | 07:45 AM |
| Cannon Park Motel | 574 Bruce Highway, Cairns | 07:50 AM |
| Cascade Gardens | 175 Lake Street, Cairns | 07:55 AM |
| Castaways Backpackers | 207 Sheridan Street, Cairns | 07:55 AM |
| Cool Waters Holiday Park | 2 - 14 Shale Street, Cairns | 07:45 AM |
| Coral Towers Holiday Suites | 255 The Esplanade, Cairns | 07:55 AM |
| Coral Tree Inn | 166 - 172 Grafton Street, Cairns | 07:55 AM |
| DoubleTree by Hilton Cairns | 121-123 The Esplanade, Cairns | 07:55 AM |
| Dreamtime Travellers Rest | 189 Bunda Street, Parramatta Park | 07:55 AM |
| Gilligans Backpackers | 57 - 89 Grafton Street, Cairns | 07:55 AM |
| Holiday Inn Harbourside | 209 - 217 The Esplanade, Cairns | 07:55 AM |
| Il Centro Apartment Suites | 30 Sheridan Street, Cairns | 07:55 AM |
| Mantra Trilogy | 101/105 The Esplanade, Cairns | 07:55 AM |
| New Chalon Hotel | 702 Bruce Highway, Cairns | 07:45 AM |
| North Cove Waterfront | 275 - 277 The Esplanade, Cairns | 07:55 AM |
| Oasis Inn Holiday Apartments | 276 Sheridan Street, Cairns | 07:55 AM |
| Palm Royale Cairns | 7 - 11 Chester Court, Manunda | 07:50 AM |
| Park Regis City Quays | 6 - 8 Lake Street, Cairns | 07:55 AM |
| Queens Court | 167 - 173 Sheridan Street, Cairns | 07:55 AM |
| Rainforest Grove Holiday Resort | 40 - 42 Moody Street, Manoora | 07:50 AM |
| Southern Cross Atrium Apartments | 3 - 11 Water Street, Cairns | 08:45 AM |
| Sunshine Tower | 136 - 140 Sheridan Street, Cairns | 07:55 AM |
| Tropic Sunrise Holiday Units | 338 Sheridan Street, Cairns | 07:55 AM |
| Villa Shangri-La | 288 Sheridan Street, Cairns North | 07:55 AM |
| Villa Vaucluse Apartments | 141 Grafton Street, Cairns | 07:55 AM |
| YHA Cairns Central | 20 - 26 McLeod Street, Cairns | 07:55 AM |
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