Green Island Sailing Day Tour
Adult $279| Child $220 4-14yrs
Departs Daily 8.00 am - 5.00 pm
Renown as the most exclusive, personal, customer-oriented Great Barrier Reef tour in Cairns with only 25 guests. Join this amazing personalised team on the 16.5 meter sailing schooner 'Ocean Free' for a day to remember on the Great Barrier Reef. Ocean Free sails you to Pinnacle Reef, an exclusive reef site located in the highly protected Marine Park zone just off Green Island offering excellent coral coverage and vibrant marine life.
Join this amazing personalised team on the 16.5 meter sailing schooner 'Ocean Free' for a day to remember on the Great Barrier Reef. Renown as the most exclusive, personal, customer-oriented Great Barrier Reef tour in Cairns with only 25 lucky guests..
Green Island is a truly tropical haven situated 26 km from Cairns on The Great Barrier Reef. Ocean Free sails you to Pinnacle Reef, an exclusive reef site located in the highly protected Marine Park zone just off Green Island offering excellent coral coverage and vibrant marine life. It's protected waters are the perfect location to discover the reef snorkelling or scuba diving.
Experience the best of both worlds – the spectacular marine life on your private Great Barrier Reef site and then get taken straight to Green Island beach where you can explore the tropical island or just relax in the cool, crystal clear, shallow waters.
If you’ve never dived and wish to try it, we have introductory dives - guaranteed 2 divers to one instructor! (the usual ratio is 4:1) If you are a certified diver, you can enjoy the wonders of the reef with our experienced complimentary guides. At the end of your day hoist the sails and enjoy a sail home (engines off - wind permitting)
- 4.5 hours of Reef & Island experience.
- Danish pastries & fresh fruit on boarding
- Coffee & tea all-day
- Snorkelling tuition, and in-water assistance if required
- Top-quality Snorkelling / Diving Equipment (masks, fins, snorkel, buoyancy vests/wetsuits & lycra suits.etc)
- High Crew to Guest ratio.
- A sumptuous lunch consisting of Queensland prawns, Tasmanian smoked salmon, roast chicken, a mixed meat platter, 3 fresh salad selections, and assorted bread. Tropical fruit platter, cheese and crackers and cake served on cruise home (Please advise of any dietary requirements in advance)
- Reef Talk by Marine Interpreter
- Prescription masks (please pre-book)
- Scuba diving demonstration
- Fish feed
- Transfers to and from Green Island
- Platter of tropical fruit, cheese, crackers, cakes and a complimentary glass of wine served on the sail home
- Certified diving $80.00
- Introductory diving $105.00
PLEASE READ dive medical before booking any dives. This will be required to be completed on the day of travel.
- Swimmers
- Towel
- Hat
- Sunglasses
- Reefsmart sunscreen
- Underwater camera
- Water bottle (you are able to refill on board)
- Change of clothes
- Extra cash or credit card for onboard purchases
- 4.5 hours of Reef & Island experience.
- Danish pastries & fresh fruit on boarding
- Coffee & tea all-day
- Snorkelling tuition, and in-water assistance if required
- Top-quality Snorkelling / Diving Equipment (masks, fins, snorkel, buoyancy vests/wetsuits & lycra suits.etc)
- High Crew to Guest ratio.
- A sumptuous lunch consisting of Queensland prawns, Tasmanian smoked salmon, roast chicken, a mixed meat platter, 3 fresh salad selections, and assorted bread. Tropical fruit platter, cheese and crackers and cake served on cruise home (Please advise of any dietary requirements in advance)
- Reef Talk by Marine Interpreter
- Prescription masks (please pre-book)
- Scuba diving demonstration
- Fish feed
- Transfers to and from Green Island
- Platter of tropical fruit, cheese, crackers, cakes and a complimentary glass of wine served on the sail home
- Certified diving $80.00
- Introductory diving $105.00
PLEASE READ dive medical before booking any dives. This will be required to be completed on the day of travel.
- Swimmers
- Towel
- Hat
- Sunglasses
- Reefsmart sunscreen
- Underwater camera
- Water bottle (you are able to refill on board)
- Change of clothes
- Extra cash or credit card for onboard purchases
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