10% offFree cancellation
Great Barrier Reef Tour and Scenic Helicopter Flight
- 7 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Experience the awe-inspiring Great Barrier Reef with Great Adventures. From our spacious Outer Reef platform, discover vibrant coral and marine life. Swimmers and non-swimmers alike can snorkel or dive, explore the reef from the underwater observatory or air-conditioned semi-submersible, or enjoy a breathtaking 10-minute scenic helicopter flight.Enjoy morning tea, afternoon tea, and a delicious hot & cold buffet lunch. Optional activities like scuba diving and the exclusive Scuba-Doo underwater scooter are available for an additional fee. Enhance your visit with a 2-hour stop at Green Island before the Reef Pontoon. Explore the rainforest, relax on sandy beaches, and snorkel in crystal-clear waters—all gear is provided.
Inclusions
What's included
- Hot and cold buffet lunch, including prawns
- Return fast catamaran transfer from Cairns
- Use of snorkelling equipment, buoyancy vests and instruction
- Semi-submersible coral viewing tour
- 10-Minute Scenic Helicopter Flight
- Underwater observatory
- Environmental Management Charge
- Reef education presentation
- Morning and afternoon tea
- 3 hours at the Outer Reef platform (2 hour stopover at Green Island - Optional Extra Cost)
What's not
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- Optional activitiés
Itinerary
Great Adventures will take you to an exclusive and spacious activity platform on the majestic Outer Barrier Reef. Snorkel, dive, view the reef from the underwater observatory and semi-submersible tour and explore the reef from above on a 10-minute scenic helicopter flight.
Experience the breathtaking beauty of the World Heritage Great Barrier Reef. From Great Adventures' spacious reef activity platform moored at the majestic Outer Reef, the coral and marine biodiversity is at its most extreme. There’s an abundance of activities for all ages, swimmers and non-swimmers to enjoy. Snorkel and dive or stay dry and discover the reef in the underwater observatory or from the air-conditioned semi-submersible. There’s also a great range of exciting optional activities including scuba diving, scenic helicopter flights and the exclusive Scuba-Doo underwater scooter - these are an additional cost paid on the day.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
3.9
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Ratings come from 7 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Island, Reef & Heli Package: Check in at the Great Adventures counter, Reef Fleet Terminal at 7:30am. Boarding 8am, departure 8:30am. Reef & Heli Package: Check in at the Great Adventures counter, Reef Fleet Terminal at 9:30am. Boarding 10am, departure 10:30am.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Tickets
- Tickets are redeemed at a different location from the meeting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 24 travellers
- Operated by
- The Quicksilver Group
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- After a single dive a wait of 12 hours is recommended before ascending to an altitude of 300 metres or greater. If doing multiple dives an interval of 24 hours is suggested.
- Snorkelling can be a strenuous activity. We recommend informing crew of any medical conditions.
How it compares in Cairns & the Tropical North
- Its from-price is 98% above the median of the 89 day trips we list in Cairns & the Tropical North.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 65 of 89.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Cairns & the Tropical North
Cairns is the gateway to Far North Queensland, with the Great Barrier Reef offshore, Daintree rainforest to the north and the Atherton Tablelands inland.
Cairns sits on Trinity Bay between the sea and a wall of forested ranges. The Esplanade has a public saltwater swimming lagoon and a long boardwalk beside mudflats where wading birds feed, and the Botanic Gardens hold tropical plants and a rainforest boardwalk. The city is the departure point for boats to the Great Barrier Reef, including the coral cay of Green Island and the rocky Fitzroy Island, and for flights over the reef.
Top-ranked sights in Cairns & the Tropical North: Great Barrier Reef, Barron Gorge National Park, Green Island.
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