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Green Island FULL DAY Tour by Great Adventures

Tour Code: 117

Departing: Cairns

Family Deal Save $58
  • Book a scenic helicopter flight from the beach to fly over the coral reefs.
  • Choose from the many optional activities on offer. Seawalker helmet diving, scuba diving, parasailing, guided snorkel tours and much more.
  • View the amazing marine world surrounding Green Island while keeping dry on a glass bottom boat tour. 
  • See the largest crocodile in captivity in Australia, 116-year-old Cassius, who resides at Marineland on Green Island.
  • Snorkel straight off the beach and explore Green Islands fringing coral gardens and colourful marine life.
  • Take a self-guided eco walk and discover Green Island’s prolific birdlife and unique tropical rainforest.
  • Discover amazing underwater canyons on an optional scuba diving tour.
  • Family Deal - Save $58 based on 2 adults & 2 children

Included In Price

  • Return air-conditioned fast catamaran cruise
  • Morning tea and coffee served until departure from Cairns
  • Choice of Glass bottom boat coral reef viewing tour OR Use of snorkelling equipment
  • Self-guided eco Island walk
  • Entry to island swimming pool
  • Use of day visitor facilities

Best Value Green Island Tour Ferry Tickets. Book a Full Day Day Green Island tour. Green Island is extremely popular as it caters to every travellers budget. Great for young families and non swimmers.

Green Island Tours - Things To Do - Activities On Green Island

For the families with some active teenagers that still need some parental guidance and amusement everyone can partake in some Green Island beach fun together and hire some equipment which includes beach umbrellas and lounge chairs, play a game of beach volley ball, try their hand at kayaking and canoeing, or parasailing on the back of a fast ski boat.

The water activities at Green Island are also exciting with a glass bottom boat tour for those guests that are not snorkelers but would still like to see the Great Barrier Reef coral and marine life.

Green Island activities include: snorkelling, scuba diving, Seawalker helmet diving, scenic helicopter flights, visit the worlds largest crocodile in captivity, shops, restaurants, boardwalks, wildlife and glass bottom boat tours! Instant book on line or call 1300 761 612.

When booking your Green Island day tour from Cairns, you can also choose to book a range of addional activities to maximise your experience on the Great Barrier Reef.  Choose from a Boat Snorkel Trip, Scuba Diving (Introductory Scuba or up to 2 Certified Scuba Dives), Parasailing, and the Seawalker.

Circumnavigate Green Island, take yourself off for some quiet time and explore the other side of the island away from all the tourists and the water sports arena. 

Follow the boardwalk paths until you come to a beach clearing and then kick off your thongs and dig your toes deep into the soft sand.

As the tide drops you just may see some fish stuck in the gutters or some black tip reef sharks hunting around for some stragglers.

Just make sure you are back on the Green Island jetty in time to catch your ferry tour boat back to Cairns Marlin Marina.

A day on Green Island is a great tour option for cruise ship passengers berthing in Cairns. 

See more Green Island tours and Great Barrier Reef tour options including Half Day option.

Green Island Packages

Green Island DISCOVERY includes: Morning tea/coffee on boarding, snorkelling equipment AND glass bottom boat tour, use of island swimming pool, self-guided eco island walk, use of day visitor facilities, beach bag.

Green Island ECO ADVENTURE includes: Morning tea/coffee on boarding, choice of snorkelling equipment OR glass bottom boat tour, use of island swimming pool, self-guided eco island walk, use of day visitor facilities.

Scenic Helicopter Flights Green Island

***Infant age 3 must pay child price*

A scenic helicopter flight over Green Island is certainly the piece de resistance to end a day of snorkeling and scuba diving on the Cairns Great Barrier Reef.

Fly only 500 feet above the water to see the coral reef structures revealed before your eyes. See the marine life down below as they frolic in the calm safe waters of Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

Helicopter flights can be booked for 10, 15 minutes or longer and you can even fly from Green Island out to the GA pontoon that sits on the outer barrier reef at Norman Reef for a day of snorkeling and diving or riding around in a semi submersible submarine or on an underwater motor bike called Scuba Doo.

Pre-book your scenic helicopter flight here to ensure you do not miss this fabulous way to see one of the seven natural wonders of the world from above just like you see in the tourist brochures.

Parasailing on Green Island

Ensure to Pre-book your spot to go Parasailing on the Great Barrier Reef just off Green Island. Parasailing is a fun activity for the whole family, and can be added on when booking your reef tour.

Scuba Diving - Seawalker Helmet Diving from Green Island on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia

The optional underwater activities include introductory and certified scuba diving tours from the island or try the Seawalker Helmet diving, where you walk on the ocean floor with a Helmet on your head and fresh air coming down to you from above via a hose connected to your Helmet.

The deeper waters off Green Island offer the scuba diver some magnificent visuals of not only brightly coloured corals but also an abundance of marine life.

Whale migration season in the months of July to August is the perfect time to be taking a tour to Green Island as the whales seem to love this place and it's not uncommon to sight them on your travel to and from this tropical paradise. Please note whales are wild animals and seeghtings are not guaranteed during these months.

Other Green Island Activity Choices

If its relaxation you are after then make sure you make a visit to the day spa at the Green Island Resort for a massage and pampering.

Just as you get off the transfer boat from Cairns go directly to the Green Island Resort and make your day spa booking so that you can then go off and enjoy everything else that Green Island offers a half day or full day visitor.

Restaurants and Dining Options on Green Island

The island offers a number of various styles of food outlet choices for the half day or full day visitor.

Canopy Grill - Open 9.30am – 3.30pm

Enjoy a café style lunch such as burgers, fish and chips, or wraps and rolls

Lite Bites - Open 9.30am – 4pm

Ice creams, shakes and snack food

Reflections Pool Bar - Open 9.30am – 4pm

Refreshing drinks, specialty cocktails, coffees. Reflections Pool Bar and Emeralds Restaurant are Fully Licensed

Emeralds Restaurant - Lunch from 11.30am

A la carte dining from $14 or set course menus from $36. Breakfast is also available up to 10.30am.

Approximate prices only.

The Beach Hire Hut

Located on the beach also sells an assortment of soft drinks, bottled water and snacks.

Marineland Melanesia

Get ready to see the oldest and the world's largest salt water Crocodile in captivity here on Green Island (just pray he does not escape whilst you're snorkeling).

This pre-historic predator goes by the name of Cassius and you can see him being hand fed along with his female friends.

See the sea turtles that are being looked after and rehabilitated after being rescued for boat damage, disease or net damages and other things like the ingestion of plastic bags. 

Go and explore the worlds largest private collection of primitive art and marine artifacts all in the one location.

An entry fee to Marineland Melanesia applies of course.

Accommodation Return Transfers

Please note: All return transfers will depart Cairns Reef Fleet Terminal 17.30pm.
Ocean Sprit and Silverswift passengers will need to wait for up to 1 hour for their return bus.

Please see below approximate timetables:

Pick up time@ 06:40
MANTRA AMPHORA (49-63 Williams Esplanade Palm Cove)
PARADISE ON THE BEACH RESORT (119-121 Williams Esplanade Palm Cove)
PEPPER'S BEACH CLUB & SPA PALM COVE (123 Williams Esplanade)
PULLMAN PALM COVE SEA TEMPLE RESORT & SPA
REEF HOUSE (99 Williams Esplanade Palm Cove)
REEF RETREAT (10-14 Harpa Street Palm Cove)
SANCTUARY PALM COVE (6 Cedar Road)


Pick up time @ 06:45
MANGO LAGOON (81-85 Cedar Road Palm Cove)


Pick up time @ 07:00
CNR Moore & Trinity St Bus Stop


Pick up time @ 07:30
CAIRNS SHERIDAN (295 Sheridan Street)
THE LAKES CAIRNS RESORT & SPA (2 Greenslopes Street)
PALM ROYALE HOTEL (7-11 Chester Court)
CAIRNS COCONUT HOLIDAY RESORT (23-51 Anderson Road)
HOLIDAY INN CAIRNS HARBOURSIDE (209-217 The Esplanade)
CAIRNS COLONIAL CLUB (18-26 Cannon Street)
QUEEN'S COURT (167-171 Sheridan Street)
RYDGES ESPLANADE RESORT (Bus Area - Esplanade Side)


Pick up time @ 07:35
181 ESPLANADE P/Up Lake Street Side (181 Esplanade)
BAY VILLAGE (Cnr Lake & Gatton Streets)
CORAL TREE INN (162-172 Grafton Street)
TROPICAL HERITAGE CAIRNS (8 Minnie Street)
CAIRNS PLAZA HOTEL (145 Esplanade)

Pick up time @ 07:40
RILEY (p/u from DOUBLETREE BY HILTON - Abbott St side)
WYNDHAM RAMADA( (p/u from DOUBLETREE BY HILTON - Abbott St side)
IBIS STYLES CAIRNS (p/u DOUBLETREE BY HILTON)
DOUBLETREE BY HILTON (121-123 Esplanade)


Pick up time @ 07:45
BAILEY CRYSTALBROOK COLLECTION (163 Abbott St)
FLYNN BY CRYSTALBROOK (p/u Abbott Street entrance near Night Markets)
MANTRA TRILOGY (p/u Abbott Street entrance near Night Markets)
NOVOTEL CAIRNS OASIS RESORT (122 Lake Street)
THE BENSON HOTEL (Cnr Grafton & Spence)
GILLIGANS - P/up The Benson (50 Grafton St)


Pick up time @ 07:50
PARK REGIS CITY QUAYS APARTMENTS (2-4 Lake Street)


Pick up time @ 08:00
SOUTHERN CROSS ATRIUM APARTMENTS (3-11 Water Street)
YHA CAIRNS CENTRAL (20-26 McLeod Street)

View more Green Island tour options  and Fitzroy Island Tour options. 

Tour Languages Offered
  • English
Departs From

Cairns

Departure Time
  • Check In: 8:00am / 10:00am
  • Departure: 8.30am / 10.30am
  • Arrives Green Island: 9.15am / 11.15am
  • Departs Green Island: 12:00noon / 2.30pm
  • Arrives back in Cairns: 12.50pm / 3.20pm
Departure Instructions

Departure from Reef Fleet Terminal, 1 Spence St Cairns. It is recommended to check-in forty-five minutes prior to departure.

Destinations
  • Great Barrier Reef
  • Green Island
Months of Operation

January - December

Days of Operation

Daily

For Christmas and New Year there is a high demand so advance booking is advised.
All days subject to weather conditions.

Duration

7 or 5 hours on Green Island - boat ride 45 minutes each way
Times are approximate

Available for Purchase / Hire
  • Introductory Scuba Diving
  • Seawalker helmet diving
  • Scenic Helicopter Flights
  • Infants age 3 will be charged the child price for any helicopter component booked, this charge will be added to your booking total
  • Boat snorkel trip
  • Parasailing,
  • Marineland Melanesia Crocodile Habitat.
Fitness Level Required

Low, Medium

Restrictions

Scuba Diving – minimum age 12

IN-WATER RESTRICTIONS

Scuba Diving, Scuba Doo and Helmet Diving Restrictions

  • Certain medical conditions and medications may preclude some people from scuba diving and helmet diving/scuba doo.
  • Participation is subject to medical questionnaires completed on board with the tour operator.
  • Minimum age for scuba diving and helmet diving/scuba doo is 12 years.
  • Flying after scuba diving: a wait of 12 hours is recommended after one dive, 18 hour after 2 dives and at least 24 hours after multiple dives, before ascending to an altitude of 300 metres or greater.

Intro Dive Medical Advanced Dive Medical Seawalker Medical

Read more about Diving Safety on the Great Barrier Reef.

Eco Certifications
Eco Advanced Tourism

Hat, Sunglasses, Towel, Sunscreen, Swim wear, Money for snacks & drinks

Customer Reviews

Average Rating

Ana Maria C

Reviewed on May 23, 2019

Very good service. Given that the day did not accompany and the sea was moved, the crew of the ship took care at all times of people who got dizzy. The boat with the glass bottom was impressive, nols were showing every detail of the coral bottom and the fish that were in the area

BINTAO L

Reviewed on July 10, 2018

Easy access and very clear instruction.

Containes notes on wheelchair accessContaines notes for the visually impairedContaines notes for the hearing impaired
Wheelchair Accessibility

Alighting from vessel to Green Island – if the gangway is at high tide then this will make it difficult to navigate with a wheelchair. Speak to our Tour Specialists about the most suitable days to travel to avoid this.

Green Island has a boardwalk which is wheelchair friendly for self-guided eco walk tours.

Hearing Impaired Information

The self-guided eco walk tour is well signposted and has informative displays throughout so you can self-guide and read the information throughout your tour.

All instructional videos have subtitles for hearing impaired guests.

Additional Information

There are disabled toilets on Green Island and ramps.
Wheelchair Accessibility

Alighting from vessel to Green Island – if the gangway is at high tide then this will make it difficult to navigate with a wheelchair. Speak to our Tour Specialists about the most suitable days to travel to avoid this.

Doorway Measurements For Wheelchair Access

The doorways are normal size, so will fit regular size wheelchair width.

Number of Steps

3 steps onto boat.

Boarding Access

No wheelchair access on vessel – only for collapsible wheelchairs.

Onboard Access

Some vessels have extra wide toilets for wheelchair access. Please advise our Tour Specialists if you require this facility as it is only available on some vessels. The journey is 45 minutes.

Hearing Impaired Information

All instructional videos have subtitles for hearing impaired guets.

Facilities

Some vessels have extra wide toilets for wheelchair access. Please advise our Tour Specialists if you require this facility as it is only available on some vessels.

Wheelchair Accessibility

Alighting from vessel to Green Island – if the gangway is at high tide then this will make it difficult to navigate with a wheelchair. Speak to our Tour Specialists about the most suitable days to travel to avoid this.

For snorkelling, access is from the sandy beach which is not suitable for wheelchairs. The beach is approximately 3m wide (depending on tides) so if there is a certain amount of mobility then this can be managed.

Hearing Impaired Information

All instructional videos have subtitles for hearing impaired guests.

Facilities

Buoyancy vests and noodles are available for extra support in the water for your snorkelling.

Additional Information

There are disabled toilets on Green Island and ramps.

Going from the boardwalk to the beach will require help if in a wheelchair.
Wheelchair Accessibility

Marineland is on one level.

Alighting from vessel to Green Island – if the gangway is at high tide then this will make it difficult to navigate with a wheelchair. Speak to our Tour Specialists about the most suitable days to travel to avoid this.

Hearing Impaired Information

Exhibits display signs with written information and notices.

Additional Information

Disabled toilets on Green Island and ramps.
Transfers

Transfers from Cairns/Northern Beaches accommodation to be organised separately. Please speak to our Tour Specialists if you have any special transfer requirements.

Pre-order Local Transport

You must arrange your own local transport in advance.

  • Family Fare: 2 Adults and 2 Children (not applicable with other discounts)
  • Child Fare 4-14 years inclusive
  • Infants age 3 will be charged the child price for any helicopter component booked, this charge will be added to your booking total

All cancellations must be in writing.

Please note that all cancellations will incur an administration fee.

Please see our terms and conditions page here for details prior to booking.

Operator's Cancellation policy:

Cancellations received within 24 hours are subject to full cancellation.

Note: Infants age 3 will be charged the child price for any helicopter component booked, this charge will be added to your booking total

Green Island FULL DAY Tour by Great Adventures

Tour Code: 117

Departing: Cairns

Family Deal Save $58

From

au$110.00

Prices are AUD, per adult and include all levies fees and taxes.

Child: au$58.00
Family: au$282.00

Tour Code: 117

From

au$110.00

15 yrs & over

4 - 14 yrs

0 - 3 yrs

Ages of Children
(Discounts May Apply)
Phone
1300 761 612
WhatsApp
+61 427 074 745
Phone
1300 761 612
WhatsApp
+61 427 074 745

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