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ReefQuest travels to the outer Great Barrier Reef in less than 90 minutes, giving you more time at the reef and less time traveling. The Crew of ReefQuest aims to offer you the best day out and make your adventure to the Great Barrier Reef one that you will never forget.  Come and join in the fun diving, snorkeling or try scuba diving for the first time on The Great Barrier Reef. Reefuest is one of the longest established diving and snorkeling operators in North Queensland.

Experience our Great Barrier Reef in all it’s natural beauty on-board the evolutionary T6. Custom-built for ultimate comfort, the T6 features air-conditioned interiors with lounge style seating, picture windows and flat-screens, open-air sundecks, and water level platforms for easy access to the water.

T6 departs daily from Cairns.  A 90 minute journey to the outer reef will see you arriving at the first of the day's two sites. Tusa Dive have a choice of 16 reef sites, changing daily to take advantage of the best sites for the conditions of the day.  Each day brings a whole new underwater adventure! Activities include guided snorkel tours, 'introductory' diving, and certified diving with up to 3 dives in the day available. You will enjoy nearly 5 hours of diving and snorkelling magical coral reefs, where you will be amazed by the colour and diversity of marine life.  Under the instruction and care of Tusa's professional dive crew, your day in the water will be safe, carefree, and full of memories of a lifetime.

Passions of Paradise is a fast, modern 25 meter maxi-catamaran which sails daily to Michaelmas Cay and the Great Barrier Reef. We take you to the best locations with the friendliest crew. Michaelmas Cay is an unspoilt paradise recognized internationally as one of the most important bird nesting sanctuaries on the Great Barrier Reef. Host to over 20,000 sea birds, this unique and fragile ecosystem combines brilliant white sand with colourful soft coral, warm shallow water and an abundance of marine life. Perfect for snorkeling, scuba diving, glass bottom boat tours or just relaxing on the beach.

Passions of Paradise II is a truly special sailing vessel. Designed by the renowned Sydney naval architect Grahame Parker and constructed by Jarkan Yachts.

She was purpose built to operate out of Cairns to sail daily to Micaelmas Cay and the Great Barrier Reef. Completed in November 2003, she is fast, comfortable and bristling with the most modern highperformance electronics, deck and sail hardware

The brief was to build a boat which made a trip to the reef exciting and fun, yet retained a classy and comfortable feel. Built out of core cell (composite) fiberglass she is also very light which enhances her sailing capabilities.

No matter what the weather conditions, she will adapt. Strong winds mean exciting performance and less travelling time and calm winds mean a spacious comfortable platform to soak up the sun.

At 25 metres length overalland with a beam over 10 metres, she is one of the largest commercial sailing catamarans in Australia.

Cairns Reef Daytripper specialises in small group sailing tours with a maximum of 20 passengers on this 12 meter sailing vessel. Dive, Sail and Snorkel The Great Barrier Reef in Cairns Australia onboard Reef Daytripper.

No other operator in this category can offer you this superb personalised service, which normally is only available on a privately owned yacht.  Enjoy the open ocean in this romantic atmosphere on your excursion to Upolu Reef on The Great Barrier Reef.

The luxurious Silversonic and Silverswift have everything you’ll need to fully experience the wonders of the reef in comfort and safety. Features include a state-of-the-art ride control system ensuring a super smooth journey even when travelling at 32 knots, a hydraulic dive and snorkel platform for easy water access, spacious deck areas, hot freshwater showers, change rooms and even a licensed bar to share tales of your adventure. The Silver Series Vessels are the only vessels providing 3 dive and snorkeling site each day.

A full day reef cruise departing Cairns at 9.00am allows 5 hours on Green Island and arrives back in Cairns at 5.00pm.
"Big Cat" is a comfortable air-conditioned 35 metre catamaran with spacious interior cabins and a relaxed atmosphere. Travel time to Green Island is just over one hour from Cairns. Passengers can take part in the many activities available or simply relax on the beach. Our friendly crew will help you to organise your activities to make the most of your time on Green Island.

Green Island is a beautiful coral cay on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Green Island is a Marine National Park with unique rainforests, surrounded by white sandy beaches and magnificent coral reefs and abundant marine life.

MARINE WORLD""- is the latest Outer Great Barrier Reef base, offering a huge range of exciting reef activities. Our purpose-built 45 x 12 metre, 2 storey platform features *an underwater observatory *upper sundeck *children's swimming enclosure *sheltered seating area *fresh water showers *spacious deck area *easy access to the water *smaller passenger numbers (MAX 190) *personalised service. We depart Cairns Marlin Jetty at 9am and return by 5:15pm, allowing five magical hours at the Outer Barrier Reef.

Check out Snorkel Cairns Hot Deals for the month with some of the best and cheapest packages available online. The prices are so good we only have limmited numbers and selected dates for most of the courses and tours available. So check out some great Reef Trips, Dive Courses and Adventure Tours with massive savings for booking online.  

This month we have some great hot deals including: PADI learn to dive courses both overnight livaboard courses and day trips to the outer reef.  Try one of our packages including a day out to the Great Barrier Reef and a trip to Cape Tribulation or a day rafting on the mighty Tully river.

 
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