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Seastar Luxury Outer Great Barrier Reef Island and Reef Tour from Cairns

8 hr 30 min

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4.9/5

Product code: 58578P1

4.9 · 490 reviews

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$166.54

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About this activity

Travel to the Outer Great Barrier Reef on a full-day, all-inclusive cruise aboard Cairns' most popular small number (36 passenger Locally Family owned and operated) Luxury Catamaran. Dive into this remarkable underwater kingdom and experience the wonder that is the Great Barrier Reef. Visit the spectacular and celebrated destinations of Michaelmas Cay and Hastings outer Reef where you can snorkel, dive or coral view in the glass bottom boat. To ensure a truly memorable day, all equipment, snorkel guides, dive guides, glass bottom tour, morning & afternoon tea and delicious buffet lunch are included in the fare.

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What is included

Buffet lunchFood and drink

Buoyancy vest and noodleOther

Cold drinks and snacksOther

Contactless payments for gratuities and add-onsSafety contactless payments for gratuities and add

COVID-19 vaccination required for guidesSafety covid 19 vaccination required for guides

Gear/equipment sanitised between useSafety gear equipment sanitized between use

Glass bottom boatOther

Guided Snorkel Tour at Both Michaelmas Cay and Hastings ReefOther

Guides required to regularly wash handsSafety guides required to regularly wash hands

Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staffSafety hand sanitizer available to travelers and s

Introductory Divers note, Some medical conditions, medications and recent operations can and may prevent you from Scuba Diving. You may require a Dive Medical to Australian Medical Standard AS4005-1.Other

Introductory Diving and Certified Diving available as optional ExtraOther

Island access to world famous Michaelmas CayOther

Luxury Outer Great Barrier Reef CruiseOther

Mask, Snorkel and FinsOther

Morning & afternoon teaOther

Itinerary

1
Seastar Cruises Reef Day Trips
30 min - Check in at 7.30 am at Cairns Marlin Marina, E finger directly on board Seastar.
2
Michaelmas Cay
2 hr - Located 22 nautical miles (40 km) from Cairns, the same as the distance across the English Channel, and close to the outer reef systems, Michaelmas Cay is the largest of the uninhabited coral cays in the Cairns region; in fact it is huge in comparison. Seastar is the first vessel to arrive at Michaelmas Cay. Very few tour vessels are now permitted access to this sensitive island and now there are only two which travel daily that are permitted the right to use and access the Cay.
3
Great Barrier Reef
2 hr - Our second location where we stop is Hastings reef, part of the outer Great Barrier Reef. Hastings Reef is located 30 nautical miles out from Cairns and is a typical outer reef, on most days a line of breakers marks where the deep ocean swells break onto the reef wall. The reef itself is shallow on top, with steep sides reminiscent of cliffs falling away into the surrounding water.

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Standard

Weather cancellation available

May cancel if minimum travelers are not met

Refund rules

100% refundable until 1 day before departure

0% refundable from 0 to 1 day before departure

Reviews

5/5

Great experience.

Turned up and was warmly welcomed by our skipper, Matt. Cruised out to site and went for a great dive with DM. Kayla. An enjoyable day out, with a few photos thrown in - even if I do like like a bean pole ✌️

Reviewed by Q9643GIadame - 2022-12-30

5/5

Fun

Amazing crew and experience. The areas we went snorkelling were beautiful. Saw a turtle. Definitely recommend.

Reviewed by Taylor_R - 2022-12-24

5/5

Great experience for beginners

Great experience for our family group of 4 which included a couple of nervous beginners to snorkeling. The boat trip was good (luckily a very calm day, only 15kmh wind forecast) and well catered. If you like a more comfortable seat and air conditioning, grab a seat downstairs when you board. We only had about 25 guests on our trip which was a comfortable number for the space. Lots of staff, so plenty of help when needed and an obvious focus on safety which was reassuring. The snorkeling was great, some great reef areas and lots of fish, turtles etc. the glass bottom boat was good to do (the guide provided some commentary and we got to see a few more areas outside of our swim distance.

Reviewed by BK_Tassie - 2022-12-11

5/5

A must do

A great experience, less people so a more personalized service. One of the first boats out of the Harbour so get to the reef first.

Reviewed by scott-247 - 2022-12-05

5/5

Nice tour

My only complaint was that the snorkel mask didn't fit my face no matter how we adjusted it, and they only had the one brand; I spent the whole time stopping every few minutes to empty the water out, and left with a sore throat from cnorting seawater. We drove out to Michaelmans Cay first, which was shallow and beautiful; I highly recommend the glass bottom boat tour. We saw a small turtle and some barracuda. After the tour we got to a small sandy nature reserve island. I wanted sunglasses, I could barely see it was so bright. The birds were cool. We snorkeled around; I saw sea cucumbers, sea urchins, and tons of different colorful or drab varieties of fish. Swim over the giant clams and watch them react to your shadow! We had an alright lunch, got enough to eat, and then headed to Hastings Reef. The water was deeper here and the guided snorkel was great! Snacks on the way back were fruit and cake, and it rained hard. We were all sleepy from the trip. Thanks for the fun!

Reviewed by Daniel S - 2022-11-30

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