Snorkelling and Glass Bottom Boat at Green Island from Cairns

Posted By : Leon_V
The snorkelling area that was indicated to us, had hardly any coral and did not see the turtles while snorkelling, could see them from the jetty though. Lots of Fish were on the glass bottom boat, water was murky, colours of coral not clearly visible. Staff friendly. Food on Island good.
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Posted On : 2024-04-28

Posted By : Leonard_F
Excellent fun! Wish we had more time to experience all the activities that were offered. Love to go back when the young kids are older to experience the Great Barrier Reef outer banks.
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Posted On : 2024-04-25

Posted By : stephanietI1926AJ
This is a really good option if you have young kids and want to see the Great Barrier Reef - it's cost effective compared to the outer reef tours and is a bit nicer for the kiddies as they can explore the island and go in the pool etc. We saw huge schools of fish, at least a hundred different varieties of fish, a turtle, a sting ray, a black tip reef shark, starfish, clams and more! It was a lovely spot to snorkel. Not too deep and easy for the kids. You can hire stinger suits and life jackets from the dive centre. I wish we had more time on the island but still felt quite happy with all that we did :).
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Posted On : 2024-04-25

Posted By : Elizabeth_A
This was a great tour. Staff friendly. Glass bottom boat was good. Saw lots of fish the guide was very knowledgeable. The island is basic but there was everything we needed. Snorkelling was fun and easy to do with my 6 year old.
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Posted On : 2024-04-22

Posted By : Gary_P
Easy to collect boarding tickets at terminal and smooth trip out to Green Island. Staff friendly & helpful on board (sea sickness bag and/or tablet offered to passengers who needed them). I collected my snorkel, flippers & mask at the dive centre on arrival and paid $12 to hire a ‘stinger suit’ as advised by GA staff due to it being stinger season. Lovely sandy beaches so snorkel from and loads of different brightly-coloured fish to sea near to shore above the sea grass and sea coral. It was easy and so much fun! I didn’t see turtles whilst snorkelling but saw them form the jelly as well as 2 types of shark (reef & brown black-tipped fin sharks). The glass-bottomed boat trip lasted about 40mins and the captain gave a commentary about the reef and the fish & coral that we saw. He made the trip so interesting and we learned a lot about the reef. Food was thrown onto the water during the trip to attract more fish for us to see. It was a great way to see the reef for those who didn’t want to snorkel and for those who did. There’s a short boardwalk that you can do to explore the island or just sit on the beach or have lunch in the food court area. We thoroughly enjoyed the trip and thought it was good value for money.
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Posted On : 2024-04-20

Posted By : Skye_F
It was pouring with rain, I wasn’t allowed to cancel our booking. My 10 year old daughter threw up on the way over to the island and couldn’t face getting back on the boat to do glass bottom boat and then the earlier ferry at 2:30pm got canceled because “not enough people”, and we had to wait till 4:30pm to go home, even though we were told we might be able to come back early when we checked in. Did snorkeling and the viability was terrible and had to pay for wet suit.
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Posted On : 2024-04-18

Posted By : Kathy_J
Lush green island with many birds. Some corals & fish viewable from the glass bottomed boat, though water a bit green on our day. Snorkeling through shallow sea grass beds with quite a few fish. Harder to find the corals. Long ways from the beach.
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Posted On : 2024-04-16

Posted By : 898louiseh
Fantastic crew who were very attentive and caring. Excellent information about what to expect and how to maximize our experience. We were picked up by Mike C from Palm Cove and back. He went above and beyond to make our journey comfortable and enjoyable. He gave us lots of tips not only about Green Island bit many other places experiences in the area. His sense of humour and fun was fabulous. Highly recommended.
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Posted On : 2024-04-15

Posted By : NaiChing_L
Great experience with family and friends for holidays. Easy to approach if you are first time try snorkelling.
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Posted On : 2024-04-04

Posted By : Linda_B
We enjoyed the glass bottom boat tour, it was a half hour long. We lucked out and the weather was nice. They have lots of options to keep one busy. We walked the trail and rested on the beach. It is what one should do on a vacation.
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Posted On : 2024-03-27