Green Island Discovery with Great Adventures & 10 minutes scenic flight - ex Cairns
Itinerary
You can choose your preferred departure times from Cairns and Green Island!
Scheduled departure and arrive times may differ. Refer to booking form for availability.
Travel time to the island is approximately 45 minutes.
**Cairns to Green Island:
- Depart 8:30am, arrive 9:20am
- Depart 10:30am, arrive 11:20am
**Green Island to Cairns:
- Depart 2:30pm, arrive 3:20pm
- Depart 4:30pm, arrive 5:20pm
Brief Itinerary
7:30am/9:30am – Check-in at Reef Fleet Terminal, Cairns
8:30am/10:30am – Depart Cairns on a fast catamaran with Great Adventures
9:15am/11:15am – Arrive at Green Island
Free Time on the Island:
Snorkel directly from the beach or explore via glass bottom boat
Stroll through the rainforest boardwalks
Swim, relax, or explore island shops and facilities
This tour includes an exciting 10-minute scenic helicopter flight - Soar above the reef for stunning aerial views (scheduled during your island stay)
2:30pm/4:30pm – Depart Green Island
3:20pm/5:20pm – Return to Cairns
Lunch & Refreshment
Whether relaxing or taking part in adventurous activities, you’ll work up quite an appetite!
Guests can choose from a range of delicious and affordable meal and snack options from Green Island’s restaurant and food outlets.
Canopy Grill - Open 10.00am – 3.00pm
Enjoy a café style lunch such as burgers,fish and chips, or wraps and rolls.
Emerald Restaurant - Lunch from 11:30am
A la carte dining or set course menus.Breakfast is also available up to 10.30am.Lunch from 11.30am
The Café - Open 9.30am – 4pm
For your caffeine fix, enjoy a baristacoffee and snacks.
Optional extras
In addition to the activities included in your tour, a wide range of exciting and fun options are also available on Green Island. Our friendly crew are on hand to help you with any further information.
Snorkelling
Snorkel tours are a great way to maximise your experience on Green Island and the Great Barrier Reef with many beautiful sites to capture the excitement. You’ll take a short boat trip to one of the best snorkelling sites at Green Island. With a snorkelling safety officer on hand to supervise, explore colourful marine life and coral gardens.
Marine Biologist Guided Snorkel Tour
Join a knowledgeable Reef Biosearch marine biologist for this fun and engaging Boat Trip and Guided Snorkel Tour at Green Island. After a short boat trip, you’ll be snorkelling a beautiful offshore reef site. Catering to your experience and ability, you’ll be part of a small group while the marine biologist reveals so much more about the island reef environment and marine life before your eyes. The tour takes up to 45 minutes and includes a briefing before entering the water.
Glass Bottom Boat Tour
View the Great Barrier Reef off Green Island with it’s beautiful coral gardens and amazing marine life while keeping dry in one of our modern Coral Explorer glass bottom boats.
Green Island Diving Adventure
Introductory Diving
Scuba diving is the best way to see the reef and no experience is necessary to take a fully supervised introductory dive. Our professional and experienced PADI instructors will guide you through every aspect of your dive, allowing you to have a relaxed, enjoyable experience.
Certified Diving
If you already have a dive certification, we will provide you with all your scuba gear, and an experienced dive guide to ensure maximum enjoyment, safety and to guide you to the best sites.
Helicopter Scenic Flights
Enjoy spectacular views of Green Island and the Great Barrier Reef. Sit back, relax and enjoy an exhilarating bird’s eye view of the reef.
Parasailing
Take to the sky and see Green Island and the reef from a whole new perspective with an exciting parasailing adventure. It’s safe fun and an exhilarating experience!
Parasailing can be booked through Great Adventures reservations or see the crew at the Beach Hire Hut on Green Island to book your aerial adventure!
Boat Snorkel trip
The boat snorkel trip gives you the opportunity to experience much more of Green Island’s amazing marine life. After a short 5-7 minutes trip offshore, you will be at one of our four beautiful dive and snorkel sites, about 1.5km from Green Island. Be ready to snorkel amongst colourful marine life and coral gardens, as our lifeguard supervises and directs you to the best areas of the site.
Green Island Beach Hire Activities
Relax with a cold drink on your personal sun lounge chair and umbrella on the beach.
Enjoy activities such as kayaking.
Seawalker
An amazing underwater walking experience on the sea floor at Green Island! There’s no equipment to operate, non-swimmers welcome and you don’t even have to get your hair wet!
Marineland Melanesia
Marineland Melanesia Is home to over 15 crocodiles representing different species, as well as being home to one of the largest private collections of exotic Melanesian tribal artefacts and aquariums. With twice-daily crocodile shows and the chance to hold a baby croc, it’s definitely a family favourite, especially with the children
included with
• Return transfers on board Great Adventures • Up to 7 hours on Green Island • Self Guided Eco Island Walk • Use of day facilities (toilets, showers, pool etc) • Morning tea and coffee • Snorkel equipment hire • Glass bottom boat tour • Great Adventures beach bag • Marine Biologist Reef Talk and Island Walk (exclusive for Great Adventures) • 10-Minute Scenic Flight
• Environmental Management Charge (Reef Tax)
Essential
Information
What to bring
-Swimming costume
-Lycra suit if you have one (they are available for hire)
-Beach towel
-Hat, sunscreen and comfortable shoes
-Spending money for drinks, souvenirs and optional activities
Detailed Description
You can choose your preferred departure times from Cairns and Green Island!
Scheduled departure and arrive times may differ. Refer to booking form for availability.
Travel time to the island is approximately 45 minutes.
**Cairns to Green Island:
- Depart 8:30am, arrive 9:20am
- Depart 10:30am, arrive 11:20am
**Green Island to Cairns:
- Depart 2:30pm, arrive 3:20pm
- Depart 4:30pm, arrive 5:20pm
Brief Itinerary
7:30am/9:30am – Check-in at Reef Fleet Terminal, Cairns
8:30am/10:30am – Depart Cairns on a fast catamaran with Great Adventures
9:15am/11:15am – Arrive at Green Island
Free Time on the Island:
Snorkel directly from the beach or explore via glass bottom boat
Stroll through the rainforest boardwalks
Swim, relax, or explore island shops and facilities
This tour includes an exciting 10-minute scenic helicopter flight - Soar above the reef for stunning aerial views (scheduled during your island stay)
2:30pm/4:30pm – Depart Green Island
3:20pm/5:20pm – Return to Cairns
Lunch & Refreshment
Whether relaxing or taking part in adventurous activities, you’ll work up quite an appetite!
Guests can choose from a range of delicious and affordable meal and snack options from Green Island’s restaurant and food outlets.
Canopy Grill - Open 10.00am – 3.00pm
Enjoy a café style lunch such as burgers,fish and chips, or wraps and rolls.
Emerald Restaurant - Lunch from 11:30am
A la carte dining or set course menus.Breakfast is also available up to 10.30am.Lunch from 11.30am
The Café - Open 9.30am – 4pm
For your caffeine fix, enjoy a baristacoffee and snacks.
Optional extras
In addition to the activities included in your tour, a wide range of exciting and fun options are also available on Green Island. Our friendly crew are on hand to help you with any further information.
Snorkelling
Snorkel tours are a great way to maximise your experience on Green Island and the Great Barrier Reef with many beautiful sites to capture the excitement. You’ll take a short boat trip to one of the best snorkelling sites at Green Island. With a snorkelling safety officer on hand to supervise, explore colourful marine life and coral gardens.
Marine Biologist Guided Snorkel Tour
Join a knowledgeable Reef Biosearch marine biologist for this fun and engaging Boat Trip and Guided Snorkel Tour at Green Island. After a short boat trip, you’ll be snorkelling a beautiful offshore reef site. Catering to your experience and ability, you’ll be part of a small group while the marine biologist reveals so much more about the island reef environment and marine life before your eyes. The tour takes up to 45 minutes and includes a briefing before entering the water.
Glass Bottom Boat Tour
View the Great Barrier Reef off Green Island with it’s beautiful coral gardens and amazing marine life while keeping dry in one of our modern Coral Explorer glass bottom boats.
Green Island Diving Adventure
Introductory Diving
Scuba diving is the best way to see the reef and no experience is necessary to take a fully supervised introductory dive. Our professional and experienced PADI instructors will guide you through every aspect of your dive, allowing you to have a relaxed, enjoyable experience.
Certified Diving
If you already have a dive certification, we will provide you with all your scuba gear, and an experienced dive guide to ensure maximum enjoyment, safety and to guide you to the best sites.
Helicopter Scenic Flights
Enjoy spectacular views of Green Island and the Great Barrier Reef. Sit back, relax and enjoy an exhilarating bird’s eye view of the reef.
Parasailing
Take to the sky and see Green Island and the reef from a whole new perspective with an exciting parasailing adventure. It’s safe fun and an exhilarating experience!
Parasailing can be booked through Great Adventures reservations or see the crew at the Beach Hire Hut on Green Island to book your aerial adventure!
Boat Snorkel trip
The boat snorkel trip gives you the opportunity to experience much more of Green Island’s amazing marine life. After a short 5-7 minutes trip offshore, you will be at one of our four beautiful dive and snorkel sites, about 1.5km from Green Island. Be ready to snorkel amongst colourful marine life and coral gardens, as our lifeguard supervises and directs you to the best areas of the site.
Green Island Beach Hire Activities
Relax with a cold drink on your personal sun lounge chair and umbrella on the beach.
Enjoy activities such as kayaking.
Seawalker
An amazing underwater walking experience on the sea floor at Green Island! There’s no equipment to operate, non-swimmers welcome and you don’t even have to get your hair wet!
Marineland Melanesia
Marineland Melanesia Is home to over 15 crocodiles representing different species, as well as being home to one of the largest private collections of exotic Melanesian tribal artefacts and aquariums. With twice-daily crocodile shows and the chance to hold a baby croc, it’s definitely a family favourite, especially with the children
