Great Barrier Reef Day Cruise from Cairns Including Snorkeling and Marine Biologist Presentation

Interesting talks, fabulous sightings of fish and turtles, good buffet. Friendly crew Enjoyed our day and first trip to GBR

This cruise was an excellent choice for us as it offered a variety of activities for people of all abilities. We never ran out of things to do! My husband and I went on both the glass bottom boat tour and the semi-submersible boat tour. Both were fun especially the semi-submersible boat which allowed us to get a closer look at the corals. Our adult daughter and her partner tried scuba diving after receiving instruction and snorkeling in a roped-off area and loved swimming with a very big fish. The staff was friendly and attentive. I would have given this tour a 5 if the lunch was better and served for a longer period of time. Apparently, lunch is only served for an hour or so. After returning to the main platform from our activities, most of the food was gone so I was left with noodles scraped from the bottom of a warmer. The afternoon snacks consisted of a fruit tray and a cold cut and cheese tray for 180 passengers, again, insufficient for the number of people on board. All in all, we enjoyed our day on the great barrier reef and would recommend it to others.

Fabulous trip out to the reef. Quite rough going out and the crew were brilliant helping passenger who enamel I’ll. once at the reef there was plenty to do and crew members were on hand to advise and instruct if you weren’t sure. Lunch was delicious and catered for everyone with salads, cold meats, vegetarian lasagna, curry etc followed by fresh fruit and cakes. After lunch there was plenty of time to snorkel or take the glass bottomed boat or just chill. Would certainly book with this company again.

Very informative tour and a great way to learn ad see the reef. I recommend this tour to all that go to Cairns.

We loved this tour ! All team members were very kind and helpful, tour participants thanked them a lot. We are non-snorkelers but that was not a problem because the other options were worth it ! We did a glass-bottom boat tour and a semi-submersible ride. It was fascinating to see different sorts of coral and different species of fish from two different types of boats. We also enjoyed the underwater observatory at the platform as well as an area on the platform where you can walk and sit in the water. During fish feeding we saw many fish, Wally came to eat just above snorkelers' feet ! Lunch buffet had many options (especially as we are vegetarians), it was really good and we had time to eat at our own pace. On the way back to Cairns we even got to see whales ! Very happy to have chosen this tour ! Type of visit : family (adults)

Unfortunately the sea was rough, so I had to take sea sickness tablets. The Snuba dive was great, and 'Wally' the Mauri sea wrap was magnificent.

We had such a great experience on the reef! We snorkeled, did the semisubmerged boat tour, took a helicopter ride, and did Snuba (Tina was fantastic!). Highly recommend!!The ride to the reef is very bumpy! Lots of sick travelers. I never get sea sick and felt a little queasy myself. Be prepared if you are at risk.

I did a similar trip to this with another company 20 years ago almost to the day and was hoping that this trip would provide an even better experience than on that occasion. I was not to be disappointed. We had a 5 min walk to the ferry terminal where we soon found the Reef Magic ticket desk. The process that followed was quick and efficient and we were soon aboard our boat and heading out to the GBR. The Marine Biologist Presentation was given by way of PowerPoint slides, but with a live commentary by the onboard marine biologist and was very interesting. Clear instructions were provided about what would happen on arrival at the pontoon and what additional activities would be available the basic package only included snorkelling in a relatively restricted area around the pontoon - fine in itself, but we wanted a bit more. For an additional cost of 45pp, we opted for a snorkelling safari which meant we were taken by boat to a different reef, with the Marine Biologist Michelle and given a guided snorkel for about an hour. This was our highlight. It was a fantastic excursion, packed full of information and interest and one that enabled us to see things we couldnt from the main pontoon including a reef shark. It was aimed at competent snorkellers, but was by no means difficult or arduous. I thought the 45 price represented excellent vfm and I would thoroughly recommend it. Other optional activities included helicopter rides, submersibles and SCUBA dives, all at additional cost. A trip to the GBR is another of those things you just have to do and Viator ensured that ours was a truly memorable and happy one. Excellent trip.

Great day. Sea was rough and staff very helpful. Snorkeling was a little crowded, because sea was rough. Semi-sub and Glass Bottom boat was great. Food was good

We really enjoyed the trip it involved a rather bumpy ride out to the reef, with some passengers succumbing to sea-sickness this was dealt with well by the abundant staff. Once we got to the reef, despite pretty awful weather, things improved tremendously: the snorkelling was great and there were lots of other things to do too, some included in the basic cost, some as extras. Rides on the glass-sided boat were enjoyable, as was the observation deck on the pontoon both included. The food was good too. The staff were very competent and friendly.