Outer Reef Pontoon Full Day Tour at Moore Reef

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• Cruise from Cairns to Moore Reef on the Outer Great Barrier Reef aboard a comfortable, air-conditioned catamaran. • Spend four hours at a spacious floating pontoon, perfectly positioned beside vibrant coral gardens and tropical marine life. • Snorkel with equipment included, ride the Great Barrier Reef’s only waterslide, or explore without getting wet in the underwater observatory, glass-bottom boat and semi-submersible. • Ideal for families and all swimming abilities, with an enclosed ocean kids pool, easy water access and trained lookouts on duty supervising water activities. • Refuel between reef adventures with a buffet lunch included, served onboard the Moore Reef Pontoon. • Dial up the adventure with add ons like diving or helicopter!

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Travel from Cairns to Moore Reef on the Outer Great Barrier Reef for a full-day reef adventure packed with ways to explore above and below the water. Spend around four hours at Sunlover’s spacious floating pontoon, where you can snorkel among tropical fish and coral, ride the Great Barrier Reef’s only waterslide, cruise in a glass-bottom boat, join a semi-submersible tour or visit the underwater observatory. A buffet lunch and snorkelling equipment are included, with optional experiences such as guided snorkel tours, Seawalker, scuba diving and scenic helicopter flights available. Whether you are a confident swimmer or prefer to stay dry, Moore Reef makes the Great Barrier Reef easy, exciting and unforgettable.

Enjoy plenty of space to relax and explore from the safe, spacious pontoon, positioned right beside the vibrant coral gardens of Moore Reef.
Enjoy plenty of space to relax and explore from the safe, spacious pontoon, positioned right beside the vibrant coral gardens of Moore Reef.
Enjoy gliding over the coral and seeing the marine life swimming around. The best seat on the reef!
Enjoy gliding over the coral and seeing the marine life swimming around. The best seat on the reef!
snorkelling at great barrier reef
Snorkelling equipment is included, including lycra suit, mask, fins and snorkel. Buoyancy vests are also included for your convenience.
At the Sunlover pontoon, you will find the only waterslide on the Great Barrier Reef!
At the Sunlover pontoon, you will find the only waterslide on the Great Barrier Reef!
fish feeding at great barrier reef
Meet some of the incredible marine life, like a wrasse!
Enjoy the views from the spacious sun deck!
Enjoy the views from the spacious sun deck!
Moore Reef is a renowned reef site, and it is common to witness turtles at the location.
Moore Reef is a renowned reef site, and it is common to witness turtles at the location.
The underwater observatory is an ideal place to stay dry and witness the marine life swimming by, or just to enjoy a quiet moment looking out into the sea.
The underwater observatory is an ideal place to stay dry and witness the marine life swimming by, or just to enjoy a quiet moment looking out into the sea.
Moore Reef is abundant with coral, known as an excellent site to dive and snorkel.
Moore Reef is abundant with coral, known as an excellent site to dive and snorkel.
The semi sumbersible is an option to see the underwater world while staying dry. Trips run daily (weather permitting) and take approximately 20 minutes.
The semi sumbersible is an option to see the underwater world while staying dry. Trips run daily (weather permitting) and take approximately 20 minutes.
Buffet lunch is included, including salads, hot dishes and local prawns.
Buffet lunch is included, including salads, hot dishes and local prawns.

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Review for: Full Day Tour - Departing Cairns

The crew took good care of the passengers and buffet lunch was good too. Glass bottom and semi submersible boat were nice experience to bring us see the corals in the sea. Did not manage to see any turtles. Snorkeling was fun and see lots of fishes.

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Review for: Full Day Tour - Departing Cairns

Sun Lovers sea platform provides a variety of activities, 10 points are suitable for a family to participate in, the above price includes snorkeling equipment, lunch, submarine glass boat, introduction of marine life, and a feeding show. If you want to participate in the underwater glass boat activity, remember to pay attention to the timetable on the sea platform. Remember that two o'clock is the last show, 2:45 minutes for the introduction of underwater creatures, and 3:00 for the underwater feeding show. In addition, you can pay to participate: 1) Helicopter 2) Deep diving 3) Undersea adventure activities with oxygen mask (you can also participate if you can’t swim) 4) Borrow a gopro (the mobile phone shooting effect is worse than expected, which may be due to the waterproof case, and you can borrow it if you don’t need money) Warm reminder: the Great Barrier Reef is really beautiful, everyone should protect it together, most sunscreens will damage the corals, so the use of sunscreen products should be reduced, it is recommended to bring your own long-sleeved swimsuit, or borrow the jellyfish suit on the platform, you can do it to the effect of sun protection. ☺️

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Review for: Full Day Tour - Departing Cairns

The round trip to the outer reef alone takes 3 hours. It departs at 10 am and returns to the port at 6 pm, with a stop at Emerald Island in the middle. It is already 12 o'clock when we arrive at the floating platform of the outer reef, and it is already 12:15 when the boat docks. Meals will be served from 12:00 to 14:00 at the same time. We chose to go snorkeling first, put on all the equipment and went into the water. We felt a little dizzy from the waves (the captain said the wind and waves were a bit strong that day), so we went ashore to prepare for dinner, and found that it was already 13:50! There are only 10 minutes left until the end of the meal! In fact, the crew's service attitude is very good, the equipment is quite complete, and the food supply is abundant. Although we only have 10 minutes left to eat, they will keep asking us to get more and eat more. However, the time spent on transportation back and forth during the itinerary was too long, and the actual time to play was only 3.5 hours. In addition, due to the strong wind and waves, the semi-submarine glass boat and submarine ecological introduction were canceled that day. The whole activity felt a bit monotonous and boring. Especially after entering the water, most of the corals seen have been bleached and are not particularly beautiful. It is recommended to go to the Green Island or Emerald Island in the inner reef to play on your own.

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Review for: Full Day Tour - Departing Cairns

excellent activity. Snorkelled and saw beautiful corals and many fish around. Lunch buffet was good and we ate a lot after the first part of snorkeling. A final tip to you - must take seasick tablet before the cruise! About half of passengers onboard threw up in the journey!

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Review for: Full Day Tour - Departing Cairns

It's a very fun experience. You can see fish even if you don't know how to swim. It's so spectacular and cute. There are prescription glasses you can rent, which is very convenient!

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Review for: Full Day Tour - Departing Cairns

Excellent experience! Thr Great Barrier Reef is definitely worth going! Sunlovers boat was really nice compared to other boats. The guides to the SeaWalker and the Scuber Diving were excellent. We also had the best snorkeling experience !

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Review for: Full Day Tour - Departing Cairns

the service was very good, clear instructions on how to use the snorkling equipment. had a really great time :)

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This was an amazing trip that I was looking forward to beforehand, and it turned out to be a huge surprise in a good way. There were tons of fish, and you can see a lot just by snorkeling. Even my wife, who's afraid of the water, had a great time doing the underwater sea walk. It's worth it.

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Review for: Full Day Tour - Departing Cairns

There are attentive instructors and staff on board in various languages! There are many activities to participate in, which are well worth the price! ! Lunch is also very good

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Review for: Full Day Tour - Departing Cairns

Redeem your ticket at the pier yourself, and then take the boat. If you haven't purchased any additional items, it's just snorkeling and riding the submarine. You can see fish even if you can't swim.

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What To Bring:

  • Hat, sunglasses, and sunscreen (SPF 30+)
  • Sun protective clothing, like a t-shirt or rashguard, beach towel. A light jacket is also recommended particularly in cooler months.
  • Cash or credit card for drinks at the bar, on-board shopping and optional add ons
  • Camera (at the Reef Fleet Terminal, Calypso specializes in underwater digital camera hire)

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