Half Day Green Island Reef Cruise from Cairns

This half day trip was a great way to get out in the water and see some sea life. We primarily visited Cairns for a larger trip we booked on the reef, but this extra half day gave us some extra time snorkelling! Saw turtles on top of the water from the boat when we arrived, though weren’t lucky enough to see them under the water. Did see a ray, a reef shark, and plenty of fish! Team were kind and helpful to and from the island. It was nice to kick back with a beverage on the return.

I saw sea turtles in the glass boat, and the semi-submarine boat saw it much more clearly than the glass boat, but the space was closed and it was easy to get seasick. Overall, it's worth it. Our whole family doesn't like to bask in the sun or go into the water. This choice just allows us to see the bottom of the sea up close. The air-conditioning on the boat is very good. We can enjoy the beautiful scenery without getting too hot from the sun. We are very satisfied.

Booked 1 pm reef rocket boat and 2:15 pm glass bottom boat. Post that there was very less time on the island as need to return to the boat at 4pm.

very worth it, around 45mins boat ride from cairns, we did the glass bottom boat and snorkeling it's fun, really worth going for the great barrier reef

Since our children were small, we didn't go snorkeling, but we experienced the glass-bottom boat and the semi-submarine. On the half-day course, we immediately experienced the semi-submarine after the glass-bottom boat, and then we had about an hour of free time. It was satisfying enough for the children's physical strength, but it feels like a full-day course is necessary to have enough time to swim with coral reefs, tropical fish, and sea turtles. All the explanations were in English, and there were no staff who could speak Japanese, but the crew was kind and tried hard to listen and convey my clumsy English, so I felt reassured. There's only water and potato chips on the boat, so I recommend bringing bread or snacks!! The Cairns coast is murky, so it's worth going to Green Island for the experience!!

check in was easy and the boat departed on time. weather was perfect and we were back on schedule time

it was a short tour. the snorkelling was a bit diaspointing so I do reccomend just go on the semi submarine and buy ticket for transfer.

It was only a morning tour. The return boat departed Green Island at 11:50 AM. We were able to board both ways by checking our names directly at the pier, so there was no need to gather at the port in advance. It was great to be able to use our time effectively. A glass-bottom boat was perfect for the short time.

The Great Barrier Reef was beautiful as expected. I didn't want to swim at first, but after seeing the white sandy beach, I decided to swim in my swimsuit. I also took a glass bottom boat. The island was quite far away, so the high speed boat was fast.

Great escape to Green Island. staff was very helpful during check in. Glass bottom boat was great choice and experience. Manage to catch a crocodile show too. It was a great tour .