Experience the best Reef Boat in Cairns with Down Under Dive's Great Barrier Reef tour, and travel onboard the most luxurious super-yacht, EVOLUTION, to the Outer Great Barrier Reef.
Experience the best day at the Outer Great Barrier Reef from Cairns. The large modern vessel provides a superior ride to protected reef locations. Discover the magic of the Great Barrier Reef and explore two outer reef sites snorkelling. Down Under Cruise and Dive have selected their outer reef locations based on variety and bottom contours, to provide the best experience for experienced snorkelers, beginners and children of all ages.The outer reef locations, Norman Reef or Saxon Reef, are usually visited in the morning, before making our way to North Hastings Reef in the afternoon to explore this second reef site.
Enjoy snorkelling at both reef sites with all snorkelling equipment and tuition provided or add some adventure to your day with a variety of our optional activities including up to 3 introductory or certified scuba dives, semi-submarine or marine biologist tours and helicopter scenic flights.
You will be treated to a generous full BBQ lunch with prawns, steak, fish and a variety of salad options (special dietaries also catered for), and a complimentary glass of wine with cheese and biscuits on the return journey as you cruise back to Cairns.
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Departure Location: Reef Fleet Terminal Building (1 Spence Street Cairns) at the Down Under Dive check-in counter. You can make your own way there or book transfers.
Transfers: Please arrange with the operator after booking - $23pp from Cairns City and $34pp from Outer City and Northern Beaches and $99pp from Port Douglas (min 2 passengers required).
All prices are shown in AUD ($)
Good experience despite the rough sea. Nice vessel, lots of different areas to seat.
The staff are the stars here on this amazing day out. Amazing people, topped off but the fabulous reef sites.
We could not fault the trip in any way. From getting on board until we disembarked, the staff were very attentive, making sure we enjoyed our day thoroughly. Safety was always at the top of the agenda, and the actual underwater exertion was beyond words. Great snacks, and the lunch was all-you-can-eat and good. Facilities on the boat were accessible and clean. All in all, we had a fantastic time. Strongly recommend them.
Introductory diving - total waste of time and money if you haven't done scuba diving before, These people don't have the patience to teach, The class is for the whole group and dive is in groups of 4 led by a certified diver. You will have about 5 minutes to prove your dive skills and will be disqualified if you can't pass it. Most of the first-time divers didn't make it. This makes your time spent on the class and dive waste, and you won't have enough time for snorkeling as well. I would recommend learning to dive before booking the intro dive as well. Snorkeling - the reefs were beautiful, and the weather was perfect, The staff assisting the snorkelers were of great help Buffet lunch - i would give 2 stars, food is not good. I saw people bringing their food with them and enjoying their own lunch. I think this is same with most snorkel tours Basically, they have about 160 people on board, so the staff available for diving is limited. I even had to wait behind people to get into the water for snorkeling
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bogdanm from Romania wrote on 08 March 2026
Tiptop
One of the best experiences we had in our Australia trip! Unfortunately the actual snorkel time felt like it passed way too quickly. The food was good and plentyful, the toilets were surprisingly clean.