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Green Island is a beautiful 6000 year old coral cay located in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park – a premier world heritage site and one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.

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Aboard Great Adventures’ fast catamaran from Cairns, your journey to the Great Barrier Reef takes only 45 minutes! Surrounded by reef filled with diverse marine life, and home to a unique rainforest environment, Green Island awaits to provide you with a memorable holiday experience. Take part in all the activities that the island has to offer or relax on the beach and let your day unfold in this tropical paradise. Stroll through magical rainforest, laze on white coral sand beaches, swim, dive or snorkel …

There are a wide range of optional activities to experience on Green Island. Scuba dive, join a snorkel excursion, and even walk underwater with Seawalker helmet diving. For an exhilarating top-side perspective of the reef, there’s parasailing and scenic helicopter flights too! There’s even the Marineland Melanesia Crocodile Habitat with daily crocodile shows.

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Green Island Snorkelling Marine Life
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Green Island Jetty
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Green Island Eco Tour
Green Island Snorkelling
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Snorkelling
Green Island Glass Bottom Boat
Green Island Jetty Fish Feeding
Green Island Pool Swimming
Snorkelling with Turtles
Green Island Beach
food options on Green Island

Included In your Green Island Discovery Tour:

  • Return on air-conditioned, fast catamaran
  • Up to 7 hours on Green Island
  • Great Adventures beach bag
  • Self Guided Eco Island Walk
  • Snorkel equipment hire
  • Glass Bottom Boat coral reef viewing tour
  • Use of day visitor facilities
  • Morning tea and coffee served until departure from Cairns
  • Use of Island swimming pool exclusive for Great Adventures guests.
  • Marine Biologist Reef Talk and Island Walk (exclusive for Great Adventures)
    *Spaces are limited.

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Green Island return transfer

  • 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
  • Marine Biologist Reef Talk and Island Walk (exclusive for Great Adventures)
    *Spaces are limited.
Adult
$107.00
Child
$54.00
Family
$274.00
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Green Island Eco Adventure

GI Eco Tour

Green Island Eco Adventure

Green Island Eco Adventure
  • 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
  • Marine Biologist Reef Talk and Island Walk (exclusive for Great Adventures)
    *Spaces are limited.
  • Snorkel equipment hire OR Glass Bottom Boat tour
Adult
$122.00
Child
$66.00
Family
$316.00
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GI Discovery Tour

Green Island Discovery Tour

  • 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
  • Marine Biologist Reef Talk and Island Walk (exclusive for Great Adventures)
    *Spaces are limited.
  • Snorkel equipment hire
  • Glass bottom boat tour
  • Great Adventures beach bag
Adult
$150.00
Child
$82.00
Family
$388.00
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Green Island Discovery Included Activities

Snorkelling
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    Snorkelling

    Included in Your day

Glass Bottom Boat
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    Glass Bottom Boat

    Included in Your day

Eco Walk
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    Marine Biologist Island Walk

    Included in Your day

Green Island Discovery Optional Activities

Seawalker
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    Seawalker Helmet Diving

    Optional Activity 

Boat Snorkel Trip
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    Boat Snorkel Trip

    Optional Activity

Scenic Helicopter
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    Scenic Helicopter Flights

    Optional Activity

Scuba Diving
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    Scuba Diving

    Optional Activity

Wunyami Tour
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    Wunyami Cultural Walking Tour

    Optional Activity

Marine Biologist Guided Snorkel Tour
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    Marine Biologist Guided Snorkel Tour

    Optional Activity

Marineland Melanesia
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    Marineland Melanesia

    Optional Activity

Beach Hire
  • green island beach hire

    Beach Hire

    Optional Activity

Parasailing
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    Parasailing

    Optional Activity

Tour Information

Green Island
Lunch & Refreshments
Departures & Transfers
What to Bring
Terms & Conditions
Green Island

Green Island is a beautiful 6000 year old coral cay located in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, just 27kms offshore from Cairns, Tropical North Queensland. A National Park, Green Island is approximately 12 hectares in size and is unique in that it has a reef and rainforest environment. Of the 300 coral cays in the Great Barrier Reef, Green Island is the only one with a rainforest.

The reefs surrounding Green Island Resort support a diverse range of habitats for a wide range of tropical marine life.

Green Island Tour
Lunch & Refreshments

You can choose from a range of delicious and affordable meal and snack options from Green Island’s restaurant and food outlets.
Please note a 15% surcharge for food and beverages is incurred on public holidays.

Canopy Grill

Open 10.00am – 3.00pm

Enjoy a café style lunch such as burgers, fish and chips, or wraps and rolls.

Emeralds Lunch Combo

Available 11:00am - 2:00pm

Enjoy lunch at Green Island Resort’s Emeralds Restaurant.
Choose one of these five delicious menu options plus enjoy a beer, wine, juice or soft drink.

  • Truffle Pasta
  • Pesto Barramundi
  • Grilled Chicken Breast with Avocado Salsa
  • Green Island Beef Burger
  • Green Island Veg Burger

Adult: $39 Child: $21

Departures & Transfers

Daily *)

Cairns to Green Island Departs
8:30am
10:30am
Arrival
9:20am
11:20am
Green Island to Cairns Departs
2:30pm
4:30pm
Arrival
3:20pm
5:20pm

*) Additional transfers may be available however departure times may be subject to change due to COVID, please enquire on booking. to confirm.

Passengers must check-in at the Great Adventures counter for boarding passes before boarding vessel.

Boarding is 30 minutes prior to departure time.

Cairns Reef Tour Map
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
Terms & Conditions

General Conditions

  • 4 -14 years are classed as children, and under 4 free, i.e. 3 or below.
  • Family fare – maximum of 2 adults and 2 children of the same family. Normal fare applies for additional children. Not applicable with any other discount.
  • All schedules, activities and prices may be varied without notice. Listed fares in Australian dollars include Goods and Services Tax. Prices validation from 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026.

Locals

  • Locals are classed as residents living between Cooktown and Innisfail
  • Locals ID (drivers licensed with local address, or any document with a local address) much be presented at check-in.

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