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 …
Green Island Discovery Tour
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.
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.
Tour Information
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.
Lunch & Refreshments
You can choose from a range of delicious and affordable meal and snack options from Green Island’s restaurant and food outlets.
Canopy Grill
Open 9.30am – 3.30pm
Enjoy a café style lunch such as burgers, fish and chips, or wraps and rolls.
Reflections Pool Bar
Open 9.30am – 3.30pm
Serving ice-cold drinks, specialty cocktails, tea and barista coffees and cake. Why not enjoy a pizza, nachos or oysters by the pool! Fully Licenced.
Emeralds Restaurant
Lunch from 11:30am
A la carte dining from $18 or set course menus from $44. Breakfast is also available up to 10.30am.
Lunch from 11.30am
Lite Bites
Open 9.30am – 4pm
Icecreams, shakes and snack food.
Departures & Transfers
Departure and Arrival Times:
You can choose your preferred departure times from Cairns and Green Island!
Travel time to the island is approximately 45 minutes.
Cairns to Green Island Departs |
8:30
|
10:30
|
13:00
|
Arrival |
9:20
|
11:20
|
13:50
|
Green Island to Cairns Departs |
12:00
|
14:30
|
16:30
|
Arrival |
12:50
|
15:20
|
17:20
|
Coach Transfers
Coach transfers are available at an additional cost from most Cairns and Northern Beaches hotels/accommodation are available. Pick up times are advised on booking confirmation.
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
Green Island Discovery Tour
Fares & Pricing
Adult | Child | Family |
$118 | $62 | $298 |
Please check-in at the Great Adventures counters inside the Reef Fleet Terminal (1 Spence Street in Cairns) 1 hour before your departure time.
General Conditions
- Children 4-14 years.
- Children under 3 years free of charge.
- 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.
Listed fares in Australian dollars include Goods and Services Tax. Prices valid to 31 March 2018
All tour prices are quoted from the Cairns Reef Fleet Terminal. Coach transfers are available at an additional cost.
Fares & Pricing
Adult | Child | Family |
$118 | $62 | $298 |
Please check-in at the Great Adventures counters inside the Reef Fleet Terminal (1 Spence Street in Cairns) 1 hour before your departure time.
General Conditions
- Children 4-14 years.
- Children under 3 years free of charge.
- 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.
Listed fares in Australian dollars include Goods and Services Tax. Prices valid to 31 March 2018
All tour prices are quoted from the Cairns Reef Fleet Terminal. Coach transfers are available at an additional cost.