TOP 10 CAIRNS TOURS
1. REEF MAGIC CRUISES - MARINE WORLD
Reef Magic Cruises operate day trips direct from Cairns to the Marine World activity pontoon located on the outer Great Barrier Reef. The all-weather Marine World platform caters for all activity levels.
Adult Ticket (15+): $215.10 AUD
Child Ticket (4-14 years): $107.10 AUD
Family Ticket (2 adults + 2 children): $537.30 AUD
Infant Ticket (0-3 years): Free
Prices valid until 31st March 2020
- Underwater Observatory
- Semi-submersible and Glass Bottom Boat Tours
- All Snorkelling Equipment
- Buffet Lunch
- Free Wet Suits and Lycra Suits
- Fish Feeding
- Tea, Coffee and Drinking Water
- On Board Marine Biology Presentation
08.00: Check in at Reef Fleet Terminal, 1 Spence Street, Cairns.
09.00: Departure Cairns
15.30: Departure Marine World
17.00: Arrival to Cairns
2. EVOLUTION - DOWN UNDER CRUISE AND DIVE
Adventure awaits on board the fastest, most spacious and luxurious reef vessel, EVOLUTION, the best value tour to the Outer Great Barrier Reef in Cairns. With a Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor 2019, Evolution has been reviewed and voted one of Cairns’ Best Reef Tours.
Adult Ticket (16+): $166.50 AUD
Child Ticket (4-16 years): $85.50 AUD
Family Ticket (2 adults + 2 children): $436.50 AUD
Infant Ticket (0-3 years): Free
Prices valid until 31st March 2020
- 2 stunning & unique outer reef locations
- 5 hours reef time, the FASTEST trip to the reef with less travel time
- Snorkelling equipment & floatation devices
- Chef-prepared hot BBQ lunch including hot meats, fish, prawns & variety of fresh salads. (vegetarian options available)
- Free lycra/sun-suit hire
- Free glass of wine, cheese and fruit platter on return journey
- Live musical entertainment on return journey
- Experienced, professional dive instructors
- Spacious air-conditioned modern lounges and stylish upper deck to relax in comfort
07.30: Check-in at the Reef Fleet Terminal – 1 Spence St, Cairns
08.15: Evolution departs Cairns to its first location
11.30: Enjoy a BBQ buffet lunch onboard
13.00: Evolution arrives at its second location
15.00: Evolution departs for Cairns
16.30: Evolution arrives back in Cairns
3. FITZROY ISLAND - FULL DAY
Once part of mainland Australia, over time fringing coral reefs have formed around the island, with an amazing range of marine life. With walks through the rainforest, swimming in the calm waters, seeing fish swarming underneath the jetty or building sandcastles at Nudey Beach, there is something to do for everyone.
Adult Ticket (14+): $80.10 AUD
Child Ticket (4-14 years): $53.10 AUD
Family Ticket (2 adults + 2 children): $217.80 AUD
Infant Ticket (0-3 years): Free
Prices valid until 31st March 2020
- Fast 45 minute transfer to Fitzroy Island aboard a fast catamaran
- Full Day on Fitzroy Island
- Ocean trampoline
- You can hire snorkel gear, kayaks, stand up paddle boards once you are on the island from their Beach Hire Hut
09.00: Departure Cairns Reef Fleet Terminal
16.00: Departure Fitzroy Island
4. KURANDA - SKYRAIL AND SCENIC RAILWAY
Visit the beautiful Village of Kuranda, nestled amongst pristine World Heritage Listed Rainforest. Take the historic Kuranda Scenic Railway up to Kuranda & the famous Skyrail Cableway down! All Cairns hotel transfers will be supplied by their comfortable coaches.
Adult Ticket (14+): $123.30 AUD
Child Ticket (4-14 years): $62.10 AUD
Family Ticket (2 adults + 2 children): $308.70 AUD
Infant Ticket (0-3 years): Free
Prices valid until 31st March 2020
- Return Hotel Transfers
- Kuranda Scenic Railway Ticket
- 2.5 hours free time in Kuranda
- Skyrail Ticket
08.30: Pick up from Cairns to the Railway Station
09.00: Depart from Cairns with Scenic Railway
11.30: Arrival to Kuranda (2.5h free time)
14.00: Depart from Kuranda with Skyrail
16.00: Drop off at Motel
5. CAPE TRIBULATION AND DAINTREE RAINFOREST
Billy Tea Safaris is a small locally owned Advanced Eco Accredited Tour Operator, which operates small personalized tours with custom built 4WD vehicles, maximum 16 passengers per vehicle. Your naturalist guides have extensive knowledge of flora, fauna, history of the area and aboriginal culture, which will ensure you day will be a memory of a lifetime.
Adult Ticket (15+): $184.50 AUD
Child Ticket (2-14 years): $157.50 AUD
Family Ticket: (2 adults + 2 children): $625.50 AUD
Infant Ticket (0-2 years): $157.50 AUD (needs a car seat)
Prices valid until 31st March 2020
- See crocodiles & birdlife on the 1 hour Daintree River Cruise includes morning tea.
- Spectacular views where the world heritage rainforest meets the Great Barrier Reef – recently named the BEST drive in the world!
- Spot rare animals like a Cassowary or a Boyd’s Dragon.
- Walk through the Daintree Rainforest on an elevated boardwalk with amazing guides and learn about Aboriginal culture and rare nature.
- Visit the wallabies at our exclusive rainforest lunch setting.
- Enjoy an Aussie BBQ lunch. Drinks at passenger’s own expense.
- Get up close to Eclectus Parrots, Pythons & other native wildlife at our lunch location, animal sanctuary in the rainforest.
- Go for a freshwater swim in the rainforest at pristine Emmagen Creek.
- Try a traditional Aussie ‘Billy Tea’ with damper.
- Share an exotic local tropical fruit platter.
- Spend time at the famous Cape Tribulation Beach – the only place in the world where two World Heritage listed areas meet.
- Exotic tropical fruit ice cream at the Daintree Ice Cream Company.
- Cable Ferry crossing across the mighty Daintree River.
06.50 – 7.15: Pick up at the motel
18.30: Drop off at motel
6. ATHERTON TABLELANDS WATERFALL TOUR
Leave Cairns on an adventure with Barefoot Tours, through World Heritage listed Rainforest, home to stunning waterfalls like Ellinjaa Falls, Josephine falls, Dinner falls and on towards some of the most beautiful locations in the Atherton Tablelands!
Adult (10 years+): $98.10 AUD
Prices valid until 31st March 2020
- Transfers to/from your Cairns accommodation.
- Morning Tea (fruits, cakes, & muffins).
- Beautiful lookouts & awesome photo opportunities.
- Locally grown tea & plunger coffee.
- Chance to spot rainforest wildlife (cassowaries, tree kangaroos).
- Picnic lunch (fresh bread, salad items, meat & fruit platter).
- Multiple swimming spots including waterfalls & a natural water slide.
- Afternoon tea (good ol’ Aussie Tim Tams, quick fruit stop).
07.00: Pickup from motel
17.00: Drop off at motel
Main Locations:
- Lake Eacham & Fig tree
- Dinner falls & The Crater
- Millaa Millaa falls
- Josephine falls
- Lookouts up/down
Occasional Locations:
- Malanda falls
- Zillie & Ellinjaa falls
- Henrietta creek
- Wallicher falls
- Tchupala falls
- Babinda boulders
7. TABLELANDS HOT AIR BALLOONING
Raging Thunder fly above Mareeba Valley on the Atherton Tablelands, as this stunning location has over 300 sunny days per year. The most consistant flying conditions of any location in Australia. Their multi-compartment baskets comfortably fly up to 20 people per balloon.
Adult: $270.00 AUD
Child (4-14 years): $211.50 AUD
Prices valid until 31st March 2020
- Accommodation transfers
- Scenic 30 minute Tablelands balloon flight
- Friendly helpful crew
- Cross country balloon chase
- Flight certificate
04.00: Bus Departure from Cairns
10.30: Bus Return to Cairns
8. HARTLEYS CROCODILE ADVENTURE
Hartley's Crocodile Adventures is a 10-hectare wildlife sanctuary and ecotourism park located between Cairns and Port Douglas at Wangetti in Far North Queensland, Australia. It adjoins the world heritage listed Wet Tropics of Queensland rainforest through which visitors can take guided or self-guided walks.
Adult Ticket (15+): $36.90 AUD
Child Ticket (4-15 years): $18.45 AUD
Family Ticket (2 adults + 2 children): $92.25 AUD
Infant Ticket (0-3 years): Free
Prices valid until 31st March 2020
- Park Admission
- Wildlife Displays
- Wildlife Presentations
- Boat Ride on Lagoon
- Self-guided Walks
- 09.30: Cassowary Feeding
- 10.00: Crocodile Farm Tour
- 11.00: Crocodile Feeding
- 13.30: Crocodile Farm Tour
- 14.00: Snake Show
- 15.00: Crocodile Attack Show
- 15.45: Wallaby and Quoll Feeding
- 16.15: Cassowary Feeding
- 16.30: Koala Feeding
9. BEHANA GORGE CANYONING TOUR
Enjoy the spectacle of some of Cairns best waterfalls all falling into one breathtaking natural gorge as you go abseiling, cliff jumping, rock sliding, fresh water snorkeling and swimming under the waterfalls.
Adult: $165.60 AUD
Child: $165.60 AUD
Prices valid until 31st March 2020
- Transfers to & from Cairns in an air-conditioned mini-bus
- Safety equipment to wear for the canyoning adventure
- Professional abseil instruction from a certified instructor
- Spectacular views of Behana Gorge waterfalls as we canyon down the gorge
- Delicious fresh lunch with amazing surroundings
- Time to relax after the adventure at an amazing swimming spot
10. DREAMTIME - DIVE AND SNORKEL
Step back into the Great Barrier Reef's Dreamtime with Indigenous sea rangers on a day tour to two spectacular outer Great Barrier Reef locations. Dreamtime Dive and Snorkel is a unique educational reef experience incorporating the world's oldest living culture and the stories Traditional Owners have passed down over tens of thousands of years.
Adult (15years+): $170.10 AUD
Child (4-14 years): $89.10 AUD
Family (2 adults+2 children): $435.60 AUD
Prices valid until 31st March 2020
- Indigenous welcome and acknowledgement
- Great Barrier Reef creation story
- Two premium outer reef sites
- Morning and afternoon tea
- Marine biologist presentation
- Glass bottom boat tour
- Snorkeling equipment
- Wet and Lycra suits
- Freshly prepared buffet lunch
07:30 – Check in at Reef Fleet Terminal
08:00 – Departs Cairns jetty
09:30 – Arrives at first site (snorkel, dive, glass bottom boat, scenic helicopter flights)
12:00 – Arrive at second site (snorkel, dive, relax)
15:00 – Departs the reef
16:30 – Arrives back in Cairns