Fitzroy Island & Great Barrier Reef Tour

Fitzroy Island

With rugged, diverse landscapes, pristine beaches and a surrounding fringing coral reef, there's something for everyone to enjoy on Fitzroy Island.

You'll have one hour on the island to explore or just relax and take in the wonderful scenery.

Discover unique wildlife and flora and soak up the incredible views as you hike along the island's many walking tracks; snorkel straight off the beach into the fringing coral reef and discover a world of diverse, colourful marine life and coral formations; or simply lie back on the white sand beach. 

After an amazing hour on Fitzroy Island, it's time to commence your Great Barrier Reef tour and cruise to your floating Outer Barrier Reef pontoon base for the afternoon to enjoy four hours of fun on the Great Barier Reef. 

Things To Do - State-of-the-art Pontoon at Moore Reef

The state-of-the-art, multi-level interactive pontoon at Moore Reef offers a super-sized sundeck to relax on.

And kids (big and small) will love the theme park style Spaghetti Waterslide, the only one of its kind on the Reef, that will have you splashing directly into the crystal-clear waters of the Great Barrier Reef.

This spaghetti slide has made this the most popular Great Barrier Reef tour for families.

The pontoon also has two large dive platforms which make getting in and out of the water quick and easy so you can enjoy snorkelling and exploring the reef at your own pace throughout the day. 

Get straight into some snorkelling action or relax on the sundeck and enjoy the hot and cold buffet lunch on offer before deciding on the free activities of snorkelling, glass bottom boat rides, semi-submersible submarine tours, paying regular visits the underwater observatory to watch all the snorkellers and scuba divers under the water, exploring the marine life in the touch tanks and talking to marine experts, listening to the informative fish feeding presentation, watching the kids enjoy the purpose built kids pool, enjoying the spaghetti waterslide. 

Snorkel on the Outer Great Barrier Reef

Snorkel amongst stunning coral formations and tropical rainbow-coloured fish that are unlike anything you’ve ever encountered. 

Take it easy as you float above the beautiful Moore Reef, or hold your breath and plunge deep to get a closer look at the magic of a giant purple clam, or clownfish darting in and out of a flowing sea anemone. Sea turtles and blacktip reef sharks are also a common site amongst the coral bommies.

It's here you will meet the famous Wally a giant sized Maori Wrasse fish that has such beautiful colours and a very cheeky playful personality to go with it.

He just loves to be in all your photos and to swim along with you and have a play. 

You will find lots of other fish are also as friendly like Wally such as the Parrot fish who also will not leave you alone as they are always looking for a bite to eat or to play. 

Bet you are thinking this is crazy fish do not have a brain, nor do they play, but our famous fish on the Great Barrier reef will change your minds forever!     

Glass Bottom Boat tour

The glass bottom boat tour is custom-made for learning more about the reef from a Marine Expert who drives you around the coral reefs and explains everything that you will see thru the glass at the bottom of the boat.

This is perfect for those who prefer not to get wet, aren’t strong swimmers, or are simply feeling a little waterlogged after snorkelling. 

No less detailed or impressive than a diving birds-eye view, you’ll view the stunning underwater world through the bottom of the boat, like looking through a looking glass.

View cabbage-shaped coral flowers; watch as sparkling yellow and blue parrotfish appear benath you. 

There will likely be more marine life than you can count, and you'll find out fascinating information from an onboard marine biologist about each species you spot.

Semi-Submersible Submarine Tour

Located one metre under the water's surface, the specially designed semi-submersible submarine tour will propel you in dry comfort to view all the coral formations and bommies around Moore Reef.

Enjoy thirty minutes of up-close coral reef and colourful marine life sights in air-conditioned comfort.

As part of the onboard submarine tour package, you'll also enjoy an interactive marine presentation, which you can listen to as you gaze through the windows at some of the Reef's rare marine species. 

Interactive snorkel adventure (optional activity)

Experience the best of the Great Barrier Reef on this interactive snorkel tour.

A marine naturalist will lead the tour and provide you with some fascinating facts about the diverse marine life you spot along the way, such as sea cucumbers, brilliant starfish and perhaps a sleepy ray hiding in the sand. 

Introductory scuba diving (optional activity)

Moore Reef and its world heritage environment are all about discovery.

And after snorkelling in this marine park,why not expand your experience and try your first ever dive.

An experienced instructor will teach you every skill needed for this endeavour.

With an introductory scuba dive, you’re guaranteed to see the reef anew as you descend up to 10 metersbelow the oceans surface to swim among the corals and fish.

This is something to really brag about to your friends!

I took my first scuba dive on the world famous Great Barrier Reef in Australia! 

Certified scuba diving (optional activity)

You haven’t scuba dived until you have scuba dived the Great Barrier Reef!

You'll be paired up with a dive buddy of equal experience for this unforgettable underwater journey.

Moore Reef is very well known for its spectacular dive sites where you'll witness an ever-present array of unique reef fish and stunning coral, spot clownfish (Nemo) colonies, sea turtles, and Wally the giant Maori Wrasse - the friendliest fish on the Reef!

Seawalker platform helmet diving (optional activity)

Seawalker helmet diving is truly a unique and very exciting way to experience the Great Barrier Reef without getting your hair wet.

No prior dive knowledge or experience is required and you will be guided on your adventure by a qualified dive instructor.

Unlike traditional scuba diving, Seawalker helmet diving enables you to breathe through your nose and mouth as you would above water. 

Seawalker offers all the excitement of scuba diving without getting wet and is ideal for non-swimmers.

Must be pre-booked and a medical form is to be filled out before taking the helmet dive

Scenic helicopter flight (optional activity)

You simply must take a helicopter scenic flight over the Great Barrier Reef as it is exactly what you have been dreaming about with all those brochures and websites with the wonderful images.

You must simply see it for yourself and take you own amazing pictures on a low level scenic helicopter flight from the floating pontoon.

View the vastness and beauty of the Great Barrier Reef from above on a 10-minute scenic helicopter flight. See brilliant coral formations and spot groups of turtles, sharks and rays as you cruise approximately 500ft over the Great Barrier Reef and pass the coastline of Cairns. A must-do, once-in-a-lifetime experience!