We did the Great Barrier Reef outer reef tour in Cairns. The 1st stop was the Green Island where you had about two hours to explore. Not enough time in reality since there were plenty of people about. Don’t neglect to carry insect repellant for the reason that there are a lot of mosquitos about. Snorkelling from the shore was okay, even though we’ve viewed better.
After that it’s off to the outer reef (Norman Reef) and their pontoon. As others have noted, it really is acceptable for the multitude of tourists on the boat. The alleged underwater viewing area was a disappointment – I have seen better in the aquariums in Sydney or Perth . They have not bothered to clean the glass so it wasn’t easy to see anything through the windows. My spouse said the exact same thing about their glass bottom boat tour which I didn’t get to do on the grounds that we just simply ran out of time.
If there’s anything that you must do, it is the Scuba-doo, particularly if you’ve done a scuba dive before. It’s the ideal method to delight in the reef. We even noticed a turtle and one of the guides handed us a star fish which my son loved. It’s not too affordable even so I feel it really is worth it.
By the time the dive was completed, I had just enough time to eat and change (if my wife had not set aside lunch for me, there was nothing left to eat) – therefore, I missed the semi-sub trip. If it wasn’t for the scuba-doo, this would have been a remarkably ordinary Cairns Tour .