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Fitzroy Island Ferry Day Trip - Same Day Return Departs Cairns
Explore the breathtaking Fitzroy Island at your own pace on a self-guided day trip departing Cairns! Bookings on Bookme are for same day return option only, meaning epic deals are available!
Explore the breathtaking Fitzroy Island at your own pace on a self-guided day trip departing Cairns! Bookings on Bookme are for same day return option only, meaning epic deals are available!
Highlights
- Enjoy a full day trip to Fitzroy Island at your own pace!
- Kayaks, snorkel gear and paddle board hire options available.
- Enjoy refreshments and lunch at either Foxy’s Bar or the General Store.
- Experience free fish feeding twice a day on the jetty.
- Relax on the beaches or explore the land through one of the many bush walks available.
- Fantastic day trip for the whole family!
Experience all that Fitzroy Island has to offer on this spectacular self-guided day trip at this incredible location!
Departing Cairns we’ll take a 45-minute ferry to the Island, and the rest of the day is up to you! We have three time options departing Cairns and 3 returning.
Once on the island you’ll be free to relax, play and explore this remarkable slice of paradise as you please.
There's plenty to do on the Island! You can hire kayaks, snorkel gear and paddle boards. There is also a café and general store so you’ll be set for lunch and snacks to keep you fuelled throughout the day. There is free fish feeding twice a day at the jetty, and a tour of the Turtle Rehabilitation Centre can also be booked at additional cost on the day.
The Fitzroy Island is surrounded by the famous Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and is perfect for snorkelling or diving. The reef system is world heritage listed and is an absolute must-see for anyone visiting the region!
The beaches are safe and sheltered, ideal for swimming with the kids or simply relaxing on the beachside and soaking in the picturesque scenery.
There is plenty to explore on land too with multiple walks through the lush island tropical rainforest.
A brilliant way to explore one of Australia’s iconic scenic destinations, and a fantastic day out that the whole family will love!
Important: Bookings must be same day return as this is for day trips to Fitzroy Island only, bookings returning on another day are not able to be honoured and will result in not being able to board the vessel.
Things to do:
Complimentary Fish Feeding: on the jetty at 11:30am daily.
Nature Walks: There are many beautiful self-guided nature walks on the island.
Dive & Adventure Centre: You can hire equipment from the Fitzroy Island Dive Centre including kayaks, snorkel & fins and stand up paddle boards, plus book your glass bottom boat adventures here too.
Turtle Rehab Tours: Take a tour of the Turtle Rehabilitation Centre on Fitzroy Island and meet the patients.
Island Facilities:
Foxy’s Bar: Enjoy a coffee, cold drink or lunch at Foxy’s Bar
General Store: Located adjacent to Foxy’s, you can purchase refreshments, snacks and general needs. You can also book your Turtle Tour at the General Store.
Departure:
We offer three departure options from Cairns and three return from Fitzroy Island:
Departing Cairns - 8:00am, 11am and 1.30pm departing Cairns
Departing Fitzroy Island - 9.30am, 12:15pm and 5pm
Check in location:Fitzroy Island Booking Centre Shop 2, 1 Spence Street, Cairns
Check in time:Please check in at least 30 minutes prior to departure.
Pick Your Dates & Times
Cairns to Fitzroy IslandAvailable Bookings from 23 Jan to 5 Feb 2025
All prices are shown in AUD ($)
Thu 23 Jan
Fri 24 Jan
Sat 25 Jan
Sun 26 Jan
Mon 27 Jan
Tue 28 Jan
Wed 29 Jan
Thu 30 Jan
Fri 31 Jan
Sat 1 Feb
Sun 2 Feb
Mon 3 Feb
Tue 4 Feb
Wed 5 Feb
- Adult$30.00
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$30.00
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$30.00
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$30.00
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$49.50
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$49.50
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$49.50
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$49.50
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$49.50
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$49.50
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$49.50
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$49.50
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$30.00
- Child$19.00
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$30.00
- Child$19.00
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$30.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$19.00
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$30.00
- Child$19.00
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$30.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$19.00
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$30.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$19.00
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$30.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$19.00
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$43.00
- Child$19.00
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$30.00
- Child$19.00
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$30.00
- Child$19.00
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$30.00
- Child$19.00
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$30.00
- Child$19.00
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$30.00
- Child$19.00
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$43.00
- Child$19.00
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$30.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$19.00
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$43.00
- Child$19.00
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$43.00
- Child$19.00
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$43.00
- Child$19.00
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$30.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$19.00
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$43.00
- Child$19.00
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$30.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$19.00
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
Fitzroy Island to CairnsAvailable Bookings from 23 Jan to 5 Feb 2025
All prices are shown in AUD ($)
Thu 23 Jan
Fri 24 Jan
Sat 25 Jan
Sun 26 Jan
Mon 27 Jan
Tue 28 Jan
Wed 29 Jan
Thu 30 Jan
Fri 31 Jan
Sat 1 Feb
Sun 2 Feb
Mon 3 Feb
Tue 4 Feb
Wed 5 Feb
- Adult$30.00
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$30.00
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$30.00
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$30.00
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$43.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$49.50
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$49.50
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$36.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$30.00
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$30.00
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$30.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$30.00
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$49.50
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$49.50
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$49.50
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$49.50
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$49.50
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$49.50
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$49.50
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
- Adult$49.50
- Child$24.75
- Family$129.50
- Infant Free
Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme
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Ok
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What a day !!!!
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Amazing 🫶
Jessica Crewdson from
Australia
Lovely day out
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Lovely day out
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Lovely day out
juliust1 from
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Best day trip of Cairns
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Best day trip of Cairns
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Better than great barrier reef
cheryls14 from
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Better than great barrier reef
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Better than great barrier reef
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Local Mum & Son day visit to paradise
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Local Mum & Son day visit to paradise
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Definitely a family fun adventure
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Definitely a family fun adventure
Meilyne Lin from
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Day trip
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Perfect day
sarahf16 from
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Perfect day
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Perfect day
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Excellent Day Trip to Fitzroy Island
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Excellent Day Trip to Fitzroy Island
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Day trip to Fitzroy
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Gorgeous Island
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Picture perfect
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Awesome half day trip to Paradise
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Awesome half day trip to Paradise
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Awesome half day trip to Paradise
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Picturesque Coral beach
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Great day
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Beautiful!
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Beautiful!
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Fantastic day trip
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Fantastic day trip
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Family Trip to Fitzroy Island
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Enjoyable Day Out
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Fantastic Crew with awesome local knowledge
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Fantastic Crew with awesome local knowledge
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Fantastic Crew with awesome local knowledge
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ABSOLUTELY AMAZING
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ABSOLUTELY AMAZING
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Great experience
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Great experience
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Fitzroy island
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Fitzroy Day Trip
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Fitzroy Day Trip
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Fitzroy Day Trip
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What an amazing place!
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Life in the sun
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Life in the sun
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Life in the sun
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Great day out
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Great day out
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Fitzroy flyer
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Fitzroy flyer
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Awesome boat crew!
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Great day for the family
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Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme
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Jiayi Wang from New Zealand wrote on 15 January 2025
Very beautiful island
Very beautiful island!
Chantal Wakker from Australia wrote on 06 January 2025
Day tour
Went for a day tour to Fitzroy and the ferry transfer was very good, friendly people and the transfer went very quick. It was a beautiful day. Only the Foxy bar on island was a little disappointment. We ordered a jug Mochito cocktail and that didn't taste like there was alcohol in it... and later on we ordered an pina colada and that was pineapple juice with a drop of Malibu in it. It was the worst cocktail in the world. So do not order any cocktail at the Foxy bar.
Gaye ingham from Australia wrote on 17 September 2024
Fitzroy island
Friendly helpful crew, from picking up wrist bands in the booking office(located outside of terminal by the road) don’t go inside! Only disappointed was staff for turtle rehab taking up seating with guests having to sit on the floor. Return to cairns quick. Roof and vents downstairs need cleaning visible mould and dust. Loved the info chat on the way over with some local area info. Island was fantastic, staff not very friendly at Foxy’s bar. Fish is cooked from frozen which is disappointing considering location. Snorkelling was good. Take your own snorkelling gear for ease.
emileeb from Australia wrote on 04 January 2025
Island was great but the boat service ?
The Island was great but would highly recommend having water shoes and definitely not walking to nudey beach in thongs as it's rock stairs. I'll talk beach's/snorkeling next but first the boat. The boat over was on time and great but the boat back pulled up and took off as they spotted something and went to checkout while we were all standing in line. 30min later they come back (I had hired camera gear which was due back and I wasn't going to make it in time) than we stopped part way back for pump repair (thought they might have been covering up the fact they went walk about). We ended up getting back 1 hour later. The beach area to right of jetty infront of the bar is like a coral grave yard which was cool snorkeling out from not much but baby fish. Nudey beach was an effort to get there but well worth it, beautiful clear waters snorkeling out from the rocks, you go out a bit you come up to some boulder reef. Its got a good selection of fish, but to get a good look you need to duck dive(make sure to save some breath for hike back). The left of jetty has a shallow reef running parallel with the beach all the way too bird rock full with lots of sealife clear for anyone to see snorkeling. Keep an eye out for baby reef sharks and some of the cutes sting rays. Out from the turtle rehabilitation centre too the bird rock I got to see some bigger fish and about 4 turtles (the reason I went) amazing. Oh and just so you know the hire place for kayaks and things won't hire out after 3pm.
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Asunción Ríos from Chile wrote on 22 January 2025
Amazing place
You can go for a hiking and snorkeling in one day