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Great Barrier Reef Snorkel Day Tour from Cairns: AquaQuest
Experience the Great Barrier Reef on a day trip from Cairns, where you’ll enjoy a magical day of snorkelling with Divers Den.
Experience the Great Barrier Reef on a day trip from Cairns, where you’ll enjoy a magical day of snorkelling with Divers Den.
Highlights
- Enjoy up to five hours at the reef and visit two stunning snorkel sites, expertly chosen from our exclusive moorings on the Norman, Saxon and Hastings reefs
- After a morning spent exploring the reef, enjoy a generous buffet lunch with a range of hot and cold foods, salads, rolls and tropical fruit to refuel
- Travel aboard AquaQuest, featuring a sunken platform for easy water access and equipped with state-of-the-art technology
- Experience a variety of marine life, from vibrant corals to curious Nemos, turtles, stingrays, and giant Maori Wrasse
Snorkelling is the easiest and most accessible way to explore the vibrant, diverse underwater world of the Great Barrier Reef. All necessary equipment is provided, and our friendly, experienced crew will assist you in using it.
Your trip to the reef takes approximately 90 minutes, followed by up to five hours spent exploring the outer reef. We’ll carefully select two of the top reef sites based on the day’s conditions, with incredible spots along the rich and diverse Norman, Saxon, and Hastings Reefs.
On your day out on AquaQuest, you'll have the chance to witness a stunning array of marine life, from vibrant tropical fish and beautiful coral formations to turtles and the occasional clownfish (Nemo).
AquaQuest, our purpose-built day trip vessel, comes equipped with state-of-the-art snorkelling gear to help you explore this incredible underwater world.
Itinerary
- 8:00am: Check in at Cairns Marlin Marina and board the vessel
- 8.30am: Depart Cairns
- 10:00am: Arrive at first snorkel site
- 12.45pm: Move to second snorkel site and enjoy lunch
- 1:30pm: Continue snorkelling
- 3:00pm: Depart reef
- 4:30pm: Arrive back in Cairns
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- Child$195.00
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Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme
Great experience & with good view
madhutp from
India
Great experience & with good view
madhutp from
India
Great experience & with good view
madhutp from
India
Amazing day out on the reef
katarzynab1 from
Australia
Fantastic day on the Great Barrier Reef
julief17 from
NZ
Fantastic opportunity
Susan McMahon from
Australia
Fantastic opportunity
Susan McMahon from
Australia
Reef tour
susiev1 from
Australia
Not as good as you would wish for
Diana Ge from
Germany
Belle expérience !
Jef & Zoe from
France
Belle expérience !
Jef & Zoe from
France
Belle expérience !
Jef & Zoe from
France
Snorkel day
Nicky Bancroft from
Australia
Snorkel day
Nicky Bancroft from
Australia
Norman reef
yig from
Australia
Ms
Christina Le-Serve from
Australia
Great day out
Janine from
Australia
Great day out
Janine from
Australia
Great day out
Janine from
Australia
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divanshub from
Australia
100 stars ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
divanshub from
Australia
Stunning day on the outer reef
fionas14 from
NZ
Stunning day on the outer reef
fionas14 from
NZ
Stunning day on the outer reef
fionas14 from
NZ
Great day and great crew
michaelrob from
Australia
Competent crew and structure! Such a fun day.
Pilar from
Australia
Found Nemo
darrenb2 from
Australia
Loved it!
Alice Cameron from
Australia
Loved it!
Alice Cameron from
Australia
Loved it!
Alice Cameron from
Australia
A super Day!
Magdalena from
Germany
A super Day!
Magdalena from
Germany
A day on the reef
Christine from
Australia
Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme
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caitlinm7 from Australia wrote on 15 May 2025
Last minute family trip
We took my 81 year old Mum out on a last minute snorkeling while they were visiting. The crew and facilities were excellent. Highly recommend
noamz from Israel wrote on 14 April 2025
Great
It was great, amazing snorkeling spots, lots of views. Lunch was good. The crew is professional and helping
Elisha from Australia wrote on 12 February 2025
Great trip to the reef!
Great experience onboard the AquaQuest with the diversden team, which took us to two amazing reefs and provided us with everything we needed for snorkelling. The guides were all lovely, even got to see a turtle! Lunch was good and there were snacks and drinks on board available for purchase. You get to spend about an hour at each reef which is a good amount of time and the arrival back into port at 4:30pm makes it easy to do more with your evening. Would recommend!
From Great Barrier Reef Snorkel Day Tour from Cairns: AquaQuest
Hi Elisha, Thank you for sharing your wonderful feedback! We’re so glad to hear you had a great day onboard AquaQuest. It’s fantastic that you even had the chance to see a turtle! We truly appreciate your recommendation and hope to welcome you back for another day to the reef.
Hazel Johnston from United Kingdom wrote on 24 June 2024
Amazing
Rosie was an amazing snorkel guide we saw turtles lots of fish she was able to tell us what each fish was and about the coral. Definitely need more instructors like Rosie.
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Emily Blumentritt from Australia wrote on 24 June 2025
Absolutely worth it!!
So I really haven’t done anything like this before and it was so amazing! The staff was great and explained everything so well. Super easy so no need to be nervous. And the Reef was absolutely breathtaking!! So if you’re thinking of doing it: definitely do!! Amazing snorkel, great team and the food was delicious!! I do sometimes get sea sick but not on this vessel. Amazing and easy experience!