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Indigenous Sea Ranger Experience: Cultural Journey to Great Barrier Reef
4.9
151 Ratings
Cairns City
The singular Indigenous encounter offered at the Great Barrier Reef. Engage with Indigenous Sea Rangers while they showcase their ancestral traditions during your journey to and from the reef.
The singular Indigenous encounter offered at the Great Barrier Reef. Engage with Indigenous Sea Rangers while they showcase their ancestral traditions during your journey to and from the reef.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Moore Reef - During your journey to Moore Reef, interact with our Indigenous Rangers as they demonstrate the use of their tools and instruments. Once we arrive at our first destination, you will have the opportunity to explore the underwater world of the Great Barrier Reef by snorkelling.
After two hours at Moore Reef, cruise to Milln or Flynn Reef…
- Moore Reef - During your journey to Moore Reef, interact with our Indigenous Rangers as they demonstrate the use of their tools and instruments. Once we arrive at our first destination, you will have the opportunity to explore the underwater world of the Great Barrier Reef by snorkelling.
After two hours at Moore Reef, cruise to Milln or Flynn Reef for a further three hours of in-water activities
- snorkelling. A relaxing five hours to explore two premium outer reef sites and gain a deeper cultural understanding of this diverse ecosystem.
What's Included
- Indigenous welcome, acknowledgement and Creation Story
- Visit two premium reef sites
- Marine Biology presentation
- Morning tea, buffet lunch, and afternoon tea
- All snorkel equipment with instruction
- Indigenous welcome, acknowledgement and Creation Story
- Visit two premium reef sites
- Marine Biology presentation
- Morning tea, buffet lunch, and afternoon tea
- All snorkel equipment with instruction
What's Not Included
- Scuba diving including equipment
- Transfers from Cairns and Northern Beaches accommodation
- Scuba diving including equipment
- Transfers from Cairns and Northern Beaches accommodation
Location
1 Spence St
Spence Street
Please go directly to the 'Dreamtime Dive & Snorkel' vessel to check in.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(151 Ratings)
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Kyle_s
Nov 12, 2025
A great combination of... - A great combination of cultural and historical significance about the great barrier reef. The crew is very knowledgeable and extremely kind. The two snorkelling spots have a good variety of fish and coral areas. It was a day full of memorable experiences and would strongly recommend. Not overly crowded either, roughly 40-50 people per trip.
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Rachel
Nov 10, 2025
Fun and unique excursion! - This excursion was one of the best guided tours of a natural area I’ve experienced. It was well planned with snorkel time and had quality food. The staff were very friendly and knowledgeable. The informational presentations about the Great Barrier Reef has a unique and interesting combination of scientific information about the ecosystem and indigenous connection and knowledge of the sea. Truly a fun, educational, and unique way to experience the Great Barrier Reef out of Cairns. Highly recommend!
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Y1419wkjulieb
Nov 3, 2025
Wonderful day on the Reef - This particular company, Dreamtime Dive and Snorkel, was referred to us for their emphasis on a more cultural experience. We had a wonderful day experiencing what the Great Barrier Reef has to offer and snorkelled in 2 different locations. Lunch was delicious with a good variety of dishes. The staff was very friendly and accommodating with safety and fun in mind. We were fortunate to have wonderful, calm weather which made for a pleasant catamaran ride both ways. The didgeridoo and spear fishing tools demonstration from the crew was enjoyable and informative.
Highly Recommend.
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Joshua_h
Nov 3, 2025
A great day on The Great Barrier Reef - This was my first time to the magnificent Great Barrier Reef and it was amazing! Not only that, but the staff of the Dreamtime Dive and Snorkel were also amazing!
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Julie
Oct 2, 2025
Fantastic reef day - From start to finish everything was excellent. Friendly staff, cultural touches, food, equipment and the two reefs we visited were amazing. Well worth booking with this Aussie owned tour Co that is committed to sustainability and ecotourism. We enjoyed the indigenous stories and information/artifacts on board. A staff member also played the Didgeridoo!
Well done DreamTime Dive and Snorkel.
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Arvind_v
Sep 27, 2025
Experience par excellence - Once in a lifetime experience... Need to exprience it with Glen and team... Wonderful team.. Also, On board got to know about Aboriginal culture, way of life, history alongwith details of instruments and equipment
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Keith_w
Sep 23, 2025
Great day at the reef - Pickup & drop off was easy. The boat and equipment were in great shape. We enjoyed the staff. The lunch and snack were good. The reef was the star attraction and was wonderful.
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Bradai3226gw
Sep 1, 2025
Excellent - We had a most excellent day. The guides gave us interesting talks about the reef formation, explaining both cultural and scientific formation.
The coral and fish life at Norman and Hastings reef was excellent! Giant Clams, I saw and followed a turtle and a whale and her calf on the way out and back!
I’ve done many trips to the reef with various operators and this one was the best
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Kanchan_p
Aug 10, 2025
We had a wonderful... - We had a wonderful experience with the PADI certified divers and guides. They patiently explained all the requirements for both snorkeling as well as diving.
The boat ride is quite bumpy so those who have motion sickness will find this boat ride quite painful. Even those of us who normally don't get motion sickness were a bit queasy. It helps to sit somewhere were you can get fresh air and breeze.
But no pain no gain right! Both the times that we got into the water we got to experience the beauty of the GBR and why it is worth it.
A must do when you visit Cairns. Especially with DreaTime Dive and Snorkel.
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Dustin
Aug 4, 2025
Amazing divemaster (Perrine)! - I've dived in Egypt, Belize, Tobago, and Fiji, but Perrine (goes by Pe-Pe) with Reef Unlimited was the best divemaster I've ever had. A few of us had some anxiety going in and rather than lose patience (as many other divemasters normally do) she led us through calming breathing exercises and gave us lots of time to adjust. She is ultimately the reason I kept diving that day. I wish the SCUBA world had more empathetic instructors like her!
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