Moore Reef and Fitzroy Island: Ultimate 1-Day Adventure
4.5
10 Ratings
Cairns City

Experience the ultimate 1-day adventure with Sunlover Cruises. Snorkel Moore Reef, explore Fitzroy Island, and enjoy a tropical buffet lunch.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Sunlover Reef Cruises Pontoon - Moore Reef - Spend 2 hours at Moore Reef exploring its natural beauty both above and below the water.
    EX CAIRNS Reef Fleet Terminal
    • 7:00am – Check-in begins at the Sunlover Cruises counter inside the Reef Fleet Terminal
    • 7:45am – Check-in ends
    • 8:00am – Depart from Cairns
    • 9:30am – Arrive at Moore Reef Pontoon…
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What's Included
  • Coffee and/or Tea (whilst the vessel is stationary)
  • Snorkelling Equipment (Mask, Fins, Snorkel, Lycra Suit & Life Jacket if required)
  • Semi Submersible Tour (*Subject to wind conditions)
  • Glass Bottom Boat Tour
  • Premium Buffet Lunch
  • Underwater observatory and enclosed ocean pool for kids
  • Sunlover Waterslide and spacious sundeck
  • Round trip…
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What's Not Included
  • Optional activities: prescription mask hire, guided snorkel tour or Seawalker Helmet dive
  • Additional Cost: Guided snorkel tour or Seawalker Helmet dive at Moore Reef
  • Additional cost: Professional photos or Camera Hire
  • Snacks - food & drinks can be purchased from the bar
  • Additional cost: Fitzroy Is - Kayak tour, Guided Nature walks or Turtle Rehabilitation centre visit
Additional Information

Experience the ultimate one-day adventure by combining Sunlover Cruises’ two most popular tours: the Moore Reef pontoon and a stopover at Fitzroy Island, all in a single day! The Moore Reef tour includes all standard features such as snorkeling, a glass-bottom boat and semi-submersible tour, a waterslide, and more. The additional stop at Fitzroy Island…

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Location
Reef Fleet Terminal
Check-in & collection of boarding pass is required at the Sunlover Cruises counter inside the Reef Fleet Terminal.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Aditya_b
Jan 4, 2025
Good weather and wonderful staff. Limited vegetarian options at buffet - As advertised - no surprises. Weather plays a big role in Summer with thunderstorms in Jan and Feb in this area. We were lucky and had an uneventful day. Prepare for the heat and humidity for sure. Only issue - vegetarian options missing other than salad, fruit and bread at the Fitzroy island buffet.
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Sally_h
Oct 4, 2024
Great family day out - Dtaff extremely friendly and helpful. Fantastic set up at the pontoon which caters for all levels of experience in the water. Great family day out
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Sarah_h
Aug 18, 2024
Brilliant day on the reef! - Great trip! Well organised, friendly helpful staff and lots to see and do at your own pace. The pontoon was brilliant, clean spacious and lots to take part in including the glass bottom boat, the slide, the semi sub and then of course swimming in the reef. All of the crew were knowledgeable and Ezzy in particular was great, and helped us feel at ease after some nerves about swimming in the reef. The lunch on Fitzroy island was lovely, only issue was long queues, food running out and not enough seating… some of our party had to eat their food on their laps and some shared a table with other couples. The island was beautiful, there was a nice walk to Nudey beach, beautiful views and plenty to see in the sea. Overall we had a great day and are so pleased who chose this trip as our first experience to the Great Barrier Reef! Would also like to mention Alex, who was great! Friendly, helpful and a credit to your team :) Thank you to everyone onboard who made the trip a great one :)
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Cruiser637941
Jul 16, 2024
The BEST day on the Reef possible! - We did the Moore Reef and Fitzroy Island tour, absolutely the best in Cairns for the boat, staff, amenities and experience. We did the guided snorkel tour as an extra and it was brilliant…highly recommend and will definitely do this again!
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Sanjiv_b
May 12, 2024
Snorkeling - Abi the snorkeling instructor was great, both of us had a great time snorkeling. My partner is always scared of sea, but she did it, all the credit goes to Abi.
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Adrian_y
Apr 1, 2024
Having a great trip on sunlover ferry ⛴️. Crew were nice and friendly to us. - Having fun with fishes and turtles 🐢 The corals 🪸 were beautiful. Fishes really can come close to you and you can have a great photo taking.
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955carrier
Mar 18, 2024
Great family day out - Full day Moore reef tour. The pontoon just makes for a relaxing day with plenty of room to move around, sit and chill or do all the other free activities on offer like snorkelling , glass bottom boat, under water observatory, water side into the ocean, fish feeding and the live touch tanks. Great place for little kids with the metal cage for them to swim in, so allowing a the fish to come through. Plenty of stinker suits it fit all shapes and sizes even the cuddliest of us 😍. I would definately recommend this. Lunch was simple but tasty with fresh prawns on offer. Lunch was served for 2hrs so still plenty of time for activities and eating when you're ready.
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421rusty
Jan 6, 2024
Great Barrier Reef - Overall a well managed and professional cruise and knowledgeable trip to the Great Barrier Reef. Plenty of time (4hours) to enjoy the reef and snorkel or scuba or helicopter or ocean walk. Entirely up to you how active and involved you want to be. Crew are very friendly and always there to help you have an enjoyable day.
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Marktuthdr
Jan 3, 2025
“captain” Morgan staff “leader” buzzkill - I would give it a C- overall. Would have been an A+ but one of their (female) staff told me I could go back to the boat after lunch to access my gear (sunscreen, sun hat, water), up unril about 2, and when I went there at 1:15, I had to take a long step to reach the boat. It was not normal for them to have such ooor access to the boat imo, yet none of them were in sight so I did what I was promised I could do, access my things on the boat. Some guy who was the biggest talker of the crew, by name of Morgan, made a big scene to me in front of the crew inside the ship, saying how dangerous it was for me to get on the ship w/o a proper gangway. Well, him/them making it less safe than ideal was their negligence, not mine. That was a huge blemish in the experience. He/they should have known better. He seemed over his head, and was trying to blame someone else for his/their negligence.quite gauche and unprofessional. All the other staff were pleasant, professional, and safe w their clients all day, in my observations anyway.
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Paulakt7823xn
Jan 3, 2025
Ok but wouldn’t do it again - Not enough time at the pontoon. As soon as you get there and do the glass bottom boat and underwater scuba experience you have half an hour left to snorkel. Then onto Fitzroy island and lunch. Very busy and not the best buffet. Three salads, some rice, lamb and pork. Then the Fitzroy Island staff kick you out of the dining area and you have to go and sit in the sun because the bar they direct you to is full. Nudey beach is worth the walk. Stunning! Do the full day reef experience. It would be much better.
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