Cairns outer reef snorkel toursTwo reefs.30 guests, max.One fast cat.
Small-boat snorkel trips from Cairns to the outer Great Barrier Reef, with marine biologist guides. Gear, wetsuits and lunch on board, included.
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WP 04 of 05
WP 01 / Berth 12
Check in at Berth 12
16°55′S 145°47′E
We leave from the Reef Fleet Terminal on Spence Street, on the Cairns waterfront. Your check-in time comes with your booking confirmation.
- Reef Fleet Terminal
WP 02 / Reef talk
A reef talk on the way out
A marine biologist briefs you on board as we head out, so you know what you're looking at before you're in the water.
- Marine biologist
- On board
WP 03 / Fast cat
Thirty guests, max
A fast catamaran with a turquoise hull and a coral-pink stripe. Never more than 30 on board, so there's room on deck and time with the guides.
- Max 30 guests
- Private charters
WP 04 / Site one
Reef site one
Picked that morning for the conditions. First-timers get a guide in the water with them, and snorkel gear and wetsuits are included.
- Gear included
- Wetsuits
WP 05 / Site two
Lunch, then site two
Lunch is on board between sites, then you're back in at a second outer reef site. Ask us about the optional underwater photo package.
- Lunch on board
- Photo package
WP 01 The ship's log
A small boat changes the whole day.
Fewer people on board means more room on deck and more time with the guides. Here's what every Reef Runner day is built on.
30 guests, max
One fast catamaran and never more than 30 guests on board. Bring a group of up to 30 and the whole boat is yours.
2 outer reef sites a day
Both picked each morning for the conditions, so you're snorkelling where the water suits the day.
2015 running since
Small-boat reef trips out of Cairns since 2015, with marine biologist guides on board.
Included on the day trip
- Snorkel gear
- Wetsuits
- Lunch on board
- Marine biologist guides
WP 02 Pick your run
Five ways onto the outer reef.
A full day trip for every level of snorkeller, a guided start for beginners, and the whole boat for your group.
WP 03 Picked for the conditions
Two sites, chosen the morning of.
Wind, tide and swell change the reef from one day to the next. We pick each day's two outer reef sites for the conditions, so you're in the water where it suits.
How a day runs
Kids 8+WP 04 First time snorkelling
Never snorkelled? Good. Start here.
The intro snorkel tour is made for first-timers: a guide in the water beside you, a wetsuit, and a briefing before you get in.
- 01
Listen in
A marine biologist briefing on the way out, so you know what you're looking at.
- 02
Suit up
Snorkel gear and a wetsuit are included. Take your time getting the fit right.
- 03
Swim with a guide
Your guide is in the water with you, at a reef site picked for the day's conditions.
WP 05 Save your seats
Thirty seats. Make a few of them yours.
Send us a booking enquiry with your date and group size and we'll come back to you to confirm. Or call the bookings line.
Bookings line Mon to Sun, 7am to 6pm