Great Barrier Reef & Chillagoe Caves!

Our fantastic Cairns Great Barrier Reef Cruise and Australian Outback experience includes one-day scuba diving and snorkelling  Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and one day exploring the Queensland Outback and the limestone Chillagoe Caves

Hop onboard Reef Experience, for a wonderful day on the Outer Great Barrier Reef and then the next a fascinating day exploring Australia’s outback and Chillagoe limestone caves.

It is possible to do this tour in a different order and even choose to do the tours a day apart.

Day One of your Great Barrier Reef Cruise and Outback Experience

Reef Experience is the only “Fully Inclusive” Great Barrier Reef Cruise departing from Cairns. Inner City Bus transfers, BBQ Bacon and Egg Rolls and fruit platters, Coffee or Tea for breakfast, unlimited snorkelling, a Certified Dive or Introductory Dive (Subject to Medical Conditions), Glass bottom boat tour, Government Reef Levies.

Our friendly crew will assist you in the water if you are not a confident swimmer.

Join the friendly crew onboard “Reef  Experience for a full day tour to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, visiting two spectacular outer Great Barrier Reef locations.  This all-inclusive trip includes snorkelling, scuba diving and a glass-bottom boat tour.

Great Barrier Reef Cruise Inclusions

  • Visit two Outer Barrier Reef locations with unlimited snorkelling!
  • FREE Certified Scuba Dive or Resort Scuba Dive (no-experience necessary) for everyone who is over the age of 12 and medically fit scuba
  • All snorkelling & scuba diving equipment & tuition
  • Glass bottom boat tour (weather permitting)
  • BBQ breakfast roll & fruit platters lunch prepared fresh at the reef
  • Afternoon wine, cheese & biscuits
  • Tea & Coffee
  • Marine Biology Presentation
  • Transfers to and from the marina from Cairns city accommodation.
  • Departs every day


Great Barrier Reef Cruise Itinerary

  • 07:45 Board Reef Experience vessel at the Marlin Jetty, Cairns
  • 08:00  Departure Marlin Jetty for the trip to the Great Barrier Reef
  • 08:30 Breakfast -BBQ Bacon & Egg Roll, fresh fruit,  vegetarian and gluten-free options available
  • 09:30  Arrive at our first spectacular outer barrier reef location
  • 10:30 Glass Bottom Boat tour
  • 12:30 BBQ Lunch with delicious fresh salads
  • 13:00 Cruise to our second outer barrier reef location
  • 15:00 Depart the Great Barrier Reef for Cairns
  • 15:30
  • Enjoy a glass of wine, tropical fruits, cheese & biscuits 16:30
  • Arrive back in Cairns

Day Two of your Adventure – Chillagoe Caves

Chillagoe lies within a belt of limestone approximately 5 km wide and 45 km long. Travelling 215 km or 3 hours’ drive west of Cairns heading to the northern end of the Atherton Tablelands and over the Great Dividing Range.

You will embark on a remarkable journey back to a prehistoric time when dinosaurs ruled the earth.

We are stopping at the Mareeba Wetlands for morning tea and a cruise in this magnificent setting seeing the Giant Lotus Lilly’s up close along with so many different Water Birds as well.

Keep an eye out for the spectacular black cockatoos that are often in this region.

We make our way through the wetland area viewing wallabies, emus and other Australian wildlife.

Travelling through the beautiful Atherton Tablelands with its rich fertile agricultural land.

Travel through historic towns and rolling hills, rich in mineral eventually giving way to towering limestone karsts scattered around Chillagoe Township.

Arriving at Chillagoe which really is the Australian Outback

Learn about the history of the copper smelters, and then it is time for lunch at a unique outback pub.

Next, we will be exploring the amazing Chillagoe caves,  sit back and relax as we drive back to Cairns.

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Outback & Chillegoe Caves Inclusions

  • Courtesy Pick up and return From Your accommodation between Cairns and Smithfield
  • Custom-built, high clearance air-conditioned 4WD vehicles.
  • Mareeba Wetlands
  • Morning Tea
  • Delicious Aussie Lunch
  • National Park Ranger guided Chillagoe Cave Tour Chillagoe Smelters
  • Mt Uncle Distillery

Outback & Chillagoe Caves Itinerary

  • The Australian Outback tour operates on Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays
  • 0700 Pick-up from your Accommodation
  • 1830 Return to your Accommodation

What to Bring

  • Money for purchases on the day
  • hat, camera, closed in footwear, comfortable clothing, sunscreen and water bottle
  • Please ensure that you wear closed in footwear for the cave tour, please.
  • A reasonable level of fitness is required for this tour as there are steps into the caves.

Your Great Barrier Reef Cruise and Outback Experience does not include Accommodation.

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