Ocean Free Sail to Green Island & GBR - ex Cairns Hotel
Ocean Free 
- Cairns
Ocean Free Sail to Green Is and GBR
Cost: |
A$648 (2 Passengers) |
Duration:
9 hours.
Departure Days:
Daily except 25DEC and 01JAN.
Departure Time:
08:00am. Boarding from 07:30am.
Departure Point:
Check in at Reef Fleet Terminal. Departure from A Finger Number 4.
Pickup:
Cairns City Hotel.
Dropoff:
Cairns City Hotel.
Meals:
- Tea and coffee.
- Pastries / fruit on boarding.
- Smorgasbord lunch.
- Platters of tropical fruit, cheese, crackers.
- Glass of wine on the cruise back home.
Not Included:
Valid for 01APR26-31MAR27:
- Diving.
- Drinks.
- Glass bottom boat on Green Island.
- Semi-submersible on Green Island.
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Cost: |
A$648 (2 Passengers) |
Inclusions:
- Hotel pick up and drop off.
- Small group numbers.
- High crew to guest ratio.
- True sailing experience.
- Snorkelling equipment.
- Snorkelling tuition.
- Bouyancy snorkel vests / wetsuits / lycra suits.
- Transfers to and from Green Island.
- Exclusive mooring on Pinnacle Reef.
- Fish Feeding.
- Snorkel Personal Tours.
- Reef Talk by Marine Interpreter.
What to Bring:
- Swimwear.
- Sunscreen.
- Towel.
- Hat.
- Sunglasses.
- Cash or credit card for onboard purchases.
- Light jumper in winter months for journey home or light rain coat if some tropical showers around.
Itinerary:
Valid for 01APR25-31MAR27:
A bus with a small Ocean Free/Ocean Freedom sign on the side will pick you up from your hotel - please ensure you are at pick-up point on time for your transfer. On arriving at Marlin Marina Cairns - the bus driver will direct you to the Reef Fleet Terminal for check-in (from 7.15am) at the Ocean Free/Freedom desk. After check-in you will be directed to berth 4 on A Finger where (from 7.30am) you will board Ocean Free. On boarding enjoy a piece of fresh fruit and Danish pastry with a cup of tea or coffee. Ocean Free - a 16 metre sailing schooner will depart the dock at 8.00am to commence a full day cruise to Green Island and the Great Barrier Reef. Guest numbers are limited to only a maximum of 25 guests to ensure a personal experience with maximum comfort and space. Sail to Ocean Free’s exclusive mooring on Pinnacle Reef, just 1km offshore from Green Island. This Marine Park Reserve is also protected from fishing and has an abundant array of marine life. On arriving step straight off the boat into a coral garden and enjoy a swim, snorkel tours, scuba dive (additional cost) under the watchful eye of your experienced crew or just relax. After the morning activities enjoy a large smorgasbord lunch with seafood. Transfers to Green Island are available throughout the day, to explore the walking tracks and rainforest or relax on the beach - the amount of time spent between the island and the boat is your choice. After 4.5 hours of reef and island time Ocean Free departs the reef and sails (wind prevailing) back to Cairns. During the journey home snacks and a glass of wine are served by your attentive crew . Arrive back in Cairns at approximately 5.00pm. Meet the bus at the same point for your return transfer to your hotel.
Child Policy:
Valid for 01APR25-31MAR27:
Infant: 0-3 years inclusive - free of charge.
Child: 4-14 years inclusive - child rates apply.
Diving:
Child: 0-11 years inclusive - not permitted.
Child: 12-14 years inclusive - child rates apply.
Any child under 18 years of age diving must have written parental consent.
Important Information:
Valid for 01APR26-31MAR27:
Bus Transfers:
This is an EXTRA non-commissionable cost TO COLLECT (in ADDITION to tour price) $26 return PP - INVOICED NETT TOUR + $26 PP Mobility:
- Guests must be mobile enough to get in and out of a dinghy from the main vessel and on and out of the dinghy onto the beach
- Guests must be mobile and stable enough to move around a sailing vessel
- Entry into and out of the water from the boat and down to the forecabin to toilet are via step ladders.
Weather:
- The company reserves the right to cancel the trip on very rare occasions due to adverse weather conditions or mechanical problems, or to use another vessel or select the sites.
Optional Extras on board:
- All divers whether certified or introductory divers will be required to fill out a diving medical questionnaire onboard on day of travel to ensure they have no medical conditions or taking any medications which could be contradictory to diving. It is imperative that clients advise of any health condition or medication truthfully as diving has special health requirements, in part also due to breathing compressed air.
- If diving is a high priority and clients (certified or non-certified) have any medical conditions past or present or are taking any medication, please advise in good time prior to date of travel so that we can advise whether any medical clearance by a QLD diving doctor may be required.
- Certified divers must bring their certification card and logbook.
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