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Moore Reef and Fitzroy Island: Ultimate 1-Day Adventure
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Experience the ultimate 1-day adventure with Sunlover Cruises. Snorkel Moore Reef, explore Fitzroy Island, and enjoy a tropical buffet lunch.
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
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Sunlover Reef Cruises - Helicopter fly-out times may vary.
Departing from CAIRNS Reef Fleet Terminal, the schedule is as follows:
• 7:00am – Check-in begins at the Sunlover Cruises counter inside the Reef Fleet Terminal
• 7:45am – Check-in ends
• 8:00am – Departure from Cairns
• 9:30am – Arrival at Moore Reef Pontoon - Fitzroy Island - •…
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Sunlover Reef Cruises - Helicopter fly-out times may vary.
Departing from CAIRNS Reef Fleet Terminal, the schedule is as follows:
• 7:00am – Check-in begins at the Sunlover Cruises counter inside the Reef Fleet Terminal
• 7:45am – Check-in ends
• 8:00am – Departure from Cairns
• 9:30am – Arrival at Moore Reef Pontoon -
Fitzroy Island - • 12:00pm – Departure from Moore Reef
• 12:45pm – Arrival at Fitzroy Island, proceed directly to lunch
• 3:30pm – Departure from Fitzroy Island
• 4:30pm – Return to Cairns Marina
What's Included
- Round trip travel aboard air conditioned catamaran
- Semi Submersible Tour (subject to wind conditions)
- Glass Bottom Boat Tour
- Underwater observatory and enclosed ocean pool for kids
- Sunlover Waterslide and spacious sundeck
- Snorkel gear at the reef (Mask, Fins, Snorkel, Lycra Suit & Life Jacket if required)
- Buffet Lunch
- Coffee and/or Tea…
- Round trip travel aboard air conditioned catamaran
- Semi Submersible Tour (subject to wind conditions)
- Glass Bottom Boat Tour
- Underwater observatory and enclosed ocean pool for kids
- Sunlover Waterslide and spacious sundeck
- Snorkel gear at the reef (Mask, Fins, Snorkel, Lycra Suit & Life Jacket if required)
- Buffet Lunch
- Coffee and/or Tea (whilst the vessel is stationary)
- Free time to explore Fitzroy Island
What's Not Included
- Extra cost: Reef - Guided snorkel tour, Helmet dive, 10 minute helicopter flight
- Extra cost: Professional photos or Camera Hire
- Snacks - food & drinks can be purchased from the bar
- Extra cost: Island - Kayak tour, Guided Rainforest Tour, Turtle Talk, Snorkel gear
- Extra cost: Reef - Guided snorkel tour, Helmet dive, 10 minute helicopter flight
- Extra cost: Professional photos or Camera Hire
- Snacks - food & drinks can be purchased from the bar
- Extra cost: Island - Kayak tour, Guided Rainforest Tour, Turtle Talk, Snorkel gear
Additional Information
Experience the ultimate one-day adventure by combining Sunlover Cruises’ two most popular tours. Enjoy a day at the Moore Reef pontoon and a stopover at Fitzroy Island! Moore Reef offers all our standard features, including snorkeling, a glass-bottom boat and semi-submersible tour, a waterslide, and more. The additional stop at Fitzroy Island provides…
Experience the ultimate one-day adventure by combining Sunlover Cruises’ two most popular tours. Enjoy a day at the Moore Reef pontoon and a stopover at Fitzroy Island! Moore Reef offers all our standard features, including snorkeling, a glass-bottom boat and semi-submersible tour, a waterslide, and more. The additional stop at Fitzroy Island provides ample time to relax and unwind, with a buffet lunch at Zephyrs restaurant overlooking Welcome Bay. Alternatively, explore the island and beaches on various self-guided national park walking trails. *Inquire about optional on-island activities such as a guided kayak tour or a visit to the turtle rehabilitation center.
- Minimum age is 12 years for participating in Seawalker Helmet dive - medical conditions apply
Location
Zoom Helicopters
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
4.1
(34 Ratings)
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Sherpa34405455932
Jan 31, 2026
Sharing experiences - This time I brought my family to the Great Barrier Reef diving, the staff on the sun lover ship Ray led the diving talk very detailed and rich, the attitude is also kind and friendly, this experience is very satisfying.
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216ariaf
Dec 20, 2025
Good experience and crew - Thanks to the entire sunlover team. You guys are very professional and helpful and really made our trip! Joelle and Cora took such a good care of the kids who were a bit under the weather.
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202fengz
Dec 20, 2025
Great trip - I really enjoyed the trip. The reef was so beautiful, spending 2 hours there just doesn't feel enough. Kudos to Joelle for helping me and my partner enter the water for the seawalking experience. My wife couldn't have done that without you. The island is very beautiful too. Recommended 10/10
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Suresh_e
Nov 27, 2025
Amazing experience - Very well organised.
Staff were very attentive & helpful.
Got to see giant clam,turtles and even sharks.
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Hali_c
Nov 2, 2025
Great day out. Perfect... - Great day out. Perfect weather, would recommend . We saw sharks, sea turtles. Absolutely amazing. Loved the slide was an added bonus
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Claudia_a
Oct 29, 2025
Fantastic day out - Its worth the money that you pay. Beautiful customer service from the staff onboard the ferry. Delicious lunch and location.
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Sarah_p
Dec 27, 2025
This was a great... - This was a great excursion! At first I was worried that we would not see any fish because we did not do the additional snorkel tour but we saw a ton of sea life!
When we got to Fitzroy island, we were one of the first in line at lunch so there was a variety of delicious food to choose from.
I hiked (because it’s not a walk) to nudey beach and it was well worth it.
The only complaint (and it’s not to do with the tour) is that there isn’t anywhere to actually sit on the beaches, so just be prepared for that. If you have water shoes, bring them for the beach.
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K7005rwstevem
Feb 4, 2026
Could have been much better - We booked the helicopter option which was quite expensive. Our allocated flight time was right in the middle of our time at the reef, so no snorkeling before, and not informed of the times the other activities left, so hanging around for our then delayed time slot, this meant very limited snorkeling after the helicopter.
So unless you get the first ride, avoid the helicopter, and crew, please ensure you let people know the times before getting on the pontoon.
Lunch was fine at Fitzroy, but snorkeling gear is expensive to hire for the hour you have, maybe supply it for those who spent hundreds on the helicopter given the limited time on the reef?
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Bayarmaa_t
Dec 28, 2025
Very poor organization and management - There wasn’t afternoon tea and morning tea. Also they haven’t provide us time schedule. There wasn’t no time for experienced sub-marine and glass bottom boat. I only got sea-walk which is I payd extra $149 each person.
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Rod_w
Oct 19, 2025
Don't use this company! - Extremely disappointing. Not wanting to snorkel we booked a trip that contained both a glass bottomed boat and semi submersible thinking this would give us a good experience of the reef. When we got there the semi submersible part was cancelled for 'planned maintenance' but no one mentioned this when we picked up our tickets the day before. The glass bottomed boat tour turned out to be a 20 min trip over a small area of dull, poorly inhabited reef that bore no resemblance to the images in their marketing material. There was no attempt to compensate for the loss of a major part of our tour and we were left on the pontoon for 1 1/2 hrs with nothing to do. The lunch on a nearby island was okay but we came to experience the Great Barrier Reef and we absolutely did not. These trips are expensive and we set out excited about witnessing one of the worlds great natural wonders but the reality was shockingly poor. We returned feeling angry, disillusioned and totally ripped off. I'll be contacting the operator for a full refund.
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