Port Douglas – Great Barrier Reef Tours

A Reef tour from Port Douglas in Queensland Australia offers the visitor some dramatic scenery as you depart the safe marina harbour and head out thru the inlet to the waters of the Great Barrier Reef for a day of snorkeling or scuba diving.

The nearest point for snorkeling from Port Douglas is a beautiful little island called Low Isles and there are a small number of day boats that take visitors to this island every day of the year. The journey is around about 45 minutes to one hour dependant on the type of cruise boat your are on.

The next destination for some snorkeling and scuba diving is the pristine waters of the outer Barrier Reef at Agincourt Ribbon Reefs. These waters are known as some of the most pure and cleanest waters in the whole world and as such provide the scuba diver and snorkelers with the most dramatic underwater experiences seen on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

Port Douglas is the only reef location in Australia where guests can get in the water and snorkel with the cute and inquisitive Dwarf Minke whales during their annual migration which is in the months of June and July and it is the location the whales choose to safely have their calves.

Please take a look at our Port Douglas Reef trips below and if you have any questions or you would like more information on private boat charters please do not hesitate to call and we will be only too pleased to assist.

Make your reservation here on line or call us for more information during business hours on 07 4059 5959 Should you wish to change the days that you have booked your reef tour just make sure you let us know at least 48-72 hours before the date of travel to ensure availability for your new date.

Quicksilver Cruises Great Barrier Reef Tours

Quicksilver cruises operates three reef trips daily to the outer barrier reef and islands from the Port Douglas marina.

Each one of these reef trips offers a different experience for the visitor and they allow everyone from young children to the elderly or mobility impaired to see the reef from lots of different means and angles.

Quicksilver Outer Barrier Reef Pontoon

Quicksilver has a high speed catamaran that leaves the marina at 10 am each day to head to the Agincourt Ribbon Reefs and their pontoon platform that sits out on the outer Barrier Reef on a permanent basis. This platform will be the base of your Great Barrier Reef playground for the day providing you with shelter, bathroom amenities and all the use of all the toys such as the semi submersible submarine, snorkeling equipment and the underwater observatory.

From this platform you can enjoy a scenic helicopter flight to see the reef in all its glory from above and then snorkel and see it from below.

You can also try a scuba dive for the first time, or even have a go at Ocean Walker Helmut diving and walk on a platform seven meters under the ocean amongst the fish. Quicksilver reef tours also have fully qualified marine biologists on board that can take you off and an educational guided snorkeling adventure.

Quicksilver cruises has been recognized as the most highly awarded Marine tourism operator in Australia for their excellence in customer service and customer experience and we cannot recommend them highly enough for your Port Douglas Great Barrier Reef tour experience.

Call us to book on 1300 761 612 or 07 4059 5959 or make your reservation on-line HERE

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Quicksilver Silversonic Reef Tour

Silversonic cruises to the outer Barrier Reef from the Port Douglas marina each day at 8.30am with around only 80 passengers.

Silversonic has a special Great Barrier Reef permit to roam around the Agincourt Ribbon Reef area and select three of the best scuba dive and snorkel locations for the day based on marine activity, weather and underwater visibility.

The Agincourt Ribbon Reefs are known to be some of the purest waters in the world offering visitors to the reef the best possible water clarity at all times. Unique Features of Silversonic.

The Quicksilver boat Silversonic has a Dwarf Minke Whale license so make sure you book on this reef trip in the months of June and July for your chance to swim with a cute Dwarf Minke Whale. There are only seven swim with whales permits in the world and Silversonic is one proud holder of this license.

Silversonic has a ride control system that makes the boat very stable during times of high wind making it perfect for those guests that experience sea sickness or those that are about to discover they do.

Hot showers are available on board for those nippy days for you to change and keep warm and hot tea and coffee are provided all day long to keep you warm as well.

Call us to book on 1300 761 612 or 07 4059 5959 or make your reservation on-line HERE

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Quicksilver Cruises Wavedancer Island Tour

Wavedancer sails daily to Low Isles which lays a lazy one hour's cruise away from the Port Douglas boat marina. Wavedancer is a luxury 30 meter sailing catamaran that carries passengers to this idealic tropical island for a day of snorkeling, exploring and just generally relaxing under a sun umbrella on an island on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

Low Isles was originally named by Captain Cook and it was the site of the first extensive scientific study of coral reef anywhere in the world in 1928. Low Isles historic lighthouse has been standing proud (with lots of refurbishments) since 1878 to assist ships to navigate the treacherous waters of the Great Barrier Reef corals.

Turtles

This Port Douglas island is perfect for couples or young families that are looking for a relaxing day where they can wander into the water whenever they want to for some snorkeling or take a ride around in the glass bottom boat with a marine biologist to see the coral in the deeper water and to see the turtles that live between Low Isles and Woody Island.

For the better snorkelers a little tip is to swim out to the floating triangle that lays off shore and look down below as you will be surprised by the turtles that love to hang around in this location. You can even dive down to see them and swim beside the turtles here.

Call us to book on 1300 761 612 or 07 4059 5959 or make your reservation on-line HERE

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Aristocat Port Douglas Great Barrier Reef Tours

Aristocat Reef Tours cruise to three locations on the outer barrier reef at the world famous Agincourt Ribbon Reefs. This body of water is known as one of the cleanest and most spectacular coral reef locations in the world attracting a wide variety of marine life making it a mesmerizing experience for scuba divers and snorkelers.

Aristocat visits three different reef locations during the day to showcase the best areas of the Agincourt Ribbon reefs.

Make sure you book with Aristocat in the months of June and July for your chance to swim with the Dwarf Minke Whales if they are in the mood for some human interactions.

Call us to book on 1300 761 612 or 07 4059 5959 or make your reservation on-line HERE

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Poseidon Port Douglas Great Barrier Reef Tours

Poseidon outer reef cruises is a well known family business that has been operating tours to the Great Barrier Reef for over 25 years and Poseidon is one of only seven boats in the world to have the privilege of securing a "Swim with the Dwarf Minke Whales License" for the months of June and July.

Poseidon takes scuba divers and snorkelers to three pristine coral reef locations on the outer barrier reef at Agincourt Ribbon Reefs to see this amazing underwater world in one of the most spectacular locations in the world.

Australia's Great Barrier Reef marine park is protected and that enables the coral reef systems to thrive and multiply and support such a diverse range of marine life year round.

Make sure you snorkel or scuba dive the Great Barrier Reef from Port Douglas on your next visit.

Call us to book on 1300 761 612 or 07 4059 5959 or make your reservation on-line HERE

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Sailaway IV Port Douglas Great Barrier Reef Island Tour

Sailaway IV is a luxury Lagoon 500 catamaran that caters to a small intimate group of only 33 passengers and sails daily to the Low Isles just one hour from the Port Douglas Marina.

Guests just sit back, relax and take in the beautiful mountains that surround your departure and look out to sea to the rising islands before you. On Low Isles you can enjoy a real deserted tropical island feeling as there are no man made structures apart from the old lighthouse and a few beach shelters.

Here you be able to encounter shallow azure waters that you can wade into and take a glass bottom boat journey to see the abundance of sea turtles that live between Low Isles and Woody Island.

Call us to book on 1300 761 612 or 07 4059 5959 or make your reservation on-line HERE

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Synergy Port Douglas Great Barrier Reef Tours

Want to visit the Great Barrier Reef in real style then look no further than Synergy reef cruises. Sit back, relax and be pampered with only 12 other guests as you sail into the blue yonder on a luxury catamaran for three hours of snorkeling and indulging in creative cuisine and beverages for your day on the Port Douglas Great Barrier Reef.

To enjoy this luxury personalized experience you will definitely need to book early to secure your place.

Call us to book on 1300 761 612 or 07 4059 5959 or make your reservation on-line HERE

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Aquarius Port Douglas Great Barrier Reef Island Tour

Aquarius is the newest tourist catamaran charter vessel in the Port Douglas Marina fleet and she offers a luxury day of pampering for only 23 lucky guests. Aquarius sails to Low Isles daily to snorkel and explore this pristine tropical island that lies only one hour from Port Douglas. Guests can laze about on the upper decks and take in the magnificent scenery as it sails past to its destination of Low Isles for the day. The attention from the crew combined with the cuisine and service on offer will have you talking about your Port Douglas reef trip with Aquarius for a very long time.

To enjoy this luxury personalized experience you will need to book early to secure your place.

Call us to book on 1300 761 612 or 07 4059 5959 or make your reservation on-line HERE

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Calypso Port Douglas Great Barrier Reef Tours

There is Calypso Pure Snorkel and there is Calypso Dive and Snorkel

On Calypso Pure Snorkel you will be travelling with only 35 other dedicated snorkelers on a custom built vessel that has fabulous day bed style seating both inside the galley and out on the decks for you to really relax and enjoy your reef trip in total comfort. Calypso Snorkel will take you at high speed to Opal Reef where you will see amazing coral gardens and the marine life that they support.

A real personalized easy going day with guests that only want to snorkel.

Call us to book on 1300 761 612 or 07 4059 5959 or make your reservation on-line HERE

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Calypso Scuba Dive and Snorkel is a much larger vessel that was built to carry 110 passengers but they choose to carry around 70 scuba divers and snorkelers to ensure maximum comfort and a memorable experience for all whilst visiting the outer Great Barrier Reef from Port Douglas.

You can visit three spectacular outer barrier reef scuba diving and snorkeling locations during the day and you can even try your first ever introductory scuba dive onboard with Calypso Dive and Snorkel Port Douglas.

To enjoy this luxury personalized experience you will need to book early.

Call us to book on 1300 761 612 or 07 4059 5959 or make your reservation on-line HERE

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