About Cruise Out And Cruise Return, Plus 10 Minute Scenic Flight

Book Direct with the Owner at Cruise Out And Cruise Return, Plus 10 Minute Scenic Flight with Yarra Valley Accommodation in Cairns, for all your Attraction and travel needs.

Itinerary
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Stop At: 1 Spence St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Check-in starts at 7.15 am at the Down Under Cruise and Dive desk.

Then board Evolution and enjoy your cruise out to your first reef location.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Great Barrier Reef, Cairns, Queensland Australia

First stop is either Norman or Saxon Reef (depending on the tides and weather to which location is picked for the day). Enjoy snorkelling, relaxing on the sun deck and a BBQ buffet lunch.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Great Barrier Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland

You'll then make your way to your second location for the day Hastings reef. This is where you will meet up with Nautilus Aviation for your scenic flight, where you will explore the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef from above.

Once you've completed your scenic flight you can enjoy more snorkelling or relax on the sun deck.

On your cruise back to Cairns enjoy some live entertainment, a glass of wine and a cheese and fruit platter.

Duration: 2 hours

OPERATES

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INCLUSIONS

Visit to 2 outer reef locations
5 hours reef time
Use of Snorkelling equipment
Lunch - BBQ Buffet Lunch
10 Minute Helicopter Scenic Flight
a glass of wine and cheese & fruit platter on cruise back to Cairns
Live Entertainment on cruise back to Cairns
Entry/Admission - Great Barrier Reef

EXCLUSIONS

Hotel pickup and drop off
Semi-Submersible
Marine Biology Snorkel Lesson/Tour
AU$20per person EMC and Fuel Levy is payable direct to the operator on the day of travel
Scub Diving

ADDITIONAL INFO

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Infants must sit on laps
Child Policy: Children 3 years and above are legally required to be seated in their own seat and are therefore required to pay the full ticket price. Subject to conditions, children under 3 years may travel free of charge when seated on a parents/guardians lap. For bookings of more than one infant (under 3 years), conditions apply – please contact Reservations.
Weight Policy: Individual passenger weights and accompanying carryon luggage MUST be advised at the time of booking. Weight variances greater than 10% may incur an additional fee. Maximum single seat payload of 130KG. For passenger comfort and aircraft weight and balance, passengers exceeding 130KG are required to purchase an additional seat at 50% of ticket price – this is non-commissionable and payable to Nautilus Aviation on day of travel.
Bad Weather: In the event of bad weather, providing there is availability, date changes are welcome or in the worst case scenario, cancellations. Please note, if half the paid tour was possible e.g. the helicopter portion or cruise portion of the Fly/Cruise, Cruise/Fly or Cruise/Cruise without the package scenic flight, the relevant refund will be made.
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
There is a maximum of 6 to 7 passengers in the aircraft at one time (subject to aircraft availability)
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
Face masks provided for travelers
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitized between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for travelers
COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
Nautilus Aviation has a comprehensive COVID plan in place.

DEPARTURE & RETURN

1 Spence St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

TERMS & CONDITIONS

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

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4.2 based on 5 reviews

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Samantha_B 5
26 Oct 2021
Such an amazing experience. Thanks to all the staff for helping keep the helicopter a surprise for my friend up until the helicopter landed! Thanks for such a great day
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emilyhP1754DD 1
15 Jun 2021
Unfortunately, I am unable to give feedback on this tour as we didn’t get to experience it. A massive day of disappointment. I received a text message the day prior with the tickets and information about which desk to check-in at and the time. We arrived at the terminal with plenty of time, I found the desk and stood there, however there was no one serving, so I assumed I was early and went back to wait with my group. I then received a call from a lady from another tour company asking if I was booked on a green island tour today, I replied with “we are booked in to a reef tour, I don’t know about green island”, she was quiet confused so I went in to the desk and showed her the information I had. She said that she had us booked onto their tour. She made some calls and said that we were meant to be on this tour. I tried to confirm what the tour was doing, and explained what we had booked for and she just replied with “I don’t know about that, that’s through a different company”. There was no time to clarify as we were now running very late and had to run to the boat. Once onboard, we realised that this tour was nothing like what we had booked. Once we arrived to green island, the weather conditions were horrendous (which I know they can’t help) and our helicopter flight was cancelled. We were then left on an island they we didn’t want to go to for 5hrs with nothing to do and no communication. The only things we could do we of course had to pay additional money for... on top of the $1500 we had already paid. The trip we had booked into took us on a luxury boat to 2 different reef locations for snorkelling and other activities. We were meant to have a bbq lunch included and live entertainment onboard with wine and cheese for the journey back to Cairns. So we paid $1500 for a ferry ride to an island we weren’t interested in, told any activities we wanted to partake in were at our own cost and left there with no communication. Polar opposite of what we had actually signed up for and purchased. I’m sure you can understand our disappointment...
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Sandra_C 5
21 Dec 2020
What an amazing experience myself and my family had. Seeing the reef by sea helicopter is sescond to none and is an absolute must. The staff were amazing with our older members and made sure everyone was well look after. We would highly recommend this experience to anyone wanting value for money and exceptional service.
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Bradley N 5
21 Sep 2020
We booked the full day cruise including a dive. Also included was a 10 minute Helicopter flight over the reef. Unfortunately it was blowing a strong S/E and the flight was cancelled. We chose to upgrade to a 30 minute flight from Port Douglas a few days later. Again, due to bad weather the flight was cancelled. The reason for this review is to say thank you to Belinda Angel-Loi, the operations manager. Belinda was extremely efficient and helpful in helping getting our refund sorted out. I will certainly be flying with Nautilus next time.
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Gregory_B 5
12 Mar 2020
Awesome time. PROS: the boat was very large so it provided smooth transportation. There were plenty of clean bathrooms. Went to 2 different snorkeling locations. Helicopter ride was a quick 10 minutes that was awesome. Lunch was provided and there was plenty of food with a wide variety. All the necessary equipment was provided including sun screen. The people running it were very friendly and helpful CONS: there were over 100 people snorkeling in each area. A little too crowded whilst snorkeling ***TIP bring your own towel. None were provided
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