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Great Barrier Reef day trip with Cruise Whitsundays


Your day trip starts at 8:30am and returns approximately 8.5 hours later... a full bar is available and sumptuous buffet lunch makes sure you are well fed... and you can book a day trip at any time thorugh our on-line 'day trip' booking system.


Choose your trip

Trip 1 The ultimate day trip to the reef
 

Day trip inclusions:

  • Innovative,spacious reef pontoon located in - Knuckle Reef Lagoon
  • Spectacular, panoramic underwater viewing observatory
  • Presentations by Marine Biologist
  • "Subsea Adventure" and glass bottom boat excursions
  • Giant waterslide (grown ups please let kids have a few turns!) Swimming enclosure for little people
  • Fantastic underwater photographs taken by a specialist photographer make a great souvenir of your day trip (extra cost)
  • Morning tea,afternoon tea and a sumptuous buffet lunch (featuring fresh prawns, ham and delicious salads) are included in the cost of your day trip.
  • There are two bars on board serving a full range of alcoholic and soft drinks... Free tea and coffee is available.
  • Free courtesy coach transfers from all local area accommodation to the marina which is just 5 minutes from Airlie Beach

Day trip cruise rates

valid 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008
Day trip 1 - Prices per person
Adult
$189
Seniors
$155
Child (5-15 years)
$  90
Family 2 adults + 3 child
$465
   
 
 

Your day trip begins with a cruise on board 'Seaflight' to Knuckle Reef, one of the regions more spectacular Great Barrier Reef sites... Explore this underwater wonderland of the Great Barrier Reef and be held in awe by the magnificent corals and abundance of fish and other marine life... and on each day trip there's a good chance you'll see the friendly "local" mascot - the turtle. The reef pontoon is spacious with a choice of areas to relax and a great range of activities... There is undercover seating and tables, sun decks for topping up the tan, freshwater showers, change rooms and you have full access to the air conditioned comfort of 'Seaflight ' alongside... the pontoon features Queensland's largest and most spectacular underwater viewing chamber (you'll feel like you are in the water with the fish)... and a fun waterslide.

Located inside the Knuckle Reef Lagoon the pontoon is ideally situated in shallow waters with protection from the surrounding sea conditions... Protected as it is ,it has it's own ecosystem with magnificent corals and a diversity of marine life not found in more open areas.. This provides a unique world for you to explore - whether by Subsea adventure,glass bottom boat, snorkelling or diving.

Getting there on your day trip is half the fun... you travel on board 'Seaflight' a 37 metre wavepiercer ideally suited to cruising the outer Great Barrier Reef with its superior sea handling... Seaflight is the largest and most comfortable vessel in the Whitsundays and the only one fitted with a motion control system. It has spacious air conditioned lounges, large outer viewing decks and two bars serving refreshments.

And if the sea air on your day trip makes you hungry! enjoy morning and afternoon tea and a sumptuous buffet lunch prepared by the on board chef.
So if you want to go on a day trip and travel in style while experiencing the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef at its best then "Cruise Whitsundays"!

Day trip from Departs Returns
Abel Point marina 8.30am 5.45pm
Daydream Island 9.00am 5.15pm
South Molle Island 8.30am 5.30pm
Hayman Island 9.40am 4.45pm
Also available from Hayman. Contact us for details.

Day trip cruise & flight one way

rates valid 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008
Day trip 1 - Prices fly/cruise options*
Fly/ cruise
Adult
child
$470
$440
Cruise/ fly Adult
child
$470
$440
Fly/ fly Adult
child
$710
$680

* Limited seats available so must be booked in advance. Includes 3 hours at Knuckle Reef Lagoon. Flight includes Heart Reef & Whitehaven Beach. Additional $15 fuel levy payable direct to flight operator. Child rates apply for ages 3 to 15 if there is a flight segment in your trip.

   
 
     
Trip 2

Day trip - Reef cruise & introductory dive

 
  There is no better place to experience the magic of your first scuba dive than on your day trip to Knuckle Reef Lagoon. Fully certified PADI/ SSI instructors will step you through all the training and escort you on your first amazing adventure. All equipment is provided.

Day trip 2 - Cruise & dive* one dive two dives
Adult
$299
$354
Child (12-15 yrs)
$200
$255
* Age and medical restrictions apply
   
     
 
Trip 3

Day trip - Reef cruise & certified scuba dive

 
  Experienced divers can enjoy spectacular dives at specially selected sites on these day trips... These sites offer the very best of the region with many varied features that are teeming with marine life. All dives are escorted by the highly experienced crew ensuring an unforgettable Outer Reef day trip experience.

Day trip 3 - Cruise & dive* one dive two dives
Adult
$288
$343
Child (12-15 yrs)
$189
$244
* Age and medical restrictions apply
   
     
     
Trip 4

Day trip - Reef cruise & scenic helicopter flight

 
  A scenic helicopter flight taken as part of your day trip will provide a breathtaking, finishing touch to your reef experience. Take the 10 minute scenic or the 20 minute flight to see Heart Reef.

Day trip 5 - Cruise & scenic flight
Adult, 10 minute
$318
Adult, 20 minutes
includes Heart Reef
$378
* Age and medical restrictions apply
   


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