One attraction that you can’t miss out on visiting while you are in Cairns is cruising to the Outer Great Barrier Reef. There are thousands of incredibly coloured fish and other marine life that your mind will spin and your finger will get sore from taking so many pictures.

There are five different types of reef cruises that you can do, and it all depends on your needs as to which sort is going to suit you. As I have done most of the reef daytrips from Cairns, I have chosen the Great Barrier Reef tours that I thought were [the best|among the best|great] and then sorted them in to two different subsections.

These trips are great value for money and are mainly for the young. However, if you are young in mind, you will surely love these trips.

If you’re looking for something that’s a lot of fun, in addition to great snorkelling and scubs diving, then look no further!
‘Passions’ has their own mooring site on the Outer Barrier Reef out of Cairns, which means no one else kicking you in the face with their fins (no overcrowding)! The crew are very inter-active with all of the passengers, getting you involved in all of the days activities. You won’t be able to escape them when they come looking to paint your face with zinc cream (all in the name of skin cancer awareness!), or when they try to get you dance the macarena around the top deck of the boat on the way home.
Scuba diving is available, and ‘Passions’ is actually the first boat I ever did a scuba dive on. If you’re as chicken as I was, the very well certified dive instructors will take you’re worries away.
Stopping at Green Island on the way back to Cairns and being served a complimentary glass of wine while enjoying the sunlight, is a great end to a perfect day.