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Fitzroy Island Day Trip - Departs Cairns (excludes $5 levy)

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Let Cairns Dive Centre take you to the beautiful Fitzroy Island. It’s only a short 1 hr journey from Cairns

Let Cairns Dive Centre take you to the beautiful Fitzroy Island. It’s only a short 1 hr journey from Cairns to Fitzroy Island along the head lands, past the granite boulders, small sandy coves and past Kings point on to the Island

As well as beautiful beaches, snorkeling and watersports opportunities, Fitzroy Island is a National Park with small rainforest patches and walks to the summit, light house, Secret Garden and Nudey Beach.

CDC has dived, snorkeled and operated on Fitzroy Island since 1983 and have experienced crew that can assist with recommendations for how to best experience what Fiztroy Island has to offer

While on your day on the Island, CDC can arrange equipment hire, tours and other journeys to Hidden Beach, Shark Fin Bay or Little Fitzroy Island via their dive shop - Fitzroy Island Dive Centre. By selecting an activity package below you get to choose from the activities below:

  • Glass Bottom Boat tours - a WET morning tour
  • Snorkeling gear hire
  • Stand Up Paddle Board – tours, lessons or hourly hire
  • Kayak Hire – hourly hire of a single or double kayak

Simply head to Fitzroy Island Dive Centre inside the resort to discuss hire options for the day or collect pre booked equipment

Optional extras:

  • Scuba diving - FIDC along with CDC can arrange either an introductory dive ($115) or a certified dive ($75)
  • Scuba Gear hire is $60
  • Scuba Gear hire plus guide is $75
  • Stinger suit hire $10
  • A Dive Guide is $15 per person per dive

As part of your day, Cairns Dive Centre guests are free to use resort toilet facilities, there is no additional charge for this.

Your transfer to Fitzroy Island:

Departure information: Please be down Sunkist, located at the Marlin Marina - Gate E, at the end of the jetty, by 7:30 am for a 8:00 am departure.

Returning: at 3pm to Cairns, arrive in Cairns by 4:45pm

Travel time: approx. 1 hr each way

Price: $75 per person + $5 levy pay on board

Minimum Age: Please note minimum age is 5 years old.

Please note: $5 per person pay on board levy is not included in the pricing below and is payable direct to the operator on the day of travel. This is to cover the government reef tax.

 

***IMPORTANT PLEASE NOTE:***

If you are doing a snorkel or dive on one of our Day trip boats, you will be asked to fill out and sign a Medical form as your proceed through the checkout.

Please review this form and if you answer "YES" to any questions on the Medical form, you will be required to obtain a Queensland recreational dive medical clearance. This must be arranged prior to day of departure.

Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

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Grant from Australia wrote on 12 March 2020

Good Day Out

Terrific day, relaxing day. Staff are Excellent.

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Tania from Australia wrote on 07 March 2020

Beautiful island

Great trip over...gorgeous island...food good value and delicious..walk/hike to Nudey beach well worth it...snorkelling was great!

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Christine Tercias from Philippines wrote on 23 February 2020

AMAZING DAY AT FITZROY

The boat staff were really nice, especially JEFF! Definitely book this tour with them!! And Fitzroy Island was so so good! I highly recommend the glass bottom boat tour with snorkeling -- I saw amazing marine life and even a shark! Then have lunch at Foxys' Cafe (the calamari was sooo good and big portion too). Then do stand-up paddle boarding in the afternoon and just chill out till the boat comes.

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kb from Belgium wrote on 11 March 2020

could be better

only interesting if you want to spend extra money to swim, if you just want to see the great barreer rif, that it's a lot of money for what you get.

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adrienw from France wrote on 17 February 2020

Good day

Very nice spot with lot of activities! Perfect staff friendly and helpful. Best snorkeling in nudey Beach, incredible experience. Be careful, take money because it's expensive in Fitzroy.

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