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Fitzroy Island Ferry Day Trip - Same Day Return Departs Cairns

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Explore the breathtaking Fitzroy Island at your own pace on a self-guided day trip departing Cairns! Bookings on Bookme are for same day return option only, meaning epic deals are available!

Explore the breathtaking Fitzroy Island at your own pace on a self-guided day trip departing Cairns! Bookings on Bookme are for same day return option only, meaning epic deals are available!

Highlights

  • Enjoy a full day trip to Fitzroy Island at your own pace!
  • Kayaks, snorkel gear and paddle board hire options available.
  • Enjoy refreshments and lunch at either Foxy’s Bar or the General Store.
  • Experience free fish feeding twice a day on the jetty.
  • Relax on the beaches or explore the land through one of the many bush walks available.
  • Fantastic day trip for the whole family!

Experience all that Fitzroy Island has to offer on this spectacular self-guided day trip at this incredible location!

Departing Cairns we’ll take a 45-minute ferry to the Island, and the rest of the day is up to you! We have three time options departing Cairns and 3 returning.

Once on the island you’ll be free to relax, play and explore this remarkable slice of paradise as you please.

There's plenty to do on the Island! You can hire kayaks, snorkel gear and paddle boards. There is also a café and general store so you’ll be set for lunch and snacks to keep you fuelled throughout the day. There is free fish feeding twice a day at the jetty, and a tour of the Turtle Rehabilitation Centre can also be booked at additional cost on the day.

The Fitzroy Island is surrounded by the famous Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and is perfect for snorkelling or diving. The reef system is world heritage listed and is an absolute must-see for anyone visiting the region!

The beaches are safe and sheltered, ideal for swimming with the kids or simply relaxing on the beachside and soaking in the picturesque scenery.

There is plenty to explore on land too with multiple walks through the lush island tropical rainforest.

A brilliant way to explore one of Australia’s iconic scenic destinations, and a fantastic day out that the whole family will love!

Important: Bookings must be same day return as this is for day trips to Fitzroy Island only, bookings returning on another day are not able to be honoured and will result in not being able to board the vessel.


Things to do:

Complimentary Fish Feeding: on the jetty at 11:30am and 3:30pm daily.

Nature Walks: There are many beautiful self-guided nature walks on the island.

Dive & Adventure Centre: You can hire equipment from the Fitzroy Island Dive Centre including kayaks, snorkel & fins and stand up paddle boards, plus book your glass bottom boat adventures here too.

Turtle Rehab Tours: Take a tour of the Turtle Rehabilitation Centre on Fitzroy Island and meet the patients.


Island Facilities:

Foxy’s Bar: Enjoy a coffee, cold drink or lunch at Foxy’s Bar

General Store: Located adjacent to Foxy’s, you can purchase refreshments, snacks and general needs. You can also book your Turtle Tour at the General Store.


Departure:

We offer three departure options from Cairns and three return from Fitzroy Island:

Departing Cairns - 8:00am, 11am and 1.30pm departing Cairns

Departing Fitzroy Island - 9.30am, 12:15pm and 5pm

Check in location:Fitzroy Island Booking Centre Shop 2, 1 Spence Street, Cairns

Check in time:Please check in at least 30 minutes prior to departure.

Adult $45.00
Child $22.50 (4 - 13 years)
Family $122.50 (2 Adults + 2 Children)
Infant $0.00 (3 years and under)

What's included

  • Return ferry transfers from Cairns (priced one way) - you choose your departures however this must return on the same day
  • Complimentary Fish Feeding

Location

  • Shop 2/1 Spence Street
  • 4870 Cairns
  • QLD
  • Australia

Child Friendly

  • This experience welcomes families with children.

Notes

  • Any amendments requested by the customermight incur an amendment fee. The amount of the fee will be at the discretion of the operator.

Pick Your Dates & Times

Cairns to Fitzroy IslandAvailable Bookings from 29 Mar to 11 Apr 2024

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Fitzroy Island to CairnsAvailable Bookings from 29 Mar to 11 Apr 2024

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catherineb24 from Australia wrote on 28 July 2022

Extra services with thanks

Easy trip over. Great hike raising many heart rates. Good amenities available even water refill stations. One of our party did injury themselves and were provided first aid and a wheelchair to get home in. They even let us keep the wheelchair for another day on request. That's what I call above and beyond service.

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Cath from Australia wrote on 29 June 2022

There are two Fitzroy Is departure places

We were not aware that there are two companies that go to Fitzroy Island and we were waiting at the wrong boat departure place and missed the 8am cruise to Fitzroy Island, so therefore had to wait another 3hrs for the next at 11am. Not a good start to the day, after getting up early that morning. We weren’t the only ones this happened to on the same morning.

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Lynette Meli from Australia wrote on 07 September 2021

Happy holiday day trip.

A very pleasant experience from check in, the trip itself and disembarkation. Friendly helpful crew.

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Sam Wells from Australia wrote on 07 January 2022

Great scenery not good staff at the reception

Fitzroy island was an awesome place and the staff on the boat where good and helpful with me and the pram, but 2 star because the staff at the reception the manager where terrible we got up early to get there in plenty of time showed our vaccine certificate and they said we can’t accept it never have we been rejected we had our ID and Queensland boarder pass but they refused to let us on and refused a refund, they said they will ask the manager but she was on the phone until she got off it was to late, we tried all the other companies and they said it was totally fine with a vaccine certificate photo but they where all booked, eventually they did get us on in the later afternoon but still very annoyed they had to put us threw all that stress and frustration at the start, they could of been more helpful about getting the digital certificate but they just said it’s on the mygov and it wasn’t coming up, we are from Victoria we are very use to using our certificate of vacationation photo as we have every else in Queensland even at the boarder, they did the exact same thing to a nsw family

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Annie Esmonde from Australia wrote on 28 December 2021

Incorrect check-in instructions

Incorrect check-in instructions resulted in the boat leaving without us, meaning we had to re-book for the 11am ferry and spend 3 hours at the overpriced blue marlin bistro. Extremely disappointing experience that could have been avoided. Staff at the boat and office had no communication with each other and were very unsympathetic. Would not book with this ferry again.

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