About your day with Reef Magic Pontoon

Travel to our state-of-the-art pontoon, moored at an exclusive reef location on the Great Barrier Reef. With options to suit the entire family, you control the activities you wish to do!

Trip Overview

You get to experience the beauty of an outer reef pontoon with this full Cairns Great Barrier Reef day tour. This is a fantastic Cairns day tour option for certified divers travelling with their families and/or non-diving companions. The pontoon, Marine World, provides a stable platform from which you can snorkel, take a semi-submersible or glass bottom boat tour, visit the underwater observatory and watch the fish feeding. All included in the tour price. There’s a large resident Maori Wrasse which is always a highlight, for snorkelers and divers of all experience levels. Transfers to and from Cairns to the Marine World pontoon are provided on a large, comfortable and stable catamaran, which has an air-conditioned interior and exterior sundecks. The boat departs from Cairns around 9am and returns to Cairns around 5pm. You have up to five (5) hours at the outer reef pontoon. All equipment is included in the tour price, as is morning and afternoon tea and a hot and cold buffet lunch.

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Diving Details

Although Reef Magic visits an outer reef pontoon, the scuba dives are conducted on various outer reef locations, which are accessed by a tender from the pontoon. Certified divers can book up to 3 dives and all dives are guided. For people who want to try scuba diving for the first time, introductory diving is also available. This is provided from underneath the pontoon. Introductory divers can comfortably walk into the water via a staircase and instructors provide all training and equipment, as well as taking you on your dive. Helmet diving is also available.

Highlights

• Newest pontoon on the Great Barrier Reef
• Uses sustainable energy from the 18 solar panels and the 3 wind turbines
• Unique 15m long water entry and exit point for swimming and snorkelling
• Over 1003sqm, 3 levels and has a capacity for over 450 guests but numbers kept to a maximum of 250
• Fully functioning scientific lab
• Drift Bar
• Moon pool to view friends and family as they dive
• Airconditioned underwater observatory

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What to Bring

• Sunscreen, hat, swimwear, sunglasses
• Cash/Credit cards for drinks, snacks

Peak Season Dates

• 1st April – 26th April
• 22nd June – 11th October
• 21st December – 17th January

Off Peak Season Dates

• 27th April – 21st June
• 12th October – 20th December
• 18th January – 31st March

08:15-08:45 – Check-in inside the Cairns Reef Fleet Terminal, 1 Spence Street

09:00 – Depart Marlin Jetty Cairns – Travel time is only 90 minutes direct from Cairns on a fast stable motor catamaran

09:15 – Extras such as diving, helicopter flights and lockers available for purchase.

10:30 – Arrive at Marine World on the Outer Great Barrier Reef – Reef duration: 5 hours

10:45 – Start your day on the pontoon with a Glass Bottom Boat tour, this is included in the cost of your ticket! Our Glass Bottom Boat tours run at a variety of times throughout the day, make sure you check the onboard screens to find out the departure times.

12:00 – Enjoy a tropical hot and cold buffet lunch

13:00 – Check out the Underwater Observatory and our timeline of the Great Barrier Reef. The Great Barrier Reef is home to an abundance of marine life, take a seat and watch the underwater world float by.

15:30 – Depart Marine World

17:00 – Arrive back in Cairns