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Great Barrier Reef Cruising

A variety of Great Barrier Reef tours are available, including those reaching their destination by luxurious high-speed vessel or large yacht.
Wonderful diving spots, such as Cod Hole and Ribbon Reef, abound around Cairns and offer great diving and snorkeling opportunities. Pleasure copter flights are also available to admire the coral reef paradise from a bird's eye view.

Green Island and Great Barrier Reef Adventure
Leaving Cairns at 8:30 in the morning, you'll reach the first destination, Green Island in only 45 minutes. After relaxing at the beautiful beach, enjoy a stroll marveling at the coral reefs of Norman Reef in the north or Moore Reef in the south.
Price $194 Adult and $97 Child and $491 Family.
Tel Great Adventures (07)4044-9944
Green Island and Great Barrier Reef Adventure
Fitzroy Island & Outer Reef
The main attraction of this cruising tour is ocean rafting from Fitzroy Island by high-speed raft. Arriving at the island in the morning, rain forest walks or leisure time on the beach can be enjoyed. In the afternoon, a high-speed raft with a maximum speed of 85 kilometers per hour takes you to the Outer Reef ? a thrilling and refreshing experience, comparable to a roller coaster ride where snorkeling can be enjoyed.
Price $180 Adult and $145 Child
Tel Raging Thunder (07)4030-7900
Fitzroy Island & Outer Reef
Rafting
Rafting the rapid Tully and Barron rivers, both flowing through areas around Cairns, is a truly thrilling experience. Rivers for rafting are graded by the level of the rapids, and with a river guide aboard, even beginners and families with children can enjoy the ride yet feel at ease.
One-day Tully River Tour
The Tully River flows through Tully Gorge National Park, a World Heritage site. Participants raft this grade-four river with swift currents on a 14-kilometer course which takes two hours in the morning and three hours in the afternoon.
Price $155
Tel Raging Thunder (07)4030-7900
One-day Tully River Tour
Family Rafting
Try a variety of activities, such as rafting and water sliding downstream the Barron River (Grade 1 & 2) and Lake Placid, accompanied by instructors.
Price $98 Adult and $86 Child
Tel R&R (07)4041-9444
Golfing
Cairns offers many well-maintained golf courses for your enjoyment with greens fees at far more reasonable prices than in Japan.
Mirage Country Club
This championship course stands side by side with the Sheraton Mirage, an elegant resort facility in Port Douglas. The course is mostly flat but rich in variety. The coastline, ponds and lakes surrounded with thick rain forests appear on the way, allowing golfers of any level to enjoy the game.
Price from $135
Tel (07)4099-5488
Mirage Country Club
Half Moon Bay Golf Club
This golf course with a resort atmosphere offers a splendid ocean view. The flat course is ideal for beginners.
Price from $30
TEL (07)4055-7182
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