Ocean Free Great Barrier Reef Green Island Sailing Trip

Board Ocean Free, a 16m sailing schooner –  at 7:30am at A Finger no 4. Enjoy a morning tea or coffee + muffins.

Sail to our exclusive mooring on Pinnacle Reef  – just 1km from Green Island. Guests can enjoy a swim, snorkel, dive or just relax. Ocean Free’s exclusive mooring ensures a very personal experience for guests . The bommies coral outcrops and coral gardens come to just 1m under the surface to make viewing of the teeming life easy.

Trips to Green Island are by tender. Guests can split their time on the reef and the island

A large smorgasbord lunch with a mixed meat platter/chicken platter/3 salads and assorted breads is served on board he vessel. Platters of fruit, cheese and crackers and cake are served on the sail home.

Extremely low guest numbers (maximum 25) ensures a personal snorkel and dive experience. All guests are assessed for their snorkelling and diving abilities and are appropriately assisted to ensure that all are able to experience and enjoy the reef. Guests need to be mobile enough to get into and out of a dinghy onto the beach and into and out of a dinghy from the main vessel.

On the island guests can swim , sunbathe or  explore the interpretive walking tracks and beach . Glass bottom boat tours, semi-submarine or a visit to Marineland Melanesia can be arranged on the island .

Over 4 and half hours ensures that guests can enjoy both the island and reef.

Enjoy the sail home – where engines do get switched off!

Return to Cairns around 5.00pm (depending on the wind)