Cairns Best Award Winning Great Barrier Reef Diving and Snorkelling Day Tour
Book your seat early on the Australian Tourism Award winner for adventure, this is Cairns' only small boat sailing tours that takes you to some of the newest diving & snorkelling locations on the Outer Barrier Reef from Cairns on the same day.
A beautifully built spectacular sailing catamaran capable of high speeds, this reef boat is unique among the many Cairns tour operators taking passengers to explore the Great Barrier Reef of Australia.
Our Day on the Great Barrier Reef Includes
- Modern high-performance custom-designed sailing catamaran, capable of speeds in excess of 15 knots to get you to the Great Barrier Reef quickly.
- Diving and snorkelling at two unique locations showcasing the diversity of the Great Barrier Reef.
- Snorkelling through coral gardens of giant clams to see turtles and colourful fish you will not see any other boats or crowds as you snorkel on the outer Great Barrier Reef.
- A buffet lunch freshly prepared onboard by the chef. It includes prawns, a mixed meat platter, two hot meals (and soup during winter), mixed bread and fruit platters, a variety of great gourmet salads as well as morning and afternoon tea.
- Only the very best equipment. All diving and snorkelling gear is in excellent condition and the vessel is fitted with modern hi-tech sailing gear. Please read the medical requirements before booking a dive tour.
- Highly trained staff dedicated to your enjoyment of the Great Barrier Reef. The boats crew love their job so much, many have been with the locally-owned company for years. This very low staff turnover is this reef trips point of difference and what makes them happy filters down to the passengers to ensure that every day is a great day on the Reef.
- A company that has been awarded the highest levels of eco certification.
- Free guided snorkelling tours and interpretive reef briefs. Learn about the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef and help us to protect it.
- Certified and introductory scuba diving is available at an optional additional cost. This is our specialty. Certified divers have a range of exciting locations where a specially designed dive tender will take you to the best dive site on the day. Introductory divers dive directly from the boat with highly experienced and fun instructors into shallow coral gardens teeming with fish and marine life.
- Well stocked bar and beverages, for the trip home.
Welcome To The Spectacular Great Barrier Reef From Cairns in Australia
Boutique, local, service-focused and dedicated to protecting the Great Barrier Reef, that's our philosophy that has ensured the our boats popularity with visitors and locals alike since it was founded in Cairns in 1989. The team that started this reef trip tour 35 years ago is still running the company today.
Owners Alan and Roger are all diving instructors, plus Alan is the qualified skipper, so you will often see them down at the boat or even as part of the crew. In the big business of taking people to the Great Barrier Reef, we have elected to stay small and boutique.
Our company focuses on its environmental commitment, excellent service, friendly, helpful staff and giving passengers exactly what they want.
Yes, we're passionate about the Great Barrier Reef and so are our staff and that translates into award-winning service for you. In fact, we have won the Queensland Tourism award so many times we have now achieved a place in the Queensland Tourism Hall of Fame.
While awards are great, they really serve to keep us focused on what is most important – showing you, our guests, a great day on the Great Barrier Reef.
If travelling on a superb sailing catamaran to truly unique and very different reef locations with fun, professional staff is what you are looking for, then make sure you book with us early as our dedication to the ultimate in service is the defining choice of the best Great Barrier Reef trip for you.
POP | 1 Day Reef Tour - Snorkel Only
- Location: Cairns
- Duration:
9 hours (approx)
One of our most popular small group Great Barrier Reef trips. Leaving from Cairns you head out to two spectacular coral reef sites on the outer edges of the Great Barrier Reef for diving and snorkelling in pristine coral gardens that are teeming with all sorts of fish and turtles. Inclusions:Tropical Buffet Lunch of Hot and Cold, Dishes Including Prawns and Tropical Fruit, Free Guided Snorkel Tour, Free flotation vests to aid non swimmers, Onboard reef ecology presentation, All day snorkelling plus equipment, morning and afternoon Tea
Mathew Douglas
24 Jan 2012
Texas
I met some really nice people that work on Passions. They taught me to dive for the first time and helped me find a turtle to swim with. Thank you
Josh Hughes
26 Dec 2011
Cairns
Had an amazing day out with passions. The diving was immense.
Sue Hayes
05 Dec 2011
Cairns
I am a fan of nice local operators and I was very impressed with the amount of work this company has put into being environmentally friendly. All there efforts to protect the reef sharks is particularly impressive. Keep up the good work guys.
Rosie Korman
16 Oct 2011
Phillipines
So many TURTLES! I totally got to feed them. I bet your so J! They are so giant. First time scuba diving and I got to see so many animals. I saw a shark, not a scary one and colourful fish. I am really proud of this company for being involved in saving reef sharks. It made my day being able to see one. Thank you to the whole team, specially my dive instructor.
Holly Manson
28 Sep 2011
Brisbane
What a day we had on Passions of Paradise! We met a turtle called "Smash" not sure why smash but very friendly, we got to dive their new scuba diving site which was awesome. Lot's of marine life and beautiful coral. Crew were great and they fed us well. Highly recommend this reef trip from Cairns
Shannon Withers
18 Sep 2011
Dublin
SO MANY TURTLES! :D they were everywhere and when I went diving my instructor let me feed them. The coral was so pretty, and the fish were colourful. It was a bit windy the day I went but it didnt matter, it just made for some awesome sailing on the way back. Crew were great and the boat is very roomy and comfortable. Thanks passions.
Rinny Tanangola
28 Aug 2011
Sth Africa
Oh my goodness the reef was so beautiful and the water so warm. The local turtle the Pasions of Paradise crew called "Smash" came and swam with all of the guests. There were so many fish and beautiful corals. The crew were so helpful as my family are not good swimmers so they showed us how to use a snorkel and float. Thank you for a wonderful day Passions of Paradise
Trudy Chewboski
23 Jul 2011
holand
With so many Reef operators to choose from, Passions won me over with there live web cam. I couldn't help but want to sign myself up when I saw how much fun everyone was having. And i was not disapointed, the staff are so friendly and the water was just beautiful. Thanks a million.
Michael Blake
30 Jun 2011
Singapore
We were with you last week and Wow what a fantastic operation you run. We had a great time and my son is so happy that you helped him with his snorkelling. Thanks Michael
Richard J
08 Jun 2011
Denver
We went out on your yacht last week. Now back in Denver. Our Son is still raving about the fantastic day we had at your Reef "Long Bommie" It was amazing we had a great dive and will be back. Thank you to all your great Crew for a memorable day.
Suzy Hoysted
27 May 2011
Australia
I thoroughly enjoyed the great barrier reef day tour on Passions, I took friends from Melbourne out with me and they also totally loved it. I will be doing the tour again in October when more of my friends come up from Victoria as well. Thankyou for having a great crew that made the day such a enjoyable one. The friends from Melbourne that went out with me yesterday is going to spread the word for everyone that's coming up to Cairns to take the reef tour through your company. Many thanks for a great day out. regards Suzy
Turner Turner
19 May 2011
I went on the Passions of Paradise trip on Sunday 8th May. I am not sure what made me choose Passions of Paradise, but I am so glad I did! It was "awesome" and then some!! While some boats have hundred of passengers on board, the maximum their boat can carry is 85 and we had 74 our day. It feels very personal, friendly and special and if you soon get to know those on board. All the crew were great so it seems a bit mean to select any in particular but take Simon, who led the day - he knew all 74 of our names within a few minutes of us all being on the boat and called us all by name all day, and got them right! He kept checking we were getting what we needed and also did magic tricks on the return journey back from the reef! They are hugely knowledgeable about the Reef and so helpful. I was quite nervous of swimming as I am not a very strong swimmer so Anau, one of the crew, took a few of us on a snorkelling tour with a lifesaving ring, at no extra charge. For an hour he pulled us round the reef, making sure we saw all the best areas and was both patient and charming! What a star. And then, at the second location, Glen took those of us who wanted to out on their glass bottom boat (small extra charge) and was very insightful about what we saw and obliging in helping us see what we wanted like turtles! I can't recommend Passions of Paradise highly enough. When I return I wouldn't go anywhere else! Thank you so much for an amazing and great value day.
John Jones
16 May 2011
New York
We had a great time on your cruise, Seeing the Great Barrier Reef. Thank you to all your people for making it such a wow day. We will tell all our friends.
Riley Meadows
07 Mar 2011
Adelaide
Most AMAZING day ever! Couldn't ask for more for my only day in Cairns. Passions of Paradise has the nicest staff and really good quality food. I saw so much best bit was when I got to see finding nemo. :)
James McParland
17 Feb 2011
Marlow, England
We booked this trip at a tour desk in Palm Cove where we were staying as it was recommended to us. I have to tell you it was spot on what we were looking for. We had the best day of our holiday. We did another reef trip before this one which we thought was amazing but Passions of Paradise just blew us away. Everything was just amazing from the boat and Staff to the snorkelling and the reef. We would be happy to recommend you to our friends that go to Cairns. Well Done and thank you.
Noni Gamble
23 Jan 2011
Cronulla Sydney
My Cairns travel review I want to share with you. This was our first trip to Cairns so was not sure on where to go what to see what to do but knew we had to see the Cairns Great Barrier Reef. We were told by other travellers about a sail boat with a really fun crew so considering we were up for some fun we jumped aboard. And oh Wow what a great day we had on Passions. We were lucky as it had just had a major overhaul to make it shiny and new. The crew were so much fun, the food great after snorkelling in salt water all day and the reef fish and coral just magic. Thank you Passions and keep up the great work we will return!