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Cairns Tours & Activities

Cairns is the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree. Snorkel or dive the outer reef, ride the Skyrail and Scenic Railway to Kuranda, chase Tablelands waterfalls, raft the Barron or Tully rivers, or skydive over the coast. Every tour lists exactly what’s included, so you can spend less time planning and more time outdoors.

Browse the tours below, pick your dates, and Book Now. Questions? Message us on WhatsApp.

Experience type:

Travellers swimming at a rainforest waterfall rock slide in Tropical North Queensland
Selling fast

  Adventure, Sightseeing, Overnight stays

Uncle Brian’s Waterfalls & Daintree | 2 Day Tour

  • 2 Tours in 1 Daintree & Waterfalls
  • Stay in a Eco Lodge
  • Cape Tribulation & Milla Milla
  • Guided, Meals and Transport

From (AUD)
SAVE $12.00 Current price is: $485.00.

Reef tour catamaran moored on the Great Barrier Reef with snorkellers in the water
Scuba Dive

  Adventure, Adrenaline, One day tour

Reef Experience Tour | Full Day | Snorkel and Scuba Dive

  • Snorkel Great Barrier Reef
  • 1 x Scuba Dive Included
  • All Gear Included
  • 2 Outer Reef Locations

From (AUD)
$280.00

Sailing catamaran anchored beside Michaelmas Cay on the Great Barrier Reef
Island & Snorkel

  One day tour, Adventure

Snorkel Great Barrier Reef & Michaelmas Cay | 1 Day

  • #1 Snorkel Day in Cairns
  • Michaelmas Cay’s outer reef
  • Snorkel & Semi-Sub Included
  • Guided Tour with Meals

From (AUD)
$288.00

Tour bus parked under palm trees in the Daintree Rainforest
Most Popular

  Adventure, One day tour, Sightseeing

Uncle Brian’s Cape Tribulation & Daintree | Day Tour

  • Daintree & Cape Tribulation
  • Crocodile cruise
  • Rainforest walks & lookouts
  • Guided, lunch & social

From (AUD)
SAVE $10.00 Current price is: $227.00.

Aerial view of a reef island surrounded by turquoise water on the Great Barrier Reef
Best Value

  Scenic, One day tour, Sightseeing

40-Minute Reef Scenic Flight | Window Seat

  • 40 Min Scenic Flight
  • Guaranteed window seats
  • In-flight Pilot Commentary
  • Best Value Scenic Flight

From (AUD)
$239.00

Kuranda Skyrail gondola above the rainforest and the Kuranda Scenic Railway train passing a waterfall
Budget Friendly

  One day tour, Sightseeing

Kuranda Skyrail & Scenic Train | Return Transfers

  • Return Transfers from Hostel
  • Scenic Railway & Skyrail Included
  • Free Time in Kuranda to Explore
  • Barron Falls

From (AUD)
SAVE $5.00 Current price is: $205.00.

Ferry arriving at Fitzroy Island with palm trees and green hills behind
Island Time

  Adventure, One day tour

Fitzroy Island with Snorkel Hire | Day Trip

  • Return air-conditioned cruise
  • Plenty of island time
  • Snorkelling Equipment Included
  • Explore Fitzroy at your own pace

From (AUD)
SAVE $2.00 Current price is: $124.00.

Aerial view of Green Island with its jetty and a ferry alongside
Island Time

  Adventure, One day tour

Green Island with Snorkel Hire | Day Trip

  • Return air-conditioned catamaran cruise
  • Up to 5 hours on Green Island
  • Snorkelling Equipment or Glass Bottom Boat
  • Use of Island swimming pool and facilities

From (AUD)
SAVE $3.00 Current price is: $124.00.

Travellers climbing rocks and swimming at a rainforest waterhole near Cairns
Most Fun

  Adventure, One day tour, Sightseeing

Uncle Brian’s Waterfalls | Day Tour

  • No.1 Waterfalls Tour
  • Fun Backpacker Social Day
  • Milla Milla, Babinda & Josephine
  • Guided, Lunch & Pick Up

From (AUD)
SAVE $10.00 Current price is: $177.00.

Skydive Cairns
Adrenaline

  Adrenaline, Skydiving

Skydive 15,000ft | Cairns | Hostel Pick Up

  • 15,000ft Skydive over the Reef
  • Tandem Skydive Experience
  • 60 Second Freefall
  • #1 Company for Skydiving

From (AUD)
SAVE $11.00 Current price is: $344.00.

Helicopter flying above a reef tour boat on the outer Great Barrier Reef
Scuba Dive

  Adventure, Adrenaline, One day tour

Outer Great Barrier Reef Tour | Snorkel and Heli-Flight

  • Snorkel Great Barrier Reef
  • 10 Minute Helicopter Flight
  • All Gear Included
  • 2 Outer Reef Locations

From (AUD)
$440.00

Dive boat moored over coral reef with divers in the water on the Great Barrier Reef
Learn to Dive

  Adrenaline, Overnight stays, Diving

Pro Dive Learn to Dive | 4 Day Course | PADI

  • 9 Dives Included
  • Dive Certification with PADI
  • All-inclusive gear and meals onboard
  • Guided and Training ( $125 Levy )

From (AUD)
SAVE $20.00 Current price is: $1,215.00.

Bungy jumper falling against the sun in Cairns
Adrenaline

  Adrenaline, Adventure

Cairns Bungy Jump and Giant Swing | Pick Up Included

  • Australia's Only Bungy
  • 50m Bungy Jump
  • Giant Swing Included
  • Hotel Pick Up Available

From (AUD)
SAVE $20.00 Current price is: $309.00.

Fast boat speeding across open water towards the Great Barrier Reef
Scuba Dive

  Adventure, Adrenaline, One day tour

Cairns Half-Day Great Barrier Reef Snorkelling Tour | Reef Adventures

  • Outer Great Barrier Reef
  • Half Day Tour from Cairns
  • All Gear Included
  • Free underwater photos

From (AUD)
SAVE $10.00 Current price is: $169.00.

Rafting crew paddling through white water rapids on the Barron River
Fun Activity

  Adrenaline, Adventure, One day tour

Barron River Rafting | Half Day Tour

  • Two hours of Rafting
  • Barron River
  • Equipment and Transfers
  • Levy $35 to be paid

From (AUD)
SAVE $5.00 Current price is: $144.00.

Scenic flight plane flying over a coral cay on the Great Barrier Reef
Best Value

  Scenic, One day tour, Sightseeing

Great Barrier Reef | Scenic Flight | 40 Minutes

  • Great Barrier Reef Scenic Flight
  • Guaranteed window seats
  • In-flight Pilot Commentary
  • Best Value Scenic Flight

From (AUD)
SAVE $5.00 Current price is: $284.00.

Daintree
Staff Pick

  One day tour, Sightseeing

Cape Tribulation & Daintree Rainforest Tour

  • Daintree & Cape Tribulation
  • Mossman Gorge & Wildlife Cruise
  • Guided Rainforest Walk
  • Guided, Lunch, River Crossing

From (AUD)
$239.00

River tuber floating through white water rapids near Cairns
Fun Activity

  Adrenaline, Adventure

Adventure River Tubing | Afternoon Tour

  • Return transfers from Cairns
  • 2 Hours River Tubing
  • Guided by the experts
  • Levy: $15 on arrival

From (AUD)
SAVE $4.00 Current price is: $95.00.

Red Greyhound coach with a large SALE graphic over the image
Essentials

  Transport

Greyhound Australia | East Coast | 7 to 60 Day Passes

  • Hop on hop off
  • 7, 15, 30 or 60 days
  • WiFi, USB & toilet on board
  • Any direction, Melbourne–Cairns

From (AUD)
SAVE $50.00 Current price is: $269.00.

Crocodile leaping beside a river cruise boat at Hartley's Crocodile Adventures
Crocodiles

  Adventure, Sightseeing

Hartleys Crocodiles | Hostel Pick Up

  • Cairns Hostel Transfers
  • Entry to Hartleys Crocs
  • Wetlands Boat Cruise
  • Wildlife Shows

From (AUD)
SAVE $2.00 Current price is: $108.00.

Snorkellers jumping from the back of a reef boat into clear blue water
Snorkelling

  Adventure, One day tour

Outer Great Barrier Reef Tour | Full Day Tour | Snorkel

  • Outer reef snorkel
  • 2 locations & snorkel gear
  • Indigenous culture
  • Expert guides & meals

From (AUD)
$275.00

Sailing catamaran on the turquoise water of the Great Barrier Reef
Scuba Dive

  Adventure, Adrenaline, One day tour

Passions Intro Scuba Dive & Snorkel | Full Day Reef Tour

  • 1 x Intro Scuba Dive
  • Snorkel 2 Outer Reef Locations
  • All Gear Included
  • Expert Guides & Meals

From (AUD)
SAVE $10.00 Current price is: $355.00.

Snorkeling over colorful coral reefs and tropical fish on a Great Barrier Reef tour.
Pontoon

  Adventure, One day tour

Pontoon Great Barrier Reef | Snorkel Tour

  • Pontoon Reef Experience
  • Outer Reef Snorkelling
  • All Gear and Meals Included
  • Experts Onboard All Day

From (AUD)
SAVE $10.00 Current price is: $297.00.

Pro Dive training centre
Divemaster

  Overnight stays, Adventure, Adrenaline

Pro Dive Divemaster | 19 Day Course

  • Divemaster Course on the Reef
  • PADI 5 Star Dive and Career Centre
  • 20 Dives & All Equipment
  • 19 Day Course

From (AUD)
SAVE $26.00 Current price is: $2,949.00.

Liveaboard dive boat on calm water at sunset on the Great Barrier Reef
Liveaboard

  Adrenaline, Overnight stays, Diving

Pro Dive Liveaboard | 3 Day 2 Night | Scuba Dive or Snorkel

  • 11 Dives Included including 2 night
  • Liveaboard Experience
  • All-inclusive gear and meals onboard
  • Guided Experience ( $125 Levy )

From (AUD)
SAVE $20.00 Current price is: $820.00.

Red helicopter flying low over the reef near a pontoon on the Great Barrier Reef
2 in 1 Tour

  Scenic, One day tour, Adventure

Reef Pontoon Snorkel & Scenic Helicopter | Full Day Tour

  • Outer Reef Snorkel Experience
  • 10 min Heli Flight
  • Semi-Sub, Glass Boat & All Equipment
  • Guided, Lunch & Fun

From (AUD)
SAVE $10.00 Current price is: $497.00.

Split view of a scuba diver over coral below a reef catamaran
Scuba Dive

  Adventure, Adrenaline, One day tour

Scuba Dive and Snorkel Reef | Full Day Tour

  • 1 x Certified Scuba Dive
  • 2 Outer Reef Locations
  • All Gear Included
  • Expert Guides & Meals

From (AUD)
SAVE $10.00 Current price is: $340.00.

Fast catamaran cruising on the outer Great Barrier Reef
Snorkelling

  Diving, One day tour, Adventure

Silverswift Outer Reef Snorkel | Full Day

  • Departures from Cairns ($10 Levy)
  • Perfect for snorkelers
  • Three Unique Reef Sites in one day
  • Spacious deck, lunch & comfortable boat

From (AUD)
$308.00

Mission Beach skydive
Adrenaline

  Adrenaline, Skydiving

Skydive 15,000ft Beach Landing | Mission Beach

  • 15,000ft Skydive Beach Landing
  • #1 Company for Skydiving
  • 60 Second Freefall
  • Free Cairns Transfer

From (AUD)
SAVE $10.00 Current price is: $375.00.

Rafters paddling under a waterfall on the Tully River
Adrenaline

  Adrenaline, Adventure, One day tour

Tully White Water Rafting Full Day | Cairns Return

  • Epic Tully River Rapids
  • Number 1 Rafting Tour
  • Full Day & Cairns Pickup
  • Guided & Meal & Equipment

From (AUD)
SAVE $5.00 Current price is: $240.00.

Travellers sitting on rocks at a rainforest waterfall in the Atherton Tablelands
Backpacker

  Adventure, Adrenaline, One day tour

Waterfall Wanderers & Tablelands Tour

  • Josephine Falls & Milla Milla
  • Platypus viewing and Lake Eacham
  • Full Day of Fun & Waterfalls
  • Guided, Lunch & Pick Up

From (AUD)
SAVE $5.00 Current price is: $184.00.

Message us on WhatsApp any time 💬 If we’re online, we’ll reply straight away. Outside business hours, we’ll get back to you first thing the next morning.

Your vouchers arrive by email within minutes of booking 📩 They have everything you need: meeting time and place, the operator’s contact details and any important extras.

No licence needed for an intro dive 🤿 You’ll fill in the operator’s medical questionnaire on the day. If you answer yes to any question (for example asthma or some medications), you may need a doctor’s dive medical first, so check before you book.
Already certified (PADI or SSI)? Book a certified dive day. Want your own licence? Do the Learn to Dive course or a liveaboard trip.

The dry season, May to October, has the most reliable weather, lower humidity and usually calmer seas for reef trips ☀️ The wet season, November to April, is hot and humid with storms, but the rainforest is lush and the waterfalls are at their best.

  • Stinger season is roughly November to May. Wear a stinger suit in the ocean and swim at patrolled beaches between the flags, inside the stinger nets 🪼
  • Crocodiles live in the region’s rivers, estuaries and some beaches. Follow the warning signs and stay out of murky water and river mouths 🐊
  • The Esplanade Lagoon in the city is free, has lifeguards and is safe all year

The airport is about 7 km north of the city centre ✈️ There’s no public bus from the terminals, so take a taxi, a rideshare or a pre-booked shuttle. Lots of our tours include pick-ups from Cairns hostels, so check your tour details.

We’d suggest 4 to 5 nights: one or two reef days, one for the Daintree, and one for Kuranda, waterfalls or rafting. Learning to dive? Add the length of your course.

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