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There is something about watching a five-year-old spot their first sea turtle from the shallows that makes the whole trip worth it. Fitzroy Island is one of those places that works for families in a way that bigger, busier reef destinations often do not – the ferry ride is short, […]

Most people step off the ferry at Fitzroy Island, look at the water, and immediately want to get in. That instinct is spot on. The fringing reef here starts just metres from the shore, which means you do not need a boat transfer or a deep-water swim to reach healthy […]

Most people arrive at Fitzroy Island with snorkelling on the brain. And fair enough – the fringing reef that wraps around this island is genuinely worth the hype. But the walking tracks here are among the most underrated in Tropical North Queensland, and visitors who skip them are missing half […]

Getting to Fitzroy Island is one of the easiest things you’ll do on your Cairns holiday. The island sits just 29 kilometres southeast of the city – a 45-minute ferry ride across the Coral Sea – and multiple operators run daily services from the Cairns Marlin Marina. No flights, no […]

There is a version of Green Island that most visitors never experience. After the last ferry leaves and the day trippers head back to Cairns, the island goes quiet. The beaches open up, the reef settles into its evening rhythm, and for the handful of guests staying at the resort, […]

Green Island sits 27 kilometres off Cairns and takes about 45 minutes to reach by catamaran. On paper, that sounds like a quick hop to a reef island. In practice, it delivers something that surprises most visitors – a coral cay with its own national park rainforest, fringing reef you […]

Most people book a Green Island day trip expecting a beach and some snorkelling. What catches them off guard is just how much there is to do on a 12-hectare coral cay. Between the reef, the rainforest, and a handful of genuinely unique experiences you will not find elsewhere on […]

Two islands, both within 45 minutes of Cairns, both sitting on the Great Barrier Reef, both offering snorkelling, beaches, and rainforest. On paper, Green Island and Fitzroy Island look almost interchangeable. In practice, they are very different days out – and the right one for you depends on what you […]

Green Island sits just 27 kilometres off the Cairns coastline – close enough that you can see the mainland from the beach, yet far enough out that the water shifts to that clear reef blue during the crossing. Getting there is one of the easiest parts of any Cairns holiday, […]

Snorkelling the Great Barrier Reef is one thing. Dropping below the surface on scuba – leaving the world above behind and breathing through a regulator while coral formations rise around you – is something else entirely. An introductory dive, sometimes called a resort dive or discover scuba dive, lets you […]

The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system, a World Heritage-listed ecosystem, and one of the most closely studied marine environments on the planet. It’s also under real pressure – from warming oceans, bleaching events, and a range of threats that don’t pause between tourist seasons. Anyone […]

You’ve planned the trip, booked the tour, and found yourself floating above a coral formation with a turtle drifting past two metres below – and the photo you take looks grey, blurry, and nothing like what your eyes just saw. The Great Barrier Reef is visually extraordinary, but underwater photography […]