Islands
Green Island: (Inner Reef) Great for children and the elderly. If you can swim well, there are some great fringing reefs. Beautiful white soft sandy beaches. Many optional activities are available like…Snorkelling, Glass Bottom Boat, Seawalker, Parasailing, Diving. They have a small zoo on the island where you can see crocodiles and sea turtles. 50 minutes travel time. You can have 2hours and 40 minutes or 5 hours or 7 hours on the Island. Each boat can take more than 300 passengers. Most days Green Island has more than 1000 customers.
Visibility is 3m to 5 m.
Fitzroy Island: (Inner Reef.) Great for hiking. The lighthouse walk is spectacular. It over looks little Fitzroy Island. Walk to the Summit for a 360 degree view around the Island. It will take a few hours. The transfer boat departs at 8.30am and returns at 4.30pm. When you arrive you can
see the Beach Hire. Some options would be the Glass Bottom Boat, Snorkeling, the Giant Ocean Trampoline and Sea Kayaking. Nudey beach is a 15 minute walk from the boat (clothes optional!) It takes 50 minutes by boat. About 100 passengers a day. They have recently finished building a wonderful resort. I’m planing to visit and stay this September
Visibility is 3m to 5 m.
Frankland Island: (Inner Reef.) Great to see turtles. A very beautiful natural Island. No shops, resorts or pools. The hotel pick up is at 7am. You will drive for 40 minutes south of Cairns to Derall where you board a boat for a slow 30 minute cruise before you reach the ocean. Then less than 40 minutes later you will reach the beautiful group of Islands. You can have up to 5 hours at
the largest Island called Normanby Island. Very close to the beach you can see wonderful corals. There is a Semi Submarine; if it is too windy they will use a Glass Bottom Boat. Snorkelling equipment available with a guide and a Rock Pool discovery tour where you can see the sea turtles near the beautiful Island. Lunch is included with Cold Meats, Salads and Prawns. You will return home the same way as you arrived; ocean then river and then bus. A great day for everyone! Only 1 boat travels here. Maximum 100 passengers. Most days there are about 40 to 50 customers.
Visibility is 3m to 5 m.
Michaelmas Cay: (Outer Reef) Great for Bird Watching or maybe trying a Intro Dive. Over 10,000 birds live on the cay. This is not an island yet. When it has trees then it is called an island. Part of the island is roped off where people can walk. There is a big fine if you walk on the other side of the rope. Bird and turtle eggs are in the sand so they only want minimum impact from humans. Beautiful fringing reefs. Maybe you'll see a turtle! There are 3 boats that visit Michaelmas Cay. Two are sail boats and the other a motor boat. It take about 2 and a half hours to sail one way or 1 and half hours by motor boat.
