Cairns Snorkeling

cairns snorkeling

Do you want to get out and snorkel the Great Barrier Reef? See unique sealife and coral with our renowned Cairns snorkeling tours that depart from Cairns and take guests out to the Coral Sea for overnight trips. Stay aboard our vessel, Rum Runner Cairns, which can easily and comfortably accommodate up to 16 guests so you can have an intimate and specialised Cairns snorkeling adventure.

Guests will discover the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef with Rum Runner Cairns snorkeling. Our experienced guides and well maintained vessel and equipment mean you don't have to bring anything with you. Just relax and enjoy your individual and professional Cairns snorkeling expedition from aboard our yacht while we take you on a tour of some of the best coral reef sights int he world.

Our Cairns snorkeling adventures usually depart from Cairns and we spend the night out on the reef with live aboard solutions for groups or singles respectively. We have been providing Cairns snorkeling solutions to guests since 1984 so we really know our stuff when it comes to where to go for the best possible experience for our guests.

So what are you waiting for?

Leave the crowds behind! See the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea aboard S.V. Rum Runner. We believe in offering the best value overnight dive trips for the lowest possible price without any sacrifice of safety, both in and out of the water. How? Because we are an owner operator family based operation with the reefs as our Head Office! That's called "Livin the Dream"

The Vessel

We make no apologies for what Rum Runner is… a 20m Motor Sailing Schooner, built in 1984, and with a nearly indestructible fiberglass hull. The vessel will accommodate up to 16 guests in multi share twin single bunk areas, semi-private twin single bunk cabins, and a 4-share single bunk cabin. She is the equivalent of a mutli share hostel, just on water.

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2 DAY GBR

This is our most booked tour!! The 2 Day / 1 Night Great Barrier Reef tour for both Snorkelers and Certified Divers. Of the 150 tours we operate per year, this is 80% of all our departures. You get to spend over 24 hours at the Great Barrier Reef! That's 2 full days and 1 night aboard Rum Runner, Returns Cairns next day approximately 3.00pm

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SHARK DIVING

Diving in this section of the Coral Sea is a great experience for both new and experienced adventurous divers. This trip visits Holmes Reef, a reef system lying some 90 miles outside the Great Barrier Reef. Due to its isolation the reef has incredible visibility abundant sharks and large pelagic fish life.

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