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We did the Great Barrier Reef outer reef tour in Cairns. The initial destination was the Fitzroy Island where you had approximately 2 hrs to explore. Not ample time honestly mainly because there were lots of people about. Don’t forget to bring insect repellant for the reason that there are a lot of mosquitos about. Snorkelling from the shore was okay, although it was nothing extraordinary.
After that it’s off to the outer reef (Moore Reef) and their pontoon. As other people have reported, it is really good for the number of passengers on the boat. The so named underwater observatory was a disappointment – I have seen better in the aquariums in Sydney or Brisbane . They have not got around to cleansing the windows so it was highly challenging to see nearly anything through the windows. My spouse stated the exact same factor about their glass bottom boat tour which I didn’t get to do on the grounds that we just simply ran out of time.
After the scuba-doo, I went for a dive. It may be because it was the wet season but the waters wasn’t as clear as I’d hoped . Maybe it’s different when you do a serious dive cruise but with this form of cruise, you do not get too many choices. Corals were more of the boring and brown hues. Fish, whilst there were lots, were nothing at all out of the ordinary. Then to top if off, my divemaster just swum around in circles, not even going out of his way to show me nearly anything special.
By the time the dive was completed, I had just adequate time to eat and change (if my wife had not set aside a plate for me, there was nothing left to eat) – therefore, I missed the semi-sub trip. If it wasn’t for the scuba-doo, this would have been a particularly forgettable Cairns Tour .