Boat Charter in Cairns

The world on the water can be reached easily by boat rental from Cairns. The Great Barrier Reef is known worldwide and is rightly a big tourist attraction for all types and ages of travelers. Boat rental from Cairns makes the Great Barrier Reef quickly and easily accessible, opening up a multitude of fun activities, sports on the water, and water. Try your hand at fishing, go whale watching, dive on the reefs, snorkel on the sea, or just go for a quick dip to cool off. Boat rental from Cairns offers you an easy and affordable way to enjoy your holiday in Australia to the most.

Take a half-day snorkeling trip for 80 USD per person. Join in a cruise to the Outer Great Barrier Reef for 100 USD per person or more. Try a fishing boat rental for 200 USD per day or a skipper and crew for your speed boat rental experience of a lifetime from around 150 USD per person. There are so many options for speed boat rental in Cairns that once you decide what boat to rent, the rest of your trip will be easy!

A luxury catamaran rental from Cairns will cost you about 2,000 USD per day. Invite a group of your friends or family, and the cost will seem even more worthwhile. The fantastic accommodation and hospitality offered by the skipper and crew is the perfect way to cruise the Great Barrier Reef while you do whatever takes your fancy on the deck or in the ocean.

If you only have a day for your boat rental in Cairns, cruise over to Fitzroy or Green Islands for some fun family on the beach and go swimming or snorkeling. Boat rentals in Cairns are modern and well-equipped, and your boat rental will come with a chart plotter (electronic map), depth-sounder, fish-finder, and a USB charger port. An experienced skipper and crew will guide you effortlessly around the islands near Cairns on your memorable day boat rental. Head for the Low Isles, some 35 nautical miles from Cairns, at the marine state park where you can stop for lunch and after swimming with the local population of sea turtles at the end of the reef. A quick jump to shore allows you to walk along a beautiful nature trail that leads to the island’s lighthouse. Why not watch the sunset over the Great Barrier reef here. You can enjoy a sundowner with views of the Tableland Mountains on the horizon.

Plan to take a few days with your boat rental and cruise towards the protected Opal Reef for your first taste of the ‘outer’ Great Barrier Reef, home to an abundance of tropical sea life. Whether you are snorkeling or scuba diving, you will have a lot to see and many options to choose from. Spend the afternoons trying your hand at some sport fishing or just chill out simply and gaze at the Coral Sea waves by the outer reef.

Making your way to the Great Barrier Reef, your first stop should be the Ribbon Reefs. These reefs offer you first-rate diving sites like the pinnacle at Steve’s Bommie, where you can see hard and soft corals and a multitude of pelagic fish species. Check out the coral heads in the protected lagoon then continue to Ribbon Reef No. 5, or Andy’s Postcard, for some more great dives. If your boat rental happens to be in June or July, then bring your binoculars and keep your eye out for migrating minke whales that pass by. Even better, put your snorkel and mask on and swim close to the sea's graceful giants.

Start your diving boat rental from Cairns with a live-aboard and plan to spend several nights touring the great dive sites that the Great Barrier Reef has to offer. Start your dive itinerary from the very top of the Ribbon Reefs, then travel out overnight to Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea. Spend a couple of days diving the spectacular walls of Osprey Reef, an old volcanic atoll lying 220 km off the coast. Renowned for its dramatic 1000 metre walls, Osprey Reef also offers massive soft corals, amazing sharks, and exceptional visibility. North Horn at the tip of Osprey is a site where grey reef sharks and silver tips meet. Take your time and if weather permits, try Bougainville Reef, to the south of Osprey Reef, then head back to Cairns with some wonderful memories.

Whales on The Great Barrier Reef! It sounds like a dream. Turn your dreams into reality with a boat rental from Cairns to go whale watching. A Cairns whale watching guide will give you the low down on the whale season. Did you know that 35% of the world's whale population breeds on The Great Barrier Reef! Each year, whales make their annual migration from the Antarctic to the Great Barrier Reef to find a mate or give birth to calves.‍ The whale season runs from May to September, with minke whales and humpback whales appearing during these months. Dwarf minke whales are rarer Great Barrier Reef visitors, with only a few hundred sightings per year. Will you be lucky enough to spot one? If you try a boat rental from Cairns, you will have a better chance!