3 Day Reef, Rainforest and Outback Package

This is a 3 day adventure. The Reef Cruise to the Great Barrier Reefs was super great! The crew of Evolution were extremely friendly & helpful. We snorkeled 2 reefs-great views-crew made us feel safe & comfortable in water! Steak, shrimp & fish lunch was great! Second leg of tour was the Outback-our driver/tour narrator was very knowledgeable & entertaining. Chillagoe Caves explored were phenomenal! Saw lots of Roo’s, views of rain forests, highlands before hitting Outback Outer region were scenic. Its a long day, close to 12 hours & 360 miles, but we did a good # of enjoyable stops-a great overall adventure! The Rainforest leg was cancelled due to torrential rains & flooding. Billy Tea Safaris promptly refunded charge for this tour leg! Billy Tea Safaris great to work with, they answer calls or promptly return calls on booking details!

The Daintree Rainforest tour was operator cancelled. To date Viator/tour operator has not provided a refund or notified us of status of a refund! The is a really big concern-seems it should be simple. Super hard to contact anyone to resolve-don’t answer phone.

This was a great way to get a taste of Australia. All of the tours were led by awesome tour guides, and we stopped at incredible places. Other than the actual tours we stopped at places on the way which added to the experience.

This set of tours was fantastic! Loved both drivers for the driving days, and the crew for the reef day were fun but professional. Was a great way to see all of the highlights around Cairns in a simple and efficient way. All of the pickups were on time and the transport was top notch. Would recommend this to anyone.

rainforest was bit boring but reef cruises were beautiful and outback was okayish i’d recommend this one

The 3-day tour was amazing and covered very difference sceneries. I loved the reef day, as the snorkelling and the reef just made me feel so alive! All crew on board were lovely and super helpful, and they took safety very seriously. The rainforest day was also amazing, and Daniel was a great guide. While still a good experience, I liked the outback day least, as the time spent in the vehicle was very long. I'd recommend Billy Tea to anyone who wants guided and thoughtful tours from Cairns.

Our tour started with the outback portion, the reef and the rainforest last. All tours met their stated purposes. There is a lot of necessary driving on the non reef tour days. There were enough stops to breakup the travel and make it more enjoyable. The supplied food was good. They were at nice facilities that gave our group personalized attention. The tour is done with a 4x4 bus.

Outback tour guide was extremely knowledgeable with the surrounding. An experience of a life time. Snorkelling was well organized. Explanations were clear. Staff was entertaining with their cheeky comments. Gauvin was a delight. A lot of passion for the Rainforest and its culture/history. This brought an extreme respect for the plants, native culture, the animals, etc. I would recommend this excursion great way to see what Australia offers. Very self-sufficient country. Thank you for the experience

Billy Tea Safaris and Down Under Cruise & Dive were absolutely amazing!! My husband and I did the 3 day reef, rainforest, and outback tour, and really feel that it helped us make the most of our time in Cairns. Skipper Mike and Deck Supervisor Kiki aboard the Evolution were great hosts, and Skipper Mike even invited us into the bridge and gave us his tips about local places to stop on our way down the coast. Our guide for the outback and rainforest days was Gav. We cannot say enough amazing things about him. Incredibly knowledgeable about all things Australia, and such a great conversationalist. Beyond the nonstop learning, he also went above and beyond SEVERAL times on our tours by showing us hidden gem spots or asking if we wanted to do a little extra excursion. My husband and I wish we could just hire him to take us down the rest of the Australian coast for the rest of our honeymoon. Thanks a million to this team!

Three full days of Australia submersion! Love the small groups on the outback/rainforest days. Be prepared for long drives, remember Australia is huge!!! Shoutout to our guides Gavin and Tony. Both were exceptional with their knowledge. No matter the question, they had an answer. Outback tour: personal group tour of the caves, always on the lookout for wildlife (Gavin kept giving us advance notice that we might see wildlife in this area), lunch was good, fun stops at the pubs in the outback, history of the smelters was interesting, the walk to the balancing rock wasn't too strenuous. The highlight was the stop at Granite Gorge to sit with and feed the rock wallabies!!!! Bring 2$ for the feed. The Rainforest: on the river cruise we were lucky to see a few crocodiles, crossed the river on the ferry because of a car incident earlier in the day (the ability to adjust the tour on the go was good), there is only one road in the Rainforest- because of the storms, parts of the road are washed out so there is wait time for one lane traffic. Watch for waterfalls one one side and shoreline views on the other. The lunch stop was good, beautiful blue butterflies everywhere. Ice cream stop - yum!!!!! Sorbet was offer to those who couldn't have full cream. Four flavors were sampled as part of the tour. On to Mossman Gorge for a dip in the river. Even if you choose not to swim bring a towel so you can at least take your shoes off and walk in. Refreshing!!! Reef: SUPER well organized!!!!!! Stinger suits were offered to everyone. Great for not just the jellyfish but against sunburn. Every single employee was helpful and friendly. Can't say enough about the care for safety! Safety talks, counting heads... If you even think you'll have an issue with sea sickness, pills should be taken! Well worth the $3 they have available on board. Our seas were choppy and lots of swells, a few on board were miserable. The snorkeling was beyond words!!! Glad we chose to wear the optional life jackes to make it less strenuous in the swells. Lunch was average but understand, they're feeding over 150 people in one hour on a moving boat. The glass bottom boat could not go on our day- felt bad for those who never got in the water. Not going to the Reef would be a cardinal sin if you're in Cairns!!! Another great day in Australia!!!! The only improvement would be if the photos of the Reef adventure were available on line for a couple of days. It was really hard to find our photos and have time to chose other photos of the Reef. I would have liked to choose more but ran out of time. We've been on other tours that either have them available on line for a couple of days or back on land in the check in center following the tour.