Fitzroy Island Day Tour from Cairns

Everyone was confused about pier 10 as it wasn’t numbered. There is no seating on the wharf for elderly or impaired persons. The boat was 45 mins or so LATE. On the half day tour this meant we could not explore the island past welcome bay and bistro to purchase lunch. Very disappointed that we didn’t have enough time to see Nudey beach. The general store had stuff all compared to what I’d read. You need footwear for the beach as it is all coral. The water was beautiful shades of green and blues, and clear.the water temp was quite coolish. The meals available were great, and there was a bar. The experience that myself and friends were hoping to have did not eventuate. Operator really needs to pull their socks up especially for the half day tours

The tour company wasn't as informative as green island company we went with. Also no one told us that Fitzroy is all coral no sand you need reef shoes, no where to really sit or sunbake. The food place there will not let you sit there unless you buy form them. Sadly we had a horrible weather so not a nice beach day for our group. Nuddy beach, was not a easy walk over, lots of rocks to climb on and over to get there, was pretty and the water was blue. We probably would not recommend going to Fitzroy, there is 1000 reef island.

We did the transfer only option and hired a snorkel and wet suits from the dive shop when we arrived on Fitzroy island. We swam about 20ms off the beach and saw so many fish I've never seen before and swam with 3 turtles right off the beach. Make sure you check the tides! But amazing!! Nice to see the GBR so alive. Bring your go pro if you have one!

Short ferry ride of around 45 minutes to the island from Cairns Marina, the island is beautiful with nice coral beaches, if going to Nudey beach this is quite strenuous if you are elderly or not fit as you need to go up and down some hills and over some boulders, take food and water with you as there are no facilities once at Nudey beach.

The boat ride over is short and not too rough. The island is lovely, especially Nudey beach. Our disappointment was with the guided snorkelling tour with a marine biologist. There was absolutely nothing to see on the trip as the water was murky and there was not much coral. Spent nearly $300 on the guided experience but it was very underwhelming. Guided tours on the outer reef are cheaper and so much better. Wish the operators are more honest about what the guided experience offers

We did the full day. Weather was not the best, rain in the morning and it cleared in the afternoon. Nudey beach has a lot of shells, you will need some type of shoes on the beach. With the weather, snorkeling was not possible, to cloudy. There are public restrooms on the island and good options. Best snorkeling was to the left of the docks when walking to the shore.

The boat to Fitzroy Island was very full. As we approached a crew member said - snorkelling is best on the left. We didn’t know if this meant our left as we approached or left when you were standing on the beach looking at the pier. We went to our left from when we were on the boat - wrong choice. Also the tide was out - which they could’ve told us that it would be best to wait a few hours. So we - 2 people in our 60s stumbled over rocks with our flippers on - scraping our knees when we got in the water and struggled even more to get out. Lucky - we weren’t injured!

It was an amazing excperience, the island was beautiful even with a little hour of rain it looked stunning

Excellent service. From initial booking, we were kept informed of trip details & itinerary. All ran to time. We didn't snorkel but lots did. We did the walk to the Lighthouse & it was as described difficult, some very steep parts. A very enjoyable day out.

A short 45 minute prompt ferry ride from Cairns to the fabulous, postcard perfect Fitzroy Island We snorkled all day in the crystal clear water, swimming with thousands of fish and turtles. Was an absolute dream come true. We loved it so much, we returned 2 days later... This time we took the short but beautiful hike to Nudey Beach which was beyond perfect, had lunch at Foxys Bar (very big portions and well priced) then swam/snorklelled off lunch! Highly recommend the full day (8am until 4pm) trip as time flies in paradise!