Highlights:
- Dreamtime Dive & Snorkel is a unique educational Great Barrier Reef diving and snorkeling experience incorporating the world's oldest living culture and the stories Traditional Owners have passed down over the tens of thousands of years.
- Inviting you to step back into the Great Barrier Reef’s Dreamtime with Indigenous Guides on a day tour to two spectacular outer Great Barrier Reef sites.
- Reef sites visited may include Milln, Flynn, Hastings, Saxon, Norman or Thetford Reef.
- Indigenous rangers recount the Dreamtime stories of the Gimuy Walubara Yidinji, Gunggandji, Mandingalbay and Yirrganydji people to help you gain a deeper cultural understanding of this diverse ecosystem.
- The sea country of these four Traditional Owner groups stretches from Port Douglas to the Frankland Islands and includes the two sites you visit.
- Once at the Reef, you will have the opportunity to explore the underwater world with included snorkeling experiences, or choose to splash out with extra activities like an introductory or certified dive.
- Experience Co acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land and Sea on which our business operates on throughout Australia.
- We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders past, present and emerging.
Included:
- Indigenous welcome and acknowledgement.
- Great Barrier Reef creation story.
- Two premium outer reef sites.
- Guided Snorkel Tour.
- Morning and afternoon tea.
- Marine Biologist presentation.
- Snorkeling equipment
- Wet and lycra suits.
- Freshly prepared buffet lunch.
Day 1 : Full Day Dreamtime Dive & Snorkel Tour
8:15am - Arrive. Check in at the Dreamtime Dive & Snorkel vessel at Marlin Marina, Cairns 9.00am - Departure. Enjoy a delicious breakfast burger as you board and receive your snorkeling equipment for use throughout the day. Safety briefing, Indigenous welcome and acknowledgement. 10:30am - Arrive at our first location. Morning tea is served. In water activities commence, snorkeling and diving 12:30pm - Lunch is served before we make our way to our second site for the day. Enjoy a delicious array of cold dishes. 1:00pm - Approximate arrival at the second location for snorkeling and diving. Afternoon tea will be served before departing the reef to head home. 3:30pm - Depart the reef and interact with the Indigenous Guides as we travel back to Cairns. 5:00pm - Arrive back in Cairns"
Meals: Lunch
Pickup: 8:15am - check in at the Dreamtime Dive & Snorkel vessel at Marlin Marina, Cairns.
Hotel pickups commence prior to the time of departure, you must contact the local service provider to verify your exact pickup time.
If you did not select hotel pickup at time of booking, please meet at the Dreamtime vessel at least 30 minutes prior to departure.
You must make your own way to the Reef Fleet Terminal. No need to go inside the terminal, simply walk directly down to the Dreamtime vessel.
The Marlin Marina is located near the Reef Fleet Terminal at the end of Spence Street between the Pier Shopping Centre and Cairns Harbour Lights.
Return: 5:00pm - arrive back in Cairns (at the Reef Fleet Terminal).
What to Bring:
Swimwear
Towel
Hat
Sunglasses
Sunscreen
Cash/credit card for any onboard purchases.
Extra Costs:
Transfers from hotels in Cairns & Northern Beaches.
Diving - available at an additional charge.
