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Reef Experience Great Barrier Reef Australia

100 Abott Street, Queensland 4870, Australia
61 7 4051 5777
5.0 of 5 stars 131 Reviews
Type: Reefs
Owner description: For the ultimate reef experience… step aboard Reef Experience!Reef experience is one of the fastest catamarans departing Cairns daily, giving guests...... more » Owner description: For the ultimate reef experience… step aboard Reef Experience!Reef experience is one of the fastest catamarans departing Cairns daily, giving guests more time to discover two spectacular outer Barrier Reef locations. A perfect way to experience the most spectacular aquatic environment in the world, with friendly and attentive staff a free guided snorkel, introductory or certified dive, glass bottom boat tour in between relaxing on the oversized sundeck or in the air conditioned saloon. « less
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MarkMcGuire
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 February 2012 NEW

Perfect trip! The crew were very organised and friendly from the start. The boat is modern and spacious. Breakfast bacon and egg rolls and fruit were great (incl in price). The safety briefing and Marine Life talks were humorous and informative, so much so that we arrived at the reef in what felt like 20 mins (actually 1 hour). Began... More

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beercairns4me
Cairns
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5 reviews
2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 January 2012
2
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Excellent value for money. Food was great, locations exceeded expectations and the intro dive was included in the price which I thoroughly enjoyed. Highly recommend! More

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Jamoz23
Brisbane, Australia
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18 reviews
9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 January 2012
3
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There is nothing bad to say about the Great Barrier reef no matter where you are on it. Even more spectacular snorkelling or seeing it from the air. More

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ElizaChan
Hong Kong
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 January 2012
2
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My husband and I stayed in Cairns for 6 days and joined two Great Barrier Reef tours. We joint the Reef Experience first as we found good comments from TripAdvisor. There were around 80 to 100 people in the ship, I tried the introductory diving, the instructor was nice with clear instruction, however, the time in water was not enough... More

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Jason M
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
1 review
2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 January 2012
2
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I'd been staying in Cairns for a couple of weeks, at friends, which is always nice to save $. Towards the end of my stay I wanted to go do something Solo and explore on my own. After seeing the local travel agents and tourist info kiosks I decided on "Reef Experience", can be found at www.reeftrip.com Staying on the... More

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summerbound
Darwin, Australia
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 January 2012
1
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The staff on this vessel were really great, they were friendly, informative and calm and made my (free) introduction to scuba diving a great experience. They stopped at 2 different reef sites and both were wonderful. There was a hot breakfast and lunch, as well as fruit, cheese, crackers and a glass of wine on the way back. I will... More

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linglingwong
Vancouver, Canada
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 January 2012
1
person found this review helpful

I went to Cairns with my daughter and my main place of interest is Great Barrier Reef, I fly from Gold coast to Cairns book ticket form Jetstar , you need to check and book the ticket earlier for discount fare. sometime a week before you can manage to find lower fare ticket. As for Cairns I stay at the... More

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KDexplorer
Sydney, Australia
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10 reviews
5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 January 2012
1
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Overall we had a fabulous day! The snorkeling was amazing we saw everything from tropical fishes to sharks. I especially enjoyed the marine biologist presentation before we got out to the reef. If I had any nerves to start with he made everyone feel at ease and well informed about what we would see.i would also advise for everyone to... More

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CanadianCavy
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3 reviews
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 January 2012
1
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The best way to see the Great Barrier Reef! We booked with Reef Experience and stayed overnight on their boat called the Reef Encounter It was absolutely amazing!!!the sights we saw were unbelievable! The boatnwas in-between a budget and luxury, it was perfect and well worth staying the night! The staff was amazing, Collin, Lucy and Shannon all deserve a... More

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Abhishek R
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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3 reviews
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 January 2012
1
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This place deserves to be the number one rank. from start to end it was excellent. We enjoyed both the reef shores. Mike was excellent in his set of instructions. Jaz was best in her coral tour. The other best part was the food. I am a veggie and imagine I enjoyed the food. I had options in breakfast and... More

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