Australia · SAILING
Distances are long down here, so a day out has to be worth the drive. These 15 sailing trips are, and each entry says what it costs, how long it takes and what it includes.
Review of Cairns’ 9-hour Great Barrier Reef catamaran cruise, with two outer reef sites, snorkeling, lunch, marine guides, and practical tips.
“Great trip! Crew was terrific! A must for everyone!”
Review of Passions of Paradise, a full-day Cairns catamaran cruise with two Great Barrier Reef stops, snorkeling, scuba, lunch, and expert guides.
“Food served was excellent. Two mains and about 5 sides to choose from. Plenty of food for seconds. Food served throughout the day. Crew was very attentive always asking if everything was okay. There was a reef fauna and flora presentation after the dive which wrapped up the whole experience. The boat was larger than I expected and we had plenty of room to move around the two decks. I wholeheartedly recommend Passions.”
Review the Camira Whitsundays sailing trip from Airlie Beach, with Whitehaven Beach, Hill Inlet, snorkeling, BBQ lunch, and drinks included.
“Amazing day!!! The staff were superb, the food was lovely the drinks were great. Unbelievable scenery it was just perfect really thanks guys!”
Review of the 2-night Avatar sailing trip from Airlie Beach, with Whitehaven Beach, snorkeling, meals, sleeping conditions, price, and practical tips.
“The tour guides were relatively friendly. The pickup point map was incorrect, you need to ensure you go to the address and ignore the map as it was contradictory. The tour left fairly promptly after 11am. It was fairly expensive for you got, conRead more”
Review of OzSail’s 2-night Whitsundays cruise, with Whitehaven Beach, snorkeling, meals, sailing, bunks, costs, and practical tips.
“We just departed from the “Spank Me” and we had a great time! Accommodations were about what you’d expect from a racing sailboat, and Captain Alex takes you around to some beautiful places and great snorkeling spots. Marie and MollRead more”
Review of Sailaway’s Low Isles cruise from Port Douglas, with sailing, snorkelling, turtles, glass-bottom boat tours, lunch, and practical tips.
“Everything about the experience was amazing from start to finish ,The skipper staff,food and the whole adventure with sailaway was 5 star”
Sail Port Douglas at golden hour with drinks, canapés, Coral Sea views, and sunset photos aboard a luxury catamaran.
“Great team, value for money. The trip out and back was amazing. The sailing crew really looked after everyone.”
Review the Cairns Catamaran Harbour and Dinner Cruise, with food, sunset views, pricing, tips, weather notes, and who should book.
“Lovely evening. Beautiful weather. Lots of nice food, great service. Highly recommend. Possible slight improvement may be to leave before sunset so we can see before it's dark.”
Review of OzSail’s two-day Matador sailing trip from Airlie Beach, with Whitehaven Beach, reef snorkeling, meals, cabins, costs, and practical tips.
“Great trip would really reccomend even if it’s raining, crew where amazing and make sure you get to the whitsundays early before everyone else which is amazing. Also amazing snorkel spots. Definitely bring you’re own alcohol”
Review of the Camira Sailing Adventure from Airlie Beach, with Whitehaven Beach, Hill Inlet, snorkeling, barbecue lunch, drinks, and practical tips.
“This should be a happy trip for my partner and I. We planed this trip for my birthday. But it has been ruined by a staff call Joel. He was so rude and seperate attitudes treated Asian and the others during the whole time . That’s not fair. He never stated rules clearly but only said no and stop. We are Australian citizens live in Brisbane for more than 15 years and first time feels raciest so badly in this trip! When we landed the white heaven bay we were the first group, then we thought we would be the first group back to Camira when we came back. We…”
Review of Reef Daytripper’s small-group Cairns sailing trip to Upolu Reef, with snorkeling, food, marine life, costs, tips, and drawbacks.
“Really great day with the Reef Daytripper crew. Very friendly and knowledgeable - also patient with newby snorkellers and divers! Nice sized group - smal enough you could talk to everyone. Lunch had good selection of salad and some meats. Fruit and cheese later was a bonus.”
Review of Sydney’s 150-minute Fantasea whale watching catamaran, with fast ocean access, viewing decks, whale sightings, tips, and value advice.
“we did the afternoon whale watching cruise it was thought was so two of our four people backed out preferring to go milder seas it was hard to see any whales because it was so choppy we managed to find one who put on a bit of a display for us sadly all I managed to catch on my phone was four splashes the whales were just too fast for me couldn't hear the commentary over the booming seas The boat was adequate and seemed stable enough even in the larger waves so we could go quite a way out to find the whale activity”
Review of Cairns’ small-group sailing trip to Green Island and the Great Barrier Reef, with snorkeling, scuba, lunch, and practical tips.
“Amazing! Would really recommend this tour! We got some sailing done (no engine), the guides / crew were super friendly and knowledgeable! Good snacks and many places to relax on the boat. It’s not a very big boat so there is plenty of space in the water (and on the boat) and the crew helps you out snorkelling and points out all the amazing fish!”
Review of OzSail’s 2-night Whitsundays sailing trip from Airlie Beach, with snorkeling, Whitehaven Beach, meals, stargazing, and practical tips.
“Pretty good ! I had a good time and loved the people who were on the boat with me”
Review of Port Douglas’s 90-minute sunset catamaran cruise, with sailing views, canapés, drinks, price advice, and practical booking tips.
“We had the best time the staff were amazing, it went over my expectations would do it again. recommend to anyone”
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