Travel Cairns to Townsville (or reverse) aboard a Coral Princess Cruise vessel.
Carrying only 54 passengers, Coral Princess Cruise Ships are large enough to provide all the comforts of larger ships, yet small enough to enable access to reef and island sites inaccessible to tour vessels. The emphasis is on environmental education and interaction.
DAY 1 Cruise the outer Great Barrier Reef visiting Thetford Reef and Sudbury Cay for fish feeding, snorkeling, coral viewing, scuba diving and reef fishing.
DAY 2 Visit Coates or Nathan Reef to further enjoy the Great Barrier Reef. Visit Dunk Island resort and enjoy a guided rainforest walk.
DAY 3 Cruise the Family Group of Islands (the only tropical rainforest island on the Australian coast), Hinchinbrook Channel and exclusive Pelorus Island with its magnificent fringing reef, beach and rainforest. Enjoy a Beach BBQ. Cruise the Palm Group of Islands.
DAY 4 Cruise Halifax Bay, passing Magnetic Island. Arrive Townsville.