Fitzroy Island Day Trip (Sunlover Reef Cruises)

Last updated October 2026

Daily Sunlover catamaran day trips from Reef Fleet Terminal, Cairns, to Fitzroy Island; ferry-only from $63 child / $109 adult, packages from $85 child.

Sunlover Reef Cruises runs daily fast-catamaran transfers from the Reef Fleet Terminal, 1 Spence Street, to Fitzroy Island, about 45 minutes each way. The early departure sails at 8:45am and the standard departure at 10:15am, with the return boat leaving the island at 3:30pm. On the island visitors can snorkel the fringing reef at Welcome Bay, walk to Nudey Beach or hike the Summit track; the beaches are coral rubble and granite, so water shoes are recommended. Ferry-only return fares are $109 adult, $63 child and $281 family; Island Essentials (transfers plus snorkel hire or glass bottom boat) is $134 adult, $85 child, $353 family; Island Value $166 / $110 / $442; Best of Island $202 / $137 / $541 (as of October 2026). Child fares cover ages 4 to 15, infants 0 to 3 travel free, and Cairns 48xx-postcode locals get 30% off. Book online.

Facts checked against the venue's own website on 11 October 2026.