Seawalker at Green Island
Enjoy a return day trip from Cairns to Green Island including a Seawalker Helmet Dive Experience along with snorkelling or a glass bottom boat tour, rainforest walks, and more. Choose from two departure and 2 return times for a comfortable journey by fast catamaran.
Key Highlights
- Experience a Seawalker Helmet Dive - non-swimmers welcome
- Visit Green Island, a choice of 2 depart/return times
- Snorkel Gear or Glass Bottom Boat Included
- Guided snorkelling demonstration and Eco video presentation onboard
- Snorkel or swim from a lifeguard-patrolled beach or swimming pool
- Access to rainforest walking trails and self-guided Eco Island Walk booklet
- Optional activities including scuba diving, Seawalker helmet diving, parasailing, helicopter flights, and Marineland Melanesia Crocodile Habitat
- Glass Bottom Boat tour available, times bookable onboard
- Return ferry transfers from Cairns Reef Fleet Terminal via Great Adventures fast catamaran
What’s included
- Return transfers by fast catamaran between Cairns and Green Island
- Snorkelling equipment including mask, snorkel, and fins (collect from island Dive Shop)
- Snorkelling demonstration and Green Island Eco video presentation onboard
- Access to Green Island facilities including beaches, rainforest trails, and swimming pool
- Glass Bottom Boat tour available, book time onboard
- Self-guided Eco Island Walk booklet (collect from Information Counter)
Reviews
“We weren’t sure what to expect, but the Seawalker was definitely worth doing. It was nice being able to wear my glasses under the helmet”
Maryanne, Richmond
“The Seawalker was probably the highlight of our holiday in Cairns. Seeing the reef without snorkelling was really good as my wife can't swim very well.”
Simon, Bellevue Hill
Overview
The Seawalker Helmet Diving Experiencelets you explore the Great Barrier Reef without needing to swim or scuba dive. Wearing a special underwater helmet, you can walk along the seabed, surrounded by colourful coral, tropical fish and other marine life. It's an easy and memorable way to experience the reef up close. You can even still wear your glasses or contacts as your head stays dry.
Begin your journey by checking in at the Great Adventures Reservations Counter inside the Cairns Reef Fleet Terminal. Departures are available at 08:30 or 10:30, following check-in at 08:00 or 10:00. Onboard, enjoy a snorkelling demonstration and a Green Island Eco video presentation.
Upon arrival at Green Island (09:15 or 11:15), you have access to snorkelling equipment from the island's Dive Shop, with optional hire of buoyancy vests and optical masks. Explore the island's rainforest walking trails with a self-guided Eco Island Walk booklet, swim or snorkel directly from the beach, or relax in the day visitor swimming pool.
Book your Glass Bottom Boat tour onboard or at the island's Information Counter, and enjoy a wide range of optional activities. Lunch and refreshments can be purchased from the island's restaurant and food outlets. Return departures to Cairns are at 14:30 or 16:30, arriving back at the Cairns Reef Fleet Terminal at 15:20 or 17:20.
Commonly asked questions.
Seawalker is an underwater walking experience that lets you explore the seafloor around Green Island while wearing a specially designed diving helmet. You can walk underwater and see coral and marine life without needing to swim or scuba dive.
No. Seawalker is specifically designed to be suitable for non-swimmers and people who are not confident in the water. A trained Seawalker guide remains in the water with you throughout the experience.
No. The Seawalker helmet allows you to breathe normally while keeping your head and face dry, making it a good option for people who don't like putting their face underwater.
Allow approximately 55 minutes in total. This includes travelling from the beach to the Seawalker platform, a safety briefing, getting suited up, around 15-20 minutes underwater and returning to the beach.
Yes. Seawalker is suitable for people who wear glasses or contact lenses, making it an accessible way to experience the reef underwater without needing to use a conventional diving mask.
The minimum age is 12 years. Participants must also complete a medical questionnaire, and other conditions apply, including a minimum height requirement of 140 cm.
Yes. Seawalker is designed as a low-stress way to experience the underwater world, with guides accompanying participants in the water. It can be particularly appealing to people who don't swim, don't snorkel or aren't comfortable submerging their head.
There is plenty to do beyond Seawalker, including swimming, snorkelling, a glass-bottom boat tour, exploring the rainforest, relaxing on the beach and enjoying the island's swimming pool and visitor facilities. Optional activities include scuba diving, boat snorkelling, parasailing and scenic helicopter flights.
Yes. Green Island has activities suitable for people who don't want to swim or snorkel, including the glass-bottom boat, rainforest walks and Seawalker. Families can also enjoy the beach, shallow water and island facilities.