Picking Your Island Day Trip

Short half-days run four and a half hours, full days up to ten. Then weigh ratings, operators and what the fare covers.

Choosing Your Departure Point

Planning

Nudey Beach

Track conditions, ferry tickets, snorkelling and facilities at Fitzroy Island's most photographed beach.

Planning

Resort Day Pass

What the resort's day-trip packages include, and how they stack up against a plain ferry ticket.

Planning

Turtle Centre

Times, prices and eligibility for the Turtle Rehabilitation Centre talks on Fitzroy Island.

Location

Island Walks

Every Fitzroy Island walking track: lengths, grades, shade and ferry timing.

Planning

Fitzroy Vs Green

Which Cairns island day trip fits you: the walking and snorkel island or the gentle resort island?

Planning

Getting To The Ferry

Terminals, parking and check-in times for the Cairns to Fitzroy Island ferry.

Location

Beyond The Island

Fill the spare days around your Fitzroy Island trip: Cairns ideas, rain plans and reef pairings.

Planning

Where To Stay

Cairns neighbourhoods ranked by walking distance to the Fitzroy Island ferry terminal.

Prices, Safety And What To Expect

Logistics

Ferry Times And Tickets

Departure times, ticket types and check-in rules for every Fitzroy Island ferry from Cairns.

Logistics

Snorkelling Guide

Where to snorkel at Fitzroy Island, tour and gear costs, stinger advice and reef condition.

Logistics

Glass Bottom Boat

Times, fares and honest advice on the Fitzroy Island glass bottom boat versus snorkelling.

Logistics

Kayak and Paddle Hire

Where to paddle on Fitzroy Island, honest hire facts, and the ferry pairings that work.

Planning

Free On Fitzroy

Beaches, walks and shore snorkelling that cost nothing, and the few things that do.

Season, Reef And Planning Your Trip

Planning

Weather And Best Time

Month-by-month conditions, wet season, cyclones and stingers, matched to the right ferry ticket.

Planning

Stinger Season

Stinger season dates, suit advice and swimming safety at Fitzroy Island.

Planning

Day Trip Options

Ferry, full day, half day, snorkel safari or reef combo: every Fitzroy option compared on listing facts.

Planning

Two Island Combo

The real two-island day tours from Cairns, compared, plus when a single-island day is the smarter pick.

Planning

What To Bring

The day-pack list for Fitzroy Island: sun gear, shoes, water, cash and what hire covers.

Planning

Island Day Trips

Fitzroy, Green, two-island combos and reef pontoons compared on price, time and inclusions.

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