PASSIONS OF PARADISE: Award Winning Experience
| Adult : $139.00 | Child : $89.00 | Family : $409.00 | Pensioner : - |
Tour: Full day | Operates: Daily | Departs: 8.00am
Returns: 5.00pm | Transfers available: Yes, extra
Passions of Paradise is a Queensland and Australian Tourism Award winner (2009) in the category of Adventure Tourism and holds Advanced Ecotourism Accreditation through Ecotourism Australia. Guests travel to two amazing Great Barrier Reef destinations, Michaelmas Cay and Paradise Reef daily, on a custom-designed 25m sailing catamaran. Suitable for people of all ages, the Passions of Paradise day tour is an amazing, eco-friendly way to visit one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Activities available during the day include snorkelling, introductory and certified diving, glass bottom boat tours, swimming and sun bathing. A free 10-minute scuba diving demonstration is included in the price, as is a guided snorkel tour, all snorkelling equipment, lunch and morning and afternoon tea.
Highlights & Inclusions
- A fast, stylish, modern catamaran vessel
- 2 unique reef destinations each day
- Exclusive mooring at Paradise Reef
- Free snorkelling tuition and instruction
- Tropical buffet lunch of hot & cold dishes
- Good quality snorkel equipment
- Marine naturalist presentation
- Sailing on the way home
Passions of Paradise is a spacious 25m sailing catamaran that travels at a top speed of 16 knots and visits two amazing locations on the Great Barrier Reef, Michaelmas Cay and Paradise Reef, daily. Check in is at the Reef Fleet Terminal, Marlin Marina at around 7.30am for an 8am departure. Once on board, morning tea is served including tea, coffee and fresh muffins, as you set sail for your day of adventure on the high seas. Michaelmas Cay is the first stop for the day, where you can swim, snorkel or as a Passions of Paradise guest, visit the cay itself. Only three permits have been granted to operators allowing them to take guests to the beach and Passions of Paradise has one of them. The waters are calm, protected and perfect for snorkelling. From here, pending weather, it’s onwards to Passions of Paradise exclusive location, Paradise Reef. Located on the Outer Barrier Reef, Paradise Reef has hard corals and ribbon reefs. Introductory and certified diving is available at both locations, as an optional extra. In the afternoon, sail home and enjoy a cheese platter for afternoon tea. A great day with an environmentally aware operator.
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Passions of Paradise Introductory Dive Review now available: http://cairnsdiveadventures.com/2010/12/introductory-diving-review-passions-of-paradise/
I found Passions of Paradise fantastic, the day we went out the weather was perfect and the underwater visability was around 30 metres.
The diving at Paradise Reef was great and Michealmas Cay was very cool.
I would suggest this tour to people who are not scared of swimming and who would like to spend heaps of time in the water.
Just about to book trip number 5. We have family coming out from Canada again and they want to see it for real the Great Barrier Reef. The crew on “Passion of Paradise” are great. First timers not a problem but if have some experience they know how to take you just that bit further. The Cat has just gone through a refit so I can’t wait to do it all again on the Great Barrier Reef.
I went out on Passions recently and I must say the level of service and standard of snorkelling is amazing.
The staff were so helpful especially with my wife who was very nervous doing her first introductory dive. I would recommend this company to anyone wishing to have an enjoyable day on the Great Barrier Reef.