Cairns & the Great Barrier Reef with kids

[@dogloverjb6873]

wow.... I was going to go to Green Island during a GBR tour ....but it looks so crowded. the Coral reef on Fitsroy Island looks pretty devastated and visibility is cloudy. I guess I got spoiled going to Fiji.

[@j84patel]

Good information will help , I am going too explore in first week of April.

[@jacksonwelsh6739]

Great vid. Thanks for sharing. Love Cairns!

[@susangraham7011]

Hi Ben we are just watching your wonderful movie from when you and your family went to Cairns. We are loving it. ♥️👍🏻

[@jameskerr5141]

I'm preddyshour i saw u guys when filming this vido lol

[@RoadLessTravelledBlog]

Lol... That's funny! I'm always wandering around with my camera so probably stand out! :)

[@bournefamily8380]

Very nice

[@RoadLessTravelledBlog]

Thank you 😊

[@246nado]

What time of year did you visit Is Jan a good time?

[@vishnu-krishna108]

Hi, Can u tell where u booked for snorkeling gear etc before going to Fitzroy or green island

[@RoadLessTravelledBlog]

Hi, you can just hire it from the boat for both destinations. If you’ve booked a tour then the snorkelling gear is included. If you’re just taking the boat to go there (like Fitzroy Island) you can also hire the gear from the boat. I think it was free or we paid a very small fee.

[@vishnu-krishna108]

@@RoadLessTravelledBlog Thank you.. Can you let me the know the website you used for booking the island tour?

[@nathanbates1260]

This is epic. Thanks for sharing. Top hotel to stay for 5 nights? For a single dad and 13 year old daughter?

[@RoadLessTravelledlife]

Thanks Nathan! We stayed at the Pullman Hotel. Great hotel for kids as it has a fantastic pool as well kids activities during the day like face painting etc - also a good bar for the adults ;)

[@lyndondavis176]

Thanks for sharing. If you could only pick one, would you reccomend Green Island or Fitzroy?

[@RoadLessTravelledBlog]

Hi Lyndon - they're both quite different. Fitzroy Island has a much more laidback feel. If I had to choose, I would recommend Fitzroy because I found it much more relaxing (especially with kids) and the snorkelling was MUCH better than Green Island. There's just not as many places to eat etc there so you need to prepare a bit more.

[@lyndondavis176]

@@RoadLessTravelledBlog yeah thats the way we were leaning. Heading there in 2 weeks - can't wait. Cheers!!

[@navaidraza2000]

Great Video Mate! Perfectly covered everything! I also have 2 kids (6 and 2 yrs) and was planning something feasible with kids, and from Sydney too! And it looks like all the places were kids friendly! Wonferful coverage I must say! but just a question, so besides Fitzroy and Green Island, arent there other islands/snorkeling places where you can snorkel and carry kids as well?

[@RoadLessTravelledBlog]

Hi Navaid, I’m sure there is but these are the only islands we went too. We were pleasantly surprised by how kid-friendly the boats (and these islands) were so can’t really speak for other ones! But definitely recommend what was covered in the video as it was so easy with our kids!

[@jameskerr5141]

and can you guys come down to gordenvalue its below carins

[@RoadLessTravelledBlog]

We'd love to come back and explore more James. The landscape around Gordonvale looks amazing!

[@anitapickstone7857]

Hi! Just booked our flights to Cairns for late August. Did you guys hire a car? Recommend a place to stay? We have a 2-year-old. 🙂

[@RoadLessTravelledBlog]

Hi Anita, we didn’t hire a car this trip as mainly did tours out to the reef and wandered around Cairns. If you do want to go up to the Daintree, Port Douglas or other places, it would be worth it but I’ve heard it’s quite expensive at the moment. We stayed at the Pullman Cairns which was nice. Great pool for the kids!

[@serafilm2000]

any reef in brisbayne?

[@RoadLessTravelledBlog]

Not in Brisbane Jan. You have to travel further north to at least Bundaberg which is about 360km from Brisbane. That's where the Great Barrier Reef starts (southern end).

[@serafilm2000]

@@RoadLessTravelledBlog thanks