Is there a half day reef trip to the Great Barrier Reef from Port Douglas?
No. There are half day reef trips which visit Low Isles- a coral cay just 8 miles off the coast of Port Douglas. For a luxury experience Port Douglas Reef Charters has two of the best boats in Port Dougls ofering half day cruises to Low Isles starting at $2500 for 4 hours. The true outer Great Barrier Reef is a minimum of 30 nautical miles off the coast of Port Douglas, therefore it usually takes 1.5 to 2 hours travel time one way to get to the reef. Most full day reef trips allow you 4-5 hours snorkelling time on the Great Barrier Reef. If time is limited and you only have a half day available then a helicopter flight to a sand cay would be a good alternative. If you wish to dive and only have a half day available you can do a helicopter flight to an outer reef boat, the cost is around $900 per person for the flights and diving.
