It is permanently moored on the outer Great Barrier Reef.

Floating pontoon great barrier reef. A first for Cairns spend 2 days and 1 night sleeping on the Great Barrier Reef on our state of the art interactive floating pontoon at Moore Reef with plenty of time to enjoy all of the activities and facilities included for your comfort. Discover the hidden depths of the Great Barrier Reef on this day-long adventure to the new and deluxe Moore Reef Pontoon. Built by Consafe Engineering in Singapore the floating hotel consisted of a five-storey self-contained floating building Table ll containing 140 double rooms and 34 luxury suites.

The Great Barrier Reef system is comprised of more than 2900 individual coral reefs. The United Nations thru the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO has declared it a World Heritage Site. Great Barrier Reef pontoons are like floating playgrounds in the middle of the reef.

The floating pontoon 39 nautical miles from Airlie Beach is around 1000 square metres in size and weighs in at 260 tonnes. At the multi-level activity platform you will enjoy a scrumptious hot and cold buffet lunch a walk through the underwater observatory a semi-submersible tour and snorkelling with all marine life that make the Great Barrier Reef so special. You can choose between sail boats and fast comfortable catamarans.

Available for travel before 25 June 2021. Pontoons offer a great reef option for families or mixed groups due to the vast array of activities on offer. The Great Barrier Reef is considered one of the seven natural wonders of the world.

Once work is completed later this year the refurbished pontoon featuring two Reefsuites will be returned to its former location on Hardy Reef thus minimising impact on the surrounding marine. Almost 4000 pieces of coral were sustainably removed and replanted onto the existing reef wall when the original pontoon mooring structure was removed in a week-long process the company described as the largest natural coral transplant ever to be achieved there. Also good for people who like to swim and snorkel.

Each day more than 30 trips depart Cairns. Imagine a Great Barrier Reef Pontoon as a small floating island placed there for your enjoyment and pleasure. A number of Cairns reef trips transfer passengers directly from Cairns to their floating pontoons which are moored in strategically chosen locations on the Great Barrier Reef.