Ocean Free ENVIRONMENTAL BEST PRACTICE - ADVANCED ECOTOURISM CERTIFIED

Ocean Free is proud to announce they have maintained their Advanced Eco Certified certification since 2009. Throughout our years of operating we have always had a strong commitment to protecting our beautiful Great Barrier Reef and showcasing this Great Wonder of the World to our guests through two personal, small number tours. A few specific programmes and initiatives we have been involved in include:

• Continued annual coin collection every May on the boat with 100% going to local turtle rehabilitation.
• Continued support for COTS (crown of thorns eradication programme).
• Continued Support of Marine Tech school.
• Updated Books Ocean Freedom’s Treasures and Ocean Free highlighting our reef areas with passengers encouraged to become guardians of any marine life they may have photographed on the day.
• For over 20 years we have not used any plastic plates, cutlery, cups or plastic straws on either vessel. In 2018 we stopped the sale of bottled water on both boats.

Our continued philosophy: To provide the most personal, customer oriented Great Barrier Reef experience.

Ocean Free and Ocean Freedom, are the two Great Barrier Reef tours operated by Cairns Premier Reef & island Tours. Owners Perry Jones and Taryn Agius have been operating reef tours locally for over 23 years and specialise in giving low guest numbers highly personalised tours and an unforgettable reef experience. Guests regularly report the tour/s to be the highlight of their holiday. Great pride is taken in the crew, who are hand-picked for unsurpassed service, professionalism and a high respect for safety.