Departing the Cairns Reef Terminal and glides across Trinity Inlet, dotted by yachts, and up Hills Creek to where the salty water meets freshwater flowing off the surrounding mountains. Welcome to an Indigenous Protected Area, the largest reserve of its kind in the world. The rainforest-clad mountains of Mandingalbay Yidinji lands is a bush supermarket and pharmacy abundant of food and medicinal plants used for sustenance and healing, which include edible flowers, sweet fruit and native herbs. The air is alive with a chorus of birds all year round, and in the winter months, a cloud of butterfly’s filter the air with their wings as your guide takes you on a short trek at the base of Grey Peaks National Park.

Enjoy a Sunset Cruise like no other.

As the sun begins to get low over the Great Dividing Range to the west of Cairns, meet your Mandingalbay Yidjinji guide and push off from Cairns Marina in our new, covered River Cruise vessel, bound for wetlands and mangrove forests of East Trinity Reserve.

Discover an Indigenous Protected Area where ancient knowledge meets latest science to deliver world-first conservation programs.

Cruise along an avenue of ancient mangrove forests. Upon arrival at the Stingray Shelter, enjoy the ancient Mandingalbay custom of a Welcoming to Country. Listen to Mandingalbay Yidinji rangers speak of ancient language, practices and traditional implements that are still made and used.

Light Canapes and cold nonalcoholic beverages will be served throughout the evening by their team.

After the event, cruise quietly through the beautiful mangrove lined waterways back into Cairns Harbour, revealing the beauty of the city lights from the water.

Nothing compares to this unique nighttime cultural experience.

A new premium tourism package to elevate the way visitors are introduced to the Cairns and Great Barrier Reef region. Combining the magic of a Deadly After Dark Sunset Cruise with a specially curated and locally sourced Outback Menu at the award-winning Ochre Restaurant, this offering delivers a one-of-a-kind evening that celebrates Indigenous culture, local storytelling, and world-class cuisine.