Went here while on a snorkelling trip with Seastar Cruises. Beautiful place. The Cay has so many birds & reef around is fabulous for snorkelling.

There are about 30,000 birds on this island. Most of them are of three species but overall we found ten species there. Because there are so many birds it is not easy to find the species that are less common. But with patience you might...More

We went here with a boat tour. It was the first stop for snorkelling. Lots and lots of birds on there and there is only a very small part of it you are allowed on as the it is a bird and turtle sanctuary so...More

We went here with Skedaddle and the trip with them was suboptimal, but the place is nice. When we finally got the opportunity just to swim a bit around for ourself, then we found three beautiful sea turtles, which definitely made our day :)

Definitely worth a visit. The coral reef itself is very nice, but the standout from the rest of the reef sites is the bird and sea turtle watching.

Michaelmas Cay is a small sand cay that is located around 90 minutes from the Reef Terminal at Cairns. The island has a lot of local birdlife and their nests which occupy the majority of the cay. There is however a small roped area for...More

Visited as part of SeaStar snorkeling trip. Beautiful small sandy cay adjoining incredible reef just offshore.