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Cairns Catcha Crab

85 Reviews

#44 of 70 Boat Tours & Water Sports in Cairns

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Cairns, Queensland 4870, Australia

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“Mud crab caught the Aussie Way”

Wow! What a great family day out. Tony the skipper shares his wealth of knowledge of the area as... read more

Reviewed 2 days ago

shereeandben

Bundaberg, Australia

“Best Day Out... Awesome fun”

Catch a Crab was a fantastic day out.. we had such a great time in a week we went twice..if we were... read more

Reviewed 1 week ago

Belinda B

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Crabbing and fishing half-day tours with a guaranteed feed of wild caught QLD mudcrab. Established in 1991 and proud to be locally owned and operated, by Tony Hodgetts.

4.5

85 reviews

Excellent68%
Very good15%
Average8%
Poor4%
Terrible5%

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“mud crab” (30 reviews)

“caught fish” (6 reviews)

“clams” (29 reviews)

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Hours Today: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Suggested Duration: More than 3 hours

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Cairns, Queensland 4870, Australia

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shereeandben

Bundaberg, Australia

Reviewed 2 days ago

Mud crab caught the Aussie Way

Wow! What a great family day out. Tony the skipper shares his wealth of knowledge of the area as the boat cruises along down the river. Pulling up the crab pots, Tony explains what he is doing and why and shows the children and adults...More

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Belinda B

Reviewed 1 week ago

Best Day Out... Awesome fun

Catch a Crab was a fantastic day out.. we had such a great time in a week we went twice..if we were in Cairns longer we’d go again and again..Tony was a lot of fun and Di was absolutely lovely..great family day out on the...More

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Colleen J

Reviewed 4 weeks ago via mobile

Absolutely Excellent

Caught loads of crabs and caught some amazing fish. Sat down to eat crab, sashami & fruit platter! Lovely tour guides and down to earth Aussies. Tony can play the harmonica extremely well. Well worth the $95 spent. Drinks are very reasonably priced. Will visit...More

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Lisa Marie B

Reviewed 6 February 2018

Amazing

Tony is such a fun lovable man He makes the whole experience so much fun And don’t forget his amazing assistant in her Hawaii shirt. Thanks guys for the best tour the best crabs and the best laughs I recommend you guys out of any...More

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nick h

Cairns Region, Australia

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Reviewed 6 December 2017

Lovely Local s, with lots local experience ,

great sense of humour :), Kept us entertained all day.Fresh mud Crabs for lunch that much to eat we couldn't finish them :).

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Melanie K

Reviewed 8 October 2017 via mobile

Amazing Day 🦀

Absolutely amazing day we had with these guys! Tony was brilliant, great sense of humour. Caught crabs 🦀 and fish 🎣. Lunch was provided which was fresh seafood! Can’t not recommend this place highly enough!

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karenbrennan64

Wagga Wagga, Australia

Reviewed 27 August 2017

A great day

Thoroughly enjoyed our morning out with skipper Tony and deck hand Kevin. We had a wonderful time - loved Tony's keen sense of humour! The haul included a crab and two fish - however we would have enjoyed the experience just as much even if...More

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Nikie F

Cairns Region, Australia

Reviewed 24 August 2017 via mobile

Another superb day!

This was our 2nd trip out with Tony on Catcha Crab. We just couldnt wait to get back out on the water in the beautiful Cairns weather. Took 2 kids along for the trip. They even managed to catch a fish each and enjoyed the...More

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LesleyandBarry

Wollongong, Australia

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Reviewed 24 August 2017 via mobile

Great trip

Had a great trip with Tony our skipper and deck hand Kevin, poor Tony was a little stressed this morning but we settled him down with laughter, unfortunately no fish, but anyone who goes fishing know there are no guarantees you will catch any, luck...More

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WallyRuss

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Reviewed 8 August 2017 via mobile

Appalling!

Apart from a feed of mud crab this is an awful venture. Cairns Tourism could do well to assess its suitability as a tourist attraction. At least 2 guests were not picked up & had to make their own way there (& were late). The...More

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