The Great Barrier Reef
Days 1-7Days 1-7Agincourt Reef off Port DouglasRibbon reefs on the edge of the continental shelf 60 km off Port Douglas, where no river runs in and visibility often tops 25 metres.€160Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Green IslandA 12-hectare coral cay 27 km from Cairns, one of the few on the reef covered in true rainforest, crossed by a short boardwalk.€65Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Heart Reef and Hardy ReefA heart-shaped coral formation 17 metres across in the Whitsundays; swimming there is banned, so you see it only by seaplane or helicopter.€250Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Whitehaven BeachSeven kilometres of almost pure silica sand on Whitsunday Island, so fine and white that it stays cool underfoot in full sun.€120Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Lady Elliot IslandThe southernmost island of the reef, a 45-hectare coral cay in a fully protected zone off Bundaberg, reached only by light aircraft.€360Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Michaelmas CayA sand cay 40 km from Cairns where tens of thousands of seabirds nest, fringed by a gently sloping reef with giant clams.€130Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Fitzroy IslandA mountainous continental island 45 minutes by boat from Cairns, whose Nudey Beach of broken coral is often named among Australia's best.€55Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7SS Yongala wreckA passenger ship lost with all 122 aboard in a 1911 cyclone, now an isolated reef off Townsville thick with groupers, rays and sea snakes.€200Book on GetYourGuide →