Great Barrier Reef

Pumpkin Island Eco Retreat
Yeppoon, Keppel Bay Islands
+61 7 4939-4413
$300
8AM - 18PM
Situated between Great Keppel & North Keppel Islands

Pumpkin Island off the Capricorn Coast near Yeppoon is a sparkling jewel nestled within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Here you will find just five very stylish, eco-friendly self-catering cottages powered by wind and sun, overlooking a crystalline beach. Each accommodates between four and eight guests with a maximum of 30 and is fully self-contained, very contemporary in flair and nicely separate from each other.

Bedarra Island
Bedarra Island, Queensland
+61 7 4047 4747

Privately owned island between the Great Barrier Reef and South Mission Beach on the mainland. On the island is a luxury resort consisting of 16 villas nestled into the rain forest. With a maximum of 32 guests in the resort at any one time, the island is still very much a secret to the outside world. Children aged 12 years and under are not catered for. The Great Barrier Reef is nearby and organized snorkeling and scuba diving trip to the Great Barrier Reef can be arranged for.

Reef tours

reef tours
 
PO Box 5957, Cairns, Qld 4870
+61-7-4055-6130
The tours are priced from $380 per person for a two day liveaboard and from $540 for a three day liveaboard, all equipment included.

New Horizon Sail and Dive operates two classic sailing boats, Santa Maria and Coral Sea Dreaming, to the outer Great Barrier Reef. They allow you to experience the reef in a smaller more intimate affair with a maximum of ten 10 passengers on each trip.

reef tours
 
Breakwater Terminal, Sir Leslie Thiess Drive, Townsville
+61-7-4771-3855
Adults $139 per person.

Sunsea Cruises day trip includes morning and afternoon tea, tropical buffet lunch, unlimited snorkeling with equipment, marine biology presentation and glass bottom boat tours.