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Whether you're a diver or a snorkeller, you've come to the right place!
The waters of Queensland offer some of the best underwater adventures on earth. Take the plunge and discover this wide, blue wonder accessible to all … azure seas sparkling against crystal white sand, tropical islands, warm inviting waters home to a colourful kaleidoscope of reefs, shoals, coral cays and mysterious shipwrecks teeming with exotic tropical marine life. A mild climate and clear visibility make year-round diving a vibrant reality.
It starts with the world's only natural underwater wonder - the famous Great Barrier Reef.
This stretch of no less than 2900 reefs, cays and islands flanks coast from the Torres Strait to the sub-tropical seas north of Bundaberg. Some 1500 types of fish, 4000 types of molluscs and 350 types of coral make this one of the most diverse marine environments on the planet.
Where one of nature's wonders ends, another begins. The cooler subtropical waters of Southern Queensland offer a myriad of different experiences to those of the tropical waters in the north. World-class wreck dives, reefs and vast rock walls boast abundant marine life, with turtles, rays, wobbegongs, nudibranchs and large schools of fish populating the various dive sites along the Southern Queensland coast.
Queensland's underwater experiences are many and range from reef diving and wreck exploration for experienced divers to learning to dive, snorkelling on coral cays, reef viewing via a semi-submersible vessels or visiting aquariums and marine research stations.
It can be as adrenalin-packed as coming face to face with a groper and or a grey nurse shark or as relaxed as happening upon starfish, sea cucumbers and conch shells during a lazy afternoon snorkel.
It's a natural wonder, but don't just wonder about it - come on, dive in!
If you're gonna travel abroad, make sure you are prepared... take it from us, travel insurance is an absolute must!
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