The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park was
established in 1975 and is the world's
largest marine protected area. It is
made up of nearly 2900 individual reefs
very close together which include 760
fringing reefs and 300 coral cays.
Sailaway takes you to Low Isle on the
Great Barrier Reef where you can sail &
snorkel with the turtles.
There are many options to see the Great
Barrier Reef from Port Douglas as Port
Douglas is the gateway to the Great
Barrier Reef.
The Agincourt Ribbon Reefs are long
narrow reefs located along the very
Outer Edge of the Great Barrier Reef,
flushed out at every tide by clear
oceanic water welling up from the Coral
Sea Trench nearby. These pristine reefs
are opposite the Daintree Rainforest,
well north of any agricultural run-off
from cultivated areas, and provide the
best possible diving and snorkelling
opportunities.
A highly recommended tour boat to go on
would be
POSEIDON OUTER REEF CRUISES. All of
their sites have been selected for both
the shallower coral gardens favoured by
snorkellers, and the adjacent deeper
walls and drop offs preferred by scuba
divers.
The fish are nothing short of
spectacular ! Turtles, eels, reef
sharks, clams, sponges, rainbow fish,
butterfly fish and sea cucumbers are
just a few - snorkelling or diving on
the reef creates lifetime memories.. |
