Going On A Scuba Diving Adventure Vacation

Situated off the East coast of Australia, the Great Barrier Reef comprises of a number of tropical islands that span more than 115,000 square miles and offers warm weather, beaches that can best be described as being sandy and in addition, some of the best and finest snorkeling and scuba diving place in the world.

The Great Barrier Reef contains many kinds of coral, fish, dolphins, whales and also green turtles and is an ideal scuba diving adventure vacation destination.

Vacation Resorts

There are a number of vacation resorts that are situated in different parts of the Great Barrier Reef including Heron Island, Lizard Island, and Bedarra Island, for instance. Heron Island is a scuba diving hotspot that provides the adventure vacationist with plenty of vivid colors of living coral and plenty of fish as well as white beaches.

Heron Island Resort is an all inclusive luxury vacation getaway that is great for a scuba diving adventure vacation with more than twenty dissimilar dive sites and helps one to forget one's daily stressed out life. During the summer, turtles lay their eggs and one can then watch these as they hatch from the guest suites, and in September, the guest can also watch whales migrate.


Lizard Island is covered with sandy beaches and its luxury resort offers top class service as well as many exciting and unique vacation activities. There are twenty-four secluded beaches for relaxation or one may lounge at the freshwater swimming pool after a treat at the Pavilion Day Spa.

There are also plenty of scuba diving opportunities to be availed off with beautiful coral reefs and outer reef dive sites which also include the well-known Cod Hole and there are also full day diving excursions available.

Bedarra Island is the last word when it comes to a luxury escape that caters to young in-love couples and allows the guest to rest and rediscover their senses in beautiful tropical locales. However, the number of guest villas is limited and these are hidden in the rainforest that has a splendid view of the ocean and plenty of privacy and isolation. One can go by boat for exploration of the island as well as relax on the romantic beaches accompanied by mouth watering picnic hampers.

This scuba diving resort also provides complimentary snorkeling, sailboards as well as paddle skiing. The climate at this adventure vacation spot is tropical and temperatures hover in the 80 degree Fahrenheit range and there are plenty of flights available to reach here.