The Great Barrier Reef Travelling Tips

Background: Studying in Australia and been to great barrier reef twice. I will talk about two trips and pros and cons of each.

Recently, some news were talking about the death of coral in great barrier reef due to pollution and high temperature arising from global warming. It's time to go and see before gone.

Trip one: Canberra-Brisbane-Gold coast-Townsville（Whitsunday Islands）[with friends]

Day 1-3:Brisbane (city center, museum, Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary)

Day3:Gold coast (one-day trip, car rental; surfers paradise, pacific fair)

Day 4-8: Townsville（Whitsunday Islands)

Day 4: Airlie beach afternoon tour

Day 5: Whitsunday Islands (day dream +whitehaven beach) one day tour including snorkeling

Day 6: Great barrier reef scuba diving

Day 7: Helicopter tour of Great barrier reef including heart reef

Day 8: Back to canberra

Trip two: Canberra-Brisbane-Gold coast-Byron Bay-Cairns[with mom]

Day 1-2:Brisbane

Day 2-5: Gold Coast ( good place for shopping, relaxing and swimming)

Day 5-7: Byron bay (recommended by friends, good view)

Day 7-9: Cairns ( not recommended, too crowded and not as many as tour in Whitsunday Islands )

Summary:

Brisbane is not too much different with other big cities, so you can spend less time here.
Gold Coast is a good place, so we spend more days during the second trip.
Cairns is just like a tour city, but Whitsunday Islands is much more better. We live in Townsville, cheap. If higher budget, then hamilton island is good choice with airport.

Dinning:

Japanese and Korean foods are good in Brisbane.
Pacific fair shopping center has a variety of choices. Motto motto is my top one.
Tapas bar in Airlie beach has good view and good place for a quite afternoon

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