Bundaberg Coast Tourist Information

Bundaberg Coast Tourist Information

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• Welcome
• Bundaberg
• Great Barrier Reef
• Buxton ~Walker's Point ~Woodgate
• Elliott Heads ~Riverview ~Innes Park
• Bargara
• Mon Repos ~Turtle Beach
• Burnett Heads ~Port Bundaberg ~Moore Park Beach
• Childers
• Apple Tree Creek ~Booyal~ Isis Central Mill ~Cordalba
• Sharon ~South Kolan ~Bucca ~Smith'S Crossing
• Gin Gin ~Goodnight Scrub State Forest ~Lake Monduran
• Miara ~Baffle Creek ~Winfield ~Rosedale
• Wartburg ~Rules Beach ~Deepwater National Park
• Agnes Water ~Town Of 1770 ~Eurimbula National Park
• Turkey Beach ~Bororen ~Miriam Vale
• Biggenden ~Ban Ban Springs ~Gayndah
• Mundubbera ~Eidsvold
• Lake Wuruma ~Monto ~Mount Perry
• Cania Gorge National Park ~Lake Cania
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Great Barrier Reef

Stretching over 2,000 kilometres along the Queensland coastline from Bundaberg to beyond Cape York is the world's largest marine formation, the Great Barrier Reef. It is an awe inspiring creation and a magnificent habitat for thousands of marine species. On the mainland, parallel to the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef is Bundaberg. Here volcanic action millions of years ago laid down an ideal bed for fringing coral reefs which can be seen on fine calm days by snorkelling only a metre or two from shore.

The two ladies of the reef, Lady Elliot and Lady Musgrave Islands, are easily accessible from Bundaberg. Lady Musgrave is also accessible from the Town of 1770. Lady Elliot is the only coral island on the reef with an airstrip, its just a 25 minute scenic flight. Fly there for a day or stay longer at the resort for a totally relaxing holiday. Lady Musgrave Island, around two and a half hours cruise from Port Bundaberg, is unique as it is the only coral island on the Great Barrier Reef with a navigable lagoon. The day cruise allows plenty of time on the island to view the reef and marine life. Both islands are true coral kays. Reefwalkers will discover jewell-bright starfish, sea urchins, clams and corals exposed at low tide.

Scubadivers may come face to face with a manta ray or moray eel, and snorkellers with giant rainbow coloured parrot fish or coral trout. In the summer months, turtles come ashore to lay their eggs. Some ten weeks later, tiny turtle hatchlings make their dash for the sea. Thousands of seabirds nest in the rookeries on the two islands. Many rare birds have been attracted to these havens and Lady Elliot now has its own small colony of red-tailed tropic birds.

Keen whale watchers will make many sightings of pods of Humpback whales passing close by on their annual migration. Divers are well catered for with dive facilities on the islands and specialised dive boats. Diving is not confined to the islands with dive sites just offshore at the Beaufort Bomber wreck, artificial reef and Evans Patch. Learn to dive courses are held regularly so everyone can enjoy the wonders of the reef. As an integral part of the marine ecosystem, the reef is protected by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Queensland Department of the Environment.