Reef & Islands

Head to the Great Barrier Reef from Mackay. There are day tours and extended charters, scenic reef flights and great diving and snorkelling options.

Get a birds-eye view of the Great Barrier Reef and take an exhilarating scenic flight over this seventh wonder of the world.

Catch a reef fish with your local tour guide and enjoy your prized catch for your evening's meal. You can snorkel Bushy Atoll - a suspended lagoon of corals and marine life.

Be a castaway for a day and get back to nature on your own secluded island and delight in whatever you want. For an island experience, spend the night on Brampton Island with its 11 kilometres of walking tracks on this popular tropical haven.

Other islands in the region include the Newry Island Group, with six national park islands offering great fishing, snorkelling and bird watching as well as a small resort and camping facilities.

The Cumberland Group of islands include Keswick, Scawfell, Carlisle and St Bees and is perfect for that secluded island experience only accessible by private vessel.

The Lindeman Group of islands is situated between Mackay and the Whitsundays and is renowned for Club Med Lindeman Island Resort.