Great Barrier Reef Vacation

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Official Site: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Tourism & Recreation
Concierge.com: Great Barrier Reef Travel Guide & Destination Overview
Frommer's: Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef (Australia)
Fodor's: Great Barrier Reef Travel Guide
TripAdvisor: Great Barrier Reef Vacation Reviews
Hamilton Island Holidays: Hamilton Island Resort
Hayman Great Barrier Reef: Hayman Island Resort

Great Barrier Reef Flights

Brisbane Airport (BNE) - Qantas - Air New Zealand
Cairns International Airport (CNS) - Cathay Pacific Airways - Qantas

Great Barrier Reef Travel Packages

TripAdvisor: Great Barrier Reef Vacation Packages
Expedia: Cairns and Northern Beaches Packages

Great Barrier Reef Basics

Weather: Tropical North Queensland - The Weather Channel - WeatherUnderground
Map: Google Maps - Frommer's - Wikipedia
Current Events: Official Site - Google News - The Courier-Mail - Topix
Photos: Google Image Search - Live Search Images - Flickr
Currency Exchange Rate: Google - Yahoo! Finance - CNNMoney.com

Great Barrier Reef Info

Official Site: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Wikipedia: Great Barrier Reef and Islands on the Great Barrier Reef
Concierge.com: Great Barrier Reef Fact Sheet
Fodor's: Great Barrier Reef Contacts and Resources
Wikitravel: Great Barrier Reef Travel Guide

Great Barrier Reef Transportation

Tourism Tropical North Queensland: Transport & Getting Around and Transport List
Fodor's: Getting Around the Great Barrier Reef
VirtualTourist: Hamilton Island, Hayman Island and Fraser Island Transportation Tips
Tourism Whitsunday: Accessing The Whitsundays

Great Barrier Reef Activities

Official Site: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Recreation and Experiences
Frommer's: Discovering the Reef

Great Barrier Reef Attractions

Tourism Tropical North Queensland: TNQ Attractions
Concierge.com: Great Barrier Reef Sights & Activities
Frommer's: Great Barrier Reef Attractions and Major Reef Sites
Fodor's: Great Barrier Reef Sights
TripAdvisor: Things to Do in Great Barrier Reef

Great Barrier Reef Events

Tourism Tropical North Queensland: TNC Events
Frommer's: Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef Events
Audi Hamilton Island Race Week (August)
Gold Coast Indy 300 (October)

Great Barrier Reef Tours

- The Mahalo Guide To Great Barrier Reef Tours
Official Site: How to Choose a High Standard Tour
Tourism Tropical North Queensland: Tropical North Queensland Tours
Cairns & Region CB: Cairns & Region Pre and Post Touring
Concierge.com: Helicopter Tours in Great Barrier Reef
Frommer's: Whitsunday Coast and Islands Organized Tours
Sunlover Cruises: Great Barrier Reef Tours

Great Barrier Reef Hotels

- The Mahalo Guide To Great Barrier Reef Hotels
Concierge.com: Great Barrier Reef Hotels
Frommer's: Cairns, Whitsunday Coast & Islands and Fraser Island Hotels
Fodor's: Great Barrier Reef Hotels
Lonely Planet: Fraser Island Places to Sleep
TripAdvisor: Great Barrier Reef Hotel Reviews
Wikitravel: Whitsunday Islands Camping
Tourism Whitsunday: Whitsunday Islands Accommodations

Great Barrier Reef Restaurants

- The Mahalo Guide To Great Barrier Reef Restaurants
Concierge.com: Great Barrier Reef Restaurants & Dining Destinations
Fodor's: Great Barrier Reef Restaurants
TripAdvisor: Great Barrier Reef Restaurant Review
Hamilton Island Holidays: Hamilton Island Resort Restaurants
Hayman Great Barrier Reef: Hayman Island Resort Dining
Tourism Whitsunday: Dining & Nightlife on the Whitsunday Islands

Great Barrier Reef Nightlife

Fodor's: Great Barrier Reef Entertainment
VirtualTourist: Fraser Island and Hamilton Island Nightlife Tips
Tourism Whitsunday: Whitsunday Islands Dining & Nightlife

Great Barrier Reef Articles, Blogs and Message Boards

MSNBC: Tale of two reefs (2006)
TripAdvisor: Great Barrier Reef Forums
TravelBlog: Great Barrier Reef Travel Blogs
RealTravel: Great Barrier Reef Trips

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Guide Note

The Great Barrier Reef is located not far off the coast of Queensland, Australia. Tourists flock to the reef year after year to experience the awesome wonder of the world's largest coral reef system. Some of the easiest access to it is from the small coastal city of Cairns.

Fast Facts

Country: Australia
State: Queensland
Governor: Quentin Bryce
Language spoken: English
Currency: Australian dollar
Country code: 61
Time zone: AEST

Islands

Many of the islands along the Great Barrier Reef are resort islands. A few of the more popular ones are Fraser, Lady Elliot and the Whitsunday Islands. The Whitsunday's more visited islands are Hamilton and Hayman; each island is a resort in itself, providing lodging, dining, activities and entertainment to guests.

Activities

From the mainland, most of the time from Cairns, tourists can take charters and tours out to the coral reef system to scuba dive, snorkel and swim in the over 2,900 separate reefs the Great Barrier has to offer. The most popular activity is scuba diving though. The Great Barrier Reef welcomes divers with warm, calm waters and a variety of marine life for viewing.

Mahalo Suggests

When planning your trip to the Great Barrier Reef, please see the pages on a Great Barrier Reef Restaurants, Great Barrier Reef Hotels, and How to Go Scuba Diving at the Great Barrier Reef; as well as a Cairns Vacation, Cairns Hotels, Cheap Hotels Cairns and Cairns Restaurants.

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