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The Best Diving Sports in Australia
Australia – this is one of the best places in the world for diving. There are day cruises with diving – safari – multi-day cruises on the ship with residence, meals and a wide variety of day and night dives: reef, ship wreck, wall, shark, drift, marine life, rest on the coral islands and dive from the island, courses for the license PADI, charter of yachts / boats with the team and making diving programs on request.
Coral Sea and the northern reefs: The capital of the Great Barrier Reef is the city Cairns. The city has international and local airports. Flight from Sydney takes 2 hours 40 minutes, from Brisbane and the Gold Coast – 1 hour 40 minutes.
The most popular dive sites: Ribon Reef, Code Hall, Lizard Island, Aginkot, Reef, Green Island and Fitzroy, Moore Reef. Heron Island: it is located in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef, which is an advantage compared to other islands located in the same region. The island was declared a National Nature Reserve in 1943.
Thanks to location in the heart of a dense ring of coral formations, the island is popular among divers. Australia’s only island is located right on the reef. One of the attractions of this place is an underwater room with sturdy waterproof glass partitions, where you can observe marine life.
Between the island and the coral reef there is the isthmus, walking along which you can go directly to the Great Barrier Reef. There you will be offered with various programs for scuba diving, including diving, after which you will receive, night dives.
Lizard Island: Is a unique place on the Great Barrier Reef, where you will be provided with the most interesting and exciting diving. You can see a variety of corals and various inhabitants of tropical seas, including giant clams. Dive sites: North Point, Cobia Hall, Caves, Galleries and more.
There you can dive on depth of 6 to 20 meters. You can also dive in: Code Hall, Valley of sharks, caves and many other unique places. You will be offered with various programs for scuba diving, including dive on internal and external reef, dive cruises for 12 hours, night dives. Hayman Island.
Exclusive rest in one of the best resorts in the world, one of the most prestigious holiday destinations of golden youth. Photo of the pool on the island was sold with many copies and became a symbol of rest on the reef. From the island you can go for short dive-trips to various places of reef.