The Irresistible Lure of the Great Barrier Reef

Spanning nearly 3000 km (1800 mi) of Australia’s northeastern coast, the Great Barrier Reef reveals the world’s largest collection of coral and marine life. An impressive garden of coral systems and cays with over 400 coral varieties, and a plethora of marine life of some 1500 species of tropical fish, sponges, mollusks, rays, dolphins and sea turtles make this amazing marine park a snorkeling and diving paradise.

We made our base on Heron Island, a coral cay at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef and an excellent family location to …