Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
National park · Townsville City ·

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

National park · Townsville City ·

World-class reef snorkeling & diving; islands offer natural beauty

snorkeling
boat trips
coral
fish
diving
beautiful scenery
stay overnight
private island
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park by null
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park by null
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park by null
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park by null
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park by null
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park by null
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park by null
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park by null
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park by null
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park by null
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park by null
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park by null
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park by null
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park by null
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park by null
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park by null
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park by null
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park by null
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park by null
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park by null

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Great Barrier Reef, Townsville City QLD 4810, Australia Get directions

Debit card accepted
Contactless accepted
Wheelchair accessible entrance
Wheelchair accessible parking lot

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Great Barrier Reef, Townsville City QLD 4810, Australia Get directions

+61 7 4750 0700
gbrmpa.gov.au
@gbrmarinepark

Features

•Debit card accepted
•Contactless accepted
•Wheelchair accessible entrance
•Wheelchair accessible parking lot

Last updated

Jan 27, 2026

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John W.

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This review refers specifically to Fitzroy Island. It is a beautiful place, sheltered waters suitable for snorkeling and coral reef close to shore. The resort is great although not perfect. Range of accommodation from camping to beach bungalows and our choice hotel style apartments. We were on the top ( 3rd ) floor. Views are good and there is a lift. Service is good, they have a lot of young, attractive back packer people from various backgrounds working there. Foxy's bar is pick of the eateries, although not open for dinner. Zephyrs restaurant was a disappointment, expensive quite ordinary food. The pool bar has an abbreviated menu at reasonable prices. The pool is great, as is the swim up bar. There are walking trails if you're feeling fit and lots of beautiful scenery.

Mel B.

Google
The Great Barrier Reef is an exceptional place to see. We spent several days on a live board diving the outer reef during the day and night, and saw the largest corals we had ever seen, plus turtles and lots of fish. Snorkeling is also available for non divers

Cheryl C.

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Fabulous..a must do! Stay overnight or for a few days on a boat to enjoy to the full. Snorkelling amazing..soo many fish. Seeing the coral standing out of the water when the tide was low ..fascinating. Watching the sunset. Too many wonderful things & hard to describe the experience..just do it! ♥

Daniel C.

Google
We had an incredible opportunity to stay on a private island - one of the few still able to be bought and sold in the park. Unbelievably beautiful experience, very restful. We walked the shoreline, collected the flotsam and jetsam, seem in the pool, got freaked out about the huge crocodile tracks in the mud, watched the moon rise on one side of the island, and the sun set on the other. Delightful. Take the opportunity of you can of visiting.

Colin S.

Google
Good place to keep busy lots of sights & places to explore

Iain C.

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Visited Magnetic Island and the place was beautiful. Have recently moved to Townsville and plan on exploring much more of the reef over my stay. The views are stunning so far

Joost

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Oh the Great barrier reef. How I'm gonna mis you.. You can only visit it by either going on one of the many boat trips, or by hiring your own boat. If you are going to hire your own boat I can highly recommend to go snorkeling at luncheon Bay, butterfly Bay and blue pearl Bay.

Rick G.

Google
This is a must-do. 9:00-5:00. Book in advance required. It is 39 miles (70 km) away. Seasick folks both directions, but they have what you need. Get the ice towels for your neck from the crew. Free, and it works. There is snorkel, scuba, helicopter, lessons for scuba. Water temp takes a couple minutes to adjust to. I recommend the stinger suit (protects against jellyfish), although there were none when we were there. They also have wet suits. They have all the equipment you need, so don't bother bringing any. Another option we learned about too late was Reefsleep, where you can spend the night on their massive pontoon. You can swim under the stars, eat a great meal and sleep under the stars in a tent they provide. People loved it.