Snorkelling with turtle at Ningaloo Reef, WA © Australia’s Coral Coast

Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia © Australia’s Coral Coast

Australia’s best snorkelling spots

Snorkelling at Heron Island in Queensland © James Vodicka

Heron Island, Queensland © James Vodicka

Snorkelling at Ningaloo Reef, inWestern Australia © Tourism Australia

Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia © Tourism Australia

Snorkelling at Lord Howe Island, NSW © Trevor King, Destination NSW

Snorkelling at Lord Howe Island, New South Wales © Trevor King, Destination NSW

Baird Bay Road, Baird Bay, SA © David Edgar

Baird Bay Road, Baird Bay, South Australia © David Edgar

Giant cuttlefish, Stony Point, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia © Carl Charter

Giant cuttlefish, Stony Point, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia © Carl Charter

Snorkelling with a Manta ray near Lady Elliot Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland © Tourism and Events Queensland

Lady Elliot Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland © Tourism and Events Queensland

Snorkelling at Little Salmon Bay, Rottnest Island, Western Australia © Tourism Australia

Little Salmon Bay, Rottnest Island, Western Australia © Tourism Australia

Turtle swimming through Michaelmas Cay, Queensland © Tourism and Events Queensland

Michaelmas Cay, Queensland © Tourism and Events Queensland

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Sailaway Sunset Sail, Low Isles, Queensland © Tourism Australia

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