Whitehaven Beach, Whitsundays Islands, QLD © Jason Hill, Tourism & Events Queensland

Whitehaven Beach, Whitsundays Islands, QLD © Jason Hill, Tourism & Events Queensland

7 of the best day trips on the Great Barrier Reef

Heart Reef, Great Barrier Reef, QLD © Saltywings

Heart Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland © Saltywings 

Scubad diving around the SS. Yongala shipwreck on the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland © Tourism and Events Queensland/Scuba Diver Life

SS. Yongala shipwreck, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland © Tourism and Events Queensland/Scuba Diver Life

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Due to its currents, Yongala shipwreck is considered an advanced diving site and is best suited to SSI- and PADI-qualified divers.

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Turtles, Mon Repos Conservation Park, Mon Repos, QLD © Tourism Australia

Turtles, Mon Repos Conservation Park, Mon Repos, Queensland © Tourism Australia

Green sea turtle, Lady Elliot Island, Great Barrier Reef, QLD © Tourism & Events Queensland

Green sea turtle, Lady Elliot Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland © Tourism & Events Queensland

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Vlasoff Cay, near Cairns, Great Barrier Reef, QLD © Tourism Tropical North Queensland

Vlasoff Cay, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland © Tourism Tropical North Queensland