Lady Elliot Island Diving
Lady Elliot Island is the most southern coral cay of the Great Barrier Reef. Step straight from the beach and into an underwater playground the will amaze and delight you with its wondrous colours, brightly coloured reef fish, soft and hard corals and an abundance of marine life that you can easily get up close to. The diving and snorkelling that you can experience firsthand from Lady Elliot Island will probably be some of the best you will ever do. There are coral reef gardens surrounding the island or you can dive upon the World Heritage Listed Great Barrier Reef on a chartered diving cruise that departs daily. Diving the Great Barrier Reef is one of the main reasons why so many people choose Lady Elliot Island as their number one holiday spot, where diving and snorkelling is just the beginning of what you will have to look forward to.
Lady Elliot Island is ideal for beginners and advanced divers who want to explore the beautiful underwater world! You can hire your own gear from the equipment store and snorkel the shallow waters with the kids or perhaps heading out for deeper waters where you can swim with turtles, dolphins, sharks, sea snakes, rays and a variety of other marine species appeals to you. Learn how to dive with professional diving instructors who will have you attaining your scuba diving ticket in only a few short lessons which is when a whole new world will be opened up to.
Diving around Lady Elliot Island is an adventure that is loved by all, as you explore the coral reef systems, bommies and dive sites that are alive and teeming with life. From shallow reefs to the outer reef, day diving cruises to night diving, you can have the best diving experiences possible. You can come to Lady Elliot for the day or choose to stay for an extended holiday, but one attraction that must be enjoyed is the Great Barrier Reef which is literally at the islands doorstep. There are many different dive sites around Lady Elliot Island that vary in depth depending on your competency level and there are also some great wreck sites, drift dives and the famous Blow Hole that can’t be missed.
For anyone coming to Lady Elliot Island wanting to experience the diving here for themselves and you don’t have any equipment, you needn’t worry as all equipment and gear that you need for a successful dive will be included in some great diving packages that you can book. Choose from diving packages that include just one dive or perhaps you just want to explore the reef as much as possible to why not enquire about multiple dives that you can do which will have you exploring much of the reef surrounding Lady Elliot Island.
Diving the sights, reefs and wrecks around Lady Elliot Island is just one of the many wonderful and fun filled attractions and activities that you can fill your days with when coming to Lady Elliot Island, so why not discover your own little slice of paradise and start planning your next holiday to Lady Elliot Island, where the fun never ends!