Details About Great Barrier Reef

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One of Australia's most remarkable natural gifts, the Great Barrier Reef is blessed with the breathtaking beauty of the world's largest coral reef. The reef contains an abundance of marine life and comprises of over 3000 individual reef systems and coral cays and literally hundreds of picturesque tropical islands with some of the worlds most beautiful sun-soaked, golden beaches.
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Activities

Many visitors to the Great Barrier Reef enjoy the tranquility, the isolation and the relaxation of the area and its surrounds. Many enjoy just watching some of the most amazing sea creatures float by. Most people enjoy soaking up the tropical atmosphere that the Great Barrier Reef serves up daily.

Adventures

A.J. Hackett Bungy Jumping The 50 metre high Cairns Bungy Tower is situated 15 km north of Cairns & is surrounded by lush tropical rainforest with panoramic views out to The Great Barrier Reef. For over 10 years this tower of power has been the ultimate altar on which to sacrifice one's fear. Hundreds of thousands of people from just about every nation on earth have made the pilgrimage to this Bungy Mecca. Foaming Fury Rafting Tours from Cairns and Port Douglas with Foaming Fury is all adventure!! Successfully operating full day Russell River white water rafting and half-day Barron River white water rafting adventures for the past 12 years. R'n'R White Water Rafting R'n'R White Water Rafting, Australia's whitewater specialists, invites you to ride through the planets oldest rainforests on rivers that run to the reef. R'n'R White Water Rafting promote and preserve world heritage water that still runs totally wild. Coral Sea Kayaking Coral Sea Kayaking is an outdoor adventure company based at Mission Beach, Queensland, who offer sea kayaking tours, expeditions, private charter and hire within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, visiting many of the National Park islands in the region, such as Dunk Island, Hinchinbrook Island and the Family Island group. Blazing Saddles Horse Riding and All Terrain Vehicles Your tour begins with a horse ride through bush land surrounding the Blazing Saddles complex. Native Australian forest and rainforest surroundings provide interesting and adventurous trails and also many native animals and birds. After lunch, you will commence your exciting ATV obstacle course. This gives you the chance to improve your skills with steering and handling their All Terrain Vehicle. After the fun of the short course, you then venture into the forest through beautiful tree-lined trails.

 
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