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(coral pinnacles or outcroppings) and blowholes, and abundant marine life including bar-
racuda, giant manta rays and harmless leopard sharks.
Lady Elliot Island is not a national park, and camping is not allowed; your only option
is the low-key Lady Elliot Island Resort ( 1800 072 200; www.ladyelliot.com.au ; per person $147-350) . Ac-
commodation is in tent cabins, simple motel-style units or more expensive two-bedroom,
self-contained suites. Rates include breakfast and dinner, snorkelling gear and some tours.
The only way to reach the island is in a light aircraft. Resort guests are flown in from
Bundaberg, the Gold Coast and Hervey Bay; flights are booked through the hotel. The re-
sort also manages day trips; see their website for updates and info.
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Lady Musgrave Island
Wannabe castaways look no further. This tiny, 15-hectare cay, 100km northeast of
Bundaberg, sits on the western rim of a stunning, turquoise-blue reef lagoon renowned for
its safe swimming, snorkelling and diving. A squeaky white-sand beach fringes a dense
canopy of pisonia forest brimming with roosting bird life, including terns, shearwaters and
white-capped noddies. Birds nest from October to April while green turtles nest from
November to February.
The uninhabited island is part of the Capricornia Cays National Park and there is a
NPRSR camping ground on the island's west side; you must be totally self-sufficient and
bring your own water. Numbers are limited to 40 at any one time, so apply well ahead for
a permit with the NPRSR ( 13 74 68; www.nprsr.qld.gov.au ; per person/family $5.45/21.80) . Bring a gas
stove; fires are not permitted on the island.
Day trips to Lady Musgrave depart from the Town of 1770 marina.
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Heron & Wilson Islands
With the underwater reef world accessible directly from the beach, Heron Island is famed
for superb scuba diving and snorkelling, although you'll need a fair amount of cash to vis-
it. A true coral cay, it is densely vegetated with pisonia trees and surrounded by 24 sq km
 
 
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