1770 Reef Eco Tours

A full-day trip out of the 1770 Marina crosses to Lady Musgrave Island, a coral cay on the southern Great Barrier Reef, with a roughly 90-minute run each way and eight to nine hours on the water depending on the tides. Guests can snorkel or scuba the sheltered lagoon, join island walking tours, ride the glass-bottom boat and watch for turtles. The operator holds eco-tourism certification and works the reef as a small, hosted day tour rather than a mass excursion. A three-hour Bustard Bay cruise runs as an alternative.