The Reef Guide

Everything our crew knows about this stretch of water — what's happening month by month, who you'll meet down there, and why the southern end of the reef is the part worth travelling for.

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See the full year →

01 · Timing

Nature's Calendar

Twelve months, twelve different oceans. Water temperatures, rainfall, what's breeding, what's migrating — and which of our four trips fits the month you're travelling.

Pick a month → 02 · Who you'll meet

The Great Eight

The reef's eight headline species, with honest odds on seeing each one from our boats, the months that favour them, and how to actually spot them underwater.

Meet the eight → 03 · The turtle year

Turtle Season

Four species, a lagoon full of cleaning stations, and the nesting-to-hatching cycle that runs from October right through to April on the cays and at Mon Repos.

Read the cycle → 04 · Scale

Reef Facts & Figures

2,300 kilometres, 2,900 reefs, 1,050 islands — and the one statistic that explains why we sail from Bundaberg instead of somewhere further north.

See the numbers →

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Burnett Heads QLD 4670

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