The Great Barrier Reef stretches over 1,240 miles from a little to the south of Lady Elliot Island to just above Cape York. It protects the Queensland Coast from the intense pacific surf. The Reef provides a safe haven for countless species of marine life, including fish and corals.

More exotic species like the green turtles, manatees or dugongs, sharks, sea snakes, whales, immense manta rays, and loggerhead turtles also call these vast reefs home. The waters around Hervey Bay, which lie below the Reef’s southern end and the Whitsunday Islands off Townsville are areas where whales give birth to their calves.
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The Strand is Townsville’s seaside concourse. Newly refurbished, it now features a wide array of attractions such as the beachfront, where tourists can dine in any of the restaurants amidst an ambiance of grass, trees, and the coast of Cleveland Bay.
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