DID YOU KNOW? You can access the Great Barrier Reef by plane from the Gold Coast and Brisbane for a DAY TOUR! Are you and the family looking for a weekend escape? How about a midweek adventure? The Lady Elliot Island Great Barrier Reef all inclusive Day Tour is the only one if its kind in Australia. Explore one of the most pristine sections of the Great Barrier Reef from the air and below the water ALL IN ONE DAY! 

 GREAT BARRIER REEF DAY TOUR ADULTS AT KIDS PRICES $599pp* 

Scenic flight departing from the GOLD COAST (Coolangatta) and BRISBANE (Redcliffe). Available on selected dates only. Valid for travel until 30 November 2020. *T's & C's apply

Your tour commences from the Gold Coast Airport or Redcliffe Aerodrome where you will board your scenic flight to Lady Elliot Island. On the way enjoy spectacular aerial views of the Gold Coast, Brisbane, North and South Stradbroke Islands, Moreton Island and Fraser Island. Upon arrival, your guide will take you on a brief orientation of the island and escort you to the Day Guest facilities to collect your snorkel equipment for the day. 

You will then join a glass bottom boat and guided snorkel tour where you'll be given an 'Introduction to the Reef'. Snorkel amongst brilliantly coloured fish, turtles, reef sharks and the resident manta rays that call Lady Elliot Island home. Enjoy lunch with Lagoon views at the Beachfront Cafe before joining your guide for fish feeding in the Lagoon Fish Pool. At 2.30pm depart on the return scenic flight back to the Gold Coast or Brisbane. The tour concludes at approx. 4.30pm. A light breakfast and afternoon tea are served inflight. 

RENOVATED REEF UNITS 

We are very excited to announce that all of our Reef Units have now been renovated both internally and externally. A project that started over 12 months ago, our refurbishment plan will continue over the next 18 months and in keeping with the Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort character we will be replacing the roof, adding external cladding and renovating the interior of the rooms including new bathroom fittings and soft furnishings. A BIG thank you to our team and all involved who have worked on this project! 

DAY TOURS FROM AGNES WATER/1770

For a limited time during the September School Holidays (18 September - 6 October 2020) Day Tours to Lady Elliot Island will be available from Agnes Water/1770. 

Departing from Agnes Water Airstrip at 8:45am enjoy a spectacular scenic flight over the Southern Great Barrier Reef. With 6 hours to explore the Island, your day will be jam packed. Join an experienced guide who will provide you with an 'Introduction to the Reef' aboard your glass bottom boat/guided snorkelling tour, a guided reef walk in our spectacular Lagoon (tide dependent), followed by fish feeding in the Fish Pool and an array of Island tours. 

This all-inclusive tour provides lunch, snorkel equipment, towels, sunscreen and day guest lockers per person. A backpack and an underwater camera is all you need to experience this amazing pristine Great Barrier Reef Island!  

No matter how busy the year can be, Christmas has always been a time to unwind and relax with friends and family. It’s a special time when we wish to be amongst those we love, away from the hustle and bustle. Why not spend the Christmas and New Year period on a pristine coral cay in the middle of the Great Barrier Reef. Wake on Christmas morning with the reef on your doorstep, our Team will make your day extra special with our well known Island spirit! 

FRIENDS LEND A HAND ON LADY ELLIOT ISLAND

The Lady Elliot Island Volunteer Program has gotten off to a flying start for 2020. We welcomed volunteer groups from Friends of the Coral Cays and Coolum Coast Care. Together they have removed 3ha of invasive weeds and planted over 450 native tree species as part of the Island’s Revegetation Program.

“It’s a great experience to come to Lady Elliot Island and do some weeding in a totally different setting. It’s a beautiful Island but some weeds have really got away so it’s great to be part of a group to bring things back to the way the Island should be”. Ruth S, Friends of the Coral Cays group member.

With support from the Great Barrier Reef Foundation’s Reef Islands Initiative, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and Qld Parks and Wildlife, Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort is undertaking a large-scale 7-year Revegetation Program to re-establish the Island’s natural coral cay ecosystem following clearing from guano mining in the late 1800’s, with the aim to increase nesting seabirds and turtle populations in the southern GBR. This work is guided by the comprehensive Ecosystem Resilience Plan which has just been published.

The Initiative also includes the Leaf to Reef scientific research program in which volunteers also play a significant role recording marine species sightings. Lady Elliot Island officially opened a solar powered Volunteer and Research Hub in February 2020 which hosts our volunteers as well as researchers.  

Thanks to the QLD Government’s Rejuvenation Fund for their assistance in the establishment of the Hub and to the Reef Islands Initiative for supporting the volunteer program. The Reef Islands Initiative is a Great Barrier Reef Foundation program, supported by funding from Lendlease, the Australian Government’s Reef Trust, the Queensland Government and the Fitzgerald Family Foundation.

If you're interested in this program, please email [email protected] and we hope to see you in 2021! 

These postcards have been hand drawn by Australian artist Amber Made Studio. At Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort we love featuring local and sustainable products in our gift shop. Amber specialises in watercolour, ink, and pencil. She particularly loves to bring botanicals and animals to life.  She is a keen calligrapher, specialising in modern calligraphy and brush lettering. 

SEAIR PACIFIC OUTBACK ADVENTURE TOURS  

Our sister company Seair Pacific's Outback 2 Reef Adventure Tours have kicked off for 2020!

Explore the best of Queensland as Seair Touring takes you on a journey around the sunshine state. Travelling in a private Cessna Caravan, enjoy a bird’s eye view of the incredible colours of Australia.

Departing from the Gold Coast or Maroochydore, fly west over 2,000km into the Outback dropping into Charleville, Birdsville and Longreach. These iconic Australian towns give guests a true taste of Outback Queensland. Swap your boots for reef shoes and explore Lady Elliot Island on the Southern Great Barrier Reef!

INCLUDES:  

• All flights on a Seair Touring Cessna Caravan
• Accommodation at the Birdsville Hotel, Birdsville
• Accommodation at Saltbush Retreat, Longreach
• Breakfast, lunch, dinner & snacks on tour
• All tours & transfers

ONLY 6 SEATS LEFT! GET IN QUICK! 

$3,750 PER PERSON

Click below for more information or contact our reservations team via email [email protected] or call +61 7 5599 4509 to reserve your seat now!

2021 TOUR DATES