Snorkeling on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

You can find it on almost everyone's bucket list; and that's because snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef is just one of those experiences that you shouldn't miss out on in your life. Even if the reefs have seen massive bleaching events in the past years, due to global climate change.

I could go on and on about how incredible snorkeling on Australia's Great Barrier Reef was, but for once, I'm just going to let the photos do the talking.

Between an absolutely perfect day of Queensland weather, multiple shark, sea turtle, and stingray sightings, and a few jellyfish stings to the face, snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef was an experience I won't soon forget.

Beautiful azure waters meeting the clear blue skies at the Great Barrier Reef
Colorful coral reefs under blue waters
Shark swimming underwater through the coral reefs at the Great Barrier Reef
School of fish swimming under clear waters above the beautiful coral reefs
Blue-yellow striped fish swimming around coral reefs at the Great Barrier Reef
Shark swimming through the coral reefs at the bottom of the sea
Colorful fish swimming underwater at the Great Barrier Reef
Stingray at the bottom of the sea
Colorful marine wildlife and coral reefs at the Great Barrier Reef
Blue-green fish with other small fishes swimming above coral reefs
A jellyfish almost coming up the sea towards the sunlight at the Great Barrier Reef
Beautiful coral reefs underwater
School of fish swimming underwater at the Great Barrier Reef
Blue-green fish swimming around coral reefs

If you're looking for other snorkeling experiences, you should consider sailing the Whitsundays or spending two days on Magnetic Island, some unmissable adventures when exploring tropical Australia!

Which tour company should you go with?

While the guided tour is one of the priciest options, it's also one of the very best. It takes you to a protected area of the Outer Great Barrier Reef, where only this tour company has the authority to hold snorkeling tours. That means that you will enjoy the most pristine, beautiful areas of the reef, without all of the crowds.

When it comes to Great Barrier Reef snorkeling tours, you get what you pay for. In my opinion, paying a premium price for a top-quality tour is worth it for this once-in-a-lifetime experience. You're snorkeling on the world's largest reef, so you may as well pay to go to the best spots, with the least amount of people — right?!

Click here to book the best GBR snorkeling tour ever!

By the way, if you're into bucket list snorkeling and diving destinations, then Belize should be at the top of your list. Read this article to learn more: Why Visit Belize? Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Travel to Belize ASAP!

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One Comment

  1. Snorkeling here is on the top of my bucketlist!
    Must be such an awesome experience.

    How big was the group you went with?

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