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Turtle Conservation of the Southern Great Barrier Reef
Tour
About
This six-day conservation tour visits Heron and Wilson Islands in the southern Great Barrier Reef, led by marine conservationist and CoralWatch Ambassador Susy James.
Three nights at Heron Island include CoralWatch reef monitoring using the Coral Health Chart, with data entered into a global database; guided turtle nesting walks for green turtles and loggerhead turtles, both listed as threatened nesting species; and a private tour of the University of Queensland Research Station, which has operated on the island since 1951.
Days 4 to 6 are spent on Wilson Island — two nights in glamping tents on a remote coral cay with no mobile reception or Wi-Fi. Wilson Island's turtles often nest in the morning; the 5:00am sunrise turtle walks and snorkel to the Wilson Bommie (a ~500-year-old coral formation 5m tall) are the highlights. A guided seabird walk covers the islands' breeding and migratory bird populations; up to 200,000 birds nest here at peak season.
What's Available
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Where you'll be
72 Bryan Jordan Drive
Gladstone Central Queensland 4680