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Popular Best Things to Do in Brampton Island [2025]
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Great Barrier Reef
4.6
/5
874 reviews
7.5
From VND 1636412
Based on 174 reviews
>100 km from downtown
Phone +61-7-40570700
Address: Australia
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 days
Featured in 2025 Global 50 – Water Fun Attractions
Highlights:
Helicopter view of Heart Reef
Native-led local cultural experiences
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The Great Barrier Reef is worthy of being a business card of Australian tourism. Looking down from the air, you can see the deep blue water, the turquoise barrier reef, and the white yachts. When you dive deep, the corals will wave to you, and the colorful sea fish will play around you. Isn’t it a joy!
I asked at the hotel front desk which cruise ship is good for the Great Barrier Reef, and they recommended REEF MAGIC. So I reported a one-day tour of REEF MAGIC on Ctrip, and the price was basically the same as buying tickets on the spot.
I boarded the ship and went out to sea early in the morning. The weather was clear and the wind and waves were not big. There was no sign of seasickness as mentioned in the guide, but I still listened to the advice of a girl from Beijing and went to the front desk to get two free seasick pills. (ps, there are also paid ones, 3 dollars a pill).
After nearly two hours of sailing, we arrived at the REEF MAGIC pontoon (offshore platform) on Moore Reef.
On the platform, you can scuba dive, snorkel, semi-submersible and glass-bottom boat to watch marine life. The most worthwhile thing is to take a helicopter to watch the Great Barrier Reef. It is indeed very beautiful and difficult to describe in words. It is a unique scenery here and it is difficult to see it elsewhere.
Snorkeling here is still a bit challenging for me, who is basically a landlubber. Snorkeling here is completely different from snorkeling in Saipan. The water depth at the seaside of Saipan is only one meter, but here you can hardly see the bottom. Although I put on a life jacket🦺, I still felt lost and didn't dare to swim far.
ps, if you have signed up for a helicopter tour, you must register as early as possible so that you can arrange a relatively early time and facilitate the arrangement of other activities on the platform. We registered at 8:30 and arranged a flight at 12:20, which conflicted with the meal time, and also overlapped with the schedule of other activities, making the time very tight and not feeling very good.
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