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WORDS by Rosie Wang
The Great Barrier Reef
supports over 1500 species
of fi sh, 400 species of coral
and 4000 species of molluscs.
There is more diversity of
species of plants and animals
per cubic metre than in any
other environment in the world.
Port Douglas is ideally located
as the perfect gateway OPAL REEF &
to discover this amazing MACKAY
This guide will help you LOW ISLES CORAL TONGUE
underwater world.
decide how you want to CAY REEF
explore the Great Barrier Reef

Low Isles is located approx. 12 Approx. 25 km East of Cape 50 km from Port Douglas
km from Port Douglas. Tribulation. These reefs are ideal
The white sands dip gently 50 km from Port Douglas. for snorkelers with
shallower water (3/4
from the shore making this
LOCATION island ideal for paddling in a Snorkelling is in shallow water metres) snorkelers can
1-3m
comfortable depth of water.. swim around bommies
All tours include the use of a (coral outcrops) and along
shallow walls.
glass bottom boat.

SPEED BOAT - 15 MIN SPEED BOAT - 25 MIN HIGH SPEED CATAMARAN -
90 MINS
VESSELS SAILING CATAMARAN- 90 MINS SAILING CATAMARAN - 2HRS CHARTER YACHT
CHARTER YACHT
CHARTER YACHT

Giant clams, batfi sh, turtles, Mackay Cay is a picturesque Clown fi sh (Nemo),
barracuda, black tip sharks, snow white sandy coral cay damselfi sh, parrot fi sh,

clown fi sh, angel fi sh, sea fringed with crystal blue waters surgeon fi sh, butterfly fi sh,
cucumbers, trevally, sweetlips, and populated by terns. angel fi sh. Blue spotted
WHAT WILL moon wrasse, fusiliers. Sea turtles, clown fi sh, stingrays, lizardfi sh, blue
chromis, paddle tail snappers,

butterfly fi sh, a huge variety
Dugongs and Humpbacks
I SEE? (in season) can also be seen of colourful coral, eagle rays, red bass, reef sharks, turtles,
wrasse, white tip reef shark,
fantastic giant clam garden,
These are not guaranteed around the Low Isles sea cucumbers, starfi sh, a giant clams, red bass,
Low Isles attracts many birds
as marine life is always on including Orange-footed blue spotted stingrays barracuda, trevally, Maori
wrasse, Spanish mackerel,
the move scrub fowl, reef egret, osprey, schooling baitfi sh,
brahminy kite, terns,kingfi sher,
honey-eaters, triller, spangled Corals – boulder, staghorn
drongo.
1928 the Low Isles was the Being only 25 km from shore With Opal Reef being
base of the fi rst scientifi c coral you can still snorkel with a formed in a crescent this
view of the Daintree Rainforest.
offers optimum shelter from

reef study in the world.
SPECIAL Lows Isles has 150 different The only place in the world prevailing winds allowing

gentler waters.
INTEREST species of hard corals and where a rainforest meets a
15 species of soft corals. 7
reef.
FEATURES species of seagrass.
It takes 20 minutes to walk
around the island on a self-
guided walk.

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