Well-known for its fantastic snorkelling and scuba diving locations and diverse marine life and wildlife, Lady Musgrave Island is the only coral island on the Great Barrier Reef with a navigable lagoon.
Lady Musgrave Island is one of the most popular island getaways in the Gladstone region. Home to an abundance of unspoilt beaches, pristine coral cays and marine life, the island is best accessed from the coastal towns of Agnes Waters and Seventeen Seventy on a Great Barrier Reef tour and is approximately two hours by boat from the Bundaberg mainland.
The island’s main drawcard is its uniqueness. It is the only Great Barrier Reef location that provides big vessel access to both the island itself and entrance to the lagoon. The Lady Musgrave Island National Park sits upon 3,000 acres of living outer reef and a safe deepwater coral lagoon.
Lady Musgrave Island is one of the most popular island getaways in the Gladstone region. Home to an abundance of unspoilt beaches, pristine coral cays and marine life, the island is best accessed from the coastal towns of Agnes Waters and Seventeen Seventy on a Great Barrier Reef tour and is approximately two hours by boat from the Bundaberg mainland.
The island’s main drawcard is its uniqueness. It is the only Great Barrier Reef location that provides big vessel access to both the island itself and entrance to the lagoon. The Lady Musgrave Island National Park sits upon 3,000 acres of living outer reef and a safe deepwater coral lagoon.
The southernmost island of the Bunker Group of islands, it is also part of the Capricorn Bunker Group which contains around 75 per cent of all seabird biomass of the Great Barrier Reef.
The island provides habitat for thousands of nesting seabirds including white-capped noddy terns, bridled terns, black-naped terns and silver gulls. Between September and March, migratory shorebirds such as the Pacific golden plover also like to flock here.
It is also a nesting place for green and loggerhead turtles, and harmless small whitetip reef sharks and leopard sharks have been spotted hunting around the shallows.
The perfect year-round conditions cater for all types of swimming levels, snorkellers, and scuba divers. Certified divers have access to many dive sites on the fringe of Lady Musgrave Lagoon, ranging from coral dives to wall dives. For the less experienced, there is a PADI Discover Program available.
A number of tour operators take daily trips to this island on high-speed catamarans with pontoons. Enjoy a range of unique reef activities, marine encounters and island discoveries:
Adventurous travellers will love the fact they can stay in a National Park wilderness campsite (permit required) on this 14ha island and indulge in a true Robinson Crusoe style experience. For the non-camping enthusiasts, Agnes Waters and Seventeen Seventy offer a range of accommodation options spanning from backpacker hostels, motels, hotels, caravan parks and resorts.
Lady Musgrave Island is one of the most popular island getaways in the Gladstone region. Home to an abundance of unspoilt beaches, pristine coral cays and marine life, the island is best accessed from the coastal towns of Agnes Waters and Seventeen Seventy on a Great Barrier Reef tour and is approximately two hours by boat from the Bundaberg mainland.
Lady Musgrave Island is one of the most popular island getaways in the Gladstone region. Home to an abundance of unspoilt beaches, pristine coral cays and marine life, the island is best accessed from the coastal towns of Agnes Waters and Seventeen Seventy on a Great Barrier Reef tour and is approximately two hours by boat from the Bundaberg mainland.
The island’s main drawcard is its uniqueness. It is the only Great Barrier Reef location that provides big vessel access to both the island itself and entrance to the lagoon. The Lady Musgrave Island National Park sits upon 3,000 acres of living outer reef and a safe deepwater coral lagoon.
The southernmost island of the Bunker Group of islands, it is also part of the Capricorn Bunker Group which contains around 75 per cent of all seabird biomass of the Great Barrier Reef.
The island provides habitat for thousands of nesting seabirds including white-capped noddy terns, bridled terns, black-naped terns and silver gulls. Between September and March, migratory shorebirds such as the Pacific golden plover also like to flock here.
It is also a nesting place for green and loggerhead turtles, and harmless small whitetip reef sharks and leopard sharks have been spotted hunting around the shallows.
The perfect year-round conditions cater for all types of swimming levels, snorkellers, and scuba divers. Certified divers have access to many dive sites on the fringe of Lady Musgrave Lagoon, ranging from coral dives to wall dives. For the less experienced, there is a PADI Discover Program available.
A number of tour operators take daily trips to this island on high-speed catamarans with pontoons. Enjoy a range of unique reef activities, marine encounters and island discoveries:
Adventurous travellers will love the fact they can stay in a National Park wilderness campsite (permit required) on this 14ha island and indulge in a true Robinson Crusoe style experience. For the non-camping enthusiasts, Agnes Waters and Seventeen Seventy offer a range of accommodation options spanning from backpacker hostels, motels, hotels, caravan parks and resorts.
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