• Great Barrier Reef Tour from Brisbane

    Visit Lady Musgrave Island and Pontoon, Scuba Dive Great Barrier Reef, Whale Watching Tours from Bundaberg

  • Great Barrier Reef Tour from Brisbane

    Visit Lady Musgrave Island and Pontoon, Scuba Dive Great Barrier Reef, Whale Watching Tours from Bundaberg

Great Barrier Reef Tour from Brisbane

Experience the un-touched Southern Great Barrier Reef with Lady Musgrave Experience

When visiting Queensland, Australia – Brisbane is a destination for the senses to eat, drink, shop, play and stay.  When it comes to escaping the city and the crowds why not head to where the Great Barrier Reef starts – from Bundaberg, just a short 45 minute flight away or 4 hour drive north of Brisbane. Either as a holiday from Brisbane or as part of your extended travel plans, don’t miss the best experience on the Great Barrier Reef – Lady Musgrave Experience.

You don’t need to travel 1800 kilometres all the way up to Cairns or take an expensive plane flight to see the Great Barrier Reef from Brisbane. The best part of the Great Barrier Reef, is much closer and easier to access.

Lady Musgrave Experience – the best experience on the Great Barrier Reef departs from Bundaberg every day.  Just a short 45 min flight north of Brisbane and you reach the Southern Gateway to the Great Barrier Reef. The perfect distance for a few days away with family with friends, discovering a whole new part of Queensland. 

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How To Get Here

Travel to Bundaberg

A 45 minute flight or 4 hour drive from Brisbane.

Length of stay

Lady Musgrave Experience departs from Bundaberg Port Marina at 7am and arrives back at the marina at 5pm daily.
We recommend staying in Bundaberg accommodation the night before for early departure the next morning.

Accommodation options

Located 10kms from our departure point is Bargara – with an array of beaches, cafes and accommodation options.

Only 4 Hours From Brisbane

The Great Barrier Reef is only a short drive or flight from Brisbane.

Either as part of an extended trip on the Queensland coast or a few days away you must visit Lady Musgrave Island & Lagoon with Lady Musgrave Experience. Bundaberg is your first port of call & gateway to the Great Barrier Reef from Brisbane.

Join us on our luxurious 35 metre Catamaran the Reef Empress, as we take you to the most pristine coral reef and only navigable lagoon on the Great Barrier Reef to our new, world-class pontoon Lady Musgrave HQ.

Lady Musgrave Island, Lagoon and Reef is located just 22 nautical miles north of Lady Elliot Island, the southernmost island on the Great Barrier Reef. 

If you want to be mesmerised by the quality of the Great Barrier Reef then join us in the reef’s only navigable lagoon, swimming with turtles, snorkelling the amazing inner and outer reef coral walls surrounded by endless pristine corals and marine life. Snorkel or dive straight from our three-level pontoon or stay a while longer for a sleep on the reef experience in a Queen Glamping Bed or in our underwater observatory.

Fish species abound with hordes of colourful tropical fish all around you, as you glide across the many pristine reef species of Lady Musgrave Island, Reef & Lagoon.

For those that don’t want to get wet, but still want to discover ‘The Best Experience on the Great Barrier Reef’, it’s absolutely no problem. Our highly trained staff will take you on a guided tour of the lagoon reef in a glass bottom boat and a guided nature walk on Lady Musgrave Island. 

Our glass bottom boats have maximised the glass surface area so you can see plentiful marine life and beautiful coral features from the comfort of your seat on the glass bottom boat. Everything you see is untouched natural features of the Great Barrier Reef. Lady Musgrave Lagoon crowds have been well managed over the years, limiting the potential impact of thousands of tourists in other reef destinations. 

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