Swim With Turtles
Swim With Turtles Great Barrier Reef
Take a swim with a wild turtle in the inviting, pristine waters of the Lady Musgrave Lagoon. The calm, turquoise water in the sheltered lagoon provides the perfect opportunity to come face to face with a turtle while snorkelling from our luxury catamaran, Reef Empress.
Lady Musgrave Experience offers guests an experience like no other swimming turtles of the Lady Musgrave lagoon in their natural habitat. Watch as a turtle swims up for a breath of air or glides past you as you float on in awe.
See turtles all year round as these beautiful creatures take refuge in the sheltered lagoon. During the day turtles can be seen swimming in the lagoon, resting under ledges or getting cleaned by fish at cleaning stations, where you can witness the turtles being cleaned by smaller fish.
The two types of turtles seen in the lagoon include the friendly, docile green turtle like Crush from the movie Finding Nemo. The other species seen all year around is the endangered hawksbill turtle. Throughout the breeding season the larger loggerhead turtles enter the lagoon to nest on the island then return back out to sea.