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Port Douglas, Australia
🐠 Week 1: Great Barrier Reef (Cairns + Port Douglas)
Straight into underwater heaven
Base: Port Douglas (chill, beachy, better than Cairns)
What you’ll do
• 2–3 day liveaboard dive trip on the Great Barrier Reef
(this is KEY — day trips don’t compare)
• Snorkel ribbon reefs
• Sunset at Four Mile Beach
Marine life
• Reef sharks 🦈
• Sea turtles 🐢
• Giant clams
• Rays
• Coral gardens that look fake
On land
• Daintree Rainforest (cassowaries, crocodiles)
• Mossman Gorge
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Whitsundays, Australia
🌴 Week 2: Whitsundays
Iconic beaches + snorkelling
Base: Airlie Beach or sailing boat
Highlights
• Whitehaven Beach (pure silica sand)
• Island-hopping sail
• Snorkelling straight off the beach
Animals
• Turtles
• Reef fish
• Dolphins
• Humpback whales (July–Oct)
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K'gari, Australia
🌊 Week 3: K’gari (Fraser Island) + Noosa
Wild beaches + land animals
K’gari
• 4WD island
• Dingoes 🐕
• Freshwater lakes
• Shipwrecks
Noosa
• Coastal national park
• Koalas in the wild 🐨
• Dolphins offshore
• Chill beach town vibe
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Byron Bay, Australia
East Coast Chill (Byron Bay → Sydney)
Beach lifestyle + animals + iconic sights
Byron Bay (3–4 days)
• Lighthouse sunrise
• Surf beaches
• Dolphins every morning 🐬
• Wallabies nearby
Sydney (3–4 days)
• Coastal walk: Bondi → Coogee
• Snorkel with grey nurse sharks at Shelly Beach
• Harbour, Opera House, ferries