The Great Barrier Reef……one thing off my Bucket List!

As you know I recently went on an amazing but short trip to Australia, and at the same time managed to cross one thing off my Bucket List……..the Great Barrier Reef! 

I know I have written a little about my experience in my previous blog but I wanted to give you a bit more information about the reef which I’ve got to be honest I didnt know.  You hear so much about the reef but not the actual facts/figures.

This reef system is located in the east coast of the Australian Continent and is considered as the biggest reef system in the planet. Spanning more than 2,000 kilometers, the Great Barrier Reef is composed of 900 islands and more than 2,900 individual reefs.

The Great Barrier Reef is the only reef system on Earth that is visible from outer space!

Having declared and granted a UNESCO world heritage status in 1981, it is just appropriate to protect the Great Barrier Reef. The reef system is home to more than 400 different types or species of vibrant and attractive corals and more than a thousand species of tropical fish (think I saw them all!!). There is an entire array of striking creatures and natural beauty that envelopes this place. The Great Barrier Reef is indeed a collective abode to a hundreds of wonderful aquatic marine species, which makes it an ideal if not the best dive destination for SCUBA divers. So a perfect place for me to do my first dive! 

With its natural beauty and spectacular wide array of life, it is indisputable why the Great Barrier Reef landed one of the highly coveted spots in the list of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World! 

My trip to the reef was book through Quicksilver and included a helicopter flight above the reef.  I filmed this on the flight which you can see here, apologies if a little jumpy but i was trying to keep my earphones on to be able to talk to the pilot!    https://youtu.be/4AGLVN_0PyA  https://youtu.be/6cHg115y-HQ

What did you think, make you want to go?   I’d love to go back.  I’m sure the Great Barrier Reef is on many of your Bucket Lists but what else is?

For me I’d love to see Niagara Falls, do an African Safari, Rio, Machu Picchu, New Zealand and I’d like to see the Grand Canyon. If I win the lottery i’ll do them all.

Please click here to view our latest Bucket List brochure which will give you a few ideas.  I can get a copy by post if you prefer, just let me know.

Once again, thanks for reading.  Get in touch!

Haydn