Diving & Snorkelling at Heron Island
Bound by dazzling aquamarine waters, caster sugar sands and rainbow splashed coral reefs, Heron Island is a true scuba diver's wonderland. One of the few coral cays, right on the world heritage listed Great Barrier Reef, at Heron you can dive straight off the beach into an endless underwater extravaganza of colour and marine life.
Recognised as one of the world's best locations to dive, Heron Island is famed for its extraordinary variety of aquatic life and dive sites. With over 20 different sites located within a stones throw of the resort, divers are not only spoilt for choice but are guaranteed exclusive access to exploring the natural attractions that have made Heron famous around the world.
Located 72 kilometres NE off the coast from Gladstone, central Queensland, Heron Island is the perfect location for divers to revel in the ultimate marine environment. With a tropical climate that boasts an average year round temperature of 27 degrees and water visibility that reaches up to 30 meters in the winter, divers can be assured that they will experience the full kaleidoscope of marine life that the reef has to offer.
Although renowned for the three types of sleepy sea turtles that reside at Heron, the Loggerhead, Green and Hawksbill, the reef is a buzz with life of all forms. With Black and White Tip Reef Sharks, Fusilier, Drummer and Yellowtail, Clown Fish, Manta Rays, Maori Wrass, Moray Eels, Crayfish, Queensland Blue Groper, Nudibranchs, Wobbygong Sharks, Strawberry Hussars and Eagle Rays, the traffic on the reef can sometimes get little congested.
With a clear focus on the environment and all things natural, Heron Island is home to Australia's largest, best equipped and most productive university-owned marine research station. Heron Island Research Station (HIRS) has been established for more than fifty years and is an international facility for coral reef research and student training in marine sciences.
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