Full guide to the low isles, Port Douglas, Australia

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A detailed and up -to -date travel guide to visit Low Isles ahead of Port Douglas, Australia. The best ways to get here what to expect and photos of Low Island to inspire your visit.

The Low Isles or Low Islets are a small coral bay that consists of two islands and is about 25 km east of Port Douglas. It is a great small archipelago that offers a look at the Great Barrier Reef, just a stone's throw away from the mainland.

In this travel guide, I share everything you need to know about a visit to the Low Isles. I inserted a section of how to get to Low Island from Port Douglas, as well as detailed instructions on what to expect after your arrival.

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How do you get from Port Douglas to Low Island?

The great thing about the low Isles is that visiting this island group is very simple. It is Port Douglas 'answer to Cairns' Green Island and Fitzroy Island. After less than an hour's drive from Port Douglas you will find yourself on Low Island, a tropical refuge at the Great Barrier Reef at the Coral Coast.

Since it is a remote island, you naturally have to book a boat transfer to get here. There are many agencies for booking tours in Port Douglas, but they often require high commission rates, so I would suggest booking online instead.

The most cost -effective and most popular boat trip from Port Douglas to Low Island is on board the Wavedancer. You must have seen this impressive, 30 meter long luxury catamaran sailing ship in order to believe it. The tour offered is also impressive. It contains:

  • An all-day sailing trip to low island from Port Douglas (return and return)
  • Drive with the glass floor boat on Low Island
  • Rental of snorkeling equipment (including a guided tour)
  • A tropical lunch buffet
  • Collection and return of the hotel

The cost of booking a day trip to Low Island with the WAVEDANCER is less than $ 220 per person. This trumps all other options related to the price when you consider what you get.

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Your other option is to take part in an organized half -day snorkeling trip. Calypso is a company that offers trips to the low Isles. For this option it costs about $ 195. However, I would not really recommend this because the WAVEDANCER offers a full -day trip with many more inclusive services for about the same price.
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About the low isles

The low Isles consist of two small islands; Low Island and Woody Island. The first is a small, round island with dense tropical vegetation. There is a lighthouse on the island, a small research station and accommodation for the island carers.

On the other hand, Woody Island, a larger but uninhabited mangrove island. This is the home of many nesting birds and is protected and limited.

There is a rich, tropical reef between the islands, which extends to the outside and surrounds the islets.

Low Islands recently made advertising in news agencies throughout Australia for the display of this dream job as a caretaker. It would definitely not be a bad gig!
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Exploration of the low isles

Would you like to explore one of the best islands of the Great Barrier Reef? Below I listed a few things that you should definitely check on your low-Isles series route.
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The island's lighthouse

The first thing you could see when you approach the island is the picturesque white lighthouse called Low Isles Light. This is an active lighthouse that was built in 1878.

If you approach him from land, you will probably discover the huge bunch of sticks at the top. This is actually an eagle. I was told that there are two resident eagles who built the nest to raise chicks.

There is a small research station next to the lighthouse. In 1928 the world's first international research project on coral reefs took place here, which brought scientists from all over the world to examine the Great Barrier Reef.
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Go to the low isles snorkeling

The main reason is why most people visit Low Isles and the Great Barrier Reef in general, the incredible underwater world.

The reef around the low Isles is in good condition. There are 150 different types of hard corals and a wealth of marine residents. You will see huge wagons, colorful parrot fish, anemone fish, reef bar and large mackerel swarms, to name just a few.

If you are lucky, you may even see a local turtle or some black-top reef sharks that I did in the deeper waters or sand levels.

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Die Low Isles: Information for sailors and sailors

If you are lucky enough to explore the low isles on your own sailboat, you may be interested in the information about the anchorage.

For sailors and cruise ships, it is possible to get some parkboughs right outside the coral lagoon. Three are available and they offer space for swamp boats up to 20 meters and cats up to 18.

Otherwise it is best to anchor right in front of the reef. Here you will find a sandy floor, but remember that the water here is pretty deep, so let out a lot of chain.

Read the sailing log from the low islands: Segelog week 10

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More Tropical Far North Queensland travel guide

I hope that you liked this fast travel guide to visit Low Isles. If you have found the way from Port Douglas to Low Island, let me know in the comments below how you liked the trip. Otherwise, if you are looking for more travel saving for Far North Queensland, take a look at some of the other articles on my blog.

If you also need a photo inspiration from the Low Isles, you will find recordings that I made on my last trip.

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