Fitzroy Island, on the eastern ocean of Cairns, a famous tourist city off Queensland's north - east coast, is part of the famous World Heritage Reef, about 25 km away from Cairns in a straight line, about 3.33 km2 and is an earth - rocky mainland island.
Fitzroy Island, once an island in Australia's mainland, has been surrounded by coral reefs and now home to a variety of fish and coral species over time. Fitzroy Island, with 95% of its area covered by tropical rain forests and a perfectly protected natural environment, is a beautiful paradise for tropical rainforests and beaches, and a great place for people to dive offshore.
The island's only resort, the Fitzroy Island Resort, has hundreds of distinctive rooms, including modern restaurants, swimming pools, game rooms, in-room cinemas, integrated shops, bars, and dive shops.
The island's Great Barrier Reef mini - submarines are the only submarine sight - seeing on the Great Barrier Reef, while on land, visitors can stroll through the forest trail through the mysterious garden rainforest or hike up the top of the island with a bird's eye view of the stunning scenery of the entire island.
How to:
- From Cairns'RefFleetwharf, three companies travel daily to and from Fitzroy Island: Raging Thunder, Sunlover and Fitzroy Island Resort.
- The most convenient way to play is to sign up for a ticket Pleasure package, please refer to: Jade Island leisure day tour.
