Snorkeling on the Gold Coast

[kwonie]

I'm about to go up to the Gold Coast during Christmas time and looking for a a place near the Gold Coast, Brisbane, areas to go snorkeling.

Does anyone know a good place for a tour? Great Barrier Reef is to far as I'm driving up there.

[strik9]

old women island off sunshine coast is ok. need a boat. of the shore at yaroomba is alright.there is a reef not far off the headland you can paddle too. its all very boring compared to what up north has. i gave up round the sunnycoast even when i had a boat. the fishing was better.lol

[kremmen]

Catch a ferry over to moreton island from brisbane, excellent snorkelling along the curtin artificial reef about 100 metres off shore from tangalooma. You can also feed the dolphins there as well.

If u have a boat, cook island off tweed heads is good, although can be big currents. Around burleigh headland, or in the seaways.

[Quasi]

You really want a buzz, throw an extra couple of hundred in the kitty and go snorkling with the sharks at 'Shark Bay' inside Seaworld

[kwonie]

ahh~ thx for the ideas!

cheers

[Neoxr6]

Morton is pretty good providing the water is clear. heaps of fish.

[Pedro]

For an instant grab you can snorkel in the tropical pool at the Marriot Resort at Main Beach. It's an artificial tropical lagoon with real coral and tropical fish.

[peyote]

if you have any spare cash do the PADI discover scuba dive
go to cavill mall which is in surfers find one of the information booths
there will be a heap of flyers advertising things to do
some will have discounts for the flyer
i went about 3 years ago was just over $100
was the best fun i've had in years. you wont regret it

[kwonie]

great! will have a look.

[scoupedy]

Wave break island at the northern end past seaworld has some good diving, the seaway may be interesting, and the points (burliegh, greenmount etc) when the swell is small