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Lady Musgrave Island Reef Camping
Highlights
- Explore the pristine shores of Lady Musgrave Island, immersing yourself in untouched beauty and vibrant marine life.
- Witness majestic whales from June to November, enjoying their spectacular migration along the Fraser Coast.
- Swim with turtles from October to February, experiencing the thrill of these gentle creatures during their breeding season.
- Camp under the stars on Lady Musgrave Island, embracing nature while bringing all essentials for a true wilderness experience.
Explore the untouched oasis on the Southern-most island of the Great Barrier Reef, Lady Musgrave Island. You can get up close and personal with the exotic birdlife, the Great 8 of marine animals and endless flora on the flawless Lady Musgrave Island. She has a year round tidal access by small boat in the calm lagoon which is only metres from the reefs edge.
You can enjoy a spot of beach front whale watching from June through to November. As the whales pass the Fraser Coast along their migration to Antarctica, they enjoy the warm shallow Musgrave water and are sure to put on a show.
You can also savour in the year-round experience of swimming with turtles. From October through to February, you will enjoy an array of turtles flooding the island for their breeding seasons, however, you will experience the hatchlings emerging from their nests from December through to May. Lady Musgrave is also known for its abundance of seabird life.If you would like to camp on Lady Musgrave Island, all essentials must be carried to the island as there are no facilities available.
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Service facilities
Disabled access available, contact operator for details.
Operation information
Curtis Ferry Services
Curtis Ferry Services is the premier tourism operator in Gladstone – the Heart of the Southern Great Barrier Reef. Curtis Ferry Services provides reliable and regular passenger and vehicle services to the Gladstone Harbour Islands – Curtis, Facing and Quoin.
Along with tours around the Harbour which include – Coffee Cruise, Sundowner Cruise, Port Curtis Harbour Tour, Harbour Cruise and the Island Cruise. Reef Camping, Curtis Ferry Services also provides services to Northwest, Masthead and Lady Musgrave Islands which form part of the Capricorn Bunker Group – known as Southern Great Barrier Reef.
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- QLD – Gladstone Area Promotion and Development Limited
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