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Manta Rays of Lady Elliot Island
Highlights
- Join a citizen science expedition on Lady Elliot Island and contribute to vital manta ray conservation efforts.
- Immerse yourself in daily snorkelling and reef walks, discovering vibrant marine life in pristine waters.
- Experience the breathtaking Night Explorer Tour, revealing the island's unique nocturnal wildlife.
- Support marine research with every booking, ensuring your adventure aids in vital conservation efforts.
Join an extraordinary citizen science expedition to Lady Elliot Island — the southernmost coral cay of the Great Barrier Reef — and contribute directly to the conservation of one of the ocean’s most magnificent creatures. Working alongside Project Manta researchers, you’ll spend five days immersed in the world of manta ray research, collecting vital data, learning identification techniques, and gaining a genuine understanding of the science that drives marine conservation.
Beyond the research, Lady Elliot Island itself is a destination of remarkable natural beauty — a pristine eco-resort 80km from the Queensland coast, where turtles, reef fish, and diverse seabirds are encountered at every turn. Daily snorkelling, reef walks, and the unforgettable Night Explorer Tour complete an experience that is as enriching as it is breathtaking.
A portion of every booking is contributed directly to Project Manta, ensuring your participation supports vital fieldwork and research at no cost to the program.
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Single Available from 18 July 2026
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Single Available from 16 August 2026
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Single Available from 1 September 2026
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Australian Geographic Travel
Australian Geographic Travel designs touring itineraries that focus on wildlife and active conservation as well as cultural experiences. Their travel experiences are rich in nature and adventure and specialise in hard-to-reach places and small group experiences. You’ll join similarly inclined souls who share your taste for exploration and a burning desire to learn more about the phenomenal natural world.
Australian Geographic Travel offers professionally guided, small group itineraries varying in length across most states in Australia. Each trip is unique and authentic for anyone who is interested in exploring the fauna and flora, the history and the culture of Australia. All trips have been curated with an emphasis on discovering hidden gems off the beaten track and offering sustainable travel experiences that would be very hard to find anywhere else.
Australian Geographic’ adventurers, scientists, historians and photographers have brought the world to you for more than 36 years. Now they invite you to join them in visiting the country’s most intriguing places and sharing their passion. They are committed to sustaining the environment, culture and heritage of each place they visit. In doing so, they strive to protect the precious environment, from addressing climate change and its far-reaching impacts to promoting awareness of the world’s oldest living culture and revealing to you the countless treasures it cradles.
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