Townsville
Townsville combines the lure of the tropics with the attractions of a major city. From diving in the Great Barrier Reef, trying your luck at the Casino, rafting white water rapids or simply lazing on golden beaches, Townsville offers the best of all worlds.
Located in North Queensland's 'dry tropics', Townsville and Magnetic Island boast an average of 300 days of sunshine each year. The city is the perfect stepping-off point to experience the wonders of the region - the outback, rainforests, magnificent waterfalls, tropical islands and of course, the Great Barrier Reef.
Townsville's many attractions include reefHQ - the world's largest living coral reef aquarium, Billabong Sanctuary - an Australian native wildlife sanctuary, Jupiters casino, the Museum of Tropical Queensland with the interactive displays of the HMS Pandora, the spectacular Strand beachfront promenade, art galleries, museums, parks and restaurants.
Townsville is also one of Queensland's premier event destinations, with an exciting annual line up of sporting, aquatic, historical and cultural events.
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Photos
- Reef HQ tunnel - Photo courtesy of Tourism QLD
- Scuba diving lessons on the Reef - Photo courtesy of Tourism QLD
- View from Cast Hill - Photo courtesy of Tourism QLD
Getting There
Bruce Highway
Nearest Airport: Townsville
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Shopfront
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Marine Life of Fiji and Tonga
- This 2 DVD set contains pretty much every species you are likely to see, catch or hear about when getting wet in this part of the world or anywhere in the South Pacific for that matter. Three years and more than 3000 dives in the making.
- $AU
Articles
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Getting Spoiled on Spoilsport
- So it really is true, you do get warm towels after each dive on a Mike Ball liveaboard ... This is a trip report of a recent 6 day Spoilsport expedition from Townsville to the Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea and the wreck of the SS Yongala.
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Sea Snake Ball
by bearzabout
- My husband had the most interesting experience diving on the Yongala. Most of the divers were all ready overboard. My husband and dive master were ready to enter the water when ...
