Most tours of the Great Barrier Reef depart from Cairns, which is about a two-hour flight from Brisbane. A thriving destination of its own, Cairns boasts a bustling waterfront, staple seafood ...

To experience the Great Barrier Reef, most people begin their adventure in the tropical town of Cairns, located in north ...

Queensland is an obvious choice when it comes to escaping the cold weather. Head north for tropical warmth or immerse ...

Popular spots by Cairns include Michaelmas Cay ... Many visitors say the Great Barrier Reef is best seen through a scuba mask, but it's no small feat to traverse the area's dive spots.

Cairns, located in the far northern corner of Queensland, is one of the top destinations on Australia's East Coast. It's the ...

a horseshoe-shaped expanse of the outer Great Barrier Reef some 30 miles off Cairns. As co-founder of ecotourism operator Passions of Paradise, Alan has spent decades showing the reef to visitors ...

Sought-after pieces of coral are sold all around the world, including at rave-like trade shows known as "frag swaps". The insatiable demand for a "piece of the reef" has put coral harvesting in the ...

annual survey show more than a third of coral cover was lost from surveyed reefs across the northern sections of the Great Barrier Reef, from the tourist mecca of Cairns up to Lizard Island.