By Cristina in Tasmania, Australia
I wanted to share with you some information and pictures from snorkeling Lady Elliot Island in Australia. I have visited this beautiful island three times and it never ceases to amaze me. The variety of marine life is huge, from large pelagics to tiny fish species. I have had several manta encounters here, and some great interactions with octopus in the lagoon.
My most hair raising moment was being out in the deep on a snorkel safari and spotting what I at first thought to be a VERY large reef shark. It was only when it approached our group and turned slightly that I saw its stripes and realized it was a sizeable tiger shark! He checked us out, then swam off into the blue.
Sadly the island has suffered significant bleaching this summer (the end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024), with a large amount of coral affected. Hopefully the coral has not been so badly damaged that it will die. I am posting a few of my pics from my 2023 trip for you to have a look at. Cheers.
Cristina, thank you for sharing your photos and info for snorkeling Lady Elliot Island. There is another 2018 post folks can read too.