The ultimate post-lockdown adventure: How you can visit a blue lagoon filled with ‘mesmerising’ water – without leaving Australia
- A ‘mesmerising’ lagoon is captivating holiday-starved travellers on social media
- Lady Musgrave Island, QLD, has been dubbed ‘magical’ and ‘paradise on earth’
- The 14-hectare coral cay is home to turtles, clown fish and manta rays
- Its crystal clear water offers world-class snorkelling and scuba diving
Holiday-starved Australians are putting a ‘mesmerising’ lagoon at the top of their post-lockdown travel lists.
Sitting at the gate to the Great Barrier Reef on Queensland’s Capricorn Coast, Lady Musgrave Island has been captivating travellers on social media with its sparkling turquoise water and enchanting blue hue.
The 14-hectare coral cay, widely touted as the highlight of any trip to the Great Barrier Reef, is home to some of the country’s most vibrant sea creatures including turtles, clown fish and majestic manta rays.
The crystal clear water offers world-class snorkelling and scuba diving, while the island itself – a haven for nesting seabirds – is said to boast the ‘bird watching experience of a lifetime’.
Holiday-starved Australians are putting this ‘mesmerising’ lagoon at the top of their post-lockdown travel lists
Sitting at the gate to the Great Barrier Reef, Lady Musgrave Island has been captivating travellers on social media with its sparkling turquoise water and enchanting blue hue
The 14-hectare coral cay is home to some of the country’s most vibrant sea creatures
Photos of the idyllic destination have sparked stunned responses on Instagram, with Australians stuck in lockdown across New South Wales and Victoria calling it the first place they want to travel to as soon as restrictions are lifted.
New South Wales was on Sunday hit with 1,485 new Covid cases and three deaths, while Victoria recorded 183 new infections overnight as the Garden State’s shutdown rolls into its second month.
A video of the ocean around Lady Musgrave Island uploaded by wildlife photographer, Mark Fitz, was welcome distraction for one Sydneysider who wrote: ‘Damn I’d like to be on that yacht.’
A second added: ‘So serene, what I’d do to be there.’
Meanwhile others called it ‘paradise’, ‘beautiful’, and ‘pure magic’.
The crystal clear water offers world-class snorkelling and scuba diving
Photos of the idyllic destination have sparked stunned responses on Instagram, with Australians stuck in lockdown across NSW and Victoria calling it the first place they want to travel to as soon as restrictions are lifted
Turtles, clown fish and majestic manta rays all call the waters of Lady Musgrave Island home
Queenslanders and those lucky enough to find themselves in the Sunshine State, which has largely escaped major Covid outbreaks since the pandemic began in early 2020, can visit the island by taking a day-tour from Bundaberg or Hervey Bay.
The region enjoys warm weather all year round, but animal lovers are in luck as the best time to see rare bird species is just getting started.
From September to March, migratory shorebirds such as ruddy turnstone and grey-tailed tattler can be seen foraging the reef at low tide.