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Lizard Island is truly secluded from the rest of the world. With 40 luxurious suites, it is the most northern resort in tropical North Queensland and is located directly on the Great Barrier Reef. The Resort is part of a preserved National Park covering 1,013 hectares, Lizard Island Resort is accessible by private air charter from Cairns Airport that services direct flights to and from most major Australian airports. The island experience is like no other place on the Great Barrier Reef. Enjoy secluded picnics with your own private dinghy on one of the many beaches, dive the famous Cod Hole, learn to snorkel or take in one of the numerous natural bird, wildlife, turtle or historical guided tours - there is so much on offer. Lizard Island is also famous for its game fishing and ,exciting light tackle sport fishing and has several vessels for private fishing excursions. At the end of a busy day, try a sunset beach degustation dinner on a private beach, relax in the soothing Essentia Day Spa or simply unwind in the the beautiful Salt Water restaurant and bar - Lizard is like nowhere else located right on the Great Barrier Reef
Lizard Island Resort
Great Barrier Reef
Queensland, Australia
Nearest Airport: LZR
It seems impossible to describe how breathtakingly spectacular this place is — the resort, food, service, scenery, diving, snorkeling and reef are AMAZING! But the most incredible part of Lizard Island is the truly impressive and talented staff. A BIG THANK YOU and our sincere thanks to Paige, Tomas, Jas, Fre, Tom, Brendan, Jasper, Dan, Juan, Ines, Azeline, Michaela, Shannon and countless others for making my, my wife’s, and our tween son’s Christmas holiday so special! It was magical (and we’ll never forget watching Santa Claus arrive by boat)! Best wishes, fair winds and following seas to all of you! We can’t wait to visit again!
Joseph H - New York City, New York
From the minute your plane touches down on the island, the staff is waving and smiling anxiously waiting to create an amazing experience for you. There is nowhere else on the planet like this resort. My wife randomly found it while looking on google for a a remote vacation. We’re so fortunate to find this incredible spot. The staff provides the best customer experience we’ve had at any resort (and we travel a lot). They make it very personal, they are incredibly friendly and love their jobs (because they work in paradise), and the food is Michelin star quality. You can snorkel from the shore and find incredible sea life and reefs. We saw sea turtles, sting rays, monster clams, unlimited fish, sharks and dolphins. It was nuts. I don’t write many reviews on TripAdvisor, but this experience was so amazing, I had to share it with others.
jeffriv11 - Detroit, Michigan
It may be expensive but so worth the expense . We travelled from the uk to visit and we were not disappointed, the island , the staff and the food was exceptional . Such an amazing island and we would return if not so far away . We would highly recommend a visit
Nita R
We flew into the island on a charter plane from HInterland and were immediately met with cold facecloths and a warm welcome. The entire restaurant, lounge and reception is open air, which gives it a very natural feel but with the numerous ceiling fans at work the temperature was ok. We ate there for breakfast, lunch and dinner and were thorougly impressed with the variety , quality and taste of the food. The selection of wines included in the package was very good and as a result we got to try some that we would otherwise never have chosen. The staff are tremendous throughout the resort. The rooms, ours was overlooking Sunset Beach, were spacious and modern with good Air conditioning and generously sized bathrooms. We like having the double sink but my wife missed having a bath. Having said that, the snorkeling in crystal clear warm reef water more than made up for it. One of those experiences that will be difficult to better.
V7533OBstephenc - Hilton Head, South Carolina
Our stay here was the highlight of our trip to Queensland last summer with family. We splurged on the Pavillion for ourselves which we would recommend in a heartbeat. It is a fabulous space with great views in both directions. We got very used to champagne for sundowners and canapes which were included each evening and also loved the plunge pool. We travelled with extended family including our 12 year old grandson who was looked after very well. The watersports service was excellent. We are new to snorkelling and so the free lesson was very useful and enabled us to enjoy the other trips available.
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