Curious Traveller

Where should we honeymoon in Queensland?

My fiance and I are currently trying to decide where to take our honeymoon! Our wedding is 22 October 2011, so we still have quite a bit of time to book, but we want to start having a look around! We were thinking Hamilton Island for a week and then the Gold Coast for a week, but we found out that November is the start of the Stinger season and so we have thought we would go somewhere else. We are both very active people and would like to go somewhere beachy for a week that has lots of activities like snorkelling (preferably around a reef/coral), kayaking, jetskiing etc etc. We would then like to go to the Gold Coast for a week still. Do you have any suggestions on places to go?
Question from reader, K of , QLD

Thanks for your enquiry re your honeymoon. Lady Musgrave and Lady Eliot Islands at the southern end of the reef do not have stingers but do have lovely coral.

Lady Elliot Island is the most southerly island within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. It lies 85 kilometres north-east of Bundaberg and is an unspoilt coral cay which is actually part of the reef. The diving there is incredible with 10 dive sites including Lighthouse Bommie, Coral Gardens, Moiri and Shark Pool. The visibility is excellent and ranges from 25 to 50 metres. Explore the many shipwrecks in the waters off the Island.

I don't believe that you can go jet skiing here but not sure on that but it does seem to be a very quiet place for nature lovers. Of course at the Gold Coast you can do all of those active things you want to do and much, much more!

One thing to keep in mind is that you can wear a stinger suit when snorkelling at Hamilton - they are like wearing body panty hose and I believe they're quite comfortable.

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I hope this helps you!!

Answer thanks to Holidays for Couples