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Playas paradisíacas en Great Barrier Reef: Tu escape perfecto

Disfruta de las mejores playas y calas de Great Barrier Reef en una experiencia costera inolvidable.

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Australia
Coast: Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef stretches more than 2,300 kilometers off the coast of Queensland, forming the largest living structure in the world, visible even from space. Made up of thousands of individual reefs and hundreds of coral and white sand islands (such as the Whitsundays archipelago), it is a marine sanctuary of unrivaled biodiversity with tropical fish, turtles, manta rays, reef sharks and cetaceans. With vibrant base cities such as Cairns, Port Douglas and Airlie Beach, the region offers everything from world-class scuba diving to catamaran tours, scenic flights over the iconic Heart Reef and pristine beaches surrounded by rainforest.

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Beaches and Coasts in Great Barrier Reef

Best Beaches

Whitehaven Beach (Whitsundays)

★ Top

One of the most famous and photographed beaches in the world, with 7 km of sand composed of 98% pure silica that does not burn when walking and crystal clear water.

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Nudey Beach (Fitzroy Island)

★ Top

Recently voted one of Australia's best beaches, a paradise cove of crushed white coral flanked by huge granite boulders and jungle.

🏖️ coarse_sand💧 crystal_clear

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Four Mile Beach (Port Douglas)

A long, tranquil stretch of golden sand fringed by coconut palms that stretches as far as the eye can see.

🏖️ fine_sand💧 calm

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Green Island Beach

Coral sand beach that surrounds a 6,000-year-old coral cay covered by a small virgin tropical jungle.

🏖️ fine_sand💧 crystal_clear

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Ratings

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Nature

100

**Natural perfection**. Unparalleled seascape where pure silica sand merges with aquamarines and the tropical forest.

**Natural perfection**. Unparalleled seascape where pure silica sand merges with aquamarines and the tropical forest.

Safety

92

Very strict operational safety standards for boats and nautical activities under Australian regulation.

Very strict operational safety standards for boats and nautical activities under Australian regulation.

Cleanliness

95

Impeccable preservation of the natural islands and marine parks thanks to the scarce direct human footprint in the majority of the park.

Impeccable preservation of the natural islands and marine parks thanks to the scarce direct human footprint in the majority of the park.

beachQuality

98

**Sublime**. Beaches like Whitehaven Beach or Nudey Beach are considered among the cleanest, most spectacular and best preserved on the planet.

**Sublime**. Beaches like Whitehaven Beach or Nudey Beach are considered among the cleanest, most spectacular and best preserved on the planet.
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