Lizard Island
Getting there
Lizard Island is Australia's northernmost island resort. 240km north of Cairns and 27km off the coast of Queensland, the resort is set amidst 1,000 hectares of land and marine National Park, covering 24 sugar-white sandy beaches and one topaz hued lagoon.
- Planes Cairns Airport (www.cairnsairport.com) services international and domestic carriers, with regular flights from major Australian cities, as well as direct flights from Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Auckland. Check out Qantas (www.qantas.com.au; 13 13 13), Jetstar (www.jetstar.com; 131 538), Virgin Australia (www.virginaustralia.com; 13 67 89), Air New Zealand (www.airnewzealand.com.au; 13 24 76), and Cathay Pacific (www.cathaypacific.com/au) for flights to Cairns. From Cairns you will have to take a transfer with Hinterland Aviation (www.hinterlandaviation.com.au; 07 4035 9323) to Lizard Island.
- Trains Queensland Rail (www.qr.com.au; 13 16 17) offers two Tilt trains and three Sunlander departures from Brisbane to Cairns weekly. You will then need to fly from Cairns to Lizard Island.
- Automobiles This unspoilt tropical island paradise is thankfully a non-auto atoll.
- Others Private transfer charter flights to Lizard Island are available upon request. Talk to the staff at Lizard Island if your entertaining this option.
Lizard Island The Great Barrier Reef, The Great Barrier Reef
