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Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort offers a range of different styles of accommodation. The Eco Cabins are permanent safari-style tents offering all the comforts of home with four bunk beds, polished timber floors, full power and lighting. Communal bathrooms are located near by. The Reef and Garden Units are slightly elevated with ensuite bathroom suitable for couples and small families alike and the Island Suites are air-conditioned with absolute beach frontage.
Island Suites
Relax in your very comfortable accommodation, beachfront on the Great Barrier Reef. The spacious two bedroom suites accommodates up to four people. Enjoy a glass of wine on the private balcony at the end of a warm tropical day as you spend time enveloped in the island experience. Enjoy your own separate air-conditioned lounge with lagoon views over Sunrise Beach. The kitchenette consists of a bar fridge, tea and coffee making facilities and basin. The main bedroom (queen bed) has lagoon views while the second bedroom (two single beds) has island views. The two bedroom suite has a spacious bathroom which includes a shower, hairdryer and double 240V shaver plug point.
Reef and Garden Units
Arranged in blocks of three, the Reef and Garden Units are ideal for couples or small families, offering either queen beds or a combination of a queen and bunk-style beds with all linen supplied. Each unit is slightly elevated, featuring polished timber floors, ensuite bathrooms and a balcony with to make the most of the views. The Reef Units are less than 10 metres from Sunrise Beach and Garden Units within 20 to 30 metres walk to the beach. The units are fan cooled and have a mini fridge and tea and coffee making facilities for your convenience.
Shearwater Rooms
Suitable for large families and groups of friends, Shearwater Rooms are set in the gardens, located approximately 30 metres from Sunrise Beach, and can sleep up to six people in bunk-style single beds with all linen supplied. Each room is fan cooled and features polished timber floors, large glass sliding doors, a private bathroom and a balcony set with table and chairs.
Eco Cabins
Situated within 20 to 30 metres of Sunrise Beach, the Eco Cabins are roomy, permanent safari-style tents with polished wooden floors. Each hut caters to four people with two sets of double bunk single beds with all linen supplied. Electric lighting and power points are available in every cabin as well as a freestanding fan. A small entry patio is furnished with chairs and table for added relaxation.
Lady Elliot Island Features and Facilities
• Beachfront café
• Beachfront dining room
• Beachfront lagoon bar
• Resort shop boutique
• PADI dive shop
• Salt water swimming pool
• Beach volleyball court
• Children’s playground
• Coral gardens sunset retreat
• Departure lounge
• Laundry facilities
• Day lockers
• Conference Room (seating for 50)
• Hot/cold showers and change room for day guests
• Reef education centre (including library and marine creature displays)
Day Trips
The Lady Elliot Island Great Barrier Reef day trip is the only one of its type in Australia. The visit allows you to view one of the most pristine sections of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef from the air as well as from above and below the water all in one day.
The day visit begins from the Gold Coast, Brisbane or Sunshine Coast with an early pickup from your hotel. We take to the air with Seair for a scenic coastal flight to Lady Elliot Island, a true coral cay on the southern Great Barrier Reef, overflying Fraser Island. Flights depart Hervey Bay, Bundaberg, 1770 at approx 8:10am.
The day trips to Lady Elliot Island include your scenic flight, snorkel equipment, hot and cold buffet lunch, 1x glass bottom boat trip or guided snorkel tour, fish feeding, guided reef walk (low tide) and 5-6 hours on the Island.
Conferences on Lady Elliot Island
Are you looking for a unique location to host your small conference or function? Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort on the Great Barrier Reef is a location that is sure to impress. The Island is a true coral cay located on one of the most pristine sections of the reef. The island is world renowned for its snorkelling and diving with guests able to walk straight off the beach onto the reef. Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort can tailor group packages including accommodation, meals, activities and facilities to suit your requirements and ensure your conference is a success.
The air-conditioned Manta conference room seating capacity:
Theatre style 50
Classroom 35
U-shape 30
Boardroom 30
Banquet 25
Weddings
Lady Elliot Island offers Great Barrier Reef weddings. This has to be one of the most affordable as well as one of the most spectacular locations for your wedding day. A true coral cay, Lady Elliot Island’s beaches and reef are world renowned for their natural beauty and are the perfect backdrop for your wedding and reception.
It is our pleasure at Lady Elliot Island to tailor all your Wedding and reception requirements to each individual’s specific needs. Whether this be an underwater ceremony, sunset wedding or beach reception we are happy to give a personalised quote. We can offer assistance in organising a Marriage celebrant through to your wedding cake requirements.
Honeymoons
A true island paradise, Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort is a popular destination for honeymooners wanting something different - an adventure honeymoon exploring the rich marine eco-system located at the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef.
Diving at Lady Elliot Island
Lady Elliot Island is internationally renowned for the best visibility on the Barrier Reef, 40 resident Manta Rays and The Severence Wreck dive. The coral cay represents one of the most pristine and untouched sections of the Great Barrier Reef and is free of some of the threats facing other sections of the reef such as coral bleaching and crown of thorns starfish.
Lady Elliot Island offers a great diversity of uncrowded, easily accessible dive locations to experience the biggest coral reef system in the world. Visibility is over 30 metres for much of the year and encounters with giant Manta Rays, Green and Loggerhead Turtles and other incredible marine life are a daily occurrence.
At Lady Elliot Island, our experienced dive staff personally escort all dives. We schedule three dives per day with optional night dives available. Our PADI dive shop offers courses to cater to all levels of experience.
If this is your first time, you can try our "Discover Scuba Diver". That way you will not miss a breath taking opportunity to experience the many riches that lie at the bottom of the Great Barrier Reef.
Bird Watching
An amazing array of sea birds choose Lady Elliot Island, on the Great Barrier Reef, to mate and raise their young every year. Regular guided tours allow guests to learn about the delicate balance at play in this ecosystem from their migration to their more unique characteristics. The excellent close up opportunities for photographers is realised everyday during the season.
The island is a breeding and nesting ground for many species of tropical seabirds and wading birds. The crested terns lay their eggs in the open, while bridled terns and silver gulls prefer to nest under shrubs. Black-naped terns are also common on the island along with the spectacular brown boobies, lesser frigatebirds and a small colony of red tailed tropic birds.
Lady Elliot Island Nature Calendar
Bird Season – October to April - An array of sea birds choose Lady Elliot Island to mate and raise their young every year. Regular guided tours allow guests to learn about the delicate balance at play in this ecosystem from their migration to their more unique characteristics. The excellent close up opportunities for photographers is realised everyday during the season.
Coral Spawning – November - Every year in late Spring, early Summer, the Great Barrier Reef turns on a spectacular event: Coral Spawning. Many corals spawn in a mass synchronised event not known in any other part of the animal kingdom.
Marine Wonderland – May - Although the colour and beauty of the Great Barrier Reef is on your doorstep all year round, water visibility during May and June is excellent. Compare our average visibility of over 30 metres and warmer water than the Southern states during summer.
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