Great Barrier Reef Snorkelling Townsville
. Great Barrier Reef Tours from Townsville. The SS Yongala wreck continues as one of the Worlds Great Wreck scuba dives.
In 1911 the luxury steamship SS Yongala was battered to death by cyclonic seas going down with 240 passengers and crew. Great Barrier Reef scuba diving and snorkel cruise departing from Townsville or Magnetic Island. The Museum of Underwater Art MOUA is a series of globally-significant artworks located on the Great Barrier Reef in Townsville North Queensland.
This human-made reef formed from the 110 metres long SS Yongala shipwreck that became a shipwreck losing all onboard 122 lives in cyclonic weather on the 28th January 1896 one of the worst marine disasters in Australias history.
The coastal Queensland town of Townsville attracts adventurous divers from across the globe thanks its close proximity to the Great Barrier Reef. One of the most interesting things to see in Townsville is Reef HQ the only living coral reef in captivity a fact which means that visitors can actually see the Great Barrier Reef while safely on land. Well take you to the Great Barrier Reef where you can swim snorkel and dive in one of the most diverse eco systems in the world with colourful hard and soft corals and awesome marine life. Both snorkelers and divers will be exhilarated witnessing the spectacular marine life that the Great Barrier Reef has to offer whilst being immersed in tropical crystal clear water.
