1. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the Great Barrier Reef is a natural beauty and one of the most intriguing tourist destinations in the world. Spread out about the coast of Cairns and north east Australia, the Great Barrier Reef is a mind-boggling mix of blues, greens and vibrant coral reefs that abounds in sea life and marine creatures.

2. Amid it all, there are hundreds of tiny isolated paradise islands that separate the ocean and run parallel to the Queensland shoreline, extending right from Cape York in the north up until Bundaberg, 1600 miles in the south.

3. If you are touring Australia, you may find visiting the Great Barrier Reef almost a ritual; give it a miss at your own risk!

4. Take a boat tour into the blue unspoiled ocean and explore everything that it has to throw at you from above.

5. Take a deeper plunge into the serene cosmic waters to learn the magical and fathomless underwater world.

6. For those who want to take a breath-taking dip below the surface, snorkelling is an amazing activity. Though not full-on compared to scuba diving, it still offers you a once in a lifetime chance to be one with incredible sea creatures including reef sharks, giant turtles and delightful deep-sea fish.

7. Most part of snorkelling reef begins at Airlie Beach, Cairns and Townsville, where you can get aboard a boat and plot your adventure trail.

8. With hundreds of different reefs to discover, there is so much of learning experience that the Great Barrier Reef has to offer.

9. The thought of diving into the deep waters may seem exciting, but only those who can swim and flaunt good physical levels can swim through the waters as it can be pretty strenuous.

10. There is a guided tour to help visitors before they begin, where they can learn the basic functioning of swimming equipment and gear and other salient aspects of the trip to make it one-of-its kinds.