We started our trip along the coast of Queensland with a trip from Brisbane to Hervey Bay. On the way, we made a stopp-over in Noosa.

Taking a guided day-tour of Fraser Island, we explored this largest sand island of the world.

We spent the third day of our tour mainly in our rental car, going north along the coast.

After a five-hour drive from Rockhampton to Airlie Beach we relaxed a bit during a hike in Conway National Park.

A boat trip in the Whitsundays brought us to Bali Hai, where we explored the Inner Reef of the Great Barrier Reef snorkeling and aboard a semi-submersible.

After that, we were swimming at Whitehaven Beach on Whitsunday Island itself.

In Townsville, we visited the reefHQ, a museum about the Great Barrier Reef.

The Atherton Tableland is the most scenic region we visited so far on our vacation in Australia.

The highlight of our stay on the coast, and a real must for every visitor to Tropical North Queensland: scuba diving amidst the corals of the Great Barrier Reef!

After the reef, it was time for the rainforest of the Daintree National Park – the second important ecosystem of Tropical North Queensland.

We started our last day at the coast with a train trip through the rainforest from Cairns to Kuranda.

At noon, we took a gondola above the canopy of the rainforest.

In the afternoon, we finally got to learn Aboriginal art and culture.