Lady Elliot Island

If you visit this page and are looking for to visit Lady Eliot Island make sure you check out the official Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort page where we post photos, stories, and regular updates on the southern Great Barrier Reef's first coral cay. Lady Elliot Island is part of the World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef which is one of the most diverse and complex ecosystems in the world. Formed over a 3000 year period, you can learn all about the marine wonderland that is Lady Elliot Island on a guided reef walk or through the informative display at the reef education centre. Bird watchers also flock here to observe 95 species of birds. More than 50,000 birds nest here during summer. Sea turtles including the endangered Loggerhead Turtle also nest on Lady Elliot during the summer months from late afternoon through until early morning from November to January. Baby turtle hatchlings can be seen scampering to the ocean from January until April - usually under the cover of darkness.