Remote Lizard Island puts you right on the Great Barrier Reef - in a luxurious setting that's equal parts tranquility and adventure.
EXPERIENCE
The boat only just returned you to dry land, and you're already aching for another dive among the brilliant coral reefs of Lizard Island. But it'll have to wait, because next up is a Cooling Hot Stone Body-Facial treatment at Azure Spa. You also need to fit in a secluded stroll - picnic basket in hand - along another of the Australian island's 24 white-sand beaches.
Or you could just pull up an Aussie timber squatter chair and take in the 270-degree view of the Great Barrier Reef from the Pavilion, one of 40 modern villas at Lizard Island. All of them offer beach access and an open-plan design, but you're partial to the Pavilion's plunge pool and its waterfront enclave, found at the end of a private path.
When it's time for that next dive, charter the resort's 51-foot Fascination III. The vessel also offers superb reef fishing for everything from mackerel to black marlin - while back on the island, chefs are standing by to prepare your day's catch.
RECOGNITION
Travel + Leisure - 500 World's Best Hotels - 2009
Travel + Leisure - No.1, Top 25 Hotels in Australia, New Zealand, & South Pacific - 2008
Condé Nast Traveler - Readers Choice Travel Awards - No.19 Overseas Leisure Hotel in Australia & the South Pacific - 2008
Travel + Leisure - World's Best Awards, Top Hotel in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific - 2008
Travel + Leisure - World's Best Awards, No. 24 Top 100 Hotels Overall - 2008
Forbes Traveler 400 - The World's Very Best Hotel and Resorts - 2008
Conde Nast Traveller - No. 2, Best Hotel Spas in Australasia & South Pacific - 2007
Conde Nast Traveller, Reader's Travel Awards - No. 18 Best Overseas Leisure Hotel in Australasia & The South Pacific - 2007
Conde Nast Traveller - No. 15, Top 25 Spas - 2007
Travel + Leisure - Top 500 - No. 1 Hotel in Australia, New Zealand & South Pacific - 2005
LOCATION
Located on northeast Australia's Great Barrier Reef, Lizard Island National Park is in the Coral Sea off the coast of the state of Queensland. The nearest international airport is Cairns, which offers 60-minute regular and charter flights to the resort. If you're traveling north from Brisbane by Queensland Rail, the train can reach Cairns in about 24 hours.
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