One Day in AUSTRALIA | The Great Barrier Reef
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 มี.ค. 2023
- A fun day in Cairns, northern Australia in which I take a boat to Green Island, part of the incredible Great Barrier Reef.
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Thanks a lot for watching and safe journeys!
man your all over the place this is making want to visit australia one day
Gabriel your videos are much more better when you are exploring alone...we feel more relaxed. Much love and Blessings🤍🕊
Yea goin with someone never works
1:45 We traveled to Green Island yesterday on that very same boat, the "Reef Rocket", but you couldn't stand in the front where you were because of the massive wind and waves. The island itself was pretty cool. We chose the glass bottom boat to view the coral reef.
Get yourself to Northern Territory and the outback you simply cannot leave Australia without seeing the best part . Real Australia
Absolutely and Ayers rock
@@travelshomeandabroad3221 'Uluru' not Ayers Rock. More culturally sensitive and respectful.
Totally agree. I hate when Gabe says he’s put off by the weather. He should’ve come when he planned back in December
Wycliff would have been nice, meeting some extraterrestrians👽👻😂. Also bit of Stuart Highway, the huuuge trucks, kangaroos crossing Highway, some wild horses as well....outback, covering three quarters of 'stralia😮
not sure what your plans are in Brisbane, but a good day trip is Stradbroke Island (you can book a day trip), Tangalooma Islands you can snorkel amongst shipwrecks (may want to book accommodation for one night as its a bit of hike from here), if you are in central brisbane there is Southbank as its called with museums and free 'beach pool',. Mt cootha where you get a full view of brisbane and there is a cafe there and there are small hiking tracks, then one hour either north or south of brisbane there is the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast with their own sets of beaches! No crocs there!
I love straddie! So easy to do so cheap, without a tour, just catch train to cleveland, ferry walk on & use the circular bus for the day. Then a beer at the pub on the hill overlooking the ocean after doing the gorge walk. tops!
Reminds me of my trips to Lady Elliot island (twice) on the Great Barrier Reef ❤
Listen to the noisy birds in the background. It’s so Aussie 🇦🇺
Thanks Gabriel for all your Videos and hard work while I know you enjoy it it’s amazing the detail and pride you put into this you are the best travel TH-camr out there and even if someone wasn’t interested in a destination after watching your experiences there they can become interested…i hope to visit Australia before I meet the shade of the old oak tree…greetings from Ireland Frank.
*I'm soo loving your thumbnails on your videos. 🥰*
I live in Cairns and it really is the best place to live. Great weather, beautiful scenery in all directions and a nice lifestyle. I’d recommend actually going to the outer reef or Fitzroy instead of Green Island (it’s the last place I recommend for people going out on the reef) but it still looks like you had a nice day. If you can, get to the Atherton Tablelands or the Daintree - my favourite places in the region.
Wow Cairns has changed a lot since I was there 20yrs ago! You’ll learn a lot about Captain Cook if you travel down the coast for any length of time, there’s no avoiding him!!! Much better towns to go see the barrier reef from too , Airlie beach for one. Enjoy.
You have great fans helping with your OZ visit, the eastern Sydney beach walk, Melbourne's arts, Cairns and on to Brisbane, well planned.Welcome and come back to explore the rest of the great southern land.
You move fast. You were just in Melbourne. That would have been a good place to depart for Hobart, Tasmania.
I discussed it in this video: th-cam.com/video/WIQjHFHDuVY/w-d-xo.html In short, it's getting chilly and rainy in that part of the country, whereas it's perfect weather up north, better for exploring and filming.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Tasmania is the best part of Australia for natural scenery, next time come back during Australias summer and see tasmania its well worth it
Please go to Central Australia .. as an Australian I believe you have not seen this country until you see Central Australia. Uluru , The Olga's and swimming holes. Sadly Alice Springs is troubled right now.
I lived in Cairns for many years. Rusty's Markets in Grafton Street is great for fruit, veg and take away food. Mossman Gorge is worth checking out and the drive along the coast road is beautiful .
What’s up with Alice springs?
@@s125ish apparently the locals cant handle their tea! 🤣
Absolutely enjoying your Australian adventures. Its just a shame everything is so expensive.
That's why people only stay there for a short time because it's so damn expensive. Its also voted the richest country in the world and even tops Dubai and the housing market is off the scales too!!
My jumping off place for the Great Barrier Reef was Port Douglas. Then we took a wave piercer out almost 45 minutes to the reef to snorkel. A-mazing!
Correction.........it took an hour and 45 minutes to get to the reef where we snorkeled. Well worth the long trip out. We were told the reef is strictly controlled and they grant only a certain number of permits to be able to dive and snorkel. I remember the platform being owned by a company called Quicksilver. I am not sure if it has any affiliation to the clothing company of the same name. Gabe, are you going to try to visit at least the edge of the Outback? Definitely worth the experience. We also visited an Aboriginal community, but prepare a bit in advance because travel into some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities require a permit, similar to visiting a National Park. Well worth the information received from the native people-so interesting. I would not leave Australia without a deeper understanding of the Aboriginal people.
Beautiful Australia 🤗❤Everything looks amazing 👍Thanks for sharing 😁✌
Strongly recommend a speed boat outter reef tour from port Douglas when you are there. It’s quick (fun ride too) and straight into the water from the boat we saw sharks, turtles and loads of tropical fish.
Thank you for sharing Gab
The weather in Cairns is so nice
Yes! Looking forward to this
Those islands typically pricy on food due to import from the mainland. Hire a car visit the mountain called Atherton Tablelands.
Fantastic video Gabe
If you go to Brisbane, the Australia Zoo is a must.
I am Greek and I have an uncle,my father's younger brother,who joined the merchant navy back in the 60s and at the age of 17.He embarked on his first trip and he ended up in Brisbane,where he decided to settle to for ever.And that's what he did and he never came back to Greece,ever.While I was a little kid I used to hear stories about him and in my mind he became something of a mythical figure and because he chose Australia as his home,Australia became mythical too.I am a grown up man now (actually very grown up) and still I had never the money to make a full visit to Australia because it is so effin' expensive.Meanwhile through the years I met Australian people and getting to know them I made a new term about them - Meditarranean Brits ! I mean,they do speak English but they have this other,almost mediterranean mentality.They are very open hearted people,very friendly and also really hard-working and dedicated to what they do.I like them very much and actually one of the best Internet friends I have ever made was a fantastic gentleman from Melbourne,who sadly passed away some years ago,due to skin cancer.Which is a major problem in South Australia,I've read somewhere.Other than that,I love australian cinema and music,especially the left-field and independent ones.Anyone remember Dead Moon,for example ? Or the Nicolas Roeg movie Walkabout,maybe ? I wish I'll make it to Australia one day,for a long visit,to see as much as I can and this must happen before I die,lol 🙂
Nice weather beautiful island 🏝
Wow what an great experience and water is look so inviting.look forward to more information on your adventures 😊
Glad you made it
Thank you so much Gabe for all your hard work putting these videos together. I am really enjoying this series from Australia!
Having followed you for some time it's cool to see you in my home country. Enjoy your time in Australia
Beautiful Gabriel! 😊☀️🌊❤
Again another great tour video! 👍
I love Cairns ❤️. I've been there about 6 times.Port Douglas to the north and Mission Beach to the south.
Awesome Gabe! Loving the Australia videos. Will visit there one of these days.
Kuranda butterfly farm would be a nice outing while up that way , Mosman gorge near Port Douglas is beautiful , also the Daintree Forest across the Daintree river and then to Cape Tribulation !
Thanks!
Thanks a lot, I really appreciate it. ✌
New thumbnails looking great! Enjoying this Aussie series of videos.
You’ve got to out to the reef . Most of these islands are not part of the reef structure where all the beauty and fish are.
Well done Sir! I've lived in Queensland all of my life and have never visited Green Island. Thanks for showing it to me.
Whitsunday Islands are fabulous 😊
They used to have underwater observatory at green island where there were resident clown fish. That was in the 80 ‘ s.
Palm Beach and York’s knob good for picturesque drive and Atherton tablelands ..curtain fig tree and the horrible cane toads at dusk!
They have a beautiful swimming lagoon in Cairns..it is really nice there.
Wonderful sights Gabriel 👍 Especially enjoyed that lit Island, I can see myself there walking on the beach, drinking a cocktail of my choice.🌸🌴
enjoy the reef its the best!! yes the waterways up north of QLD are filled with crocs so definitely stay away where there is signage.
Wow I gotta travel and see more of Aus! Great stuff Gab
Great barrier reef best snorkeling I've ever done
I like the background song it goes well with the island 🏝 vibe.
Gabriel, great adventure, thank you for shearing interesting video. waiting next video. Chaos
Have a great time in down Under Australia 🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘
Hope you enjoy our country Gabriel; as we enjoy having you! 😁
You came to my home town! lots of love
The Daintree is awesome up there, i saw cassowaries the huge flightless bird just walking at the side of the road.
Crazy to see that croc sign. Just so many critters there that can punch your ticket.
Cozumel looks really good. Should have gone back there!!!
Theres no beach in brisbane, go nearby to the Gold coast its better then Brisbane with great beaches to swim with no crocs or jellyfish
Yea I'd give Brisbane a miss go to gold coast then head up to Australia zoo
Lovely mate..
Beautiful video, you make them so entertaining that it seems like I blink and it’s over. See you tomorrow, as I never miss a single one.😊❤
you are living the dream
Great video. Enjoying watching your travels. Desperately trying to see if I recognise or remember anything from when I was there in 1986.
Looking forward to your next videos. Thanks.
Enjoying the Australian excursion. Still sticker shocked though at the food...$30 for lettuce burger, fries, smoothie and desert.....wow. I am getting like my Dad was...constantly trying to catch up to modern pricing..!
Hi Gabriel enjoy cairns its a beautiful part of Australia have fun x😂
So many amazing waterfalls and waterholes around there. Cant wait till you hire a car and get out to all the good stuff!
Fantastic video🤩
Man you sure know how to have a good time I hope Australia is what you expected , please go to the outback if you can ,
I think it was 2016 near Cairns when a woman was strolling in knee deep surf after dark with a friend and a saltwater crocodile drug her under and killed her. Really horrifying. They are not critters to be trifled with. I am loving this Australian adventure.
What a nice story!!!
@Resmith18SR Well it's reality and one people need to be aware of should they not want a croc to end their life!
@@aflaz171 I agree and it's probably not the most desirable way to go.
What drug did the croc use to drag her under?
@@SK-xw4gu Haha! 'Snatched' would be more appropriate. High on my list for worst ways to demise.
I've always wanted to visit Cairns, as well as the Whitsunday Islands, both of which are in Northern Queensland. Cairns reminds me somewhat of Naples, Fla, except that Naples has nice beaches bordering the city. The weather looks ideal, and the Great Barrier Reef is obviously a must see. The weird thing for us North Americans about Australia is that it gets warmer and more tropical the further north you go. It seems counter-intuitive. Anyways, enjoy the rest of your stay down under and keep up the great work with the videos!
Every thing is the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere. The further South you go it gets colder because the closer you get to Antartica. Fun fact you may or may not know: In the Northern Hemisphere---
water swirls down the drain in a counter-clockwise direction. In the Southern Hemisphere---water swirls down the drain clock-wise. Everything is backwards.
yes I never thought of it that way hehe very true!
If you go on a tour of the Harbour and mangroves, usually crocs are just around the corner from the Cairns beach, and they do sometimes go out into the ocean.
Such a beautiful, cool, and laid back Island. I can't get over the veggie and fries for $31.00 wow.😮
Living the dream 👍👏✌️
Also FYI you can sometimes see crocs sunning themselves in the city on the mudflats. It's not for swimming just like you wouldn't get into the Harbour at Darling Harbour and swim. But the beaches in Cairns are 15mins North of the city centre & are absolutely beautiful. I would recommend swimming in nets though and always be CrocWise.
Hi Gabriel. It's been so interesting following your adventures. It's a shame you suffered so much from jet lag and were unable to reorient to the time zone. A tip for travellers, you really need to resist the urge to sleep when you get here. Try and stay awake at least till 7 or 8pm on the day you arrive. Enjoy a nice, long and refreshing sleep and your body clock will adjust pretty quickly. Being on holiday but always heading out to see things in the afternoon on spec limits your opportunities and you end up paying such high prices for things and missing the best of a location. The meals you have shown us on this trip alone have really been eye-wateringly expensive. I wouldn't have considered Green Island to be the best place to try and appreciate the Great Barrier Reef, nor do I remember Cairns as a boring, muddy place infested with crocodiles. Then again, when you're in the tropical north you do become hyper-aware of your croc-etiquette, and I think we chose other places to swim, like on the reef itself, or further south in the Whitsundays. Your Cozumel experience can easily be found in the shallows off many islands on the vast reef with a little more planning. I hope things improve for you on the rest of the trip as you haven't had the best experiences so far.
Very beautiful area! ☺️I think the great barrier reef should be closed to people anyway, before it gets destroyed.
Or at least have all kinds of limits and restrictions to what you can do there. I agree....it is too wonderful, a real jewel---- to allow any destruction there, from man, boats, etc.
Unfortunately coral reefs are dying mostly because of the global warming, I know healthy coral reefs in Egypt which are right next to popular hotels, but where is a cold water current, and I've seen dead coral reefs in Indian Ocean where tourists are rare, but the average water temperature is about 30 degrees Celsius.
Man austrailia looks like a paradise 😮 i need to go at some point
are you going to go into the outback, Gabriel? cant wait to see more wilderness. dont get lost this time!
Love the Australian videos, but can’t wait for you to go back to Greece.
I AM IMPRESSED YOU ARE GOING AROUND THE CONTINENT. SALUDOS
Good video,
There used to be a lot of fish around Green Island as depicted in your Mexican video about 20-30 years ago. It may also be seasonal and tide related as well. If you go to Kuranda you can get the train up via the waterfall and the sky rail back for about 100.00 Aud. Otherwise you can save some money buy getting the public bus up from the CBD for 7 bucks and the sky rail back down to Smithfield for 50 bucks, where you catch a public bus back to the CBD.
P.s The turtles are mainly around Lady Musgrave Island off Bundaberg.
I believe Crocodile Dundee and Steve Irwin also enjoyed that particular spot Gabe was snorkeling at.
Gabriel, if you spend more time in Sydney again this trip you should go to Shelly Beach in Manly if you want good snorkelling. Its a beautiful 10 minute walk along a sea wall from south end of Manly beach. Lots of different fish, stingrays, cuttlefish. Beautiful little beach with amenities and great view looking back towards Manly and more Northing beaches further in the distance.
Great content as usual.. Re Brisbane (Brisvagas), you will hear about walking 'Southbank and Howard Smith Wharves'. Tip, these are much better enjoyed at night. Also there's great rainforest hiking with caves canyons and waterfalls around 'Springbrook' about an hours drive south. From there it's about another 30 min on to our famous Gold Coast beaches.
Gotta visit Mt Cootha, near Brisbane
❤ best traveler ever x
I'm so glad you put on a scuba suit LOL
Impressed is a cool name for inspiring people to take in the best food options. Wow! totally impressed! pineapple smoothie or what have you. the boysenberry ice cream looks yummy too!
Cool thumbnails you’ve had recently! Cheers
The beaches are just north of Cairns. Yorkeys, Trinity Beach and Palm Cove.
Love Cozumel
Wow beautiful, forget the cities this is more my kinda thing. Looking forward to Greek Island 🏝️ season 😂😂😂
The further north you drive out of cairns the nicer it gets. If you get a car you can see a lot in a day…. Cape tribulation is stunning for example. Mosman gorge would make good footage also
Good to know. 👍
Yes & if you go to Mossman Gorge then head to Shannonvale swimming spot. It's a local spot that locals go to to swim in the fresh river water. No Crocs there & after you get out of the water you feel amazing from all the oils of the leaves that end up in the water. The feeling is amazing.
@@belleellis8833 Cool, that sounds awesome.
Try the Gold Coast some great beaches there , our NSW south coast is beautiful picturesque and great beach , pity you couldn’t get there
Hilarious you are at the great barrier Reef and you're showing a clip of Mexico 😅
I don't know if it is the sort of thing that floats your boat but there is an amazing tank/armour museum there in Cairns.
Good morning from Arizona 9 AM
Gabriel Hopefully you will get to see some neat areas . You haven’t mentioned sharks , but I guess they are just a few of the critters that you have to watch for while around the water . I remember watching the Olympics in Australia , and they had net like fences to protect the swimmers in that ocean water event .
I hope that you will plan to go to New Zealand on this trip !
Thank you for sharing your adventures with us ❣️
I can't wait for you to return to the Greek islands this Summer ! There are hundreds of them scattered throughout the Med if not more , and I loved all of your previous videos Mr Traveler ....Fingers x'd !
Yep, there are 6,000 Greek islands, 227 of which are inhabited.
Why not be thankful for him showing us other parts of the world instead? Such disrespect!
@@lanamortenson8694 You are saying that I am disrespecting the great nation of Greece ! Oh dear !Now that is highly disrespectful on your part ! A lot of travelling can happen between Spring and Summer months ... 12weeks !
Great video! Please go to Fiji.
Fitzroy is your best option , we saw great fish and turtles and coral every day.
The food prices are disgusting, $47.00 for what ? It didn't even look like a decent meal.
You are making me feel homesick. Been living in the UK since 2009. Another nasty creature in Cairns is the blue ringed Octopus. You should head up to Kuranda, and if you have a car go to Cape Tribulation.
What does it do??
@@gogadev If threatened they turn bright blue and bite you. It's venom can kill, however it is rarely that happens.
@@railvlogger1439 Damm. I'll look it up.
Hope you get snorkelling with cam from a boat in Port Douglas. I saw some great fish up there. Oz is special.
You lucked out, there is great diving and snorkelling there. Fiajt coam, sea cucumbers, turtles, rays, sharks etc.... such a shame it didnt turn out for you with limited time. You should really get to the Kimberly and Pilbara regoin, thats mire your adventurous style. Its wild and less touristy and you have the Ningaloo reef fringing the shore. The best part of the great Barrier reef in in the open ocean for diving..
Cairns and nearby islands look great, tropical and clean.
Although:
I thought the veggie burger & chips, two scoops ice-cream & drink lunch cost at $47.00 AUD was on the high side.
The other issue are the Irukandji jellyfish which inhabit the Australian tropics. They are very small and very poisonous and can attach themselves to your face even if you are wearing a wet suit. They can be deadly and can cause a lot of pain to the survivors.
In Darwin you have to worry about salties near the mangrove swamps, stinging box jellyfish and great white sharks. The Barrier Reef adds venomous sea snakes and stonefish with toxic spines. I managed to avoid these on a visit from Canada. Gorgeous scenery.