Lizard Island Travel Guide

 
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Things to Do  

walk around the island..

walk around the island.., Lizard Island

 tone78 Says:  there are a lot of small and longer trekking trips you can do, a small one over to watsons bay, or if you are feeling fit, go up to the captain cook lookout.....but it has to bee done no later than 0600 in the morning...its very hot and the trip is hard and takes around 3... 

scuba diving

scuba diving, Lizard Island

 tone78 Says:  the resort has their own dive boat that you can go out on as a ow diver or just is you want to learn how to scuba dive.On the day you will go out on the reaf, dive or snorkel and get a nice buffet lunch 

The Cod Hole and Ribbon Reefs

The Cod Hole and Ribbon Reefs, Lizard Island

 kiwiwahine Says:  The Cod Hole is located opposite Lizard Island and has become famous for it¹s family of resident Potato Cod (Groper). Each of these huge fish can weigh up to 100 kg and are well accustomed to posing for diver¹s cameras. The Ribbon Reefs are a string of 10 coral ramparts of... 

Hotels  

lizard island resort: 5'th best hideaway in the world 2004

lizard island resort: 5'th best hideaway in the world 2004, Lizard Island

 tone78 Says:  didnt stay there, worked as a chef, but have an idea how it was...its just like the pictures say, beautiful and quite, its not a party place, its where you go to spend a wonderful time with youre love, fantastic food and a nice relaxing spa.. it has the great barrier reaf... 

Restaurants  

open restaurant: fantastic food and wine
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its the only restaurant on the island,but dont panic, its a very fine dinding with a lot of asian style food, there are an alacarte and buffet breakfast, 3 course lunch and a 4 course dinner...and you can get you're spesial dinner if you just ask ahead

Written Mar 27, 2005

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Nightlife  

marlin bar: not a party place
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there are a bar in the restaurant that you can use every day, its not a big party place, people just go there for a few drinks before and after dinner, every wednesday and sathurdays the marlin bar is open, its open from 1800 till midnight, in this bar the staff has an entry.

Updated May 24, 2005

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Shopping  

the resort butique
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in the reseption are a at the resort you have a small butique, it has some clothing, but most of all its jewelly and beach clothes,some toiltery. but you most remeber its not a supermarked,bring all you need from the mainland.In the spa you can bay some spa products.

What to buy: there are special jewelly designed spesially for lizard island

What to pay: its over the everage shop prises

Written May 24, 2005

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Warnings and Dangers  

lizards..
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this is not a real danger, but the whole island has a lot og big guanas wolking around, they are up to 1/2 meter long, but you must know that they are not in any danger to you, they are more scared of you than u know..

Written Mar 27, 2005

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Tourist Traps  

don't forget suncream and drink water
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a lot of people forget its in the tropical north, its very hot here and a lot of people get very sunburned and dehydrited.Its dangerous and you need to be careful.

you need to use 30 in suncream, even at 5 in the afternoon you can get burned

Written May 24, 2005

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What to Pack  

a good book...........
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2.5 out of 5 starsHelpfulness

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Luggage and bags: you can only have 15 kilo in lagguage on the plane

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: beach clothes, walking shoes, nice clothes for dinner

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: sun cream....there are a nurse on the island if you need medical supplies

Photo Equipment: a good camera for the nice sunsets

Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: its hot, u dont need a worm jackets here..

Written Mar 27, 2005

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Off The Beaten Path  

walk up to cooks look
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if you feel like some good exercise you can get up at 5 am to walk on top of the cooks look, the trip is fantastic, gives you a lookout over the whole island. Its hard and takes around 3 hrs. return. You need to do it before the sun gets up because of the heat.

Written May 24, 2005

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Sports & Outdoors  

marlin season

marlin season, Lizard Island

 tone78 Says:  lizard island is perfect for the marlin season which is in the winter months. you can rent he resorts own fishing boat,then you get youre own skipper, a big lunch and even youre own privat guide with you.you can fish everyday, it does not have to be for marlin.. everything... 

lot of water sports

lot of water sports, Lizard Island

 tone78 Says:  you can rent a conoe from the watersports. there are a few different once,recomend the glas bottum one, good to see whats under you..... you dont need anything, everyting you can get from the watersports 

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Map of Lizard Island