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Heart Reef

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Airlie Beach, Queensland 4802, Australia
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Ranked #3 of 10 attractions in Airlie Beach
Type: Bodies of Water
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Sydney, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 27, 2013

For all the hype this little bit of paradise still makes a big impact. Best viewed from the air it is a magical and delightful experiencing to see it for yourself. Do it.

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Karachi, Pakistan
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 7, 2013

It was one of the most memorable and touching experience of my life. I couldn't believe that it is a perfect heart shape reef with different colours lies on the sea. Air Whitsundays sea plane took us to view different reefs from the air, the weather was perfect and clear. I was mesmerised by the God gifted natural beauty of... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 25, 2013

We were lucky enough to fly over this beautiful atoll , a spectacular sight and you really do get a photo just like in the advertising truely magical ..

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 31, 2013

Wow. It was hard to believe that it is a perfect heart in the middle of so many other coral formations. Like the previous review, we viewed Heart Reef from the air. Not much else to say about this except 'Perfect' You need to viti to believe it.

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Mission Beach
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 12, 2013

It was such a special experience to see Heart Reef from the air and the colours are just beautiful. I viewed this from an Air Whitsundays sea plane on a scenic flight and the reef is a sight to behold from the air.

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Surfers Paradise, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 24, 2013

What an amazing experience, when we went to the reef we thought it was nice, wait till you get on the sea plane and you will truly appreciate how amazing the whole reef structure is.

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Sydney, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 5, 2013

Choppered it to heart reef. A tiny part of a beautiful stretch of glorious coral reef. The pristine water and the various hues of turquoise were breathtaking.

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Newcastle, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 24, 2012

My partner and I went on a 10 min flight over the Heart Reef. It is such a beautiful sight although it is hard to spot without the pilot pointing it out. It can only be seen on a flight so I reccommend checking all prices of different scenic flights as it can be quite pricey but is very much... More

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Cairns, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 9, 2012

We flew over heart reef with air whitsundays which is the only way you can view it. It was just like the postcards

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Redcliffe, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 5, 2012

Saw much of the Whitsundays so had to see the one thing that presents itself in pictures whenever Whitsundays is mentioned - Heart Reef. Yes it really is there and yes it is beautiful.

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