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Seeing coastal region north of Australia, including Great Barrier Reef
We will be going to Australia for 2 weeks, in late June. We are staying at a time share (Mercure apartments) for 1 week in Sydney.
One option in terms of the second week is to travel to other locations in the East coast, north of Sydney - but the trip to Brisbane or onwards to Cairns (and then back to Sydney) may be too onerous by surface transportation, within the 1 week time frame. What are the major attractions to see between Sydney to Brisbane/Cairns - esp if we drive? Or should we fly?
In terms of the Great Barrier Reef, can one take a one day tour (by air) from Sydney or Brisbane or Cairns - and then land on an island near the Reef, and perhaps take a boat tour (are there glass bottom boats - I can not swim, and therefore I can not snorkel).