Where to Stay When Diving the Great Barrier Reef: Cairns or Port Douglas, Australia

It's a great question, where to stay when diving the great barrier reef. There are a handful of cities on the coast of Queensland, Australia, that allow you to stay and experience the town, but also take off for your dive. We covered Cairns, Port Douglas, and Palm Cove.
Cairns and Port Douglas are probably the best options for diving the great barrier reef because of their marinas - if you stay in Palm Cove you'll probably just get picked up and taken to their marinas, but then again, Palm Cove is small and charming, so maybe it's worth it?
Hopefully this vlog is informative and helps you decide!
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[@BottomLineUpFront]

It’s a tough choice, convenience for diving or a more charming town....?

[@elanordeal2457]

glad to see you’re enjoying my country! really love the effort you put into your videos, especially the the professional looking video shots!

[@lukemiller1385]

Your video quality is amazing. What camera were you all using? Also, very helpful video! Thanks!

[@modernvettech]

"I don't think it will result in a back massage." haha thinking that is the best line then comes the "Dancing so the bugs don't bite."

[@maggiematthews8116]

Mike’s dance moves are the best. Hahaha!

[@rudy.robles]

Love your videos. Great work.

[@BottomLineUpFront]

Thanks Rudy! I hope they're helpful (and somewhat entertaining?) We're always looking for feedback, so if you have any ideas on how to improve, let us know!! :)

[@marianneinmotion8546]

Love it. Planning to come diving there and this is very informative..and no Autralians don't speak english haha ✌. Thank you!👍

[@BottomLineUpFront]

Thanks! Some really amazing diving, and having so many options on choosing where to stay is a great problem to have! :)

[@peterware5173]

Like cairns lived there for 5 years brissy 16 years returning to aus soon from nz.

[@OldLadyAngler]

Have you been to Tasmania? Wonderful place!! Highly recommend.

[@BottomLineUpFront]

Not yet but maybe we can fit it in on our schedule!

[@CaPTAGroup]

Our region is absolutely beautiful and open for business! Next time you are here do not miss out on our locally owned and operated wildlife parks, and tours, across Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef Region 🌴

[@BottomLineUpFront]

:)

[@ricardozuani]

im travling to Australia for the 1st time and my wife & I are going to be diving the Great Barrier Reef. I don't know much about Australia/Queenstown and just by watching videos we chose to stay at Magnetic Island close to Townsville for 5 days. Is this a good area to stay in? since its our first time we want to also explore and see other cities/towns close by. any tips will help! thanks!

[@benjaminstokoe1441]

Great video!

[@BottomLineUpFront]

Thanks!

[@elanordeal2457]

also I was wondering, what camera do you use? because the quality is so clear and very HD! I’m interested in getting a good quality camera

[@BottomLineUpFront]

Hi Elanor, thanks for watching the channel! So right now we’re using the S1H, but we’d recommend the GH5 from Panasonic, we used it for the past 2 years and just now upgraded to the “pro” camera, but the Panasonic GH5 was very very good for what we were doing! 😁✌🏻