The Best Kept Secrets on the Great Barrier Reef

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The Best Kept Secrets on the Great Barrier Reef

Welcome to one of the most magnificent parts of the planet! Right here on the Great Barrier Reef - one of the seven natural wonders of the world, the worlds biggest living thing, so big you can see it from space - yet it still holds some amazing secrets!

Discovering these secrets for yourself will be one of life’s treasures and you will remember forever. At ZEN Beach Retreat we only work with leading experience partners to provide the absolute optimum experiences in the Southern Great Barrier Reef. Experiences you just cannot get anywhere else, in the world!! Activities that will leave you speechless in their beauty and the personal journey they provide.

The First Best Kept Secret on the Great Barrier Reef is how accessible it is – it’s much closer than you think! There’s no need to fly for hours to the northern part of Australia - you can do it in under an hour from Brisbane!!

If you don’t like flying, the Southern Great Barrier Reef is only a short 4 hour drive from Brisbane and not the monster 22 hours driving it takes to get to Cairns. The Great Barrier Reef is on your back doorstep, it’s time that you unlocked the ‘Best Kept Secrets’.

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Lady Elliot ExperienceSir David Attenborough has

named it as one of the most beautiful places on the planet it’s a magical adventure in your ‘Beach & Reef’ Experience with ZEN Beach Retreat.

Swimming with the turtles in the main lagoon is just one of the most serene moments you will enjoy.

Snorkelling the amazing reefs surrounding the island is awe inspiring, spotting the giant manta rays and other sealife as you float around!

Discover the many environmental projects on Lady Elliot or laze away on the coral beach soaking up the sun.

What a wonderfully unique place to immerse yourself in nature and forget your busy life. Your ZEN ‘Beach & Reef’ experience with Lady Elliot Island will be remembered forever.

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Lady Elliot Island

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Lady Musgrave ExperienceGuaranteed to be one of the most

amazing experiences you will ever have!

Spectacular lagoon, crisp, clear, transparent waters, full rainbows of coloured corals, amazing variety of tropical fish and marine life and all the shades of brilliant blues and turquoise colours fill your day....it’s an unbelievable experience.

Lady Musgrave Experience & ZEN Beach Retreat together provide the perfect ‘Beach&Reef’ Experience. Travel in style in the VIP lounge capturing the most memorable views you can imagine.

Enjoy the surprising guided island tour and depending on the season come close to turtles hatching, whales migrating, dolphins playing, there is something new to discover every time.

If you want to see the Great Barrier Reef in perfect condition, healthy and thriving, then the Lady Musgrave Experience is the way to do it! Be ready to forever change your most favourite experience on the Great Barrier Reef to Lady Musgrave!

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Lady Musgrave Island

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A Blend Your Own Rum Experience

If you have a view in your mind of Australia’s iconic Bundaberg Rum, be ready to have that perception completely changed at the world’s first blend your own rum experience.

You learn the art of tasting and blending the word famous rum. Then you make your own blend from a combination of five different matured rums.

Pour your own rum directly from the barrel, cap it, label it and make 2 bottles of your very own personalised rum.

One to enjoy now and one to keep...what’s even more amazing is at a later date if you need more, you can order the same blend you made and have it shipped directly to your home. How cool is that for an unique experience or memorable gift?

After the Blendatorium and taste testing, let us arrange your return back to ZEN Beach Retreat in style so you can relax on the SkyDeck and enjoy your own magnificent Bundaberg Rum blend.

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A Blend Your Own Rum Experience

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The Mon Repos Turtle ExperienceAt the largest turtle hatchery on the east coast

mainland of Australia. Between November and March each year, hundreds of mother turtles arrive at Mon Repos to lay a clutch or several clutches of eggs (turtle nests) and the clutches hatch.

Watching this happen is nothing short of amazing, the determination, the nest selection and the start of another future life really grips and captivates your imagination at the start of the season.

Eight weeks later, the little baby turtles hatch from their nest, dig to the surface and head for the sea to start their own life journey. You will find yourself cheering the little guys on as they race to the sea, you will even get the chance to guide them. It really is a tremendous experience.

Book in early so you are in the first groups but even if you are in the 1st group of the night, when you go out, still depends on when turtles arrive or hatch, so it can still be a late night.

Then head back to ZEN Beach Retreat to continue to enjoy the rest of the evening and if you are lucky, even see a mother turtle lay her nest right out in front of you on the beach!

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The Mon Repos Turtle Experience

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Create Your Own Craft Beer Brewmasters Experience

Creating your very own craft beer at the Bargara Brewing Brewhouse. Enter into the boutique brewery furnished with an eclectic mix of upcycled decor with your creative hat on and let’s go to work!! Join the Brewmasters Tour and taste some of the many designer brews on offer at the Brewhouse.

It could be a Thirsty Turtle or a Rusty Roo, a Drunk Fish or even a Phat Heffa – there’s at least 20 to choose from, all made from clean rainwater with their own individual, unique taste.

Your challenge is which of the magnificent craft beers will you make your own signature beer? Taste the options, Select your preferred brew, create your own unique name - something like “Hair of the Dog” maybe, create your own label and then have it shipped to home in any quantity you want!!

Bargara Brewing is the home of a new Australian first, 100% gluten free SMASH Pilsener - your toughest task, will be which brew you choose as your signature brew!!

Let ZEN Beach Retreat arrange your safe transfer to and from the Brewhouse experience.

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Create Your Own Craft Beer Brewmasters Experience

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Bargara Golf ExperienceHave you ever pictured yourself

walking out your front door to the beach and then walking out your back door onto the 1st tee of an 18-hole championship golf course?

Have your own professional coach video and computer assess your swing and then play a round of golf with you and your friends to sharpen your game! What a secret and unique experience that is.

Play the beautiful 18 hole seaside golf course of Bargara with high quality golf equipment and motorised buggies with packed gourmet lunch and golf pack provided.

After the game, take it easy back at ZEN Beach Retreat with a personal massage and Relaxarium spa.

Finishing the day on the amazing SkyLounge overlooking the sea! Golf will just never be the same again!

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The Bundy Food Tour Experience

There is nothing more eye opening and expressive than the passion you see in farmer’s eyes as they present the uniqueness of the food they produce to you.

The stories, the care and the energy are all easy to absorb.

Tantalise your taste-buds with the freshest fruit, nut and vegetable growing area in Australia, where producers share their unique story and share extraordinary meal preparation options with their creations.

Everyone loves this tour, the vibrancy of the host, the high quality of the produce and the passion the farmers express.

After you have made your selection head back to ZEN Beach Retreat and let an amazing chef prepare your sumptuous gourmet meal with the fresh produce right in front of you.

Pair that with some of the amazing wines we have on offer at ZEN and a great day just became even better!

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A Guided Culinary Journey from the Farmgate to

Your Plate

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Enviro-Reef Paddle and Surf School

Want to surf and paddle board on the Great Barrier Reef and want to do it without the concern of crocodiles and stingers that are in the north. Well the beautiful warm, safe beaches of Bargara & Elliott Heads are just for you.

With one of the most beautiful climates in Australia to surf, stand up paddle board or kayak out on the Southern Great Barrier Reef, Enviro Reefs Paddle & Surf, help you make the most of your surfing or stand up paddle-boarding experience.

It’s a locally owned and operated surf school and SUP school that offers inspirational surfing lessons and SUP lessons for every skill level.

From novice through to the most experienced surfer or paddler looking to improve their skills, you will have an unforgettable experience.

All equipment is supplied including boards, and wetsuits if needed. All of this right out in front of the ZEN Beach Retreat.

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Enviro-Reef Paddle and Surf School

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ZEN Beach RetreatWhat better location than a wonderful

modern, luxurious, beachfront relaxation centre in one of the best parts of the world.

On absolute beachfront on the Southern Great Barrier Reef, you are spoilt for choice and how absolutely unique you can make your relaxing holiday experience!

These Best Kept Secrets on the Great Barrier Reef are sure to expand – in fact we already know of another best kept secret to appear in the next twelve months and even greater experience and variety on some of the Best Kept Secrets listed here.

We look forward to seeing you at ZEN Beach Retreat soon.

To make sure you have the latest Best Kept Secrets on the Great Barrier Reef –

Visit

http://zenbeachreatreat.com/reefsecret

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