生态旅游圣地——澳大利亚大堡礁-The-great-barrier-reef.ppt

1.WhentogoThemajorityofBarrierReefislandslienorthofthetropicofCapricornandhaveadistinctlymonsoonalclimate.Inthehot,wetseason(roughlyDecember-April),downpoursthatcanlimitoutdooractivitiesandmarunderwatervisibilityfordays.Thewarmdays,clearskies,andpleasantlycoolnightsoftheDryseason,especiallyJune-August,areidealfortravelingaroundandaboveCairns.

2.Thetransportation---

howtogetthereTravelerscomingfromabroadneedtochangeplanesinSydneybeforelandingatCairnsInternationalAirport.Fromthere,visitorscantravelbyscheduledboat,watertaxi,orseaplanetovariousislandandrainforestdestinations.HamiltonIslandalsohasitsownairport;Qantasruns35flightsperweekround-tripfromCairns,Brisbane,Sydney,andMelbourne.Notethatforthesesmallflights,abaggageweightlimitof33poundssometimesapplies—sotobeonthesafeside,packlight.

3.Don’tlitterOneofthe?keythreatsfacedbytheGreatBarrierReefispollution?.ThecarolisalivingthingandanUNESCOWorldHeritagesite.Nevertouchthecoral,standonthecoralorlitterthewaterwhileonyoursnorkelingadventureTherewouldbenothingworsethanhavingthemagicalexperiencebrokenbyseeingawrapperfloatingby.

4.GainmoreknowledgeBrushuponyourreefknowledgeinadvance.TherearesomanyamazingaspectsoftheGreatBarrierReef,manythatcan’tbeappreciateditsfullpotentialwithouthavingknowledgeonthesubject.Researchingtheseinadvancecanmakethewholeexperiencemuchmoreamazingwhenyouspotoneinthedeepbluesea.

5.MedicaltreatmentandSafetyYoullfindlarge,well-equippedhospitalsinCairns,Townsville,andMackay.Employeesatislandresortfrontdeskshandleemergenciesandcansummondoctorsandambulanceservices.Remoteislandshaveflyingdoctorkits.

6.HowtoprotectyourselfAvoidmiddayraysandwearahatandSPF15