How to choose a high standard tour

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) encourages high standard marine tourism operations. High standard operations are those operations that are ecologically sustainable and are helping to protect and present the Marine Park to a consistently high standard. More....

You can view the entire list of high standard operators or you can click on each area listed on the map below to find the certified high standard operations in that area.

The GBRMPA's own ReefHQ Aquarium, the national education centre for the Great Barrier Reef, is EcoCertified at the Ecotourism level.

How can I obtain certification?

Tourism operations that are operating to a high standard in the Marine Park can apply to become certified by contacting Ecotourism Australia and demonstrating that their operations meet either the Ecotourism or Advanced Ecotourism levels of the EcoCertification Program.