Click on any of the areas listed on the map below to find details of the certified high standard tourism operations in that area.

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

• GBRMPA High Standard Tourism Program

As well as using the map above to find the high standard tourism operations in a particular area, you can also view the entire list of high standard tourism operations:

• Full list of high standard operators.

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.