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Try on the wetsuit in advance, they said. I did – and couldn’t get it off

It’s fun to overhear island locals telling humorous anecdotes at the pub, until you realise they’re talking about you.

• Sue Wallace

• Tropical North Queensland

Lizard Island: The spectacular Aussie island that once wasn't an island at all

Lizard Island is a research station for reef conservation, keeper of Aboriginal history, and a heavenly getaway.

• Catherine Marshall

• Tropical North Queensland

Lizard Island: Dom Perignon and lobster rolls on this luxurious Australian island

There's stiff competition for delightful ways to spend your time on Lizard Island.

• Jane Reddy

• Tropical North Queensland

Cook's Look, Lizard Island: Coral Expeditions Barrier Reef cruise review

Lizard Island was put on the map by Captain Cook whose ship had become lost among the nearby labyrinthine low-lying reefs.

• Keith Austin

• Beach and island holidays

Lizard Island, Queensland: Australia's very own fantasy island

This far-flung island on the Great Barrier Reef is Australia's best barefoot luxury resort.

• Sheriden Rhodes

• Inspiration

Rhapsody in blue and white

The grande dame of reef retreats doesn't stop at sand and snorkelling for Susan Gough Henly.

• Luxury holidays

Impeccable manners

Queensland's Lizard Island is a place for A-list castaways, writes Daniel Scott.

• Beach and island holidays

Stretching out on the world's most unusual beaches

Our writers stretch out on some of the world's most unusual beaches, from quirky to quaint, bizarre to beautiful.

• Inspiration

Lizard Island - Culture and History

Lizard Island Exquisite island in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef. Located 93 km north-east of Cooktown and 27 km from the Queensland coast, Lizard Island was known as Dyiigurra to the Dingaal Aboriginal people and was regarded as a sacred place. It was used by the people for the initiation of young males and for the harvesting of shellfish, turtles, dugongs and fish. The Dingaal believed that the Lizard group of islands had been created in the Dreamtime. They saw it as a stingray with Lizard Island being the body and the other islands in the group forming the tail.