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WHERE WEWANTTO BEWhenveteranbroadcasterDavidAttenboroughisaskedhisfavouriteplaceonearth,hemorefrequentlythannotsaystheGreatBarrierReef.Hefirstscubadivedtherein1957 ,and 60 yearslater,descendedinaTritonSubmersiblethatcanplungetosome1, 000 m.‘Climatechangeishavingadrasticeffectontheplanetasawhole,buttheeffectsonthereefarecatastrophic,’hehassaid.``````Visitwithyourfamily,anditisstillpossibletospot‘TheGreat8’ontheGreatBarrierReef:whales,mantarays,clownfish,turtles,potatocod,giantclams,Maoriwrasse(pictured)andsharks.``````ScottDunnofferstailor-madeAustralianadventuresthattakeintheGreatBarrierReef,withboattrips,sea-kayaking,turtle-spottingandmarinebiologistencounters,from£11,forafamilyoffour,staying 10 nights,includingfivenightsatThalaBeachLodge,includingbreakfast,flightsandprivatetransfers.scottdunn.comGREATBARRIERREEF,AUSTRALIAPHOTOGRAPH:GETTY