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- Airlie Beach
Airlie Beach is the gateway to the Whitsundays, Queensland's pristine 74 islands. It is a cosmopolitan and vibrant town filled with palm-fringed... read more
- Bowen
Bowen is a jewel in the Whitsunday crown with untouched beaches, beautiful bays and a perfect tropical climate. Bowen is one of the undiscovered... read more
- Daydream Island
Daydream Island is the closest of the 74 islands in the Whitsundays to the mainland shore at Airlie Beach. Daydream is extremely popular... read more
- Great Barrier Reef Whitsundays
Said to be the world's largest living structure and the only one visible from outer space, the World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef... read more
- Hamilton Island
Hamilton Island is nestled amongst the Whitsunday Islands, a group of 74 islands just off the Queensland coast at the edge of the Great... read more
- Hayman Island
Hayman Island is located in the beautiful Whitsundays just off the Queensland coast, and home to Hayman, one of the world's finest... read more
- Hook Island
Hook Island, in the Whitsundays, is a rugged island with breathtaking lookouts and excellent snorkelling and scuba diving. The diversity... read more
- Hydeaway Bay
Perhaps one of the best kept secrets in the Whitsunday Region is Hydeaway Bay. It is not hard to understand why locals have kept this place... read more
- Lindeman Island
Lindeman Island is one of the most southern Great Barrier Reef islands in the Whitsundays and is mostly a national park with over 20 kilometres... read more
- Long Island
Long Island is located in the beautiful Whitsundays off the Queensland coast and boasts three island resorts. Long Island is mostly national... read more
- Midge Point
Heading out through Mackay and beyond the Hibiscus Coast lies the charming Midge Point area. Midge Point is an ideal place to bushwalk... read more
- Proserpine
Proserpine is the administrative and service centre for the Whitsunday Shire. Proserpine was named by the explorer George Dalrymple, after... read more
- Shute Harbour
Shute Harbour is the major mainland port facility for the transfer of visitors to the Whitsunday Island group. It is the stepping off point... read more
- South Molle Island
South Molle Island is located in the heart of the Whitsundays off the Queensland coast. South Molle Island is the largest of the North... read more
- Whitehaven Beach
Whitehaven Beach is a pristine beach on Whitsunday Island, the largest of the 74 islands in the Whitsundays. Whitehaven Beach stretches... read more
Great Barrier Reef Whitsundays Information
Said to be the world’s largest living structure and the only one visible from outer space, the World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef is often referred to as the eighth wonder of the world. The Great Barrier Reef stretches over 2000 kilometres and is home to tens of thousands of species of brilliantly coloured fish, coral and other marine life including whales, dolphins and turtles.
If diving is your passion, then this is your paradise. The Great Barrier Reef is a divers Mecca, and the Whitsundays has companies catering for every skill level from student to novice to dive master. If snorkelling is more your style, then the warm shallow waters of the Great Barrier Reef in the Whitsundays provide some of the most colourful fish and coral formations anywhere in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
The Whitsundays is recently being recognised as having some of the best fishing in Queensland. Charter Vessels operating out of Shute Harbour, Airlie Beach and Hamilton Island offer a variety of trips to the rich waters of the outer Great Barrier Reef chasing, tuna, mackerel and coral trout, or tagging and releasing sailfish and the legendary Black Marlin.
The Whitsundays also offers the only opportunity to spend a night in a hotel room right on the Great Barrier Reef!
You can get there with ultra fast, ultramodern catamarans, boats, seaplanes and helicopters which depart daily from both the islands and the coast. The Whitsunday Region is the ideal hub from which to explore this aquatic wonderland.
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