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Abel Point Marina
Abel Point is Queensland's gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and the Whitsundays’ 74 unique islands all boasting some of the most beautiful turquoise waters in the world. Abel Point houses North Queensland's largest marina catering for boats of all kinds, right up to the largest super yacht. Abel Point Marina offers access to all aquatic action for snorkelling, diving tours and charter boat adventures directly from Airlie Beach, a world famous tourist destination. It is located only 25 minutes ...Abel Point Marina
Airlie Beach
Airlie Beach Lagoon
The Airlie Beach Lagoon is situated right in the centre of Airlie Beach and has become the focal point of the area. When you want to meet someone you meet 'at the Lagoon'. If you want a great day of relaxation with no admission fee, 'spend a day at the Lagoon'. And the most rewarding thing of all is that the people of the Whitsundays have taken the Lagoon to their heart as much as tourists and visitors. The Airlie Beach Lagoon was officially opened by the Premier of Queensland on 8 January 200...Airlie Beach Lagoon
Airlie Beach
All Saints Chapel - Hamilton Island
All Saints Chapel is located hillside overlooking gorgeous Catseye Bay on Hamilton Island - Australia's favourite wedding destination! The All Saints Chapel is non-denominational, which means ceremonies of all religions including Catholic, Uniting, Anglican and many more are welcome. In addition, the chapel can host non-religious and same sex commitment ceremonies conducted by a Civil Marriage Celebrant. Over 400 happy couples choose to be married on romantic Hamilton Island every year, wit...All Saints Chapel - Hamilton Island
Hamilton Island
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Bait Reef and Garys Lagoon Dive Site
Bait Reef, in the Whitsundays area of the Great Barrier Reef, is situated to the west of Hook and Hardy Reefs, and is one of the best known and most spectacular locations on the Great Barrier Reef. Gary's Lagoon is well protected, making it a great site for snorkellers and beginner divers. The coral cover is excellent and the lagoon makes for easy diving before venturing into deeper water just outside the entrance. The lagoon is home to all sorts of tropical marine life including large soft cor...Bait Reef and Garys Lagoon Dive Site
Whitsundays
Blue Pearl Bay
Blue Pearl Bay is located on the north-western side of Hayman Island in the Whitsundays Group. Popular with tourists and locals for snorkelling, diving and sightseeing, Blue Pearl Bay is known for its coral and fish life including a resident Maori Wrasse. Day tours and overnight boats visit Blue Pearl Bay for snorkelling and or scuba diving. Visitors typically swim directly off their vessel, or tender into the southern beach and enter the water from the coral beach. Diving depth is from three...Blue Pearl Bay
Hayman Island
Boathaven Beach
It's not every day that a town gets a new beach, but Airlie Beach is proud to announce the opening of the brand new Boathaven Beach! Part of the new Port of Airlie development, Boathaven Beach is situated on the new peninsula known as The Beacons, and boasts 60,000 cubic metres of soft, white sand, a northerly aspect and is the area's first true all-tide beach. Visitors and locals alike are loving Boathaven Beach already. Enjoy a day of swimming, sunbathing and lap up the views out the Coral S...Boathaven Beach
Airlie Beach
Butterfly Bay - Hook Island
A popular bareboat anchorage, Butterfly Bay is situated on the northern side of Hook Island. There are limited public moorings and snorkelling can be enjoyed along the bay edge or just off the beach. Offering coral outcrops with shallow walls, the bay is populated by many small, colourful reef fish species. The best of the bommies is found in the centre of the bay, although it may be difficult to locate at high tide. Be wary of tidal currents when moving towards the centre of the bay, away from ...Butterfly Bay - Hook Island
Hook Island
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Cactus Jacks at the Airlie Beach Hotel
Cactus Jacks at the Airlie Beach Hotel is the best value eating and drinking in Airlie Beach! Tex-Mex Style! From the minute you arrive, you find yourself immersed in memorabilia and interesting artefacts that help create a unique dining experience. You can chose to dine alfresco on the deck on the esplanade (absolute beachfront) or inside amid the colourfully adorned walls. Tantalise your taste buds with their signature dishes - try the sizzling fajitas ... chicken, beef, chorizo or pepe's...Cactus Jacks at the Airlie Beach Hotel
Airlie Beach
Capers at the Beach Bar and Grill, Airlie Beach Hotel
Capers at the Beach Bar and Grill on the Esplanade in the Airlie Beach Hotel complex is an oasis of fabulous food and fine wine in a chic setting by the Airlie foreshore. Enjoy relaxed al fresco dining with views of the Coral Sea and Whitsunday Islands. The food is innovative and exciting, with house specialities including TAPAS, Localvore (special menu dedicated to serving 100 per cent sourced and grown produce) and local seafood. An extensive wine cellar and bar selection is available to ...Capers at the Beach Bar and Grill, Airlie Beach Hotel
Airlie Beach
Caves and Canyons Dive Site
Caves and Canyons, located on Hook Reef in the Great Barrier Reef, is a 60 metre wall with a 20 metre shelf. This shelf is dotted with scores of bommies which are yet to be discovered and mapped. A great exploration dive as you never know what may cruise on by. Beautiful coral gardens with exceptional overhangs providing photographers with fantastic gorgonian fan opportunities. Keep watch for mackerel, tuna and Indian Steephead Parrot fish. Also, whales have been seen at this site!Caves and Canyons Dive Site
Whitsundays
Cedar Creek Falls
Located approximately 20 kilometres from Proserpine on Saltwater Creek Road, off Conway Beach Road is the picturesque Cedar Creek Falls. These waterfalls are spectacular in the wet season and offer a year-round natural swimming pool at the base of the falls. They are set in a natural rock amphitheatre. The flora and fauna will amaze you, particularly the strangler figs, red and white cedars and wild orchids. There are also bush walks up and around the falls. Majestic Alexandra Palms line the cre...Cedar Creek Falls
Proserpine
Centro Whitsunday Shopping Centre
Centro Whitsunday is truly Shopping In Paradise! This beautiful fully air conditioned shopping centre is located five kilometres west from Airlie Beach on the main artery connection with Proserpine and the Bruce Highway. This modern centre features a fantastic selection of national, local retailers and service providers. Woolworths Supermarket, Big W and Harvey Norman are complimented by 27 specialty stores, 12 retail showroom tenancies, Bendigo Bank,Automated Teller Machines, Mitre 10 Hardwa...Centro Whitsunday Shopping Centre
Cannonvale
Clipper Lounge Bar and Grill
Positioned on the absolute ocean front the Coral Sea Resort's, Clipper Lounge Bar and Grill boasts the best dining position in Airlie Beach. This award winning restaurant features the region's best beef dishes and freshest seafood. Relax in this formal dining spot and enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week. For an extra special experience book the resort’s ocean front gazebo for two or four persons or a special table for two ocean front beside the 25 metre pool. Public entry to t...Clipper Lounge Bar and Grill
Airlie Beach
Colour Me Crazy
Colour Me Crazy is an amazing eclectic Aladdins cave. There are jewels and home wares from all parts of the world, beautiful unusual clothing that you will not find anywhere else. Truly an amazing store – visitors from all over the world come to visit and is amazed at what they find. Come and see – you’re crazy if you don’t!Colour Me Crazy
Proserpine
Conway National Park
Conway National Park is a peaceful coastal park overlooking the Whitsunday Passage, protecting rainforest-clad mountains, forested hills and deep valleys. The Gia and Ngaro Elders, Traditional Owners of the Conway Ranges, say 'Wadda-moolie' (welcome) to their traditional country. It is home to Proserpine rock-wallabies and two of Australia’s mound-building birds: the Australian brush-turkey and orange-footed scrubfowl. Bush camp beside a secluded pebbly beach overlooking Daydream Island (walk-in...Conway National Park
Airlie Beach
Conway State Forest
In Conway State Forest along the rugged Conway Range, explore lowland tropical rainforest, picturesque creeks and lofty peaks overlooking Airlie Beach. This forest is home to 20 rainforest plants found only in this region and offers a refuge for wildlife. The buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher migrates from Papua New Guinea to breed here. Discover the forest's secrets on a short or long walk. Three walks begin from the carpark, ranging from the two kilometre Kingfisher circuit to the 30 kilometre...Conway State Forest
Airlie Beach
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Daydream Island Resort and Spa
Located at the northern end of Daydream Island, the Rejuvenation Spa is an award winning facility that combines an extensive array of health and beauty treatments with panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and pool to pamper and reinvigorate the mind, body and soul. The Spa provides a holistic approach to wellbeing, offering the time-tested health benefits of naturopathy, aromatherapy, hydrotherapy and massage, along with beauty therapies using products including Pevonia Botanica and Eles Minera...Daydream Island Resort and Spa
Whitsundays
Deja Vu Restaurant
Deja Vu is a boutique restaurant that offers tropical seaview dining over Airlie Beach and the azure Whitsunday Islands. Located at the base of Airlie's most famous hillside accommodation strip, Golden Orchid Drive, the restaurant is only a 100 metre walk from the main street of Airlie Beach. Open five days per week, Deja vu is also home to the famous gastrotourism event 'The Long Sunday Lunch'. An eight course feast for only AUD44.50 per person. An extensive wine and beverage menu accompanies...Deja Vu Restaurant
Airlie Beach
Drop Zone Dive Site
Drop Zone, off Airlie Beach located on the Great Barrier Reef is a drift dive with attitude! Drop into this dive and let the current do its thing. Featuring soft corals, whip corals, staghorn forests and resident turtles. As with all strong currents, keep your eyes peeled for pelagic activity.Drop Zone Dive Site
Whitsundays
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Fairey Reef
Situated on the Great Barrier Reef, Fairey Reef has a number of excellent dive sites popular with local dive operators. Sites such as Henry's Bommie, Little Fairey Inlet, The Shoals and Tina's Arm are all at Fairey Reef. Henry's Bommie: On the north-western flank of the reef, Henry's Bommie is considered a premier attraction reaching from a depth of 12 metres to near the surface. A narrow gap opens into a cave which is worth exploring but beware the small opening. Inside you may find a huge cl...Fairey Reef
Whitsundays
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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 is often referred to as the eighth wonder of the world. The Great Barrier Reef stretches over 2,000 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 Whit...Great Barrier Reef - Whitsundays
Whitsundays
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Hamilton Island Golf Club
Tee off beside the Whitsundays at the Hamilton Island Golf Club, one of the world's premier golfing destinations. The course is adjacent to Hamilton Island on its own patch of paradise, Dent Island. Designed by five-time British Open winner Peter Thomson, it is the only championship course in Australia on its own island. The par 71, 18-hole course is on par with Australia's top golfing destinations for its design, location and facilities. Spectacularly located with panoramic Whitsundays views, ...Hamilton Island Golf Club
Hamilton Island
Hamilton Island Yacht Club
Hamilton Island Yacht Club is an exclusive port of call for visitors docking in the Hamilton Island Marina. The state-of-the-art yacht club features recreational and business facilities including a contemporary restaurant and bar which overlooks the marina, a private dining room, conference and function rooms overlooking Dent Passage and an inspiring central atrium space for events. Located nearby are the Hamilton Island Yacht Club Villas offering three or four bedroom luxury accommodation ide...Hamilton Island Yacht Club
Hamilton Island
Hardy Reef
Hardy Reef, on the Great Barrier Reef off Airlie Beach, is home to the Reefworld Pontoon. There is spectacular fish life with Trevally, Coral Trout, Snapper and a host of smaller marine life as well as Giant Maori Wrasse and a two metre long Giant Queensland Groper that usually congregate for a free feed. Snorkelling is excellent, as is diving off nearby drop-offs where you'll find turtles, reef sharks and barracuda amongst a myriad of other intriguing reef species.Hardy Reef
Whitsundays
Heart Reef
Heart Reef, in the Great Barrier Reef of the Whitsundays, is a stunning composition of coral that has naturally formed into the shape of a heart. Located in Hardy Reef, Heart Reef is best experienced from the air by helicopter or seaplane, as visitors are unable to snorkel or dive there due it's protected status. Many tour companies will combine a scenic flight over Heart Reef with other breathtaking spots in the Whitsundays, including Whitehaven Beach and Hill Inlet. A certain highlight of a...Heart Reef
Airlie Beach
Hill Inlet
Hill Inlet in the Whitsundays is a stunning inlet located at the northern end of Whitehaven Beach on Whitsunday Island, the largest of the 74 islands in the Whitsundays. As the tide shifts, the white sand and blue hues of the inlet blend seamlessly to create a breathtaking mosaic. Hill Inlet is best viewed from the lookout at Tongue Point on Whitsunday Island. Most people moor their boats in Tongue Bay, take a dingy ashore and make the short uphill walk to the lookout for breathtaking views. I...Hill Inlet
Airlie Beach
Hill Inlet Lookout
This track leads to one of the world's most photographed landscapes and is highly recommended for those seeking spectacular views. The winding track travels uphill through woodland and dry rainforest to two lookouts. After admiring the majestic vistas over Hill Inlet-a highly significant area for the Ngaro Aboriginal people-you can follow the loop track back down the hill.Hill Inlet Lookout
Whitsundays
Hydeaway Bay Beach
Hydeaway Bay Beach is on the coast of the Whitsundays, around 45 minutes drive north of the tourist town of Airlie Beach. The beach at Hydeaway Bay is a lovely sandy beach over 1.5 kilometres long. Covering the beachfront area along the main street, Hydeaway Bay Drive, beachfront homes make excellent use of the direct beach access and endless views across the water to Gloucester Island, Saddleback Island and many more. Dotted along between the houses are several beach access ways for the public ...Hydeaway Bay Beach
Hideaway Bay
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Kingfisher Circuit
Enjoy a different Whitsunday experience and escape to the tropical refuge of the Conway Ranges. Conway National Park contains lowland tropical rainforest remnants and picturesque rocky creeks. Part of the Whitsunday Great Walk, the Kingfisher Circuit weaves through giant strangler figs and tulip oaks decorated with basket ferns. As you relax by seasonal creeks, look for the brilliant blue flashes of Ulysses butterflies and listen for the squeak of grey fantail birds. Walk uphill past bright ...Kingfisher Circuit
Proserpine
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Langford Island
Langford Island, near Hayman Island in the northern Whitsundays is a popular spot with sailors, divers and snorkellers. Many of the bareboats and crewed sailing boats will anchor near Langford Island. Langford Island is relatively small, but features a long sand spit that all but disappears at high tide. This is an excellent spot for a picnic, sunbathing, swimming and snorkelling. The best diving is found on the north-western end of the beach where scattered bommies offer an interesting maze ...Langford Island
Whitsundays
Luncheon Bay
Luncheon Bay is situated on the northern side of Hook Island and features pristine coral and superb marine life. Luncheon Bay is popular with beginner divers thanks to its easy beach entry option. Intro divers can enter the water gradually from the beach, allowing plenty of time to become accustomed to the dive gear and the water. Luncheon Bay has some great swim-throughs for scuba divers and the beautiful 'tunnel of love’, which is an underwater canyon. If you would like to 'find Nemo', Lunch...Luncheon Bay
Hook Island
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Mama Africa Bar and Niteclub
Mama Africa Bar and Niteclub provides a great venue where you can let your hair down and party 'Airlie Style'. For quiet after dinner drinks get in early, after midnight the place really starts to pump. The bartenders will add a bit of flair as they make up new age cocktails with the popular Cocktail Club on every night from 10.00p.m. to midnight. Airlie's Top DJ's will get everyone up and dancing on the zebra striped dance floor and Fox Sports on all the Plasma televisions will keep the boys ha...Mama Africa Bar and Niteclub
Airlie Beach
Mangrove Jacks, Airlie Beach Hotel
Mangrove Jacks Café and Bar is located on Airlie Beach's main street, where guests can enjoy alfresco dining in a casual atmosphere without compromising on taste. The cafe serves up a variety of moorish meals, from classic fish and chips to famous wood-fired pizzas. Wine lovers are spoilt for choice with over 35 wines on offer. Additional facilities include Keno, a PubTAB, Sky/Fox Sports poker machines.Mangrove Jacks, Airlie Beach Hotel
Airlie Beach
Manta Ray Bay Dive Site
Manta Ray Bay, at Hook Island in the Whitsundays, has an array of underwater valleys, caves, and swim-throughs leading all the way to the seafloor 25 metres below. Considered one of the best dive and snorkel sites in the inshore islands, Manta Ray Bay has a good coverage of hard and soft corals and abundant marine life including Maori Wrasse and Manta Rays in winter.Manta Ray Bay Dive Site
Hook Island
Manta Ray Drop Off Dive Site (Bait Reef)
Manta Ray Drop Off, in the Bait Reef area of the Whitsundays on the Great Barrier Reef, boasts spectacular underwater cliffs and a plunging wall that drops off to 30 metres. The wall is covered with gorgonians, soft coral trees, sponges and sea whips. The Manta Ray Drop Off site is great for snorkelling as well as diving. Best known for the soaring manta rays found cruising the wall in winter (May to September), reef sharks and schools of pelagics are common any time of year. Site is exposed ...Manta Ray Drop Off Dive Site (Bait Reef)
Whitsundays
Maureens Cove, Hook Island
Situated on the northern side of Hook Island, Maureen's Cove is a popular anchorage with sailors and divers alike. There are two dive sites at Maureen's Cove. At the back of the cove, on the western side of the beach is a series of bommies starting at 12 - 15 metres and rising to within three metres of the surface, parallel to the shoreline. Gullies and shallow caves make for an interesting dive, as does the abundance of medium-sized fish life. Along the Eastern edge is another good dive site...Maureens Cove, Hook Island
Hook Island
Molle Islands National Park
Molle Islands National Park covers a picturesque cluster of islands in the heart of the Whitsundays with white sandy beaches and pockets of rainforest, encircled by the aqua waters of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. The islands provide a wildlife refuge and are popular with nature lovers. South Molle is the largest, offering walking tracks with stunning views. Snorkel at Sandy Bay. Sail around the islands. Bush camp on some islands. Camping bookings are essential. It is recommended to book i...Molle Islands National Park
South Molle Island
Mount Oldfield Walk
Lindeman Island National Park is set like a green emerald in an indigo ocean. High up on the plateau of the island this walk is the stage for exhilarating views to other islands and the distant mainland. The Aboriginal people, who visited these islands, knew Lindeman as 'Yara-Kimba', the place of snapper and bream. Historically, frequent burning maintained the grasslands on Lindeman Island, so the track to Mt Oldfield is expansive and easy going. The vegetation varies from open forest to rainf...Mount Oldfield Walk
Shute Harbour
Mount Rooper Circuit and Swamp Bay Track
The Mount Rooper Circuit in Conway National Park passes through low woodland growing in shallow, stony clay soils. Lophostemons, grass trees and wattles are prominent. The grass trees can grow to four metres. Their pale yellow flowers produced on spear-like stalks provide food for many insects. Mount Rooper Lookout has a panoramic vista of the Whitsunday Passage and islands. A two kilometre track connects to the Swamp Bay track where open forest gives way to lowland rainforest. A rocky outcr...Mount Rooper Circuit and Swamp Bay Track
Airlie Beach
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Ngaro Cultural Site
The Ngaro people have walked this land for over 9,000 years. Protected from the elements in a once-hidden cave, Ngaro artwork adorns the fragile rock surface. The track begins deep inside Nara Inlet on Hook Island — an excellent overnight anchorage. Short and initially steep, the stepped track leads up the side of the inlet to a viewing platform at the cave’s entrance. Allow at least an hour to immerse yourself in the Ngaro cultural stories of the site.Ngaro Cultural Site
Whitsundays
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Paddle Bay Track and Campsite
The Paddle Bay track on South Molle Island is a great walk if you are after an easy afternoon stroll. The lush rainforest at the start of the track has a eucalypt overstorey indicating that this was once an area of open forest. The track winds down to a beach of coral fragments and continues along the beach away from the resort. A picnic area overlooks Daydream, Mid and North Molle islands. At low tide you can walk to Mid Molle Island - access is restricted to the two-hour period before and af...Paddle Bay Track and Campsite
Airlie Beach
Paya Fashion and Homewares
Paya is Airlie Beach's most beautiful boutique! Paya was established in 2006 and has since then continued to source the most beautiful women's fashion labels that are flattering, stylish and easy to wear in their busy everyday lives. Sitting alongside a carefully selected women's fashion range, you will also find gorgeous fashion accessories, stylish jewellery as well as great homewares and gifts. The Paya range is selected with love and passion for beautiful, simple and elegant designs. Their ...Paya Fashion and Homewares
Airlie Beach
Peter Faust Dam
Just 30 minutes from Proserpine is Peter Faust Dam, also known as Lake Proserpine. An ideal spot for watersports and freshwater fishing. Peter Faust Dam is renowned as home to more 1m plus barramundi than any other impoundment in Australia! A combination of tropical climate with long summers and mild winters, the dam has no closed barra season so can be fished all year round and is annually restocked with over 20,000 barramundi fingerlings. The submerged branches and structure surrounding the ...Peter Faust Dam
Proserpine
Proserpine Historical Museum
Visit the Historical Proserpine Museum, where you can learn about the interesting history of this sugar cane and cattle town. The establishment of a permanent museum in the Whitsunday region was a major initiative with strong support throughout the whole community. The facility is a multi-purpose venue, which houses the museum collection, and offers the opportunity for genealogical and extensive local history research. It affords educational benefits to locals and visitors alike has been embrac...Proserpine Historical Museum
Proserpine
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Seaflight Bommie Dive Site
Seaflight Bommie Dive Site is a majestic coral decorated bommie that sits in the Knuckle Reef Lagoon on Airlie Beach. This site offers you an incredible diversity of corals and marine life to explore including numerous species of clams, hard and soft corals. It also offers excellent underwater landscapes that are great for micro photography.Seaflight Bommie Dive Site
Whitsundays
Solway Circuit
Departing from Whitehaven Beach on Whitsunday Island, Solway Circuit climbs through impressive grasstrees, cycads and rock fern, with sensational views over Solway Passage, Pentecost and Haslewood islands. The track then descends through coastal forest back to Whitehaven Beach. Trackside information gives walkers on the Solway Circuit an interesting insight into Whitehaven's slowly changing landscape.Solway Circuit
Whitsundays
Spa Allure
Centrally located amongst Airlie's leading restaurants and retailers Spa Allure offers a pleasantly surprising serene and peaceful Pampering Paradise. Friendly qualified therapists offer a extensive range of services from dual massages(relaxation and remedial).full body buffs and wraps under their Vichy waterfall to facials, pedicures and manicures, tanning, tinting and waxing. Their Hydromassage Spa, Sauna and lounges and change rooms are very popular with todays discerning Spa goer and thei...Spa Allure
Airlie Beach
Spion Kop Track
Rainforest, windswept hillsides, rocky headlands with majestic hoop pines, sandy beaches and secluded coves make Molle Islands National Park a scenic retreat for nature lovers. Located on the Northern side of South Molle, the Spion Kop track leads through eucalypt forest, rainforest and open grasslands. A seasonal colony of flying foxes can sometimes be seen and heard early on in the walk. The track passes through an area of shattered rock high on the hillside. This is an Aboriginal stone qu...Spion Kop Track
South Molle Island
Stepping Stones Dive Site
Stepping Stones, off Hamilton Island on the Great Barrier Reef, is a series of 18 or more flat-topped coral pinnacles forming 'stepping stones' with many interesting channels and caves to explore. Large areas of plate coral with fields of blue staghorn, schools of Batfish, Giant Maori wrasse, moray eels, and an abundant variety of tropical fish. Snorkelling across the tops is excellent.Stepping Stones Dive Site
Whitsundays
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The Airlie Creek Track
The 850 metre Airlie Creek Track slowly winds up the hill behind Airlie Beach along a gravel path, featuring rare flora and fauna such as the Whitsunday Bottle Tree and the endangered Proserpine Rock Wallaby which are only found in this region. The track winds you through tranquil forest which is home to magnificent fig trees, sub tropical plants, beautiful native birds and ends up at scenic natural rock pools. The walk back offers views of the beautiful blue Coral Sea and Whitsunday Islands w...The Airlie Creek Track
Airlie Beach
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