Booking and travel Information for Charter boats and Holidays in the Whitsunday Islands of Queensland, Australia
The Whitsunday Islands are located of the coast of central Queensland in northern Australia. This archipelago of 74 islands is world famous for their unequalled beauty and incredible scenery, and are the holiday destination of choice for millions of tourists every year. The Whitsunday islands have two major tourism industries that attract visitors to the region.
The first of these industries is the local Whitsunday sailing charter and bare boat charter industry which features extended sailing cruise options that are provided by dozens of local charter operators. These vessels operate from Able Point marina in Airlie Beach, Shute Harbour and the marina at Hamilton Island. Several bare boat charter operators have hundreds of different boats in many different styles and configurations available for hire for a few days or an extended holiday. These fleets are made up of modern charter boats and consist of catamarans, mono hull yachts and powerboats. While some experience is necessary to charter these craft, the charterers also can assist the inexperienced with paid crew to help out. The islands in the Whitsunday passage region create one of the most amazing sheltered cruising regions you could imagine and there is no better way to spend your holiday. Crewed yachts also play a large part in the locals charter industry with many maxi yachts, square riggers and an assortment of other charter boats provide a plethora of cruise options to suit any potential charterers needs.
The second industry in the region and by far the largest is the island resort industry. The Islands of the Whitsundays region are home to many sensational holiday resorts that are located in this tropical paradise. Many of these are world famous and include such well known resorts as Hamilton Island resort, Hayman Island resort, Daydream Island resort, Brampton island resort and Peppers Palm Bay resort and Long Island resort that are both located on Long Island itself. Whitsunday Island accommodation in these resorts range from middle range family resorts right through to some of the best resorts in the world giving five star service. The airport on Hamilton Island provides easy access for any tourist wanting to access the region for a holiday and regular flights from Cairns or southern capital cities like Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, operate to Hamilton Island on a daily basis and a sophisticated ferry network provides transfers to the other islands in the Whitsundays.
Whitsunday Island itself is the largest island in the group and located centrally in the Whitsunday Passage region. It has several places of sensational beauty that are continually used in promotional photographs of the Whitsundays as a tourism destination. The first of these is Whitehaven Beach which is ranked among the top five beaches in the world. Its pure white silica sands and clear swimming waters attracts dozens of cruise boats and local charter boats everty day. At its northern end is Hill Inlet which is often photgraphed from the air and used to promote the region. On the inshore side of Whitsunday Island is Cid Harbour. This is a favorite stopover anchorage for the many bare boat charter yachts with its protected waters and spectacularly beautiful coastline.
Whitsunday Islands Accommodation is one of the finest holiday destinations for fantastic resorts or relaxing sailing holidays.
Important Travel Information:
- Wiki Travel - Whitsundays
- Whitsundays Tourism
- Whitsunday Regional Council
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
- Bureau of Meteorology