Whitehaven Beach Whitsunday Island

After another over night bus we arrived at Airlie Beach. Here is where we would set sail to the Whitsunday Islands on a boat called Habibi for the three days.

Day 12 (10th January) - After arriving early we decided to have a relaxing day at the manmade lagoon. At Airlie Beach you are unable to go into the water because of stingers that can …

16th of September

A 10 hour bus journey took me from Cairns to Airlie Beach for my Whitsundays Sailing Trip. I arrived in the evening and had a little wander around the main strip 'Shutte Harbor Road', there were lots of surfer shops, hostels, tour shops and lively bars.

17th of September

Today was the start of my …

Pour qui n'a jamais vu l'eau cristalline, turquoise et des plages desertes de sable blanc...Nous y voila!

Ce long Weekend aux Whitesundays marque la fin d'un long voyage dans le Pacifique Sud.
Aucune des merveilles de ce monde ne peux egale la richesse, authentique, que conserve l'ile Hamilton (au beau milieu de l'archipel des …

Entry containing 28 photos titled: And off we go... 2 days, 2 nights sailing, Whitehaven Beach , Australian Sea Eagle (feeding), Teamwork for Goon, my favorite <3 haha, Chicks :) tons of fun :), Dress-up, Vegemite :D, Team WIN!!! :), haha... what is there so say?, Arm wrestling :), TEAM WIN!!!

74 Islands just off the coast of Queensland make up the Whitsunday Islands.The first day we sailed for hours without stopping to get to our sleeing spot. We slept just off of Whitehaven beach and saw a few turtles coming to the surface.We were a little bit disappointed with the atmosphere as we were the only English people so we only really had 4 …

Well our 1st Uk visitors have arrived! Rachel and Sarah, friends of mine since I was a baby, arrived on the 18th January. After a few days in brisbane they headed to Byron Bay. Unfortunately I was on nights so unable to show them around much, but atleast about in the early evenings to make sure they had their 1st aussie BBQ! A few days later and my …

Heute konnten wir wieder mal ausschlafen, da wir direkt vor unserem Apartment um 9:45 abgeholt wurden für unsere Tagestour auf die Whitsunday Inseln.

Zuerst frühstückten wir mal auf unserer Terrasse mit Meerblick, das Frühstück bestand heute aus Zuckerdonuts, Schoko Cookies und Ginger Cookies - sollen gegen Seekrankheit helfen, außerdem …

We set off early on Friday morning for our long awaited voyage into the whitsundays! We were able to sigh a little relief and break a smile as the sun was trying its hardest to break through the clouds.

We boarded our catarmaran, the 'Camira', a bright purple boat, and immediately set off for some tea and biscuits!

Although we …

What can I say?!? Whitsundays was just absolutely amazing, the whole experience from sailing away, Whitsunday Island and Whitehaven Beach, snorkelling, amazing views and sunsets and sleeping on the deck of the boat, hanging out with the stars!

I was apprehensive about doing the 3 days and 2 nights trip to the islands, mainly because I hadn …

After much anticipation we awoke on Friday morning at 6am, packed and stored our luggage at the hostel before leaving for the boat. We bumped into a lovely couple Carol and Neil from near Manchester, who were headed for the same boat. We walked down together, picking up some brekkie on route, and arrived at Abel Point Marina for the 8am start. The …

... heading straight for Airlie Beach and actual civilisation with normal people! As soon as we pitched the tent I got onto booking my Whitsunday Island boat, which is seriously difficult as there are just so many to choose from! I decided to go for ...

... in Australia is up. After lunch we dried off thoroughly in the sun and took a long sail over to Whitsunday Island and the infamous Whitehaven beach, with choppy waters, a strong breeze and clear blue skies along the way. Once anchored as close as we ...

... It seems there is a God in Heaven – or at least a sensible person in the Australian government – because Whitsunday Island is protected from development. Any development. So no concrete boxes growing like evil fungus from the forested hills, ...

... was nice to become accustomed to being in tropical seas without constantly thinking about sharks and jellyfish. We then set sail for Whitehaven Beach, which is one of the nicest beaches in the world... apparently.  I think its rated number 8 in the ...

... of the promise of a BBQ and a cheese platter. After a cruise out to the islands, the first stop was a bush walk on Whitsunday Island itself, the largest of the islands, up to a lookout for Hill Inlet to look at the pretty patterns the tide makes in the ...

... top to set sail and to get a tan. By this time there wasn't a cloud in the sky. Our first destination was to sail to Whitehaven beach. This is pretty much why people go to the Whitsunday's for. It was a shame that we were doing this on the first day but ...

... me to sleep, but I'm paranoid of the sun and getting burnt so I couldn't. The other stop was to Whitehaven beach. Because the island is uninhabited and the island is fairly large we had our stretch of beach to ourselves. We walked around and ...

... They filled me in with their experiences on the sailing trip, and I did with ours. They said they saw our boat at Whitehaven beach, they docked the same time we did. It's hard to miss the Camira, it was an obnoxiously purple boat. Cleaning ...

... we spent more time in Rainbow Beach than planned and still had a lot of the east coast to drive before Cairns.    Whitehaven Beach is definitely at the top of my favorite places in Australia so far.  It was just awesome, I can't even ...

... a Chinese couple.  So far I would rate this as the absolute best thing we have done in Australia.  Did some snorkeling at the end of the beach, again having the entire area to ourselves as we snorkeled.  Did some reading (currently reading ...