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Top Hotels in The Whitsunday Islands
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Crowne Plaza Melbourne
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Jupiters Hotel & Casino Gold Coast Broadbeach
273 reviews
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Crowne Plaza Hotel Canberra
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Mantra Pandanas Darwin
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Swissotel Sydney
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The Sebel Cairns
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Rydges South Bank Brisbane
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Amora Hotel Jamison Sydney
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Hilton Sydney
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Westin Sydney
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Travelodge Southbank Melbourne
436 reviews
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Hotel Ibis Melbourne
474 reviews
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InterContinental Sydney
821 reviews
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Crowne Plaza Surfers Paradise
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Travelodge Wynyard Sydney
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Grand Hyatt Melbourne
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Sofitel Melbourne on Collins
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Citigate Central Sydney
253 reviews
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Sydney Marriott Hotel
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Holiday Inn Burswood Perth
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PARKROYAL Darling Harbour Sydney
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Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley Lovedale
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Outrigger Surfers Paradise
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Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel Sydney
651 reviews
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Travelodge Sydney
876 reviews
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Marriott Sydney Harbour at Circular Quay
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Hotel Grand Chancellor Surfers Paradise
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Crowne Plaza Perth
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Four Seasons Hotel Sydney
1005 reviews
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Astral Tower & Residences at The Star Sydney
223 reviews
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Hilton Adelaide
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Crown Towers Melbourne
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Holiday Inn Perth City Centre
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Holiday Inn Darling Harbour Sydney
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Shangri-La Hotel Sydney
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The Victoria Hotel Melbourne
486 reviews
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PARKROYAL Melbourne Airport
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Stamford Plaza Sydney Airport
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Mantra Legends Hotel Gold Coast Surfers Paradise
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Mercure Welcome Melbourne
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The Whitsunday Islands
Travel Blogs from The Whitsunday Islands, Australia
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Whit or Whit out you
This is a top pick! ... I found myself in sunny (well it probably would have been if it wasn't dark) and dry Airlie Beach, gateway to the beautiful Whitsunday Islands. Sunday February 15th In June 1770 Captain James Cook was having a bit of a sail up the coast when, on ...
Airlie Beach and the Whitsunday Islands - Paradise
This is a top pick! ... there - cafes and a few pubs, souvenir shops and all the usual! People come here to use it as a gateway to the outstanding Whitsunday Islands which lie offshore. We were two of the many passengers on the many boats which operate to the islands, as ...
Of course we'll bring it back in one piece...
Fiona For our trip round the Whitsunday Islands we had the choice of either joining a group excursion on a large boat or hiring our own motor cruiser. Feeling a bit old to join a group of 18-25 year olds (well, I am getting on a bit now!) for a booze ...
Island life
... the island, which really is very pretty. A clever 'artificial reef' has been installed, which basically meant pumping water from the ocean into specially created lagoons and stocking them with coral and local fish. In order to keep this self-sustaining ...
Look at me mum, I'm on a sail boat!!!!
... preparations for my sailing journey, that afternoon. I was to be spending 2 days and 2 nights on a boat, sailing around the whitsunday islands, the prospect of which proving most exciting, as i'd been looking forward to this for a fair while now. ...
Sailing and diving...perfect!
... boys who were hilarious. We got drunk on goon (wine in a box!) and they sang Irish songs! The first night I slept downstairs and the second night i slept in a swag on deck and watched the sun come up. This was the best thing in Australia!!! I loved it ...
ahoy, captain!
... and half the pages flew out into the ocean...whoops! good job they sank quickly...how embarassing. all in all it's been brilliant. the islands are stunning whether it's sunny and calm, or stormy. cruising them is an absolute MUST! i will do it again when ...
Sailing the Whitsundays
... splashed us all!! it was actually quite blowy and we all got very wet! We stopped for lunch between Hook Island and Whitsunday Island in a sheltered spot called Hook Passage. After this we sailed around the corner to Whitehaven beach - we actually moored ...
To complete our 6 months in australia we ...
... of continent and allowing us a break for the hectic work schedule we have kept while here. We started off in the Whitsunday Islands, Queensland, for a 3-day sailing tour around the islands. After recovering from the initial shock of our miniscule boat ...
Aboard the Abbatoir
... the hostel who said Dave had gone walkies with their room key. The next day we set off for our sailing extravaganza around the Whitsunday Islands on what was probably the best boat on offer - the Avatar - dubbed "the Abbatoir" by Simon. We did ...
The Whitsundays and Christmas
... quiet and most people were in bed by ten. The next morning we set off early and headed to a lookout over Whitehaven Beach. The sand was 98% Silica. Therefore, it never got hot. The sea was very inviting. The only downside was the wetsuits we needed ...
All Hands On Deck
... , I thought they were not compensated no where near as much as they should've been. You're in Oz, you want to sail the Whitsunday Islands in style for three days, you do for one but then motor about boringly for two more days, they were refunded their ...
We are sailing, we are sailing, stormy waters,
... ...Let me introduce 'Arry, the skipper, to fill in some of the events of the three days: "RIGHT THEN YER BASTARDS! I'M 'ARRY. I'M THE CAPTAIN. I'M IN CHARGE.DON'T VOTE FOR JON HOWARD - HE'S A BASTARD. DON'T JUMP OVERBOARD. TWO SHIPMATES FELL OFF IN THE ...
The Whitsundays - what a dive!
We were really looking forward to our trip to the Whitsunday Islands and this was as far as we were heading up the coast, we could hardly wait to get out to the reef. We parked up in the harbour car park and made our way down to the pier, our van ...
Solway Lass
... keel on the boat, so it drifts with the tide). Donovan took to the helm and sailed/motored us through the Whitsunday's until the light started to fade at which point he joined me on deck for a few rum and coke's (ARR!) with some of ...
Sailing the Whitsundays
... The fish must be keen on salami as he managed to catch a lovely little fish. The next morning we took the dinghy onto Whitsunday Island and walked up to Betty's Lookout. The views over Whitehaven Beach were magnificent. We left Tongue Bay ...
Australia
... never forget! The other highlight of the Whitsundays was a 3 day trip on a proper maxi sailing yacht around the Whitsunday Islands - what a trip! 3 days of sunshine, sailing, being fed lovely food, getting sunburnt, getting drunk etc sailing ...
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