Airlie Beach, Australia Travel Blogs

Beach Paradise
Jul 3, 2007 (2 photos)

We got up early and got the 7am bus to Airlie beach, 10 hours away. We had to change buses at Townsville (Varna - the bus station looked nice, didn't see much else).  On arrival I (Aimee) got a text from my sister to say she had gone into labour ...

Australia - Part 2
Feb 9, 2009 (39 photos)

... Derek and Darragh really well.  Overall, Fraser Island was a great crack and a must do for anyone visiting Oz. Next stop was Airlie Beach which is the jump point to get to the Whit Sunday Islands.  We booked in a two night sailing trip ( ...

Airlie Beach
Feb 8, 2007 (3 photos)

Das Segeln in den Whitsunday Isalnds war richitg schoen. Wir hatten auch wirklich Glueck mit dem Wetter, es hat zwar ein paar Mal kurz geregnet, aber das war im Vergleich zu den Tagen davor gar nichts. Sogar die Sonne hat ab und zu mal wieder geschien. ...

Sailing the Whitsundays
Mar 11, 2005 (7 photos)

The Whitsunday islands off the coast of Airlie Beach are beautiful. We sailed out, 10 passengers and 2 crew, through the rough strait between the Whitsundays and the mainland. The swells were especially high because of the cyclone hitting Northern ...

Of course we'll bring it back in one piece...
Jul 19, 2006 (41 photos)

... took the dinghy over to the beach to walk the trail over to Lookout Point where we would get our first glimpse of Whitehaven Beach. First the technical part. Whitehaven Beach is over 6km long and is made up of sand that is nearly 98% silica which gives ...

Let the travel begin
Dec 15, 2006 (7 photos)

... in Rockhampton, which is considerd the beef-capitol of Australia. And we've really eaten the best rumpsteak ever. Mmhmm... After that we finaly arrived in Airlie Beach, only about 900km futher North from Noosa :o) Take care and keep om reading Peeta

WHITSUNDAYS
May 28, 2008 (48 photos)

... a la voile. j etais avec Zara, l anglaise rencontree dasn le bus et Lianne l hollandaise que Zara a rencontree dasn son backpackers d Airlie beach. 1er jour, reveil brumeux et pluie toute la journee , dommage , c est le jour de WhiteHaven beach, la plus ...

Didgeridoo
Nov 15, 2005

... staying here one night before heading out to the Whitsunday Islands for a 3 day 2 night sailing adventure on board the Pride of Airlie. Can't wait. Took a look around the place and ended up in a Didgeridoo shop. We weren't even going to get one here ( ...

Airlie Beach -
Jul 13, 2007

After the overnight bus ride, it was a feast for sore eyes to come around the corner and see the turquoise waters of Airlie Beach. I went straight to my hostel and had a shower.  After that I felt human again!  I took it very easy in the ...

Airlie Beach
Jul 19, 2006 (12 photos)

... breakfast whilst watching humpback whales splashing around and dolphins swimming by (even sharks around the boat in the evening) - AWESOME!!!!! Back to Airlie beach it was sad to leave the boat and the nice people I had met, but I had 'sea legs' for a ...

Sleep Deprived but having so much fun!
Oct 10, 2005

... people in my dorm, was very tempted to stay but Im in danger of running out of time so got the bus to Arlie Beach today, though I very nearly missed it and could have been stranded in Townsville, was a very lucky girl considering i arrived 15mins after it ...

Airley Beach
Oct 13, 2008

... I went for a walk down the docks to have a little look about and have a look at the shops. i soon learnt that Airley beach is literally just a street, and that's it lol. It has a beach and a lagoon as well but other than that there's nothing left to do ...

Whitsundays Day 84
Aug 17, 2009 (15 photos)

... and Jenny, who said they were on the same ship as me, the Habibi (aboriginal for 'My Darling'). We spent the morning in Airlie Beach with me hunting for cheap clothes with Rafa. We arrived at the port slightly early and had to hang around for a while but ...

Airlie Beach
Jul 13, 2008

Heute steht ein Abstecher zu einigen entlegenen Stränden an. Der nächste größere Ort ist Airlie Beach. Drumherum gibt es vor allem im Dryander National Park ein menge kleiner, schöner Strände. In der Nähe eines Campingplatzes, in dem ich auch übernachten will, ...

und wieder ist eine woche vorbei..
Sep 13, 2008 (17 photos)

... ! :) nun sitz ich auch mal wieder vor meinem applecomputer um euch von meiner letzten sehr gemuetlichen woche in airlie beach zu berichten. :) letzten sonntag sind, nachdem charles seinen rausch ausgeschlafen hatte^^, am abend 2 weitere couchsurfer ...

Sailing
Jun 24, 2008

... The whole thing about the journey and not the destination?  It's just simple truth.  Which is how we found ourselves in Airlie Beach sailing the Whitsundays with a character named Reg.  We actually had "planned"on diving the Great Barrier Reef.  This was ...

Airlie Beach and Whitsundays
Apr 29, 2007

... I was really looking forward to and one place I was dreading. Airlie beach due to the bad stories I heard and Whisundays for the beauty. Airlie beach I had been told was dull (by a person stuck there was days in the rain) and was full of drunk 18yr olds. ...

The Magic of the Whitsunday Islands
Aug 18, 2008 (55 photos)

Checked into a nice Motor Lodge for a few days, great having kitchen, living room and a bit of space. Airlie beach is party central of the Whitsundays and punches above it weight when it comes to providing all sorts of excursions for tourists. It has a ...

Life on the open wave
Nov 16, 2004 (5 photos)

... the most fantastic beach I have ever been to. The water was so may different shades of blue that you just wanted to jump in. Australia has the most beautiful beaches and most inviting sea, but be wary of jumping right in. It's full of things that can hurt, ...

Scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef anyone?
May 14, 2006 (21 photos)

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Sailing the Whitsundays
Oct 12, 2007 (4 photos)

Hello, Goodness it has been busy lately, I almost got as far behind writing up as Tom! We spent a couple of days in Airlie beach so that we could visit the picture postcard islands of the Whitsundays. On a rather choppy morning we headed out for our ...

Airlie Beach
Mar 17, 2006 (8 photos)

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So much for probation . . .
Mar 7, 2007

Hey! So we've arrived in Airlie beach . . . but first things first, we need to explain the title of our entry. As we said yesterday we missed our morning bus and had to spend a second day in Rockhampton. But if we would've left we never would've seen one ...

Testing the pictures thingy
Jan 6, 2008 (1 photos)

Woke up, checked in, went to the lagoon to swim a bit, walked around, decided midday is too freaking hot, back to room, shower, relaxed in bed ...and boom ... 2 hours later i wake up :) that would be the definition of crashing. anyway, just wanted to ...

Sails, whales and silica
Aug 28, 2005 (9 photos)

... well popular in Oz, even amongst the drinking fraternity. Its way harder than it looks but good old craic all the same. Airlie Beach is a one street, one horse town. That horse is the Whitsunday Islands and everything in the town revolves around it - ...

Great Barrier Reef
Aug 9, 2006 (18 photos)

... in the coach overnight to Airlie Beach, the journey took 14 hours, so we saved on accommodation again as we travelled through the night. Airlie Beach was a cool place, lots of things to do and see, we arrived the day before we went out on our 3 day cruise ...

More Airlie...
Jun 6, 2006

Today was a bit busier than yesterday. I spent the morning uploading the pictures for my entries for the past week. In the afternoon I spent a little while sitting by the lagoon. I also had to pop to the office of the company I had booked the sailing trip ...

I am sailing.........lalala
Sep 7, 2009 (27 photos)

... Reef - what more can one ask for. The next day was time for a bit of water activities again and then we sailed back to Airlie Beach and just chilled on the boat and soaked up the sun and the landscape and the colours of the ocean. And like the cherry on ...

Airlie Beach and Whitsundays
May 2, 2009 (21 photos)

... of Whitsunday Island and skirted a few of the other islands, Hamilton Island and a few others before whimsically sailing back to Airlie Beach. But it was truly a fantastic day. We were so full we didn't have dinner but just ate grapes watching Australian ...

Airlie Beach (Day 1)
Dec 13, 2009

I woke up about 09:30ish due to the commotion in my room, James and Rebecca were packing to check out as they were getting a flight to brisbane at 13:00. They went down to check out and i agreed to me them in the internet cafe to go and get some breakfast ...