Whitsunday Islands Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia

[Music] the whitsundays are like a 200 square mile secret tucked away between Australia's Great Barrier Reef and the tropical hillsides of the central Queensland coast [Music] sharing the same latitude as Rio de Janeiro and Tahiti the region enjoys a perfect year-round climate [Music] but thousands of years the whitsundays quoi hung to the Naro whose name means vanishing people when life got a little too stressful on the mainland the seafaring narrow would paddle off to their Island hideaways disappearing for weeks or sometimes months at a time if you feel like vanishing from the world for a while the whitsundays could be just the place [Music] the heart of the whitsundays is the coastal town of airlie beach once a tiny community of cane farmers and timber Gators today it's the Gateway to the islands and a perfect place to decompress from the pressures of the everyday world hang by the lagoon with fellow travelers and regain your balance under the palm trees wiggle your toes in the sand and reconnect with a gentle rhythm of the sea explore the beachside markets and treat yourself to something special crafted by the local hands [Music] we're in the you are in Le Beach you'll hear mother nature calling on the Seabreeze and you don't have to travel far to see her at our best right on Ellie's doorstep is Conway National Park here you can follow trails through strands of grass trees and towering hope pines to secluded spots like Coral Beach [Music] when it's time to escape deeper into the whitsundays head to Elly's able point marina where your tour operators are waiting to spirit your way to the islands and outer reef or just across town at a Lee's maritime terminal make a speedy getaway on one of the regular inter island catamarans another jumping-off point for your whitsunday banishing act is the nearby town of shoot harbour when Captain Cook cruised up the Whitsunday Passage in 1770 he marveled that the region's protected waters and beauty today shoot Harbor is a popular place for landlubbers to rent a yacht and Giada course on their own island-hopping adventures of the whitsundays 74 islands only a handful are inhabited and it's on these that you'll find some of Australia's best island resorts [Music] just a 30-minute ferry ride from le beach is daydream island an island paradise that's been welcoming travelers for over half a century for a small island daydream sure packs in a lot of beauty cool off on a catamaran or paddleboard or simply wait out into the waters of lovers Cove and explore the Ferengi grief [Music] at the islands rejuvenating spa trade in your snorkelling masks for one made from the finest botanicals then let the sparse expert purposed sluicin up those 21st century knots it's not just the guests who get pampered on daydream the residents see life enjoy a good massage too and if you'd like to find Nebo the islands biologists are waiting to introduce you to the 200 species of fish and coral which thrive in the resort's lagoons [Music] but of course one of the best things to do on day dream is to do nothing at all and that is a kind of perfection all in itself a further 30 minutes out from daydream is Australia's premier resort destination Hamilton Island cruising by fast cat tie up your boat at the marina or fly in direct from many of Australia's capital cities this is an island where you're spoiled for choice and where every choice is pure class spend your day paddling in the perfect C or just paddle up to the sunken bar for another cocktail get to know some of the region's wildlife from the cuddly to the not so cuddly Hamilton Island offers six resource with accommodation styles ranging from the luxury to the heavenly and when you're in the need for a little sustenance there's over a dozen restaurants and cafes to choose from [Music] take a day trip out to nearby beauty spots like whitehaven beach consistently voted one of the world's great beaches the sands here are over 90 percent silica which means they stay comfy underfoot no matter how hot the day perfect [Music] however you choose to spend your days on Hamilton there's no better way to end them than on One Tree Hill enjoy the sunset and the 360 degree views and toast your good fortune for having made the perfect with Sunday escape just be sure to book the return ticket because the whitsundays is the kind of place where days can slip into weeks and before you know it the world of old has slipped below the horizon and vanished forever [Music] [Applause] [Music]

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Published: Fri Jan 03 2020