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Great Barrier Reef Facts

The Great Barrier Reef has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981. It is the world’s largest and longest coral reef system stretching 2,300 kilometres from Bundaberg to Cape York. The Great Barrier Reef covers an area of approximately 348,000 square kilometres incorporating more than  2,900 coral reefs and 1,050 islands and coral cays. It extends over 14…

Ngaro Culture in the Whitsundays

Home for 9000 years The Whitsundays and the neighbouring coastal fringe are the traditional home of the Ngaro Aboriginal people, who are also known as the ‘Canoe People’ and the Giya, who lived on the mainland. Archaeological research shows that the Ngaro inhabited the Whitsundays for at least the past 9,000 years. Evidence of Ngaro…

Why Visit Langford Island?

A beautiful uninhabited island in the Whitsundays near Airlie Beach and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Langford Island isn’t a common destination for tour boats to visit. For those who have already seen Whitehaven Beach, Langford Island is a wonderful spot to take another full day tour to, to experience another side of our…

Romance in the Whitsundays

Airlie Beach, long renowned as a backpacker mecca, is growing up. There are some wonderfully romantic ways to experience the Whitsundays on a honeymoon or romantic holiday with someone special. Lady Enid Sailing The only strictly adults only tour in the Whitsundays is simply made for couples. With 3 premium tours to choose from, you…

The Ultimate Whitsundays Week

Is this your first time to Airlie Beach and the Whitsundays? There is so much to see and do, we highly recommend you take 5 days and create the ultimate Whitsundays week. Explore, do some tours, relax and unwind, enjoy some lovely dinners, and really soak up the laid-back Airlie Beach lifestyle. Sailing the Whitsunday…