Whitsundays & the Great Barrier Reef

Seventy-four islands inside the reef, so the water stays flat however hard the trades blow.

24 places on the chart: 2 harbour towns and ports, 19 islands, 2 anchorages and bays and 1 beach.

Why the fleet comes here

Port Douglas: The marina closest to the outer reef and the Daintree
Hamilton Island: The marina and the airport of the Whitsundays, and Hamilton Island Race Week in August
Airlie Beach: The mainland base for the Whitsundays
Whitehaven Beach: Four miles of silica sand, and Hill Inlet at the north end
Hayman Island: The northernmost Whitsunday, and a single resort
Whitsunday Island: The largest of the group, uninhabited, and Whitehaven is on it
Lizard Island: The northern outpost, with the reef an hour offshore