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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
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sharing the same latitude as Rio de
Janeiro and Tahiti the region enjoys a
perfect year-round climate
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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