Midway along Queensland's coast and the heart of the Great Barrier Reef and the calm tropical waters of the Coral Sea is the Mackay and Whitsundays region.
Spanning the coastal region are the beautiful beaches of Bowen in the north to the inland township Proserpine and south Mackay. The coastal resort town of Airlie Beach is the gateway to the Whitsunday Islands where 74 islands lie in the warm waters of the Coral Sea and only eight of which are inhabited.
Set sail to your own private island beach and sink your feet into the white, silica sands of the world famous Whitehaven Beach. Cruise across the crystal clear waters to explore the magnificent Great Barrier Reef.
Must Do
- Hiring a yacht and taking a relaxed sail amongst the wonder that is the Great Barrier Reef and the Whitsunday Island Chain.
- Lazing on the seven kilometres of pristine white silica sands of Whitehaven Beach on Whitsunday Island.
- Check-in and check-out at one of the resorts hosted in the Whitsunday Island chain. Whether its eco-style, family friendly, exclusive or all-inclusive, there is something for all budgets and tastes.
- Explore the magnificent Whitsunday Islands aboard a luxury sailing yacht.
- Try your luck for a big barra or a sooty grunter at Lake Proserpine, also know as the Peter Faust Dam.
- Take the family for a visit to the Sarina Sugar Shed where you can see sugar being produced right before your eyes.
- Of course, how could you go past a visit to the Big Mango, just 4km south of Bowen at the Bowen Visitor Information Centre.
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