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Airlie Beach

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Things to do in Airlie Beach

The mainland launch pad for the reef and the islands.

  • Sailing trips
  • Airlie Lagoon
  • Whitsunday tours
  • Reef access

Damien Dempsey from Melbourne, Australia / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Airlie Beach is the mainland town everything leaves from. Sailing trips, reef days and island transfers all go from the marina. The lagoon in the middle of town is a free, stinger-free swimming option.

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What is actually here

Airlie Beach·QLD

Airlie Beach Lagoon

A free, stinger-free public swimming lagoon in the middle of town, patrolled and good with kids.

Free · An hour · Step free

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Whitehaven Beach

Seven kilometres of pure silica sand on Whitsunday Island, reached by boat or seaplane.

$$$ · A day

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Sail the Whitsundays

Bareboat or skippered charter through 74 islands. Two nights is the minimum that makes sense.

$$$ · A weekend