Airlie Beach·QLD
Airlie Beach Lagoon
A free, stinger-free public swimming lagoon in the middle of town, patrolled and good with kids.

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The mainland launch pad for the reef and the islands.
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.
3 things to do
Airlie Beach·QLD
A free, stinger-free public swimming lagoon in the middle of town, patrolled and good with kids.
Airlie Beach·QLD
Seven kilometres of pure silica sand on Whitsunday Island, reached by boat or seaplane.
Airlie Beach·QLD
Bareboat or skippered charter through 74 islands. Two nights is the minimum that makes sense.
While you are down here