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carol burns
2008-12-22
Most beautiful beach in the world, crystal clear waters - lots of fun.
Whitehaven Beach
How do you describe to someone the finest, whitest, purest sand that feels like powder through your toes? How do you conjure up an image of the most exquisite bay, coated in flawless water and umpteen shades of pale blue?
Whitehaven Beach is known all over the world for its unwavering beauty. Float dreamily over seven kilometres of silica sand beach, swim with the fish, lie in the diamond-studded sunshine and watch the boats bob cheerfully at anchor. A seamless blue sky stretches above you and you are totally seduced by the beach’s beauty.
Whitehaven can be experienced in several ways. Ferries and luxury cruising yachts depart from Airlie Beach daily. A variety of sailing companies also offer multi-day charters that include a memorable visit to Whitehaven Beach in addition to stops to the outer Great Barrier Reef. Seaplanes and helicopters also visit the area offering stunning views from the sky.
Getting there:
Tours to Whitehaven Beach can be taken from Airlie Beach or several of the Whitsunday islands. Airlie Beach is located 1115km north of Brisbane and accessed by air, rail and road.
Further information:
Australian Tourism Data Warehouse
Ph 07 4945 3711
Voters Comments
carol burns
#102
Leanne Telfer
2008-12-22
The whitest of white sands. A place to be experienced to be believed.
#103
Daniel Sullivan
2008-12-22
Truly amazing beach.
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Joanne Martin-Blakey
2008-12-22
We hired a sailboat and anchored in the bay of whitehaven beach. Four of us went on to the beach in our little dinghy. One couple went left and the other right along the beach. We could not see each other and spent half the day relaxing on the most glorious, beautiful and soft sand, then cooling off in the clearest, bluest water known to man. What a romantic and isolated island - it was literally like being on a deserted island. If you have the opportunity, go!
#105
Anthony Ferguson. .
2008-12-19
AWESOME
#106
Danyal Saleh
2008-12-19
It is has stunning natural beauty and is wonderfully untouched by development.
#107
carol burns
2008-12-19
FANTASTIC- LOTS OF FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY.
#108
Joel Diepenhorst
2008-12-18
My partner and I flew hear from Hamilton and landed halfway up the beach and we instantly felt like we had found our own private beach. It is so large that we only bumped into a few other couples. The water was the clearest I'd ever seen and there were turtles swimming in the shallows. The sand was a perfect white and as we walked down the beach we saw little fish swimming through the ripples of water that seamed to reflex the most perfect sun. The water is lovely to swim in as it is warmed by the sun and is clear enough to see the fish and turtles under the water. We only stayed for 1.5hrs but I would definitely go back.
#109
helen mckenzie
2008-12-17
The white sand & clear blue water is spectacular.
#110
carol burns
2008-12-17
Gorgeous beach. Take a sail boat over for the day - great fun day out in the sun.