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Best Time For A Whitsundays Holiday Looking to visit the Whitsundays for an end of year holiday? November is the best time to come up—not only is the weather perfect (not quite summer, so not too hot), but it’s also the month of the incredible, Airlie Beach Music Festival. This makes it a perfect time…

Thundercat is one of our most popular adventures and an awesome choice if you are looking to experience the beautiful Whitsundays in just one day. This exhilarating, multi award winning tour will take you to the best sights and spots the Whitsundays has to offer—including the famous Whitehaven Beach and Hill Inlet Lookout. Start the…

Red Cat Adventures roars into finals of Telstra Business Awards   The moment Julie and Asher Telford took the plunge into the Whitsunday charter boat scene, they knew the opportunities for business were endless. What they didn’t know however was that seven years later they would be finalists in the Queensland Telstra Business Awards. Telford…

Paradise Cove Resort is excited to offer the venue for a dream wedding to one lucky couple wanting to get married in the Whitsundays.  Read our blog for more information on this fantastic competition. The Wedding Heart of Australia just got even more attractive! The Whitsundays is known as the ‘Wedding Heart’ of Australia due to its sublime…

Red Cat Adventures is pleased to share a recent travelling blog by Allie Metz from Tourism Australia. We’re so glad she enjoyed a day on Thundercat in June. Morning “Depart Abell Point Marina at 9am on board Red Cat Adventures’ Thundercat Tour for an exhilarating day exploring Whitsunday Island and the Great Barrier Reef. After a…

Review from Monni Travels! On the 4th of December we set sail on a red boat called Tongarra. But wanderers, this was no ordinary boat. This boat transforms into a floating, mystical, magical, tent-castle that sails through the paradise of the Whitsundays. Intrigued? Let me tell you more.. Tongarra, in my travel agency experience, has…

Paradise Cove has been rated Number 10 in ‘the world’s most drop-dead gorgeous bathrooms’ according to Chris Ashton from Yahoo7. The twin bath bathhouses at Paradise Cove are situated in the lush tropical ground at Paradise Cove Resort. The only way to access these is to book onto the two day two night Ride to Paradise…

Red Cat Adventures would like to congratulate Abell Point Marina for attaining the 5 Gold Anchor Marina Accreditation. This is the only marina in Australia that has been provided with this accreditation and we’re the lucky ones to keep our three vessels here, plus the Red Cat office. The Marina’s marketing manager, Joscelyn O’Keefe, had…

We were really pleased to receive this feedback from Thundercat passenger, Jean Pascal. “Thank you for this day. A typical day for you, I think, but for us (Frenchies) it was amazing. You are very nice. We are pleased to have selected Thundercat for that day. Keep it up, it’s perfect. Thanks Mate!!!”

After a hard day of sunbathing at Whitehaven Beach, snorkelling our fringing reefs and cruising around in our Wildcat speedboat, there is no better way to unwind than enjoying a relaxing bath in one of our outdoor bathtubs. Queensland tourism recently went on a mission to find the best bathtubs in the state and we…

George, the friendly Maori Wrasse at his best, right here! Come and hang with us!

I had such an amazing time on the Tongarra!!! Richie and Kane were amazing trip leaders, looking after us and keeping things fun.  The food was yummy (thanks mama Kane) and I absolutely loved sleeping under the stars, meeting people from all around the world, snorkeling in the reef, and of course the breathtaking Whitehaven…