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The islands themselves are part of The Cumberland Island Group which was named by Captain James Cook in honour of his royal highness, The Duke of Cumberland. The greater Cumberland Island group was divided into five sections; The Whitsunday GroupThe Lindeman GroupThe Anchor IslandsThe Sir James Smith GroupSouthern Cumberland Islands National Park The Whitsunday Group…

However, it has happened. Most commonly, crocodiles that are spotted around the Airlie Beach area are in marinas such as Coral Sea Marina.  While it is extremely rare, it can always be a possibility. Crocodiles don’t live in the Airlie Beach area but in passing through they may stop in to the marina and hang out for a few days.  The reason for this is because crocodiles like ‘dirty’ water to hunt in and marina water is the closest thing to ‘dirty’ water that we have around here. South of Airlie Beach, we have the inlet to the Proserpine River, which does have crocodiles.  Luckily for us, they very rarely venture beyond the mouth of the river.   Are there crocodiles in The Whitsundays? Again, the simplest answer here is just a solid no.  There are not usually crocodiles found…

This guide aims to give you complete knowledge of everything that Hook Island offers.   Mantaray Bay Mantaray Bay is perhaps the most popular snorkel site on Hook Island due to the abundance of fish life which is named ‘The Aquarium’ by local tour guides.   Here you will find Maori Wrasse (George), Giant Trevally, Batfish and thousands of Yellow-tail Fusiliers.   The fish life here is not exactly diverse, but it is very impressive.  The fish here are visited numerous times a day by humans which have made them very comfortable with our presence.  So comfortable that it is actually likely that a fish may accidentally head-butt you. Fish feeding in Mantaray Bay has been approved by Marine Parks although only specified GBRMP fish food can be given and tour boats are only allowed to feed them a designated amount…

When is the best time of year to visit Airlie Beach and The Whitsundays?   Spring is the best time to visit, more specifically, the months of September to November because the weather is perfect and town is pumping.   Why?   Weather  Weatherwise this is our best time of year because it’s hot, but not too humid for our friends that are not used to tropical heat.  The humidity only starts to ramp up around the end of spring which makes for nice cool nights for the majority of the season. Average daily temperatures in Spring hover around 27 degrees which is ideal for sipping a cocktail by the pool or heading out to explore The Whitsundays.   Sea Conditions Spring is by far the best time to be out on the water in The Whitsundays because we will…

White Haven Beach Correctly spelt it’s Whitehaven Beach.   Whitehaven Beach is the very famous, beautiful stip of pure white sand in The Whitsundays.  You can find out more information by clicking the button below.   Whit Sunday Islands Correctly spelt it’s Whitsunday Islands. The Whitsunday Islands are a group of Islands just offshore from the North Queensland Coast.  While The Whitsundays technically stretches quite a long way, the best access point is Airlie Beach.   Arlie Beach Correctly spelt it’s Airlie Beach. There is a cheeky extra I hidden in there behind the first A.  Airlie Beach is a fun little town with the perfect mix of party and chill.  It’s also where all of the Whitsunday Islands tours depart from. Tonge Bay Correctly spelt it’s Tongue Bay. Tongue Bay is the sheltered bay just over the hill from Whitehaven…

Christmas time in Airlie Beach and The Whitsundays is always a mixed bag of weather and by that I mean, sunshine, rain, wind, heat and not necessarily in that order. TEMPERATURE In December, Airlie Beach and The Whitsundays will start to get proper summer temperatures in excess of 33 degrees Celsius by day and 25 degrees at night. Humidity will start to rise significantly as well as the monsoonal rains start to fall over the far north. Summer in the tropics will produce rather sticky conditions that are best managed by swimming all day and cranking the air conditioner all night. RAIN December always produces rain in significant amounts, thankfully Airlie Beach is mostly spared from day time downpours as most of the rain will fall at night. The dry season runs out as December ticks along though the most…

November is when we start to come into the wet season in Airlie Beach and The Whitsundays.  This means we see temperatures heading towards ‘hot’ and some rain starts to fall. TEMPERATURE In November, Airlie Beach and The Whitsundays starts to heat up to those tropical temperatures that you would expect from north Queensland.  Temperatures generally hover around 30 degrees in the day and fall to 23 degrees at night. Spring comes with warm sunny days that are perfect for any outdoor adventure, especially snorkelling and relaxing on Whitehaven Beach.  Sea temperatures start to warm up which prevents you from getting cold and allows you to stay in the water for longer. The longer you stay in the water, the more you will see, so it’s definitely a winning situation. RAIN November is the beginning of our wet season and…

October is notorious for being one of the very best months to visit Airlie Beach and The Whitsundays. TEMPERATURE In October, Airlie Beach and The Whitsundays starts to heat up to those tropical temperatures that you would expect from north Queensland.  Temperatures generally hover around 27 degrees in the day and fall to 23 degrees at night. Spring comes with warm sunny days that are perfect for any outdoor adventure, especially snorkelling and relaxing on a beach.  Sea temperatures start to warm up which prevents you from getting cold and allows you to stay in the water for longer. The longer you stay in the water, the more you will see, so it’s definitely a winning situation. RAIN October is one of the driest months in Airlie Beach and you can almost be guaranteed that it will not rain at…

September is possibly the best time of year to visit Airlie Beach and The Whitsundays because it’s starting to warm up from winter, but it’s not yet hot. TEMPERATURE In September, Airlie Beach and The Whitsundays shake off those winter temperatures and put our jumpers back in the closet.  Temperatures generally hover around 26 degrees in the day and fall to 20 degrees at night. Spring comes with warm sunny days that are perfect for any outdoor adventure, especially snorkelling.  Sea temperatures start to warm up which prevents you from getting cold and allows you to stay in the water for longer. The longer you stay in the water, the more you will see, so it’s definitely a winning situation. RAIN September is one of the driest months in Airlie Beach with little to no rain falling.  If there is…

August, just like July, is a wonderful playground for both humans and sea animals.  August gives us some of the best chances to see dolphins, manta rays and whales. TEMPERATURE In August, Airlie Beach and The Whitsundays are what the locals refer to as ‘a bit cold’.  This means temperatures around 24 degrees in the day and at night, it will get down below 19 degrees. In August, being winter, we strongly recommend you take a decent jumper with you if heading out on the water.  If you are just hanging around Airlie Beach itself, then a t-shirt should be fine. This is normally the time of year that we as locals start getting called ‘sooks’ by our friends from Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.  Cool for them is cold to us. RAIN August is one of the driest months in…