Airlie beach & Air Whistsundays

“The heart of the Great Barrier Reef” Airlie Beach

Airlie Beach is a town in the Whitsunday Region Queensland, Australia

The Whitsunday Islands, named by James Cook in 1770 are a sailors' paradise

Airlie Beach's original name was the town of "Airlie". It received this name in 1935 when the Proserpine town Chairman requested a name for a new subdivision on the coast.

It was confirmed in 1936

The name Airlie Beach was approved by Council 31 January 1987

Approximately central in

the 2,600 kilometer long

reef system, the Port of

Airlie is great stepping

off point to visit both the

Great Barrier Reef and

also the stunning

Whitsunday Islands

Over 300 commercial vessels call Airlie Beach there home port.

Attractions

The world's largest coral reef system. 

The Great Barrier Reef is composed of over 2,900 individual

reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,600 kilometres

over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres

White Heaven Beach

White Heaven Beach

White Heaven Beach

Panorama Tour

Enjoy the sparkling expanse of the Whitsunday Islands National Park and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

from the air, on the land and under the water.

Panorama Tour Scenic flight over the Great Barrier Reef, Whitehaven Beach and Whitsunday Islands

Celebrate the Tropical Life Style

Best Time to visit – July to October

How to get there?

Between 1.882 km to 1.950 km

22-24 hours driving

3 – 5 hours

Over 2,000 km 90 days

Between 1.882 km to 1.950 km

90 days

“The heart of the Great Barrier Reef”

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