Whitehaven Ultimate Experience - Snorkelling & Hill Inlet
Feel Whitehaven Beach’s soft white sand beneath your feet, see Hill Inlet’s swirling colours from above and snorkel at a fringing reef. Enjoy a freshly prepared lunch during your beach stop.
Highlights
- Full-day beach experience
- FREE fresh buffet style lunch, fruit in the afternoon
- Stable, fast premium catamaran
- Drinks and snacks available for purchase
- Reef snorkelling and or Hill inlet swirling sands guided bush walk
Description
Start your day with breakfast and coffee at Rufus & Co Café, open from 7:00 am, before your 8:30 am tour check-in. Breakfast and coffee are available to purchase separately.
Then cruise through the Whitsunday Islands aboard our fast catamaran. Watch the coastline give way to clear blue water as you travel towards Whitehaven Beach, Hill Inlet and a fringing reef.
Whitehaven Beach Club
Step onto the famous white sand at the southern end of Whitehaven Beach. You’ll spend about one hour here enjoying lunch, taking a quick swim and relaxing or playing on the beach. Your Hill Inlet walk and snorkelling adventure take place at separate stops during the day.
Lunch is freshly prepared and served from a buffet. Choose from sliced salami, roast beef, ham off the bone, three salads, wraps and condiments. Lunch is one serving per guest, not an unlimited buffet. Once everyone has been served, you’re welcome to return for more if food remains.
Relax beneath shared shade cabanas or enjoy beach games. Stand-up paddleboards may be available when conditions are safe. Wind and sea conditions can prevent their use, so paddleboarding is not guaranteed. The skipper makes the decision on the day.
When tides allow, you’ll walk ashore via the vessel’s front landing bridge. At low tide, the crew will take you to the beach by tender boat.
Hill Inlet Lookout
Follow your guide along a natural track to Hill Inlet Lookout. From above, watch white sand and turquoise water form the changing patterns that make this view so memorable. The walk has steps and inclines, so comfortable walking shoes are recommended.
Fringing reef snorkelling
Slip into the water to explore a fringing reef and look for colourful fish and other marine life. Snorkelling equipment, flotation devices, instruction and crew supervision are included. The crew selects the snorkelling location based on the day’s conditions.
Your experience includes
- Return fast-catamaran cruise from Airlie Beach
- About one hour at the southern Whitehaven Beach Club
- Guided Hill Inlet Lookout walk
- Fringing reef snorkelling, with equipment and instruction
- Freshly prepared lunch served from a buffet
- Afternoon fruit
- Shared shade cabanas and beach games, when available
- National park and applicable marine fees
Drinks and snacks are available to purchase. During whale migration season, keep watch for humpback whales as you cruise through the islands.
The order and timing of activities may change because of tides, weather, sea conditions or safety requirements. If the Hill Inlet walk or snorkelling cannot take place for safety or weather reasons, a refund is provided. An alternative activity or rebooking may also be offered.
Includes
buffet style Fresh lunch
afternoon Fresh fruit
Beach club access
Paddle boards
Beach games
Shaded areas
Hill Inlet lookout guided tour to see the famous swirling sands
Amazing snorkelling with chance to see turtles and vibrant marine life and reef
National park fees
Return transfers
Excludes
Additional beverages and snacks (available for purchase)
Souvenirs
Important Information
- Please note, this tour may not be suitable for guests travelling to Airlie Beach by Cruise Ship, we depart at 9am and return to port of Airlie ( 5 min walk to Cruise Whitsundays cruise terminal) at 4:45-5pm
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
