Day Three: Whitehaven Beach

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Suggested Time: One Day
Your Quiet Escape

The one day you leave the island. A resort-arranged boat takes you across to Whitehaven Beach and Hill Inlet on Whitsunday Island. Seven kilometres of white silica sand, swirling turquoise water, and the kind of quiet that only exists when you are a long way from everything.

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Day three: Boat transfer to Whitehaven Beach

The resort's Whitehaven Beach Experience departs in the morning. The boat crosses to Whitsunday Island in about an hour, passing through the same…

The resort's Whitehaven Beach Experience departs in the morning. The boat crosses to Whitsunday Island in about an hour, passing through the same chain of islands you saw on arrival. A small group, a maximum of 25 guests, so the experience stays quiet.
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Day three: Hill Inlet Lookout

A guided walk takes you up to the Hill Inlet Lookout at the northern end of Whitehaven Beach. From the top, the view is the one you have seen in…

A guided walk takes you up to the Hill Inlet Lookout at the northern end of Whitehaven Beach. From the top, the view is the one you have seen in photographs: white sand and turquoise water swirling with the tide below. In person, it is bigger, quieter, and harder to leave than you expect.
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Day three: Whitehaven Beach

Back down on the sand, the beach stretches seven kilometres along Whitsunday Island. The silica sand is 98% pure, soft underfoot, and stays cool even…

Back down on the sand, the beach stretches seven kilometres along Whitsunday Island. The silica sand is 98% pure, soft underfoot, and stays cool even in the middle of the day. Swim, float, or sit. The boat waits. There is no rush to be anywhere.