Top Reasons to Take a Whitsundays Backpacker Tour

Whitsunday Islands

With 74 islands in total, they are connected by white sandy beaches and memorising blue waters of the Coral Sea, The Whitsunday Islands are one of the top destinations in all of Australia. With a perfect tropical climate and light wind conditions, most of the year these Queensland Islands are the perfect place for a Whitsundays Backpacker Tour. Airlie Beach is the gateway to the Whitsunday islands and is situated in Northern Queensland, 1097km North of Brisbane and 621km south of Cairns. Flights fly daily from Brisbane and Sydney and Greyhound and Premier buses have daily arrivals into Airlie Beach as well.

The Great Barrier Reef

Surrounded and sheltered by the Great Barrier Reef, Whitsunday Islands make for the best spot to embark on a Whitsundays Backpacker Tour with snorkelling. The Whitsunday Islands are surrounded by Great Barrier Reef corals. Unlike the outer reef, the magical bays of these islands are home to a lot of soft flowering corals that are protected from ocean conditions, and home to abundant tropical reef fish. These fish are used to human activity, you will see plenty during multiple snorkel locations on your Whitsundays Backpacker Tour

Whitehaven Beach

Whitehaven beach is the one destination in Australia that shouldn’t be missed under any circumstances. It is continually voted as one of the best beaches in the world. Stretching for 7km along the eastern side of Whitsunday Island, Whitehaven Beach is 97% silica sand and is accessible from the northern and southern ends. The Northern end of Whitehaven Beach is Hill Inlet lookout, With a short walk, you will be overlooking the length of Whitehaven Beach. No Whitsundays Backpacker Tour is complete until you visited this amazing beach and soaking in the pure serenity.

Airlie Beach

Airlie Beach is a small vibrant town beside the coral sea, The main st is lined with Backpacker hostels, outdoor bars, cafes and tourist shops. On the eastern side of the main st, beside the sea is a massive man-made swimming lagoon where tourists lay around on the grass sunbaking and swimming at their leisure. Airlie Beach is the perfect place before and after your tour with most tour companies holding a boat party at one of the local bars after your Whitsundays Backpacker Tour.

Sense of Adventure

It’s not every day you get to travel onboard a boat that was built to win races around the world. Whilst relaxing is part of the Whitsundays Backpacker Tour you will also get to help the qualified crew set sails, feeling your boat lean over taking on the wind whilst the engine is switched off. On a calm day this is a relaxing sail, but on days with winds reaching over 15 knots.you will feel alive, the yacht will take on a life of its own powering through the ocean on way to its next destination. Again it’s not every day you swim with turtles and tropical fish, we guarantee you will leave the water with a big smile, feeling alive and satisfied.

Meet fellow Whitsunday Backpacker Tour Travellers

A typical Whitsundays Backpacker Tour carries between 12 – 32 guests. This is a perfect opportunity to meet fellow travellers and swap stories while enjoying the pristine Whitsundays views. New friends will be made and maybe new travel partners. We see guests come back years later and travel again on the same tour as this was where they first meet and fell in love. No matter what Whitsundays Backpacker Tour you take we can guarantee you will remember this for a life time.