Escape with confidence
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Escape with confidence
Macona Inlet on Hook Island provides good protection from most wind directions allowing for a safe calm first night out.
There is good fishing from the boat or dinghy and three beaches are accessible at low tide to explore.
Pick up a mooring at Dumbell Island for a snorkel if you have time before heading to Cateran Bay for the night which has moorings and good snorkelling. The beach is accessible at mid or high tide. Take the short bush walk up to ridge for great views.
There is great snorkelling at all the bays on the north side of Hook Island with free moorings available.
Butterfly Bay – go ashore and take your camera to snap some pics of the butterflies (they really do exist most months).
Pinnacle Bay – there are great views from the lighthouse (a bit of a climb as there is no formal path).
Head to Blue Pearl Bay on Hayman Island for the day for some snorkelling or a bush walk. You can take great photos of the views from the track that leads up the hill from the south end of the beach or hop in for a swim and snorkel with the resident Maori Wrasse.
Take care navigating into Stonehaven on Hook Island. There are plenty of moorings available to relax and enjoy a great sunset.
Day stop at Langford Island where there are moorings available with great snorkelling and a lovely beach to explore. If the tides are right explore the tidal pools on top of the reef, but take care not to damage the coral.
After lunch head to Nara Inlet on Hook Island, a protected calm anchorage with a short bush walk to the Aboriginal caves.
At Hamilton Island you can top up with water, drop off your garbage and restock. You can use the resort facilities for the day, do some activities, have a drink at the swim-up pool bar and enjoy a restaurant meal
You may anchor at Beach 25 for the night if you do not want to stay in the marina.
Whitehaven Beach on Whitsunday Island is world-renowned for its soft white silica sand that stretches over 7km long. There is a good snorkelling spot at the southern end and a good marine park track to Chance Bay for any energetic crew.
Tongue Bay on Whitsunday Island has a marine park track to Hill Inlet and an unmissable viewing platform overlooking Whitehaven Beach and its amazing swirling sands. Plan your walk though as access to the beach is only available at mid to high tide.
Cid Harbour on the western side of Whitsunday Island is protected and calm. It has a seasonal waterfall, marine park tracks between beaches, and a big hike up to Whitsunday Peak for a workout with a view.
Anchor up in Bauer Bay on South Molle Island which is a lovely north-facing beach. The resort is currently closed but there are good bushwalks all over the island and decent snorkelling on the fringing reefs.
