Whitsunday Escape™ Yacht Charters, Catamaran & Bareboat Sailing Holidays
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    Whitsunday Escape™ offer a most unique holiday experience in paradise with “Skipper Yourself Bareboat Yacht Charters”. You choose the itinerary, pace and adventures to explore Queensland’s tropical Whitsunday Islands from the comfort of your own floating accommodation.

    With the largest, modern fleet of self-contained sleep aboard boats, Whitsunday Escape will have you sailing or cruising the Whitsundays in style. Based in Airlie Beach, you can hire one of our many power boats or sailing yachts and catamarans to explore the islands at your own pace.

    No licence is required, just some prior boating experience, as you will receive a comprehensive briefing before you set sail on the holiday of a lifetime.

    A boat for every holiday

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    • Summerland 40
    Whitsunday Escape Skipper Yourself Bareboat Holidays

    The Summerland 40 oozes French flair with an owner’s suite and an enormous flybridge. Designed for those who want luxury and style
    6 Guests
    3 Сabins
    3 Showers
    2 Toilets
    Leopard 40 3 Cabin
    Whitsunday Escape Leopard 40 3 cabin under sail

    The luxurious new Leopard 40 3 Cabin features the forward walk-through and a contemporary/modern fit out.
    6-8 Guests
    3 Сabins
    3 Showers
    2 Toilets
    Leopard 43.3 GENSET

    There were no details left unattended in the creation of the new Leopard 43.3 power catamaran, including the hull design, the updated interior, and much more
    6-8 Guests
    3 Сabins
    3 Showers
    2 Toilets
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    • Things to do and places to go

    Great Barrier Reef

    Cruise the islands of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and experience nature at its finest.

    Whitehaven Beach

    Possibly Australia's most famous beach, the white sands of Whitehaven are a must see on your holiday.

    Island Resorts

    Stop off at islands resorts and enjoy restaurants, cocktails, swim-up pool bars, and activities galore.

    Water Activities

    With an abundance of reef fish, pelagics and other species available, fishing is very popular in the Whitsundays.

    Whales

    The cooler months are whale season in the Whitsundays. Nearly every day offers great whale watching experiences.

    Snorkelling

    Some of the best reef snorkelling in Australia is right here in the Whitsundays. Snorkelling gear is provided free!

    See what more you can do
    or create your own itinerary

    A few words from some of our happy customers

    The Zeets Family

    Dear Team Whitsunday Escape,

    A huge thank you again from our family for a magical 7 days on board Serenity!

    Your team and vessels never disappoint, we have not done the bareboat holiday for 10yrs whilst our children were very young, we were nervous but our oldest now being 10 and youngest 3 – Serenity was just the perfect boat, it felt extremely well maintained and was faultless the entire 7 days onboard, Amee was 1st class in her briefings and debrief, we never for a second had to revert back to a manual.

    Your staff in the office make it a pleasure to visit and the sheds were very well conducted!

    Please pass on our thanks to your entire team, Amee and the owner of Serenity!

    Again, a faultless experience very much enjoyed by our family

    Wishing you all a happy 2022

    Zeets_Fam

    QLD; who chartered our Voyager 1040 for the first time

    The Hamer Family

    We chartered Leizar {Jeanneau 43) for 7 nights and had the most amazing time.

    All the staff at Whitsunday Escape (especially Beth, Jordan, Lachie, Ashley and Robyn) who were all so knowledgeable, accomodating, friendly, efficient and professional.
    They were all such a pleasure to deal with.  Leizar was an amazing boat and was perfect for our family of 5.

    I would highly recommend Whitsunday Escape (this was our 5th Charter with them) to anyone who is wanting to do a Bareboat Charter in the Whitsundays.

    Thanks again to everyone, we will definitely be back.

    NSW; who chartered our Jeanneau 43 for the first time

    Andrew and Friends

    We recently spent 5 nights aboard “Glenfyne” {Scimitar 1010} and had a fantastic time.

    The crew at Whitsunday Escape were brilliant (thanks again Locky and Jordie).

    The boat was our home away from home as we cruised the islands and explored the bays.

    Excellent service, excellent boat and excellent location………we’ll be back!

    The Whitsunday Escape™ News

    Great Barrier Reef view from Outer Space
    Jan 17

    Seven Wonders of the Whitsundays

    The Great Barrier Reef is one of the seven Natural Wonders of the World and once you’re here, there’s a whole lot of WOW every where you look! The Great Barrier Reef is, we believe, the grandest natural wonder in the world and is the only one that may be visibly recognized from outer space. […]
    Dec 2

    Your definitive guide to bushwalking and hiking around the Whitsundays (Part 3)

    As per Part 1 & 2 of our bushwalking guide, if you enjoy a good walk in nature, the Whitsunday Islands are definitely the place for you. There are over 40 tracks and trails of varying lengths and difficulties and this is your definitive guide when it comes to walking the region.   Part 1 covered […]
    Nov 25

    Your definitive guide to bushwalking and hiking around the Whitsundays (Part 2)

    As per Part 1 of our bushwalking guide, if you enjoy a good walk in nature, the Whitsunday Islands are definitely the place for you. There are over 40 tracks and trails of varying lengths and difficulties and this is your definitive guide when it comes to walking the region.   Part 1 covered the […]

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