Airlie Beach Lagoon
A 4,300 m² public lagoon on the Airlie Beach waterfront, built over an elevated breakwater, with lifeguards year-round and views of the Coral Sea and the islands.
Queensland · Australia
In the destination Whitsundays.
In the photo: Airlie Beach waterfront
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The city
Coastal village on the mainland opposite the Whitsunday islands, Airlie Beach is the main departure point for the archipelago. On the waterfront there is a public lagoon for swimming, with views of the Coral Sea; from the marinas boats depart for Whitehaven and Hill Inlet, overnight sailing trips and ferries to Hamilton Island. Scenic flights over Heart Reef also leave from the region's airport.
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The local experience
A 4,300 m² public lagoon on the Airlie Beach waterfront, built over an elevated breakwater, with lifeguards year-round and views of the Coral Sea and the islands.
A beach of about 7 km on Whitsunday Island, with 98% silica white sand and clear water, inside the Whitsunday Islands National Park; accessible by boat, seaplane, or helicopter.
Lookouts at Tongue Point on Whitsunday Island above the mouth of Hill Inlet, where the tide carves white sand curves and blue water north of Whitehaven Beach.
Heart-shaped coral formation in Hardy Reef in the Great Barrier Reef, discovered in 1975 by a pilot; protected and not visitable by boat, seen on scenic flights.