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Whitsunday Islands: these are the most well known and well visited island group in Australia. One of the country's major tourist attractions and holiday destinations, these islands are centrally located on the Queensland Coast 150km north of Mackay and 300km south of Townsville in the heart of the World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef. The main islands lie directly between the Queensland Coast and The Great Barrier Reef to the east. Eight of the islands have resort facilities. The Whitsundays are the epitome of the perfect tropical island holiday destination and are synonymous with the image of paradise.
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Singing Ship at Emu Park
The Capricorn Coast: A coastal strip of deserted beaches, sparkling white sands and small seaside villages on or around the Tropic of Capricorn. Contrasts range from rainforest to reef, outback to wetlands, camping islands to mainland sand dunes. The Capricorn Coast region is spared the higher temperatures and humidity of North Queensland. As a result visitors in summer often find the more temperate climate easier than the extremes further north.
Rockhampton is the regional centre. A city of considerable charm, Rockhampton experiences over 300 days of sunshine each year, which lends itself to tourism activities all year round and an abundance of outdoor activities in the area.
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The Hibiscus Coast: This relatively small stretch of coast to the north of Mackay is an area of relatively isolated beaches backed by fertile sugar fields and unique mountain formations. Seaforth and Halliday Beaches are two largely untouched beaches that are very popular with visitors and locals for their picnic and barbecue areas dotted along the foreshore. Cape Hillsborough is an area of exceptional beauty - it features rock-strewn, sandy beaches, hoop pine-dotted hillsides plunging towards the sea, subtropical rainforest and mangrove-fringed wetlands. But what visitors like best is the rare treat of viewing wallabies feeding on the beach around sunrise or late evenings.
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