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Ocean Rafting

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Whitsundays & Bowen

Alcyonaria Point (Hook Island)

Vertical ledge and wall with gullies, small caves and a band of colourful soft corals at 10 m.

Boat (day trip)Up to 18 m
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Whitsundays & Bowen

Bird Island (Whitsundays)

Current-swept island drift with large cod, sweetlip and trevally along a rock and rubble slope.

Boat (day trip)Up to 15 m
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Whitsundays & Bowen

Black Island (Bali Hai)

Easy entry from the north-western corner to scattered coral heads on the island's west reef.

Boat (day trip)Up to 12 m
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Whitsundays & Bowen

Blue Pearl Bay (Hayman Island)

Sheltered, easy fringing reef on Hayman Island with friendly fish, recovering coral and the Ngaro trail Maori Wrasse sculpture.

Boat (day trip)Up to 18 m
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Whitsundays & Bowen

Butterfly Bay (Hook Island)

Sheltered bareboat anchorage with coral outcrops and shallow walls along its edges – an easy dive from an overnight yacht.

Boat (day trip)Up to 12 m
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Whitsundays & Bowen

Cateran Bay (Border Island)

Beautiful shallow plate-coral gardens in a sheltered bay on the outer edge of the Whitsunday group.

Boat (day trip)Up to 12 m
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Whitsundays & Bowen

Dolphin Point (Hayman Island)

House-sized boulders and coral outcrops at Hayman's north-west tip, with trevally, barracuda and sharks.

Boat (day trip)Up to 18 m
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Whitsundays & Bowen

Hayman Island – East Reef

Excellent shallow coral cut by small canyons, rarely visited because it is only accessible on glassy calm days.

Boat (day trip)Up to 12 m
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Whitsundays & Bowen

Langford Reef (Langford Island)

Scattered bommies, turtles and the 6.5 m stainless-steel Turtle Dream sculpture off the Langford Spit.

Boat (day trip)Up to 15 m
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Whitsundays & Bowen

Luncheon Bay (Hook Island)

Sheltered northern Hook bay used as a quieter alternative to Manta Ray Bay, recovering from Cyclone Debbie.

Boat (day trip)Up to 15 m
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Whitsundays & Bowen

Mackerel Bay (Hook Island)

Shallow coral terrace dropping to bommies and canyons – the go-to Hook Island bay in northerly weather.

Boat (day trip)Up to 12 m
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Whitsundays & Bowen

Manta Ray Bay (Hook Island)

The Whitsundays' classic fringing-reef site – resident giant Maori wrasse, fusilier schools, winter manta rays and two Ngaro…

Boat (day trip)Up to 25 m