Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
David Colfelt's
100 Magic Miles of the Great Barrier Reef - The Whitsunday Islands
has been referred to as the 'bible to the Whitsundays'. It contains an exhaustive collection
of charts with descriptions of boat anchorages in the area, articles on the islands and re-
sorts and features on diving, sailing, fishing, camping and natural history.
Visit the NPRSR (
Click here
)
in Airlie Beach for camping permits and info.
10am-5pm)
On
Whitsundays Region Information Centre
(
1300 717 407;
www.whitsundaytourism.com
;
the Bruce Hwy at the southern entry to Proserpine.
Getting There & Around
AIR
The two main airports for the Whitsundays are at Hamilton Island and Proserpine (Whit-
sunday Coast). Airlie Beach is home to the small Whitsunday Airport, about 6km from
town.
BOAT
Cruise Whitsundays
( 07-4946 4662;
www.cruisewhitsundays.com
; one-way adult/child from $36/24)
provides
ferry transfers to Daydream, Long and South Molle Islands and to the Hamilton Island
Airport.
BUS
tour off the Bruce Hwy to Airlie Beach.
Whitsunday Transit
( 07-4946 1800;
www.whitsundaytransit.com.au
)
connects Proserpine, Cannonvale, Abel Point, Airlie Beach and
Shute Harbour.
Whitsundays 2 Everywhere
( 07-4946 4940;
www.whitsundaytransfers.com
)
operates airport transfers
from both Whitsunday Coast (Proserpine) and Mackay Airports to Airlie Beach.
TOP OF CHAPTER
Proserpine
POP 3390
There's no real reason to linger in this industrial sugar-mill town, which is the turn-off
point for Airlie Beach and the Whitsundays. However, it's worth stopping at the helpful
Whitsundays Region Information Centre (
Click here
)
just south of town for information
about the Whitsundays and surrounding region.
