Whether it's diving into the water, swimming with the fish, sea turtles, etc., or overlooking the grandeur and romance of the Great Barrier Reef, including the Heart-shaped Reef, the soft white sand brings a pure touch. Everything you see here is a feast of vision.
Where is the Holy Spirit Islands?
Australia's Great Barrier Reef (Great Barrier Reef) stretches over 2300 kilometers of Queensland's coastline, longer than the Great Wall, and even the only ecosystem to be observed on the moon, known as one of the seven wonders of the natural world. The Great Barrier Reef is the largest and broadest coral reef ecosystem in the world. It consists of about 2, 900 coral reefs, 600 land islands and 300 coral reefs parallel to the coastline like ribbons. In a close-to-life metaphor, the Great Barrier Reef has about 70 million football fields or a Japanese-wide sea area! So, Keynes isn't the only one with the Great Barrier Reef! Today's introduction is the Great Barrier Reef area in the Holy Spirit Islands.
Located on the Great Barrier Reef central, near the Queensland coast of Australia, the Holy Spirit Islands (Whitsundays Islands) is one of the most spectacular marine life parks in the world. As part of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Reserve, also known as the fall Islands or Wessendi, Captain Cook was said to have discovered the site when the Holy Spirit arrived, so he took the name. Located on the central east coast of Queensland, about 1120 kilometers from Brisbane and about 630km from Keynes, the Holy Spirit Islands are the largest archipelago on the Australian coast and a paradise of 74 tropical islands. The pure white beach nestles around the island, making the whole island float like a warm, clear coral sea. Of the 74 islands of the Holy Spirit, most are deserted islands, and only eight are inhabited. These islands include the famous (Whitsunday Island), Hamilton Island, (Hamilton Island), Heiman Island, (Hayman Island), Linderman Island, (Lindeman Island), daydream Island, (Daydream Island), Fuk Island, (Hook Island), long Island (Long Island), and so on. All are first-class tourist resorts. There are convalescent resorts on the island, all of which are unique, such as Hamilton Island, which is suitable for lovers' honeymoon and pleasure-seeking family trips, and even Heiman Island and Daydream Island, known as SPA, are "one Island, one Hotel".
The Holy Spirit Archipelago Light Point
(1) the most famous of the Great Barrier Reef, the Heart-shaped Great Barrier Reef and the Hadi Reef, are both in the Holy Spirit Islands;
The most authoritative Traveller Magazine reviews "Australia's 100 most Beautiful landscapes" every year, and the White Paradise Beach Whitehaven Beach in the Holy Spirit Islands is always at the top of the list, often at the top of the list.
Compared with Keynes, which is known as Keynes, this is the back garden of the Great Barrier Reef enjoyed by native Australians and Europeans.
4Hill Bay (Hill Inlet), located at the northern tip of White Paradise Beach, interweaves different images every day, like a smart sand painting.
The Great Barrier Reef's Holy Spirit Islands, vs Keynes
Similarities: located in different areas of the Great Barrier Reef, the Great Barrier Reef can be experienced in both places.
Different:
1. Keynes has developed more early tourists and more commercialisation; the Holy Spirit Islands have a more holiday atmosphere, Australians are more likely to come here, and the famous Heart-shaped Reef (Heart Reef) is located here.
2. The Keynes Sea is also a small island, a small island; unlike the Holy Spirit Islands, more than 70 islands gather.
3. Keynes and the Holy Islands both have a day or two trip to the island, and the content of the project is actually the same (snorkeling, diving, looking at the island), but nothing more than the difference between the island landscape and the waters.
Optimal travel time
The Holy Spirit Islands, north of the southern regression line, belong to a subtropical climate that is warm and pleasant throughout the day, cool at night and suitable for travel throughout the year. Climate, you can think of it as Hainan Island. The Holy Spirit Islands, November-May, is a humid and hot season with a high and rainy temperature, with an average maximum temperature of about 32 degrees. The best in June-October is a stable and pleasant climate, with an average temperature of 23 degrees and a maximum temperature of 27 degrees. The lowest temperature at about 16 degrees, swimming in the sea will not feel cold!
Tips：
Weather enquiries: Elly Beach: http://www.weatherzone.com.au/qld/central-coast/airlie-beach
Hamilton Island: http://www.weatherzone.com.au/qld/central-coast/hamilton-island
Hamilton Island average temperature 12 months a year: http://www.weatherzone.com.au/climate/station.jsp?lt=site&lc=33106
Read the Holy Spirit Islands for a minute.
Because the Holy Spirit Islands are made up of 74 islands, let's take a look at two important areas of the Holy Spirit Islands: (Airlie Beach) on Elley Beach and (Hamilton Island), on Hamilton Island. Understanding these two areas is an important step for you to quickly read the Holy Spirit Islands.
Ellie Beach, (Airlie Beach).
It is a land gateway to the Holy Spirit Islands, where leisure and metropolitan style-compatible Australian beach life is epitomized. Saudi seaport Avenue (Shute Harbour Road) is the main street and traffic line on Elly Beach, along the road with outdoor restaurants, cafes and bars. Students from the Holy Spirit Islands will live on Elly Beach if they don't choose to live on other islands. Elley's accommodation is suitable for consumption by the general public, compared to the rest of the island.
Hamilton Island (Hamilton Island)
Is the largest of the Holy Spirit Islands, known as the Great Barrier Reef Star, and the only island in the Holy Spirit Islands with an airport. From Hamilton Island you can take a boat or helicopter to other islands. Hamilton Island is a sacred resort, commonly known as the wealthy Island. Beautiful scenery, the island has a well-equipped resort and resort hotel, suitable for honeymoons and high-quality vacation bee. Once popular "the best job in the world-the Great Barrier Reef Master selection" refers to this island.
How do I get to the Holy Spirit Islands?
Only from Australia to the Holy Spirit Islands, there are no international direct flights, usually to Brisbane, Keynes, Sydney or Melbourne, first flight to Brisbane, Keynes, Sydney or Melbourne, Then transfer to Prosser Payne Proserpine Airport (near Elley Beach, also known as "Whitsunday Coast Airport)" for short, "PPP" airport; Or Hamilton Airport (Hamilton Island Airport) on Hamilton Island, HTI Airport, the only commercial airport in the Holy Spirit Islands.
1. How to get to Airlie Beach, Elly Beach
Elley Beach is a seaside resort town that does not have an airport of its own, flying to the nearby "PPP" airport before taking a bus.
There are three options from within Australia to Elley Beach:
Option 1: fly to PPP Airport first, then take the Airport bus to Elley Beach.
If you go to "PPP" airport, it takes about 2 hours and 30 minutes from Melbourne and Sydney and 1 hour and 30 minutes from Brisbane.
Advantages: the "PPP" airport is only 40 kilometers from Elley Beach, and it takes about 30 minutes by bus from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Elley Beach and about 40 minutes to Shute Harbour, Saudi Port. It's more cost-effective to buy a special ticket from here.
Downside: besides Brisbane, there is only one flight to Melbourne and Sydney, and all other cities take off via Brisbane.
There are two companies offering shuttle services from the "PPP" airport to Elley Beach for a similar price:
Bus Select 1:Whitsunday Transit http://www.whitsundaytransit.com.au
There is only one main street on Elley Beach, and the bus will take the guests to the hotel in sequence and return to the hotel to pick up.
Fares from "PPP" airport to Elley Beach: adult: $17 one way, A $34 round trip; Children 4, 14 and a half: $9 one way, $18 a. 0. 3-year-old child free. If you buy a return ticket, you need to confirm the pick-up time by telephone one day in advance.
Bus routes:
Bus Select 2:whitsundays2everywhere http://www.whitsundays2everywhere.com.au
Fare from "PPP" airport to Elley Beach: $20 one-way for adults, A $35 per trip; 4-year-old for children: $15 one-way, $26 for 3-year-old children (conditional).
Option 2: fly first to Hamilton Island's "HIT" airport, then ferry to Elley Beach, and of course you can choose to live directly on Hamilton Island.
Advantages: there are relatively many flights at "HIT" airport, which takes about 3 hours from Melbourne, 2 hours and 30 minutes from Sydney and 1 hour and 30 minutes from Brisbane.
Disadvantages: there are no air tickets for shuttle ferry tickets can be purchased, need to buy separately, it is not convenient.
Tickets and ferry tickets buy separately, planning and connecting time, aircraft and ferry transit time generally need to be reserved for more than 30 minutes. The ferry is operated by the Cruise Whitsundays Shipping Company, the largest shipping company in the Holy Spirit Islands. Tickets can be purchased directly at Hamilton Island Port on arrival, one-way tickets are 52 Australian dollars / sheet, or online bookings. Http://www.cruisewhitsundays.com
Timetables: https://www.cruisewhitsundays.com/media/28423/office-cw-rc075-timetable.pdf
Cruise Whitsundays Shipping Company counter at wharf Port, Elley Beach:
Port of Airlie, which is close to the main block of Elley Beach, POA, is also the main wharf for cruise whitsunday Ferry's one-day cruise ships.
Tips：
It is recommended that you buy it on-site. If you buy an online credit card for 1.5 percent, the American Express card is 2.8 percent.
Option 3: fly to McKay Airport (Mackay Airport), and then Grayhound bus to Elley Beach.
McKay Airport is 170 kilometers from Elley Beach. It takes two hours by Greyhound bus to Elley Beach, with a special fare of about A $26.
Advantages: save money, more flights
There are many optional flights, Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Blue all have a lot of flights, departure city choice is more; there are often special fares launched;
Downside: time-consuming, tumultuous, not recommended
Grayhound buses have a schedule and a frequency limit of only 2 / 3 a day, so there is a need to plan for the interface between the aircraft and the greyhound buses in order to avoid staying at the airport for too long; the lateness of the greyhound is more obvious; It takes two hours to take a bus from McKay Airport to Elley Beach.
Australian greyhound bus enquiry http://www.grayhound.com.au
In addition to Greyhound, you can choose another bus: https://www.whitsundaytransfers.com drop-down to the left page to choose the start and end.
2. How to get to Hamilton Island Hamilton Island
The "HIT" airport is built on Hamilton Island in the Holy Spirit Islands. If you live on Hamilton Island, you can fly directly from Australia to the island. If you go to the "HIT" airport, it takes about three hours to fly from Melbourne, about 2 hours and 30 minutes from Sydney and about 1 hour and 30 minutes from Brisbane.
Advantages: high frequency, suitable for different dates of travel, if living in Hamilton Island, there can be a free bus to the airport, very convenient.
Downside: Hamilton Island has a higher level of consumption than Elley Beach
[Hamilton Island Airport website] http://www.hamiltonisland.com.au/airport/flight-information
3, Railway
To travel by rail to the Holy Spirit Islands, you can take different routes from major Australian towns to Prosser Payne (Proserpine) Railway Station, and then switch to a shuttle bus to and from the shores of Elley Beach. Queensland rail service providers include Sunlander and Tilt Train, which offer passenger services from Keynes, Brisbane and beyond to major cities such as Sydney and Melbourne. For more railway information, visit http://www.queenslandrail.com.au/Pages/Default.aspx
4, long distance bus
As far south as Sydney and north as Keynes, Elley Beach also has long-distance buses to and from towns on the east coast of Australia every day. The main operating companies are:
1. Greyhound Australia: Australia's largest long-distance bus company. Basically, bus traffic is available all over Australia. There are regular shifts to and from Elley Beach every day.
2. Premier Motor Service: has at least two regular daily shifts to and from Elley Beach, approximately $24 per person for adults and $2 / person for children aged 15 years and $22 per person.
5, self-drive
It's easy to drive yourself to the Holy Spirit Islands and never get lost. From the south or from the north, just follow the blues highway (Bruce Highway), which connects Brisbane to Keynes, turn to Elley Beach at Prosser Payne (Proserpine).
Intraisland traffic
1. Public buses along the beach of the Ellie Sea
Public buses in the coastal areas of the Saint Ling Islands travel every 30 to 60 minutes, connecting Prosser Payne (Proserpine) to (Shute Harbour), Saudi seaport, via (Airlie Beach)., Ellie Beach The bus is equipped with wheelchair accessible facilities. At the same time, visitors can take a taxi tour of the town 24 hours.
2. Interisland maritime traffic: ferry
The inter-island ferry traffic, as mentioned above, is operated entirely by cruise whitsunday Ferry, which provides ferry services not only from the "HTI" airport to Ariel Beach, but also from Hamilton Island to Daydream Island. Ferry services from Elley Beach to Daydream Island and Hamilton Island.
Tips：
Please note that there are three wharf on Elley Beach, and the Island Ferry usually stops at only two wharf: one is Port of Airlie, which is close to the main block of Elley Beach, and the POA, is also the main wharf for cruise whitsunday Ferry's one-day cruise ships. Another wharf Saudi seaport, wharf Shute Harbour, is a little further away from the main block of Elly Beach. The third wharf on Elley Beach, Cape Alberta wharf (Abel Point Marina), is usually berthed by private and small commercial vessels.
Travel between islands through a tour trip
If a bee chooses to travel from a different location, or if you want to experience more than one island accommodation experience, how can it be convenient and affordable to solve the problem of inter-island shuttle? The following provides practical information, you can not only experience the itinerary, but also complete the island shuttle!
1 Holy Spirit Islands sightseeing plane 1 hour overlooking Heart-shaped Great Barrier Reef White Paradise Beach
Travel time: 1 hour, including 1 hour of sightseeing
Highlights:
- 1 hour flight time panoramic view of Saint Ling Island, Hill Bay, White Paradise Beach, Heart Reef, Great Barrier Reef Batil Reef (Bait Reef), Fuk Reef Group (Hook Reef), Hadi Reef (Hardy Reef), Hamilton Island, etc.
- A connecting flight between Elley Beach and Hamilton Island, with the option of departing from Elley Beach or Hamilton Island and taking off and landing at a different location;
For flight tours, please refer to the yellow road map:
2 half-day tour of white paradise beach, Hamilton island, holy spirit islands
Highlights:
- Multi-wharf departure, available in the morning or afternoon, flexible and mobile. If disembarkation, baggage can be transported by the shipping company free of charge, after the end of the trip to wharf to pick up luggage, convenient and comfortable.
- Tour the Holy Spirit Islands to explore more distant and beautiful bays, islands and beaches, and watch the most moving views of the Holy Spirit Islands National Park, such as intoxicating the magic and beauty of the 74 islands of the Holy Spirit Islands!
- The guide accompanied the tour guide throughout the course to provide a comprehensive explanation of the information.
- Stay at the famous White Paradise Beach (southern tip) for 1.5 hours to 2 hours, via the Solway pass, (Solway Passage), Channel Peak (Passage Peak), and the majestic (Pentecost island). Of Puntcott Island
Catamaran route diagram:
3 the Holy Spirit Archipelago's high-speed catamaran Hardy Great Barrier Reef exploring a one-day tou
Daydream Island wharf (Daydream Island Marina) departure time: 0750, arrival time: 17:40
Elley Beach wharf (Port of Airlie) departure time: 08: 00, arrival time: 18:10
Hamilton Island wharf (Hamilton Island Marina) departure time: 09: 00, arrival time: 17:00
Highlights:
- Visiting one of the two floating platforms on the Great Barrier Reef aboard the Holy Spirit Islands, located on the knuckle reefs (Knuckle Reef) and Hadi Reef (Hardy Reef), can take part in a 10-minute helicopter tour from the air overlooking the heart-shaped reef!
- Both pontoons have a rest area and a variety of wonderful water sports. Both coral reefs are located on the coral wall, and you can explore the world of coral either on your own or under the guidance of diving.
- With a 360-degree panoramic view of the ocean floor, the underwater observatory can be viewed at the underwater observatory, or taken a semi-submersible boat to the bottom of the sea to explore, or float like a fish in potential sea contact with corals.
- Snorkeling can not only guarantee the safety of tourists, but also protect the ecological environment of coral reefs, and also have lifeguards to protect them.
- Alley beach, Hamilton island and daydream island all have the option of departure, if disembarkation, baggage can be transported by the shipping company free of charge, after the end of the trip to wharf to pick up luggage, easy to relax.
Catamaran route chart
4 Holy Spirit Islands White Paradise Beach and Hill Bay View platform Classic one-day Tou
Elley beach wharf (Port of Airlie) departure time 07:00 return time 18:20
Daydream island wharf (Daydream Island Resort) departure time 07:35 return time 17:40
Hamilton Island wharf (Hamilton Island Marina) departure time 08:20 return time 17:00
Highlights:
- Take a smooth catamaran cruise boat and stay for up to six hours at White Paradise Beach and enjoy the romantic beauty of the White Paradise Beach and Hill Bay viewing platform Hill Inlet.
- Workers offer one-day tours around the southern beach, where they can buy frozen drinks, as well as simple lunches, drinking water, beach umbrellas and beach playthings.
- An all-day tour guide will be provided with a comprehensive and detailed account of the historical and natural wonders of the scenic spot.
- Alley beach, Hamilton island and daydream island all have the option of departure, if disembarkation, baggage can be transported by the shipping company free of charge, after the end of the trip to wharf to pick up luggage, easy to relax.
Catamaran route chart
Author: seven continents Free Walk-Flowers
