A Tropical Island Escape, QLD

For SINGLE TRAVELLERS 40 to 55 years
Thursday 13 - Tuesday 18 May 2010 (6 days)

Getting There

Daydream Island has a tropical climate and is located within the Whitsunday Islands group located on the North Eastern coast of Queensland, Australia.

Booking Notes:

• There are no same day transfers to Day Dream Island on any flights that arrive after 4.00pm into Proserpine Airport.
• Same Day Transfers are not available for guest travelling on Jetstar Flight JQ 833 from Brisbane.

By Air

The Whitsundays are serviced by two domestic airports, Great Barrier Reef Airport on Hamilton Island (HTI) and Whitsunday Coast Airport on the mainland at Proserpine (PPP).

From Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) Cruise Whitsundays and Fantasea Cruises meet flights for a comfortable 30 minute catamaran cruise to Daydream Island, departing from the jetty located directly at the airport.

From Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) Cruise Whitsundays offer a streamlined transfer with a 30 minute coach connection directly from the airport to Abel Point Marina in Airlie Beach, where a connecting ferry transfers guests to Daydream Island in 30 minutes.

Helicopter services with Heli-reef are also available during daylight from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) and Proserpine. For enquiries and bookings please contact the Daydream Island discovery desk.


Boat Transfer Timetable:
Cruise Whitsundays is the boat transfer company.

Unfortunately we will not have access to the new timetables for boat transfers until Daylight Savings ends in early March (they don't have an exact date as to when this will be. As the airlines will then change all their flight schedules, and they will then change their own timetable to co-ordinate meeting all arriving and departing flights).
There is only an average of 45 minutes between the planes landing and the boats departing.

By Road

The Whitsundays can be accessed via the Bruce Highway which covers the East coast of Queensland from Cairns to Brisbane. Dependant on conditions, driving time from Brisbane is approximately 12 hours north to Airlie Beach and Shute Harbour and 8 hours south from Cairns. Regular coach services also operate into Airlie Beach.

Transferring from Abel Point Marina:
Building 2, Abel Point Marina North

Parking is available but at busy times the parking can fill in the morning and limiting availability. Other options are to park in Cannonvale and get a Taxi from Centro Whitsundays Shopping Centre (about 5km) from the Marina.

If arriving by car you should allow plenty of time to find alternative parking in the event parking is not available.


Cruise Whitsundays offer luxury launch transfers to Daydream Island from Abel Point Marina.