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Warm Wonderful Whitsundays

May 12, 2011

Freezing down south? Why not jump on a airplane and fly up to the Whitsundays where it’s warm and wonderful right now. Forget those freezing mornings. leave those heavy coats and jumpers behind. Swap your winter clothes for board shorts and bikinis and come play in the Whitsundays where winter just never happens. Just take [...]

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Cruise Boats and Camels

May 7, 2011

This week we saw two P&O cruise liners visit Airlie Beach, Pacific Sun and Pacific Jewel. We personally spoke to many passengers during the visits with all of them saying that Airlie Beach and the Whitsundays was one of the most beautiful areas they had seen during their cruise. One couple from Newcastle visited Airlie [...]

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Best time to visit Whitsundays

May 3, 2011

Right now the Whitsundays are perfect. Surely this is the time of the year where they coined the catchy phrase “beautiful one day, perfect the next”. It is also the perfect time to take a cruise out to the Great Barrier Reef. Calm seas and great visibility make diving and snorkelling an extra special adventure. [...]

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Whitsundays Air Show 2011

May 1, 2011

A typically gorgeous Queensland day greeted visitors to the second Whitsundays Air Show, which happened to coincide with the Whitsunday Airport’s 50th birthday celebrations. The main attractions for guests were the RAAF Roulettes, who performed the opening air display and the equally exciting Maax-G acrobatic Pitt Specials. The very large crowd were entertained for more [...]

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Long Island Resort Open

April 1, 2011

Long Island Resort April Specials It’s the 1st of April, but you won’t be an April Fool if you book a stay on Long Island Resort at the moment. Long Island Resort closed for repairs and renovations after Cyclone Yasi battered the Queensland coast, always stating that they would re-open on the 1st of April. [...]

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Whitsunday Specials Airlie Beach

March 30, 2011

Cruise Specials Fantasea & Cruise Whitsundays There are still some great specials with both Fantasea Cruises and Cruise Whitsundays, so if you are thinking of spending some time in Airlie Beach soon, now is a good time to book those cruises to the Great Barrier Reef and the awesome Whitehaven Beach. Fantasea Cruises recently won [...]

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Outer Great Barrier Reef Cruise

March 29, 2011

What can you do when torrential rain is keeping you from the normally fabulous blue waters of the Whitsundays? Edit all those photos that you took from your last trip to the Great Barrier Reef of course. Our last trip seems so long ago, yet it was just last Wednesday that we enjoyed the Cruise [...]

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Great Barrier Reef

March 25, 2011

Knuckle Reef to Heart Reef Helicopter Flight Everybody should see the Great Barrier Reef from the air. Why? Because it’s absolutely awesome! Our last post told you about the fabulous cruise to Knuckle Reef, which is located on the Outer Barrier Reef, some 95 kilometers east of Airlie Beach. Cruise Whitsundays offers a great day [...]

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Knuckle Reef Cruise Whitsundays

March 24, 2011

There are many good companies that take cruises to the Great Barrier Reef, so it is hard to sit on the fence when talking about how good one particular cruise is over another. Perhaps it will be easier to talk about what you will see once you get there. In this regard, it is easy [...]

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Whitsundays Underwater Snorkelling Videos

March 19, 2011

We here at Funtours create many good photography projects, and where we live, the beautiful Whitsundays, provide us with limitless opportunities to try out new technology and equipment. Underwater video is fast becoming a favorite as the Great Barrier Reef is part of our backyard. We often post 10 best photos from somewhere we have [...]

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