Aussie Vacations

The Queensland town of Airlie Beach, popular for its cute art and craft stores and picturesque landscape, does not have a swimming beach. The coast is inhabited by marine stringers from November to May and leaves the beach unsafe for swimmers. To combat this, the local council created a swimming area called Airlie lagoon.
For the holiday maker who wants a base from which to set sail for the Whitsundays, Airlie Beach can offer a lot. With its cosmopolitan lifestyle, trendy eateries and stylish resort hotels the holiday town attracts many Australian and international visitors.
James Cook passed through the area in 1770 on what he believed to be the day of the Christian festival Whit Sunday (it’s now believed he didn’t pass through on this day). Thus, he named the coast and surrounding 74 islands the Whitsundays. Along with many other events and things to do, Airlie Beach commemorates this naming through The Blessing Of The Fleet annually on Whit Sunday.
Positioned at the centre of the Great Barrier Reef, visitors to Airlie Beach can easily link to Hayman Island, Lindeman Island and Hook Island.