Whitsunday Islands Day 2 - Whitehaven Beach

Photography copyright @ Yvonne Yeu

Day 2 
7/17/2013
Whitehaven Beach

Although it has been 4 months, I am still so excited to write about this. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Whitehaven Beach. Really, deeply, in love. The best day trip ever! 

First of all, let's start off by introducing Ocean Rafting Whitsunday. If you like to experience excitement on a speed boat, save time on boat, more time on the sparkling white beach, more time on snorkeling. This is the tour you are looking for! We had Northern Exposure Tour , basically means more snorkeling time. 

The best thing about them is the advertisement flyers do not lie! All those lovely fishes, turtles and reefs in the flyer will come into your eyes. No over edit, they are really beautiful. 

I know everyone would like to fly on a helicopter to see the heart reef and Whitehaven Beach. But if budget doesn't allow you to do so; don't worry, I am sure you will be amazed by the beauty of Whitehaven beach from the Hill Inlet. Breathtaking, Awesome!

Tips: Ocean Rafting is the only tour that has the direct access to Hill Inlet.

#1  Free bus pickup from backpacker place + get swim suit + some warm coffee and tea
It was winter so the ocean remains super cold so swim suit is something great to keep you warm.
We even signed up for the memories media pack. The quality might not be that great but definitely a nice way to keep your memories.

#2 On the speedboat, the cheerful crew members introduced us to the beautiful Whitsunday Islands, we bypassed a lot of beautiful islands. Btw: Whitsunday is made up of 74 islands.

#3 DADADA! Arrived at Whitehaven beach.
The most amazing white sparkling beach that I will never ever forget.

#4 Get into the Whitsunday Islands National Park to reach the Hill Inlet.

Spot the grass on the right corner !!
Interesting fact:
It is known as the grass tree . It grows 1-2 cm every year and can lives as long as 600 years!

#5 View from Hill Inlet 

Look at the guys at the back. hahahah

Group photo taken from the Media Pack. 

#6 Went back to the boat for food, the food was served in buffet style and you can eat as much as you like. Very delicious. But drinks were not included so remember to bring your own water if not you need to pay for drinks. We enjoyed our lunch on the beach.

#7 The  99% pure silica makes the beach super white and shiny.
The sands are very fine and you won't even feel hot walking bare foot. :)

#8 Departed from Whithaven Beach to the two snorkeling spots around Hook Island. On the way to the snorkeling spots, we were so lucky enough to see whale. Yes, whale!!! The giant huge big whale~ We were in the deep ocean, the wave behind us was so high that can flood us, we just stopped by for a while to make sure everyone see it. Once again I was over excited and forgot to take photo. Yes. We saved our money on whale-seeing. hehe. :))))

At the first snorkeling spot, there were a lot a lot of fishes swimming around and I saw the Maori Wrasse. (googled it) OMG ! When I saw this big blue fish, I immediately asked dar whether I can get a instant underwater camera. Hahaz. Eventually we bought a underwater camera. The photo quality was not that good. hehe. But who cares, we were so excited at that time. Bro was the fist one to spot the turtle, and I was the next. SO proud!! Look at the turtle, it was swimming with us. :) He was so cute and has a lovely shell. It was great that I can see all these lovely creatures by snorkeling, don't need to dive !

spot the green thing, it's call the 'noodle' which helps us to float.
no life jacket but 'noodles' so more flexible and more room. 

If you are not a good swimmer and need a life jacket, they will be more than happy to provide it. 

 # 9 The evening

I would say $129 + $7.50 lunch including all the snorkeling equipment is definitely a worth of price.
#Whitehaven Beach #Snorkel #Whale #Turtle # Fish #Food

If you like to see more colorful reefs, check on the next post.
Tataz. :)