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		<title>Dunk Island Resort, Australia</title>
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A Spectcular tropical rainforest private island in the middle of the Great Barrier Reef. Voyage&#8217;s Dunk Island is a rainforest to reef experience, with 9 hole golf course, pristine beaches, health spa , kids club, and more &#8230;












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<p style="text-align: left;font-size:20px;color:#88c4ff;font-weight:bold;">A Spectcular tropical rainforest private island in the middle of the Great Barrier Reef. Voyage&#8217;s Dunk Island is a rainforest to reef experience, with 9 hole golf course, pristine beaches, health spa , kids club, and more &#8230;</p>
<p><span id="more-458"></span></p>
<p><img style="width: 325px; float: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="/wp-content/images/australia/dunk_island_01.jpg" alt="The Beach-End on Dunk Island" /></p>
<p><img style="width: 325px; float: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="/wp-content/images/australia/dunk_island_02.jpg" alt="The beach sand is powder like soft" /></p>
<p><img style="width: 325px; float: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="/wp-content/images/australia/dunk_island_03.jpg" alt="beachfront villa suite" /></p>
<p><img style="width: 325px; float: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="/wp-content/images/australia/dunk_island_04.jpg" alt="the view from our bedroom" /></p>
<p><img style="width: 325px; float: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="/wp-content/images/australia/dunk_island_05.jpg" alt="Dunk Island Beachfront Rooms" /></p>
<p><img style="width: 325px; float: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="/wp-content/images/australia/dunk_island_06.jpg" alt="Dunk Island Garden Rooms" /></p>
<p><img style="width: 325px; float: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="/wp-content/images/australia/dunk_island_07.jpg" alt="Evening Outdoor Restaurant Setting" /></p>
<p><img style="width: 325px; float: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="/wp-content/images/australia/dunk_island_08.jpg" alt="Asian Dinning after Sunset" /></p>
<p><img style="width: 325px; float: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="/wp-content/images/australia/dunk_island_09.jpg" alt="Restaurant Facility on Dunk Island" /></p>
<p><img style="width: 325px; float: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="/wp-content/images/australia/dunk_island_11.jpg" alt="Experience a Tropical Rainforest Walk" /></p>
<p><img style="width: 325px; float: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="/wp-content/images/australia/dunk_island_12.jpg" alt="Then hit a Game of Golf" /></p>
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<p><img style="width: 325px; float: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="/wp-content/images/australia/dunk_island_14.jpg" alt="Enjoy a Vichy Shower" /></p>
<p><img style="width: 325px; float: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="/wp-content/images/australia/dunk_island_15.jpg" alt="Drift Away with a Deep Muscle Massage" /></p>
<p><img style="width: 325px; float: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="/wp-content/images/australia/dunk_island_16.jpg" alt="Location of Dunk Island, Australia" /></p>
<h3>Quick Facts</h3>
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<td style="padding-right: 5px; text-align: right;"><strong>Resort:</strong></td>
<td>Dunk Island Resort</td>
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<td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 5px;"><strong>Max Guests:</strong></td>
<td>~480</td>
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<td style="text-align: right;padding-right: 5px;"><strong>Rates:</strong></td>
<td>AUD $166 &#8211; $607<br />
 per night</td>
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<td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 5px;"><strong>Rooms:</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: left;">160</td>
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<td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 5px;"><strong>Island Rental:</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: left;">inquire</td>
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<td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 5px;"><strong>Island Size:</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: left;">na</td>
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<td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 5px;"><strong>Website:</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: left;">www.dunk-island.com</td>
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<h3>Accessibility</h3>
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<td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 5px;"><strong>Airstrip:</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: left;">no</td>
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<td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 5px;"><strong>Helicopter Pad:</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: left;">yes</td>
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<td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 5px;"><strong>Marina:</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: left;">yes</td>
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<h3>Accomodations</h3>
<p>Total of 160 Rooms all featuring:</p>
<p>• Balcony or patio<br />
• Television<br />
• Air conditioning and Ceiling Fan<br />
• Fridge<br />
• Tea &#038; coffee making facilities<br />
• Direct dial STD/ISD telephone<br />
• Beach towels<br />
• Hair dryers<br />
• Iron &#038; ironing board <br />
• more &#8230;</p>
<p><strong>Beachfront Suites</strong><br />
Situated beachside, the rooms offer virtually uninterrupted views over Brammo Bay with direct access to the beach. Set in small groups of four units (two units upstairs, two downstairs), Beachfront Suites are bright and spacious with a king bed and a luxurious bathroom with a twin vanity. The interior is split-level with the upper level featuring the sleeping area and a comfortable living area on the lower level. Rooms have a relaxed coastal feel with double glass doors leading onto a large balcony. Additional in-room amenities include CD Player, bathrobes and fully stocked mini bar. Interconnecting rooms are available.</p>
<p><strong>Garden Rooms</strong><br />
Set amongst tropical gardens, these rooms are a short stroll from the central complex, resort facilities and beach. Garden Rooms have a queen bed, ensuite with shower and a small outdoor patio or balcony. Family configurations are available. </p>
<p><strong>Beachfront Rooms</strong><br />
Situated beachside with easy access to the beach, guests can enjoy views over Brammo Bay from most rooms. Upstairs rooms have balconies and down stairs rooms have a patio and lead onto the gardens and the beach. Rooms have a combined living and sleeping area and bathroom with combined bath and shower. All rooms feature one king and one single bed. Family configurations are available with two queen beds and one single bed. Additional in-room amenities include bathrobes and fully stocked mini bar. Interconnecting rooms are available.</p>
<h3>Food and Drink</h3>
<p>There is a wide variety, range and style of dining options at Dunk Island.</p>
<p><strong>Beachcomber Restaurant</strong><br />
The resort&#8217;s main restaurant specialises in fresh tropical style cuisine.</p>
<p><strong>Plantation Bar and Deck</strong><br />
Overlooking the beachfront pool, it’s the perfect place to soak up the rich, tropical ambience of Dunk. Offering a Modern Australian Brasserie style menu featuring a selection of gourmet sandwiches, salads, pastas, Asian dishes, cakes, ice-creams, milkshakes, smoothies, coffees and fresh juices. Open daily for drinks from 11.00am til late. Features nightly entertainment 6 nights a week.</p>
<p><strong>The Terrace</strong><br />
Situated below Cascades Pool, this restaurant offers traditional Italian cuisine from 6.00pm to 9.00pm on Wednesdays and Saturdays. (Seasonal).</p>
<p><strong>Jetty Café</strong><br />
An up market café serving lunch daily and featuring fresh seafood cuisine.</p>
<p><strong>Cascade Pool Bar</strong><br />
Open every evening.</p>
<p><strong>Beach dining</strong><br />
Move your dining experience to the beach and enjoy an upgraded 5 course menu and a bottle of sparkling wine. (Charges apply.)</p>
<p><strong>Picnic Lunches</strong><br />
A choice of 2 different picnic lunch menus are also available (at a charge).</p>
<h3>Activites</h3>
<p>• 9 Hole golf course<br />
• Rainforest and beach horse rides<br />
• Mountain bike Tours<br />
• Artists colony visits<br />
• Tandem Skydiving<br />
• Scenic flights<br />
• Private beach drop off/pick up<br />
• Waterskiing<br />
• Wake boarding<br />
• Tube rides<br />
• Dinghy hire<br />
• Sea Kayak tours<br />
• Fishing charters<br />
• Day trips to the Great Barrier Reef<br />
• Full or 1/2 day boat charters to explore the Family Island Group<br />
• Sunset cruise 90 mins (Twice a week)<br />
• Diving day trips<br />
• Kids Club (for children 3-12 years inclusive)<br />
• Jet ski tours</p>
<p>(Complimentary Activities)<br />
• Children’s playground<br />
• Coonanglebah Farm<br />
• Nature and history Walks<br />
• Tennis (Indoor and outdoor)<br />
• Badminton<br />
• Squash<br />
• Archery (min age 12 years)<br />
• Bocce<br />
• Croquet<br />
• Gym equipment<br />
• Fitness classes<br />
• Table tennis<br />
• Beach and pool volleyball<br />
• Aqua aerobics<br />
• Snorkelling lessons<br />
• Catamarans<br />
• Paddle Skis<br />
• Sailboards<br />
• Nightly entertainment</p>
<h3>9 Hole Island Resort Golf Course</h3>
<p>Dunk&#8217;s eco-friendly 9 hole golf course, with boardwalks through dense rainforest, offers spectacular views of the Family Islands and the mainland.</p>
<p>* The Dunk Island Golf Course is situated on freehold land surrounded by both National and Marine Parks. As such the Course has been constructed and is being maintained in the most environmentally sensitive manner to ensure the protection of surrounding ecosystems.</p>
<p>* In what must be close to a world first, the Course construction involved no major earthworks and the layout was designed around our trees (making the course quite demanding). The natural drainage has not been disturbed and all water is sourced on demand from a spring fed dam. Grasses native to Dunk Island are used on the tees and fairways.</p>
<p>* For the non golfer, the walk around the course shows some of the stunning aspects and views of the Island.</p>
<h3>Spa of Peace and Plenty</h3>
<p>Created to blend harmoniously with our rainforest gardens in a subtle eastern style. Rejuvenate your body, mind and spirit through indulging in a range of spa treatments from facials to body wraps and massage. Open between 9.30am and 6.00pm. Bookings essential and charges apply.</p>
<h3>Business Meetings, Conferences, Incentives</h3>
<p>Dunk Island is an ideal destination for conference and incentive groups with its purpose built conference centre and a wide selection of group activities.</p>
<p><strong>CONFERENCE SERVICES &#038; FACILITIES</strong><br />
• Resident conference coordinator<br />
• Sydney based conferences and incentives team<br />
• Lectern<br />
• Data projector<br />
• Laptop<br />
• Whiteboards<br />
• Flip charts<br />
• Data projector<br />
• Slide projector<br />
• Overhead projector<br />
• VHS video player<br />
• PA system<br />
• Screen<br />
• Photocopying, facsimile and secretarial services available<br />
• Additional equipment may be hired</p>
<p><strong>GROUP ACTIVITIES</strong><br />
• Dunk Island Golf Classic &#8211; It’s time to test out that swing. A true by the rules tournament can be contested, or for the not so professional, bend the rules a little and play “closest to the pin”.<br />
• Spa Sampler &#8211; rejuvenate body and mind at the Spa of Peace and Plenty with individual treatments for delegates and/or partners.<br />
• Mount Kootaloo Rainforest Walk &#8211; Dunk is home to exotic native flora and fauna, colourful gardens, 150 species of birds and of course, the islands famous symbol the Ulysses Butterfly. Palms shade cool walking trails from Brammo Bay to the Island Summit, Mt Kootaloo, some 271 metres above the ocean.<br />
• Sailing Regatta &#8211; The course is set, forget the America’s Cup, this is the Dunk Duo. This knock-out event will see the Dunk Duo take line honours on the calm tropical waters of Brammo Bay.<br />
• Great Barrier Reef Day Trip<br />
• Night Golf<br />
• Sunset Cruise<br />
• Fishing Charter</p>
<p><strong>FUNCTION ROOM CAPACITIES</strong><br />
Dunk Island has a fully equipped conference centre that is suitable to accommodate many groups.</p>
<p>* Theater: 105 delegates<br />
* Classroom: 60 delegates<br />
* Ushape Double: 48 delegates<br />
* Ushape Single: 30 delegates<br />
* Banquet: 80 delegates</p>
<h3>Getting There</h3>
<p>Dunk Island is located approximately 4 kilometres off the Tropical North Queensland coast (the township of Mission Beach), midway between Townsville and Cairns.</p>
<p><strong>Air Connections</strong><br />
Via Cairns with Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Blue. The flight between Cairns and Dunk Island is operated by Hinterland Aviation and takes 45 minutes. Please note passengers on connecting scheduled flights to Dunk Island may be limited to one suitcase and one small carry-on item of hand luggage each. A limit of 32 kg applies (subject to loading restrictions).</p>
<p><strong>Sea Connections</strong><br />
QuickCat transfers four times daily from Clump Point Jetty to Dunk Island Jetty.</p>
<p><strong>Coach Transfers</strong><br />
Mission Beach Dunk Island Connections operate services between Cairns Northern Beaches, Cairns Airport and Cairns City twice daily to connect with the QuickCat to Dunk Island.</p>
<h3>Rates</h3>
<p>Voyages Dunk Island offers accommodation packages to suit every holiday type and budget. To check rates and availability please use the links provided below. </p>
<p>Nightly Rates: from $166 per person per night<br />
Last Minute Sale: from $99 per person per night<br />
Stay 7 night pay for 5: from $830 per person, 7 nights</p>
<p>Oter packages available:<br />
- 4 Nigt Package<br />
- MUlti Resort Package<br />
- Spa Package<br />
- Meal Package</p>
<h3>What to Bring</h3>
<p>Casual resort style clothing for daytime, smart casual for after 6.00pm.<br />
Also include suitable footwear for beach and island walks.</p>
<h3>Climate</h3>
<p>Tropical climate, average year round temperature of approximately 29° Celsius (85° Fahrenheit).</p>
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		<title>Heron Island Resort, Australia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:24:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Surrounded by the Great Barrier Reef, Heron Island is a coral cay located in a World Heritage Listed area, ensuring its guests soft white sand and crystal clear waters.
Heron Island is world famous for its fantastic scuba diving and snorkelling. You will experience some of Australia&#8217;s best dive spots &#8211; more than 30 dive sites are available, half of which are only 15 minutes from the beach.
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<p style="text-align: left;font-size:20px;color:#88c4ff;font-weight:bold;">Surrounded by the Great Barrier Reef, Heron Island is a coral cay located in a World Heritage Listed area, ensuring its guests soft white sand and crystal clear waters.</p>
<p>Heron Island is world famous for its fantastic scuba diving and snorkelling. You will experience some of Australia&#8217;s best dive spots &#8211; more than 30 dive sites are available, half of which are only 15 minutes from the beach.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s what you don&#8217;t see around Heron that makes the resort so special. You won&#8217;t see any buildings above the tree line. And you won&#8217;t bump into any daytrippers either. The reef experience on Heron is exclusively for guests.</p>
<p>Become a guest of the natural paradise environment.</p>
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<p><img style="width: 325px; float: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="/wp-content/images/australia/heron_island_01.jpg" alt="Oceanview on Heron Island" /></p>
<p><img style="width: 325px; float: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="/wp-content/images/australia/heron_island_02.jpg" alt="BeachFront Accomodations on Great Barrier Reef" /></p>
<p><img style="width: 325px; float: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="/wp-content/images/australia/heron_island_03.jpg" alt="Thinking about a Spa Treatment at Aqua Soul Spa" /></p>
<p><img style="width: 325px; float: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="/wp-content/images/australia/heron_island_04.jpg" alt="The Breakfast was a Grand Slam" /></p>
<p><img style="width: 325px; float: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="/wp-content/images/australia/heron_island_05.jpg" alt="Then we witnessed the giant green turtle hatching" /></p>
<p><img style="width: 325px; float: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="/wp-content/images/australia/heron_island_06.jpg" alt="Snorkelling on Heron Island was breathtaking" /></p>
<p><img style="width: 325px; float: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="/wp-content/images/australia/heron_island_07.jpg" alt="Just Look at my Colours" /></p>
<p><img style="width: 325px; float: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="/wp-content/images/australia/heron_island_08.jpg" alt="Breaking through to the other side" /></p>
<p><img style="width: 325px; float: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="/wp-content/images/australia/heron_island_09.jpg" alt="Heron Island Dive sites" /></p>
<p><img style="width: 325px; float: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-left: 10px;" src="/wp-content/images/australia/heron_island_10.jpg" alt="Location Map of Heron Island, Australia" /></p>
<h3>Quick Facts</h3>
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<td style="padding-right: 5px; text-align: right;"><strong>Resort:</strong></td>
<td>Heron Island Resort</td>
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<td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 5px;"><strong>Max Guests:</strong></td>
<td>~327</td>
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<td style="text-align: right;padding-right: 5px;"><strong>Rates:</strong></td>
<td>AUD $191 &#8211; $921<br />
 per night</td>
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<td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 5px;"><strong>Rooms:</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: left;">109</td>
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<td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 5px;"><strong>Island Rental:</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: left;">inquire</td>
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<td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 5px;"><strong>Island Size:</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: left;">44 acres (18 hectares)</td>
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<td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 5px;"><strong>Website:</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: left;">www.heronisland.com</td>
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<h3>Accessibility</h3>
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<td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 5px;"><strong>Airstrip:</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: left;">no</td>
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<td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 5px;"><strong>Helicopter Pad:</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: left;">yes</td>
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<td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 5px;"><strong>Marina:</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: left;">yes</td>
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<h3>Accomodations</h3>
<p>Heron Island is a 4-star resort offering 6 Accommodation options with 109 rooms. A Conference Room (Theatre Style) sitting 110 delegates is also available. </p>
<p><strong>The Beach House</strong><br />
Located beachside and set within a grove of trees the Beach House offers filtered ocean views and a private boardwalk provides direct access to the beach. With only one Beach House on offer, this accommodation offers maximum privacy and is located a short stroll away from the central resort facilities and restaurant.</p>
<p><strong>Point Suites</strong><br />
Point Suites are set in a premium position with an outlook that offers uninterrupted reef views and magical sunsets over the Great Barrier Reef. Suites are within easy access of the resort amenities. </p>
<p><strong>Wistari Suites</strong></p>
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<p>A private outdoor terrace features wooden furniture and a two person hammock. The Suites are a short stroll away from the central resort facilities, beach and walking tracks. </p>
<p><strong>Heron Beachside Suites</strong><br />
Beachside Suites offer spectacular filtered views over the Great Barrier Reef and are set in a prime beachside location with direct access to the beach and reef. </p>
<p><strong>Reef Suites</strong><br />
Reef Suites are positioned close to the beach and offer filtered reef and water views through a canopy of beachside trees and shrubs. The living area extends outdoors to a balcony or garden setting, interiors are light and comfortable.<br />
Family room configurations are available. </p>
<p><strong>Turtle Rooms</strong><br />
Turtle Rooms are located in a garden setting, a short walk away from the beach and close to the central resort facilities. With two rooms per block, all Turtle Rooms are at ground level and feature a deck and outdoor area. Rooms are compact and interiors are bright and fresh. Family room configurations are available. </p>
<h3>Food and Drink</h3>
<p>Full buffet breakfast is included at Heron Island. Three Dining Facilities are available to your disposition.</p>
<p><strong>Shearwater Restaurant</strong><br />
Breakfast and lunch are buffet style while dinner features a 3 course table d&#8217;hote or Saturday seafood buffet and mid week Aussie BBQ. Special diets can be catered for by prior arrangement. A picnic hamper service is available on request.</p>
<p><strong>Pandanus Lounge &#038; Baillie&#8217;s Bar</strong><br />
The Bar &#038; Lounge features panoramic reef views, with a cocktail bar, entertainment lounge, dance floor and a mezzanine level library area. The<br />
Bar &#038; Lounge opens to an outdoor terrace. Open from 10.00am to midnight.</p>
<p><strong>Wistari Room</strong><br />
An air conditioned presentation room for evening news, movies and sporting events.</p>
<h3>Activites</h3>
<ul>
<li>Diving the Great Barrier Reef on Heron Island</li>
<li>Snorkelling excursions to the reef edge</li>
<li>Eco Certified Advanced Ecotourism</li>
<li>Kids Friendly Junior Ranger Program &#8211; children 7 to 12 years</li>
<li>Semi-submersible coral viewing cruises &#8211; commentary by reef interpreter</li>
<li>Pool tables</li>
<li>Diving tours, activities and classes</li>
<li>Diving and fishing charters</li>
<li>Fishing trips</li>
<li>Scenic helicopter flights</li>
<li>Sunset wine &#038; cheese cruises</li>
<li>Beach Picnic Hampers</li>
<li>Spa treatment at the Aqua Soul Spa</li>
<li>Turtle Tour (peak nesting times December &#8211; April)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>(Complementary Activities)</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Guided reef walks (operate daily subject to tides)</li>
<li>Island ecology walks</li>
<li>Guided birdlife walks</li>
<li>Stargazing</li>
<li>Wildlife presentations</li>
<li>Snorkelling lessons in swimming pool</li>
<li>Tennis (night &#038; day) &#038; table tennis</li>
<li>Natural history slide show</li>
<li>Trivia night</li>
</ul>
<h3>Why Dive on Heron Island?</h3>
<p>Heron Island is famous around the world because it is exciting diving made easy. There&#8217;s no need for day trips to the Reef because you&#8217;re already there, so you can easily enjoy up to three full dives a day. There are over twenty different dive sites, more than half of which are just fifteen minutes from the beach. With so many acres of living coral literally teeming with fish, it&#8217;s easy to see why keen divers keep coming back to Heron.</p>
<ul>
<li>over 30 dive sites</li>
<li>Minimal time to dive sites (5-15 minutes)</li>
<li>Shallow dives available (18 meters maximum)</li>
<li>Long bottom times can be obtained (up to 45 minutes)</li>
<li>Buoyed dive sites</li>
<li>Stable platform style boats with shaded canopies</li>
<li>Divemasters dive all dives</li>
<li>Giant stride entries &#8211; exit via wide ladders</li>
<li>No carrying of tanks or weights at any time</li>
<li>All dive sites located within a Marine National Park</li>
<li>Highest quality dive equipment</li>
<li>Up to three dives per day</li>
<li>Two tank morning dives</li>
<li>Night Dives</li>
<li>Adventure Dives</li>
</ul>
<h3>Eco-Tourism and Wildlife</h3>
<p>Heron Island is open year round, with bird season at its peak in January to March. Turtle nesting season is also during this period, and offers the unique opportunity to see hatchlings scurrying to the sea.</p>
<p>Did we already mentions that Heron Island is famous around the world for its spectacular coral reef, its extraordinary variety of aquatic life, migrating whales, nestling turtles and as a breading ground for an abundance of birdlife.</p>
<p>Heron is Kids friendly, if it&#8217;s school holidays, you can sign the kids up for the Heron Junior Rangers Program (7-12yrs), where they&#8217;ll get up close and personal with a wonderful variety of marine creatures, and explore the fascinating coral cay.
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<h3>Conferences and Incentive Programs</h3>
<p><strong>Number of Rooms:</strong> 109 rooms &#8211; 4 different room grades<br />
<strong>Meeting Room Capacity:</strong> 110 delegates &#8211; Wistari Conference Room (Theatre Style)</p>
<p><strong>Suitable For Incentives</strong><br />
Yes &#8211; with an interest in reef based activities. It is also possible to arrange an intimate incentive incorporating both Wilson Island and Heron Island.</p>
<p><strong>Group Activities</strong><br />
Heron Island has developed an exciting program of interactive and interpretative activities.<br />
    * Snorkel and/or dive boat charters<br />
    * Semi submersible reef viewing tour<br />
    * Wine and cheese sunset cruise<br />
    * Fishing trips<br />
    * Glass bottom surf ski tour<br />
    * Reef, bird and island interpretative walks<br />
    * Spa treatments at the Aqua Soul Spa
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<h3>Getting There</h3>
<p>Covering 18 Hectares, Heron Island lies on the Tropic of Capricorn (23 degrees south of the equator), 72 kilometres NE off the coast from Gladstone, central Queensland. 534 kilometres north of Brisbane. 1,183 kilometres south of Cairns. Heron Island operates 1 hour ahead of Eastern Standard Time (EST) all year round.</p>
<p>* <strong>By Boat</strong>, Transfer between Gladstone and Heron Island Transfer duration: approx. 2 hours<br />
* <strong>By Helicopter</strong>, Transfer duration: approx. 30 minutes Australian Helicopters operates scenic transfers between Gladstone Airport and Heron Island daily (excluding Christmas Day) on demand during daylight hours (generally 0800 &#8211; 1800). Bookings can be made directly with Voyages.
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<h3>Rates</h3>
<p>Heron Island offers many oliday packages to choose from, don&#8217;t miss the hot<br />
Last Minute Sale offer, at only $99 per night.</p>
<p><strong> Stay 6 nights, pay for only 4</strong><br />
receive two nights FREE with this fantastic package.<br />
Your stay includes:</p>
<p>    * Accommodation<br />
    * Full buffet breakfast<br />
    * Many island activities<br />
    * Children 12 years and under stay &#038; eat FREE
</p>
<p><strong>4 Night Package</strong><br />
Heron Island truly is a natural wonderland, here you can immerse yourself in all the Great Barrier Reef has to offer. Save 15% off our standard nightly rate by booking 4 nights or more.</p>
<p>Included in the tariff:<br />
* 4 nights accommodation<br />
* Full buffet breakfast<br />
* Many island activities
</p>
<p><strong>Multi-Resort Package</strong><br />
If you book 5 nights or more at any combination of Voyages Hotels &#038; Resorts within the same itinerary you will save 15% off each night of your stay.</p>
<p><strong>Spa Package</strong><br />
* A bottle of sparkling wine on arrival<br />
* An initial spa consultation to determine the best treatment for you<br />
* Two spa treatments (combined up to a maximum of 2 hours^)
</p>
<p><strong>Meal Package</strong><br />
Make your holiday even more relaxing by booking the value packed meal package when you confirm your booking. The meal package includes lunch and dinner, and is available for one or every day of your stay.</p>
<p>* Buffet or 2 course lunch daily<br />
* Buffet or 3 course dinner daily<br />
* All day filtered coffee and tea
</p>
<p><strong>Dive Package</strong> </p>
<p>* 5 standard day dives to Heron or Wistari Reef<br />
* Equipment: air, scuba and weights<br />
* Boat trip to the reef<br />
* $275 with a minimum 4 nights accommodation</p>
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