Sailing Whitsundays - Airlie Beach, Queensland

Cherie Glover

Great experience all around! Coming from Sweden for our Honeymoon, we were a bit lost on which agency to choose for our Airlie Beach excursion but we were SO happy we went with Sailing Whitsundays! Fabulous full day of beautiful sights, and a fantastic Team Bullet to guide us throughout with good food, swimming opportunities, and memories. Couldn’t recommend more!

Iliana Coetzee

Our sailing trip on Blizzard was an absolute dream come true. Sam and Daisy are an incredible crew and looked after all of us so well. We did the most amazing snorkeling, stopped at amazing beaches, ate like kings and saw some of the most beautiful sites our eyes couldn’t believe it. Can’t wait to go back was perfect on every level. Thank you again Sam and Daisy for the best trip.

Harriet Moxey

Had a brilliant time aboard the Whitsunday Adventurer for 2D2N. Our crew Jamie and Nicola were awesome - made us feel well at home and went above and beyond. Watched some beautiful sunsets, sailed all through the islands, snorkelled, paddle boarded, and spent lots of time on Whitehaven Beach early before other tourists arrived. Not to mention the hot/cold tub on board and the comfortable bed set up. Lovely small group of 12 of us and a relaxed atmosphere - couldn’t recommend more!

Lindsay Page

It’s hard to sum up our experience on On Ice into a short review. Out of a 7 week trip this was one of the top highlights of our entire incredible trip. We were a bit nervous about sleeping on a boat for the first time but were pleasantly surprised at the size and comfort of our cabin with en-suite bathroom. It was really nice to have the privacy.

Our crew Julia and Charlotte deserve a big chunk of the credit for how much we loved our experience. It would be pretty easy to be impersonal as they operate tour after tour but the care they put into our experience was as if we were their top priority. They had us laughing almost nonstop and really put care into making everything safe and enjoyable. Doing a multi day tour was the reason it felt like we had a more exclusive and unique experience in the Whitsundays as we were able to visit the popular locations at off times and essentially had them to ourselves. We were able to reach further out snorkeling destinations and saw some BEAUTIFUL coral, turtles, huge fish, blue spotted rays and more. Julia and Charlottes had expert level knowledge of the area and the conditions.

The days were filled with Julia and Charlotte introducing us to unexpected joys - watching huge fish swim under our boat illuminated by the under boat lights, the most insane stargazing I’ve ever seen in my life with the Milky Way completely visible, using the underwater sea scooter to motor around the reef, docking at the most idyllic, tiny, undeveloped island for sunset and sleeping and then waking up to paddle board to it and explore. It didn’t feel like real life, we were pinching ourselves basically hourly.

The food that Charlotte prepared for us honestly had our jaws on the floor. My expectation of a boat meal was majorly exceeded with some of the best dinners we had on our entire 7 week trip. We have no idea how she managed to pull off the things she did in that tiny boat kitchen!

If you’re even questioning whether to book a sailing liveaboard and especially the On Ice boat with Julia and Charlotte as your crew, just do it! We will be dreaming of this experience for the rest of our lives.

Nicole Brown

Small group cruising. Great lunch provided. Fantastic snorkel spot that was not very busy. Energetic and fun team in Dave, Luke and Tristan. Would recommend!

Lisa Maria Lettner

We had such a great time at the Whitsunday Blue 3d3n Tour. Captain Dave and Jetta made our stay even better with such a great humor and chill atmosphere. Even though the weather wasn’t the best, the two always tried to make the best our of our Tour. + Jetta prepared us the best food!
Thanks again Dave and Jetta for the great experience!

Joe P

Overall , the experience was good . There were just too many people in one boat with different excursions , the instructions were a bit too overwhelming and I feel like I’m being rushed getting my morning snacks while there was considerable amount of movement of the boat due to the waves . I would prefer next time less people in a more intimate experience.

Tricia Andrews

Our group of 6 from WA joined a lovely young French couple aboard GetawayII with Skipper Sam and hostess Sara..
From start to finish the trip was just fabulous.
The cat was perfect for a 3 day/3night adventure. Comfy compact cabins, great deck areas to enjoy the magnificent views with shade and sun depending on your preference.
Skipper Sam was super entertaining and we had so much fun whilst feeling safe at all times, with local knowledge and awareness of the environment and sailing skills. He took us to some spectacular Whitsunday spots, plus whales, turtles, osprey, and when it came to snorkelling the reef spots were excellent and full of fish and healthy coral. Sheltered bays at night meant good nights sleep too!
Sara served us plenty of fab food and treats and freshly ground coffee from the machine!
The bonus for us was our French friends had a drone and combined with the GoPro we captured our amazing memories.
We would highly recommend Sailing Whitsundays GetawayII