South Long Island

Approximately 20 minutes from both Shute Harbour and Hamilton Island.

The southern section of this appropriately-named long island - it is 9km long and up to 2km wide (at one point it is only a few hundred metres wide). The island is 1215 hectares of National Park which is characterised by rugged terrain.

There is a path between the two resorts on the northern section of the island but Whitsunday Wilderness Lodge on the southern section of the island can only be reached by aircraft or boat.

Whitsunday Wilderness Lodge

The Wilderness Lodge is on a 3 hectare site at Paradise Bay which is independently owned and operated by a private Australian company (Ecoventure Pty Ltd) committed to environmentally sustainable tourism. Bookings & inquiries can be made by calling the phone/fax number (07) 3357 3843 or email david@ecoventure.com.au Ten waterfront cabins have Accommodation for 20. It is located on a beach at the southern end of Long Island and is surrounded by tropical rainforest.

The resort has no day guests and no children under the age of 15. The "outer reef" of the Great Barrier Reef can be visited by seaplane which can give you an aerial view of the spectacular reef system ­ before landing inside a reef lagoon, where you can snorkel from the plane. This excursion can be arranged at the lodge.

There are daily flights direct from Sydney and Brisbane to Hamilton Island from where a helicopter transfers you to the lodge.

Further Information

Whitsunday Wilderness Lodge;P.O. Box 842;South Long Island;(07) 3221 7799;