Island Tours

Whitsunday Island Crusing

Departure from Hamilton Island

Entire Boat Booking

Maximum 9 people - Recommend 6
Minimum 2 nights/3 days $ 3,950 per night
Each additional night $ 3,000 per night

Cabin Bookings

Maximum 6 people
Departs every Friday in April - May & June
4 nights/5 days tour (only)

Double Rooms (2 people) $ 2,500 PP Double Share
Single Supplement (Double Room) $ 4,250

Twin Bunk Room (2 people) $ 2,000 PP Twin Share
Single Supplement (Twin Room) $ 3,400

All Prices include GST

Inclusions

  • Accommodation as selected above
  • All Meals (breakfast - morning tea - lunch - afternoon platter - dinner)
  • All non alcoholic beverages (alcohol is available from Hamilton Island to take aboard)
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • Use of kayaks
  • Marine Park & Island fees
  • Transfer to and from Hamilton Island airport or ferry terminal to DescaradA

Cruise in Brief

Hamilton Island is located 12 nautical miles off the mainland of Australia and is part of the Whitsunday Islands, gateway to the Great Barrier Reef. This area in the Whitsunday's is commonly known as the "100 magical miles" and comprises of some 74 tropical islands and inlets. This unspoilt island group is the most visited in Australia and is renowned for its crystal clear waters, brilliant white sand beaches, spectacular fringing coral reefs and majestic bushland.

Hamilton Island has direct flights daily from Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne which make Hamilton Island the ideal starting point for your Whitsunday Island vacation.

DescaradA cruises depart Hamilton Island at 12.00 noon day one and return 1.00pm day five.

On the morning of departure you will be picked up by our crew from either Hamilton Island airport or your accommodation housing and transferred directly to our Family's 70 foot small luxury cruising ship "DescaradA".

Upon arrival our Captain will greet you and the crew will direct you to your cabin and ensure you are settled in. Shortly after we will depart Hamilton Island Marina and your Whitsunday experience of a lifetime will begin.

Whilst cruising aboard the luxury ship "DescaradA" you will visit such areas as:

Whitehaven Beach - Australia's most famous beach with pure white silica sand

Nara Inlet- with its spectacular rock faces & bushwalks to the aboriginal caves

South Molle Island - home of the regions best forest walking tracks

Cateran Bay on Border Island - a great snorkeling and dive area (always visited by DescaradA's owners when in the area).

At the start of your cruise, our Captain will outline a specific itinerary with you which will place DescaradA in the best locations in the best possible weather and tidal conditions.

Weather

Month
Sun Hours
Average Temp
April
12
28*C
May
12
26*C
June
12
23*C
     

DescaradA's Culinary Experience

On DescaradA we pride ourselves on the supply and preparation of high quality fresh Australian produce. Queensland is renowned for its quality and abundance of seafood and Hervey Bay is also very close to Queensland main beef growing region. We guarantee you will not go hungry on board DescaradA! We provide Breakfast - Morning Tea - Lunch - Afternoon Platter & Dinner. All meals are produced on board and served on the main deck area.

Fraser Island Cruising

Departure from Hervey Bay

Entire Boat Booking

Maximum 9 people - recommend 6)
Minimum 2 night/3 day $ 3,000 per night

Cabin Bookings

( Maximum 6 people)
Departs every Friday in January - February & March
3 night/4 day tour (only)

Double Rooms (2 people) $ 1,650 PP Double Share
Single Supplement (Double Room) $ 2,800

Twin Bunk Room (2 people) $ 1,200 PP Twin Share
Single Supplement (Twin Room) $ 1,999

All Prices include GST

Inclusions

  • Accommodation as selected above
  • All Meals (breakfast - morning tea - lunch - afternoon platter - dinner)
  • All non alcoholic beverages (alcohol is available from Hervey Bay to take aboard)
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • Use of kayaks
  • Marine Park & Island fees
  • Transfer to and from Fraser Coast airport or accommodation housing to DescaradA

Your Fraser Island Sea Based Experience

Day 1 - Departure 10am

On the morning of departure you will be picked up by our crew and transferred directly to our Family's 70 foot small luxury cruising ship "DescaradA".

Upon arrival our Captain will greet you and the crew will direct you to your cabin and ensure you are settled in. Shortly after we will depart Urangan Marina and you will be able to view Hervey Bay's main pier and the islands fronting the World Heritage listed Fraser Island .

Our first stop will be at Pelican Bank. This sand bank rises out of the ocean at low tide and is a great place for a walk along the beach, swimming in the clear turquoise waters and an excellent sea bird spotting area for the wildlife enthusiasts.

On leaving Pelican Bank we will head north along the western shores of Fraser Island heading for Wathumba Creek which will be our first overnight stay. Dingoes are often spotted on the beaches in the late afternoon.

Day 2

After breakfast you will be free to explore this tidal creek either from our tender or by kayak. The beaches of Fraser Island at this point are beautiful soft white sand and are probably the best on the Island. This is a surpurb area to see local wildlife such as sea turtles, sea eagles, giant rays and dolphins.

Late morning we will up anchor and head south for Moon Point, which will be our anchorage for night two, passing the magnificent coloured sand "Arch Cliffs' where aboriginal men once played didgeridoos to the migrating giant humpback whales. Moon Point holds a very special place in early indigenous settlement of Fraser Island, no aboriginal male was allowed in the area as it was a birthing & sacred place for aboriginal women only.

Day 3

An early breakfast will be served on the way to Kingfisher Bay Resort. You will be transferred from DescaradA for an all day four wheel drive tour of the world heritage listed Fraser Island.

You will visit sites like the wreck of the Maheno, the crystal clear waters of Eli Creek and Lake McKenzie, as well as Fraser Island's amazing rain forests.

Back onto DescaradA in the afternoon ready to cruise south past the South White Cliffs and McKenzie's Jetty, where we will anchor for the night at Ungowa near a historic ship wreck . This area was home to the Ungowa Forestry Station.

Day 4

After breakfast we will head north back to Urangan Marina. On the way we will pass through the various islands of the Great Sandy Straits.

Disembark around 1pm

DescaradA's Culinary Experience

On DescaradA we pride ourselves on the supply and preparation of high quality fresh Australian produce. Queensland is renowned for its quality and abundance of seafood and Hervey Bay is also very close to Queensland main beef growing region. We guarantee you will not go hungry on board DescaradA! We provide Breakfast - Morning Tea - Lunch - Afternoon Platter & Dinner. All meals are produced on board and served on the main deck area.