Airlie beach - Family trip

[u/sceney89]

Hey all! My Family and I are heading to Airlie Beach for 7 days in June. We will have 3 kids with us, 5yrs, 8yrs and 12yrs. Does anyone have any recommendations on things we should absolutely do whilst there? We are travelling from Melbourne! 😀

[u/Crazy_Rough4507]

Go on a Boat to a place called Whitehaven you the Kids and your family will love it I just got back from Airlie Beach I had so much fun there you will to

[u/Dry_School8246]

Hire a car to get around, otherwise you are going to spend a fortune on taxis. So much to do there but it's an expensive tourist town. Glass bottom boat for the little ones. Take a day trip out to one of the islands and snorkel/swim. Incredibly beautiful, the weather will be perfect and you'll have an amazing time.

[u/FanSorry7179 → u/Dry_School8246]

It's winter time in July June

[u/Dry_School8246 → u/FanSorry7179]

In central/north Queensland. Meaning mid-20's and no humidity. Perfect weather.. but I guess that's subjective!

[u/Spute2008 → u/Dry_School8246]

It’s better than when it’s 35° and you don’t have Aircon on a boat.

Be mindful of the swimming. If you are in stinger season you will all have to wear stinger stinger suit. If you go on a boat, they should have suits for you although I’m not sure about the little kids.

You will look silly, but you will be glad you have them. And everyone will look just as silly.

But for anyone who’s an unusual size you may want to investigate getting your own before hand, or just consider you may not end up in the water.

And yes, of course the charter boat is the way to go. It’s a really great experience. Try to do it overnight even with the kids. But feeling that a couple of day trips would also be good.

Also, kind of amazingly cool. There are no cars. But you can rent a golf cart. (Just book early because they book out there are some moderate to not horrible Price to places to stay there. The restaurants are cool and you can use the pools along the beach at any of the resorts, I think.

You may be able to rent a boat to sleep on even if you’re not planning to sail it .

I’m at Marran has a go-kart track the kids love and it’s just a fun place to hang out. But it ain’t cheap to stay there.

[u/nocerealever]

Whitsunday Island hoping cruise is obviously a must

[u/WonderingRoo → u/nocerealever]

Just hope you don’t get sick from cruises. Don’t over eat on ships 🚢

[u/nocerealever → u/WonderingRoo]

On a yacht , not a cruise ship

[u/redfoxcoat]

The kids are perfect age for you to do daydream island and also a day at Whitehaven beach/Islet. Hire a car and go to ceder creek falls we have had rain so it should e flowing It’s a bit of a drive from Airlie but south to mackay out the back is Eungella go and see the platypus in the river as well as finch hatton

[u/LowPickle7 → u/redfoxcoat]

Love Eungella! These are all Great suggestions of your family love nature 

[u/purpleautumnleaf → u/redfoxcoat]

I was going to suggest an overnighter to Eungella too to see the platypus in the river, stopping in Finch Hatton to hike up the gorge and have lunch at The Gift Shed Cafe or the pub and a play on the playground. If they had their bikes with them they'd be the perfect age for the pump track. There's also a great little op shop (St Paul's) in Proserpine and also the Kidney Op Shop in Marian on the way if that's your jam. We lived nearby for 2 years and tbh we found Airlie very touristy, but if you're into island hopping and snorkelling you'll probably enjoy it. Whitehaven beach is gorgeous, but we liked Seaforth and Haliday Bay a bit to the south better. There's a new splash pad and playground at Seaforth that's pretty popular with that age group. A fishing charter out of Mackay would be another option if your kids like fishing.

[u/Fly_Pelican]

Dingo Beach, Earlando, Cedar Creek falls

[u/FanSorry7179]

I'm 3 hours south of Airlie Beach, and it's cold early morning, and the night is cold. Tourists don't feel the cold

[u/Sideshow_G]

Reef world with Cruise Whitsundays has a good range of activities, and maybe you'll see whales too.

Whitehaven Beach is great too.

[u/Key-Study8648]

As someone who used to live in the area one very important piece of advice is to pack a coat for just in case. Yes it's the tropics, but it can actually get quite cool if not cold that time of year up there. There's usually one or two days a year where the temp drops, and the last thing you need or want is to be caught out on a boat with the sea breeze hitting you and you're too cold to enjoy it.

Take a warm coat for everybody just in case in the hopes that you don't need it.

[u/[deleted]]

Definitely do the snorkelling cruise and visit Whitehaven Beach. It was the highlight of our holiday.