Airlie Beach Australia – A Tourist Hotspot!

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A great place for a tourist to stay in the whole of Australia is that of Airlie Beach. Its a small town that is situated close to the great barrier reef in the region of Whitsunday, thus making it ideal for the tourist to spend some time and take in the views and experience the joys.

Whitsunday islands was named by Captain James Cook in 1770. The name came about due to Cook passing through the area on the day of the Christian festival day of Whit Sunday, or so he thought anyhow.

Getting There
Prosperine Airport, also known as Whitsunday Coast Airport, is in the vicinity. Flights to there are via Virgin Airlines and also Jetstar. There is a local train station too which is on the east coast line and the bus service is provided by Greyhound and Premier coaches, stopping off on their way between Cairns and Brisbane.

How to Get Around
Buses to and from the airport terminal are very regular but all but one have to be pre-booked. Currently the tickets cost $15 Australian for a one way trip. Obviously being such a tourist hot spot, there are lots of taxis available and taxi prices are comparable to the bus, so this is the better option. To get to Airlie Beach from the airport takes around 40 minutes.

What To Do
For swimming, Airlie Beach is not the best place. Between the months of October and May stinging jellyfish frequent the coastal waters. You can though either purchase or hire a “stinger suit” if you wish to swim in the ocean, which offers full protection against the jellyfish. Also there is a beautiful man made lagoon which stretches 50 meters wide by 200 meters long.

To make up for these difficulties however, there is a man made lagoon which stretches to 200 metres long and 50 metres wide. It is watched through the day by life guards and patrolled during the night by security guards so its a thoroughly safe place to swim and spend leisure time. On Saturday mornings alongside the lagoon is a waterfront market where you can purchase all forms of locally produced souvenirs and foods.

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