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| Aerial view of the Reef
Hotel and the island complex |
Hamilton Island
Most commercially developed of all the Whitsunday Islands
Geologically the Whitsunday Islands are all drowned
mountains. Prior to the last Ice Age they were connected to
the mainland and would have all been prominent mountains in
the area. The melting of the polar caps drowned the valleys
between the mountains creating a network of 74 islands of
which only 7 have resort facilities. Beyond the resorts the
whole area is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and
the uninhabited islands are all controlled by National Parks
and Wildlife.
The first European to explore the area was Captain James
Cook who travelled through the area on his journey up the
eastern coast of Australia in 1770. He passed through
Whitsunday passage, a narrow channel which lies between the
mainland coast, South Molle and Daydream Islands to the west
and Dent, Whitsunday, Hook and Hayman Islands to the east,
on Sunday 4 June which happened to be Whit Sunday (the
seventh Sunday after easter) - hence the name of the area.
Recognised as one of the most luxurious resort
destinations on the Great Barrier Reef, Hamilton Island is a
very good example of how the Great Barrier Reef can
commercially match any tropical paradise in the world. There
are hotel suites, luxury apartments, private villas,
self-contained suites and bures with eating available at
everything from an a la carte restaurant to a coffee shop,
seafood restaurant, pizza parlour, snack bar and cocktail
bar.
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| The Hamilton Island
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The activities range from snorkelling to reef fishing,
sailboard riding, tennis, squash, walking trails and the
Hamilton Island Fauna Park with koalas, kangaroos, emus,
wombats and a variety of birdlife. There is also a church
(people can get married on the island), a museum which
boasts the world's largest private collection of
motorcycles, and still over 80 per cent of the island
remains in its natural state apart from walking trails to
such delightfully out of the way destinations as Coral Cove,
Passage Peak and Escape Beach.
It is a comment on the current status of Hamilton Island
(and the level of development which has occurred) that while
it is not the largest island in the group it is the only
island to have an airport capable of handling wide bodied
jet aircraft.
Things to see:
Vital Information About the Island
1. The Island Itself
Location
Within the Whitsunday group half way between Mackay and
Townsville. 1,528km north of Sydney (2 hours 10 min by jet)
and 45 minutes by water taxi from Shute Harbour
Description of the island
A substantial island which is 4.5. km long and 3 km wide. It
covers 750 hectares much of which is still untouched.
How do visitors access it?
Qantas flies direct to Hamilton Island daily with services
from Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Cairns. Fantasea Blue
Ferries also have six daily departures from Shute Harbour.
Activities on the island
There are over 40 different activities to enjoy on Hamilton
Island including bushwalking, go karts, mini golf and
snorkelling.
2. Resorts on the Island
History
Hamilton Island Resort was the brainchild of Queensland
developer Keith Williams who created a multi-use island with
everything from private dwellings (George Harrison owns one
of them) through to a diverse range of hotels. By the end of
1998 a refurbishment program costing $40 million will have
been completed. The island centrepiece is the main Reef View
Hotel which is 19 storeys high and boasts the highest
external lift in Australia.
How big is it?
Beach Club Resort, 55 beachfront rooms; Reef View Hotel, 386
rooms and suites; Whitsunday Holiday Apartments, 166 one
bedroom apartments, 20 two bedroom apartments; Palm
Bungalows, 50 free standing bungalows, Palm Terrace, 60
rooms; Self Catering Villas, 29 ranging from 2-4 bedrooms.
Who does it appeal to?
The resort is essentially a family resort with enough
activities to keep every age occupied all day long. However
it is not exclusively for family and has enough facilities
to cater for couples as well as people wanting to relax. The
new Beach Club Resort appeals to the upper end of the
holiday market (it is adults only - no children allowed);
the Reef View Hotel and Whitsunday Apartments appeal to
families while the Palm Bungalows and Terrace attract
couples who want privacy.
Free activities
All non motorised water activities, bushwalking and swimming
Other activities
Hamilton Island boasts the largest selection of activities
of all the islands including a shooting range, mini golf,
wire flyer, driving range, go carts, tennis, all the water
sports cruises, joy flights.
Eating at the resort
There are ten restaurants on the Island. The Beach House
which is the signature restaurant is open for lunch and
dinner; Cascades Brasserie for a buffet breakfast; Toucan
Tango Cafe & Bar - the main restaurant opened for breakfast,
lunch and dinner; Spinnakers Bar and Grill, located in the
village. offering dinner only ; Spices Restaurant; Outrigger
Restaurant, open for dinner only; Mariners Seafood
Restaurant, open for dinner; there is a Japanese restaurant
called Kotaki which runs out of the Cascades Restaurants in
the evenings; Romano's Italian Restaurant; Manta Ray Cafe
open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They also offer a
takeaway service.
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