Airlie Beach: Attractions and more...
Airlie Beach is a popular tourist destination due to several reasons. It offers a relaxing lifestyle which attracts tourists in numbers. The Great Barrier Reef, with its beautiful scenery and exceptional water sports opportunities, offers much to the tourists. Activities like sailing, snorkelling and scuba diving as well as jet-skiing, quad biking, sea kayaking and sky diving are among the popular sports here.
The two major tourist attractions are the Shute Harbour from where the ferries depart and the Abel Point Marina. The marina is famous for the Oceanic Whitsunday Rotary Boat Show and the Airlie Beach Race Week.
One can also spend a day to visit some of the beautiful nearby islands, particularly Whitehaven Beach. The Airlie Beach Lagoon is one of the safest places for swimming; its picturesque beauty is not to be missed.
