Top Airlie Beach Shore Excursions

Explore Airlie Beach on a private tour by tuk-tuk for a fun twist on a traditional sightseeing tour. Just sit back and admire the city as a guide introduces you to the best locales. Select from various tour durations and themes, including a food tour or sunset ride, to suit your schedule and budget.

Explore the bush and estuaries of ‘wild Whitsunday’ on this full-day crocodile safari! Go croc-spotting on a Proserpine River cruise, and look for other wetlands wildlife on a tractor-pulled wagon tour. Take part in a Queensland mudcrab capture, and get a taste of bush life with traditional billy tea and damper. Feast on a fresh Aussie barbecue midday, and enjoy convenient hotel pickup and drop-off from Airlie Beach, Cannonvale or Proserpine. 

The rainforest-clad islands, white-sand beaches, and vast coral reefs of the Whitsundays are even more impressive when viewed from above. With this tour, take off on a scenic flight over the Whitsunday Islands and admire the views from the panoramic windows. Fly over Whitehaven Beach, Hill Inlet, and the Heart Reef, and enjoy a magnificent bird’s eye view of the Great Barrier Reef.

Airlie Beach and the Whitsunday Islands are famous for their spectacular natural scenery, but stepping off the beaten trail to explore independently can be dangerous. On this tour, enjoy an immersive experience in nature—with lunch and national park entry fees included. Following pickup at your Airlie Beach accommodation, seek out unique flora and fauna deep in the ancient rain forest—with free time for swimming at Cedar Creek Falls.

Discover the wild side of the Whitsundays on an adreniline-fuelled 3.5-hour Segway tour. Learn to operate your easy-to-use self-balancing Segway, then follow your guide on a scenic 5.5-mile (9km) tour through the Conway National Park. Glide along serene rainforest trails, following part of the Whitsunday Great Walk and hop off to enjoy morning tea overlooking Impulse Creek. Best of all: full instruction and practice time is provided and there’s no experience necessary, so anyone can give it a go!

A Segway tour offers an offbeat experience and the ability to cover more ground than walking. On this tour from Airlie Beach to Cannovale, you can zip along the Whitsunday Bicentennial Boardwalk, and glide by Pioneer Bay, Shingley Beach and the Coral Sea Marina while listening to your guide share insights into the area. Wrap up the tour with a stop for some dinner while watching the sun set over the Whitsunday Islands.

Customize this trike tour of Airlie Beach to suit your interests. Speak directly to the guide and your travel buddy via the in-helmet Bluetooth system. While driving your trike motorcycle, cruise around town, head to Shute Harbour, explore Cedar Creek Falls, and more. The duration of the tour depends upon the attractions and sights you chose to visit.

If you’d like to see what lies beyond the beaches of the Whitsunday Islands, this day tour to two magical waterfalls is what you’re looking for. Hidden within the rainforests and mountains of Eungella National Park, Aurelien Waterfall and Wheel of Fire Waterfall lead to refreshing water holes you can swim in. Spot tropical birds, plants, and fungi. Moderate fitness is advised and be prepared to cross a stream.

Set off across Whitsunday Passage in the footsteps of Captain Cook on your own chartered tall ship cruise in the Whitsunday Islands. Bring as many as 24 guests on the 62-foot (19-meter) gaff-rigged schooner for a customized full-day charter that includes time for snorkeling, and a visit to either to Langford Reef — where you have a good chance of swimming with turtles, or the famously beautiful Whitehaven Beach. Alternatively, you can select a sunset sail or a half-day tour for your private charter.

"We take you from your doorstep in the Whitsunday’s to one of the most beautiful places on earth in just one day" Break out the binoculars and the walking boots to experience this stunning day of Australian nature and wildlife from Airlie Beach. Your tour day starts early as we start our 1.5 hour road trip to share the sunrise with local kangaroos and Wallabies. After a walk through the rain forest and sacred indigenous sites we enjoy a delicious breakfast on the beach. Walk off your breakfast with an interpretive wander through a subtropical rain forest trail, before heading back to Airlie Beach. This is a Unique and personalised experience, showing you places you won’t find on your own! *Breakfast & a light morning tea is included in ticket price, please advise of any special diets. *Please note: The above tour itineraries are a guideline only and are subject to change depending on the group’s abilities, and weather conditions.

Our tour takes you right amongst the nicest Whitsunday Islands. Each tour visits the beautiful Whitehaven Beach on Whitsunday Island. A short walk takes you up the Hill Inlet Lookout, from where you have a breathtaking view over Whitehaven Beach. The tour stops in various of the dreamy Whitsunday Bays for snorkelling. Underwater you’ll find a whole world of itself, full of colourful corals and fish. Our SeaScooter will turn the most convinced landlubber into a marine biologist. The calm Whitsunday waters are ideal to learn Stand Up Paddling (SUP). This watersports activity provides a great nature experience. Just being out there: you, a board and a paddle.

Eureka will not only visit the usual highlights like Whitehaven Beach and Hill Inlet, it also allows you to escape the crowds and visit other pristine areas like hidden caves or a bushwalk up to different Island look outs. Eureka chases the best Sunset positions. As long as the weather is kind, the crew will take you across to a secluded beach where you will have sunset snacks and a few drinks to wind down before dinner and reflect on all the wonderful things you have seen and done that day. It doesn't matter what the weather is like, Eureka can cater for it all. For those tropical nights when we have a few showers, Eureka has ample space on deck and a waterproof cover to keep everyone dry. Eureka also has the extremely rare and special luxury of a TV with Netflix downstairs in the air-conditioned saloon! It really is the trip that has it all!

Don’t waste time chasing fish in the wrong places. Aboard a half-day charter boat from Airlie Beach, you’ll be taken to exactly the right spots to fish for emperors, trout, cod, mackerel, and other tropical reef fish. Learn fishing techniques from your helpful skipper, and rest in the shaded area when you just want to kick back and enjoy the Whitsunday views.

Enjoy the experience in our comfortable boat. Cairns Custom Craft fully equipt, toilet, shade, all gear supplied, lunch & drinks available to purchase via per booking.

Discover absolute natural beauty in ancient rainforests, atop awe-inspiring mountains, on secluded coral beaches or beneath refreshing waterfalls on this private, half day, guided bushwalking tour. Absolute Airlie's private tours allow you to create your very own bespoke tour by choosing from a range of walks and places of natural beauty. Choose your companions, set the itinerary and departure time, and go at your own pace. With trails ranging in difficulty and length, we welcome everyone from families to retirees, from couples to groups of friends, there is something for everyone! We offer personalised service and a guide to take you off the beaten track and share with you the areas best kept secrets - you’ll experience the Whitsundays like never before.