Apollo Whitsundays
Our price $659pp
our local discount rate.
Ph: 07- 4948 1934
E: bookings@airliebeachonline.com.au
Include free parking if you are travelling in Qld with a vehicle.
Sailing the Whitsundays on Apollo overnight sailing, 3 days / 2 nights – Whitsunday overnight sailing
Departs; 9am Thursday & Sunday
Returns: 4pm Saturday & Tuesday
Passengers: 25
Minimum Age: 16+ years as tour is for the young and young at heart
Apollo is now under new management and was refurbished in mid 2022.
Apollo is an action-packed adventure, designed for the young and young at heart. This is an authentic sailing experience and a moderate amount of fitness is required for activities.
Day 1 – Set sail from Airlie Beach, heading to the north end of Hook Island. Snorkel around the beautiful Stonehaven Bay area with a stop off at Langford reef as well. Spend the night at Stonehaven Bay or close by.
Day 2 – Sail to Tongue Bay and spend the day exploring all that Whitsunday Island has to offer. After doing the bushwalk to the look out at the North end and spending some time down at Hill Inlet, the crew will take them to the South end of Whitehaven beach, where guests will have the option to do a second lookout walk. The crew will also take them to a few different hidden gems on the Island. This will be a full day of nature and beach time (weather dependent).
Day 3 – Head to another snorkeling location and get the paddleboards out. This day may also include a visit to the Ngaro Caves at Nara Inlet, before sailing back to Airlie beach for the end of their trip.
NOTE:
All Sailing/snorkelling activities as well as destinations are weather dependent and subject to change at the skipper’s discretion.
Apollo does not offer air conditioning.
Sample Menu
Day 1
Morning Tea – Danishes, Tea, Coffee and Milo
Lunch – Chicken tenders, salad and wraps
Afternoon Tea – Dips and crackers, Tea, Coffee and Milo
Dinner – Spaghetti Bolognese, Garden salad and Garlic bread
Day 2
Breakfast – Selection of cereals, yoghurt, bread, croissants and spreads, fresh fruit, tea, coffee and milo
Morning Tea – Cake, Tea, Coffee and Milo
Lunch – BBQ Steaks, Turkish bread and salad
Afternoon Tea – Nachos, Tea, Coffee and Milo
Dinner – BBQ Marinated Chicken, Creamy Mash, Garden salad and garlic bread
Day 3
Breakfast – Selection of cereals, yoghurt, bread, pancakes and spreads, fresh fruit, tea, coffee and milo
Morning Tea – Biscuits, Tea, Coffee and Milo
Lunch – Selection of cold Deli Meats, Salad and Wraps
What’s Included
Showers (cold)
Linen – sheets / pillow
Snorkelling / diving equipment
Marine Park Fees
Freshly prepared delicious meals
All meals are freshly prepared and so are subject to change based on availability of produce.
Extra costs:
Special Dietary Requirements (eg. Vegetarian, Gluten Free) – $10 Cash Only
WHAT TO BRING
Wet weather jacket is recommended
Bring your own alcohol – NO GLASS; NO RED WINE
Your own bath and beach towel, warm clothes for cooler nights, water bottle, snacks, hat, sunscreen, toiletries, underwater camera, iPod
Tap water is available on board bring your own bottle
Cash for soft drinks on boat
All items bought on board are to be carried in a small open bag, either soft bag, cloth bag, plastic bags or supermarket environmental bags – NO ZIPS; NO LARGE BACKPACKS AND NO SUITCASES NO WHEELS ON BAG.
"Amazing trip!" by Kristyna Kirchova
Apollo experience is the best for withsundays. Did the 3 days boat tour and was excellent! Captain and the best crew possible. Food was amazing, quality and quantity. The boat is super comfortable and the places they take you are unbelievable. Best snorkelling spot I have been to in Australia I would 100% recoment this to everybody.
"Excellent value! Memorable experience" by Patricia Saiz
Airlie Beach Online is an amazing company, and her manager Cathy is the most thoughtful and helpful tour operator we have met in the entire Queensland. From the very beginnning she provided us with a range of the most suitable options of boat tours according to our needs, including itineraries, prices and times. She tried to dig into our priorities, which in my case was scuba diving and to be in the ocean for as long as possible. So the most suitable as well as affordable tour for us as backpackers was Apollo so we chose it without hesitation.Due to weather conditions, the tour was cancelled for the weekend we arrived in Airlie, and instead of pushing us to book another tour for those days, Cathy was completely honest about the conditions and she advised us to wait one extra week so we could fully enjoy the experience and not rush it with the strong winds.Honestly, best thing we could've done, the wait was worth it and Apollo was a dream come true. The sailing tour exceeded our expectations, we had fantastic 3 days in the ocean, visited many bays, the astonishing Whitehaven and did a bunch of scuba diving and snorkelling.We are really happy about our choice, and we thank Cathy for her help, her kindness, her passion about fulfilling the customer needs and her honesty.No doubt we will keep recommending to book with her company this specific 3days/2nights tour to have an unforgettable experience in the Whitsundays.
Price valid to 31st March, 2025
RRP: $689.00 per person
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations and Transfers are not permitted less than 21 days before departure. Cancellations made less than 21 days before departure will result in complete forfeiture of full price. All other cancellations or transfers will incur a fee of $50.00 per person
Our Health & Safety Policy:
Apollo Adventure Sailing and its vessel Apollo are an accredited QTIC COVID-19 Clean Practicing Business.
Passengers who have returned from overseas, passengers who have been in close contact or cared for someone diagnosed with COVID-19 or passengers who have been in a COVID-19 hotspot in the last 14 days must not board the vessel and must self-quarantine for 14 days after entering Australia, for 14 days after the last contact with the person diagnosed with COVID-19 and for 14 days after leaving the designated hotspot.
Passengers with COVID-19 must not board the vessel unless they can confirm: at least 10 days have passed since onset of symptoms; and they have been free of all symptoms for at least 72 hours; and provide evidence of completion of isolation.
Passengers who are currently unwell with a fever, cough, sore throat or shortness of breath, or other cold/flu-like symptoms, or report having been unwell in the last 72 hours especially with cold or flu type symptoms must be isolated immediately, not board the vessel and should seek medical advice.
We advise that at times, social distancing will not be possible (eg tender runs, ladder climbs, scuba diving experience). By boarding the vessel you consent that you have been advised of this and that you agree to participate in this tour without social distancing (the entire boat is considered a single group for activities that are part of the tour).
RACING HISTORY
“Apollo” has a proud and extensive racing history listed as follows:
Sydney – Hobart Line Winner (twice) and numerous second and third placings. Winner of the South China Sea Series. Apollo has won every major race held on the East Coast of Australia including: Sydney to Brisbane and Brisbane to Gladstone. Apollo set the record for the Sydney to Southport race. Winner of the Kenwood Cup. Winner of the Around Hawaii Island Race. Winner of the Cairns New Guinea Race. Winner of the Hobart to Honiara Race and not forgetting Winner of the 6 gruelling Whitsunday Fun Races consecutively.
She is quite simply an “EXCITEMENT MACHINE”.
SPECIFICATIONS
Designer – Ben Lexcen; Length – 80ft; Beam – 17ft; Mast – 100ft.
