Apollo Whitsundays
Next available 8th January, 2021 –
Ask us for 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.
3 days / 2 nights – Whitsunday overnight sailing
Departs; 8.30am Friday
Returns: 3.00pm Sunday
Passengers: 27 (during Covid max 20 guests)
Crew: 3
Scuba diving: first dive 30 minutes included in price. Extra dives $50 per dive paid on board with cash
After boarding the vessel on day 1 and being briefed with regards to safety on board we will motor out of the marina You can join with us in hoisting the sails and heading to Blue Pearl Bay where you can try your hand at our Free Scuba Dive and also snorkel in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. On completion of diving/snorkelling activities, we will sail to our next destination – Hook Passage where we will anchor for the evening.
Day 2 commences early with a sail to the World Famous Whitehaven Beach with its 4 miles of white silica sand where you will relax on the beach for 3 hours. During this time you can sunbake, swim or enjoy beach activities and games. After lunch, it is Hill Inlet lookout where you get to take that picturesque photo overlooking the swirling sands to Whitehaven Beach. We then sail to Luncheon Bay for further opportunities to dive and snorkel in another World Famous marine reserve. Before dinner, you have the opportunity to night dive and experience the wonders of the reef at night.
On our final day we sail to the second most famous, and most photographed, beach in the Whitsundays – Langford Spit which is adjacent to the 5 Star Resort – Hayman Island. Passengers are again able to dive, snorkel or just relax on the beach at this magnificent location. After lunch, the finale of the trip is a breathtaking sail across the Whitsunday Passage to disembark at Coral Sea Marina.
NOTE:
All Sailing/Diving activities as well as destinations are weather dependent and subject to change at the skipper’s discretion.
What’s Included
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Free introductory or certified dive (minimum 30 minutes)
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Showers (cold)
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Linen – sheets / pillow
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Snorkelling / diving equipment
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Marine Park Fees
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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
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Wet weather jacket is recommended
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Bring your own alcohol – NO GLASS; NO RED WINE; NO BANANAS
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Your own towel, warm clothes for cooler nights, water bottle, snacks, hat, sunscreen, toiletries, underwater camera, iPod
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Tap water is available on board bring your own bottle
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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.
"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.
RRP: $589.00 per person
Pay the full RRP price for 2 people and stay 1 night in a 1 bedroom apartment at Airlie Apartments (subject to availability)
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.