Wildlife

The White-bellied Sea-eagle is the second largest bird of prey found in Australia.

The Maori Wrasse, also known as the Napolean or humpheaded wrasse, is a local icon in the Whitsundays, and you're just about guaranteed to see them if you book the right tour! 

The word Wobbegong is believed to come from an Australian Indigenous language, meaning "shaggy beard," referring to the growths around the mouth of the shark of the Great Barrier Reef. 

Green turtles are one the largest turtle that visits the Whitsundays. The aboriginals knew that when you cooked a green turtle their fat turned an unusual bright green. This is how the name was derived. 

Several vessels in the Whitsundays have specifically fitted underwater blue Led lights to attract dolphins. The most common dolphins to be seen all year round in the Whitsundays is the easily recognizable Bottlenose Dolphin. These intelligent animals are playful, family-oriented animals that never fail to delight the young and old alike. At night you can even witness feeding as dolphins have a sweet tooth for squid and it's quite common to see mother and baby feeding around your boat where the food is lit up by the boat's lights. Although it is unlikely to see one jump through a hoop while balancing a beach ball on his nose!

Extending over an area of 2,000km, and covering 348,000km squared, the Great Barrier Reef is the most extensive coral reef system in the world and possesses the richest biological diversity seen on Earth.

Spinner dolphins are also known as the Long Snouted Dolphin. 

Snubfin Dolphin The Australian Snubfin Dolphin (Orcaella heinsohni) is a recently recognised species of dolphin, scientifically described in 2005.

Tropical parrot fish are many beautiful colors of the rainbow. Parrot fish are very common on our reefs and add a spectacular show of colour and life. Their name comes from the colours and the beak-like mouth used to scrape coral for food.

Stingrays are related to sharks and have cartilage instead of bone. They are flat and wide with a long whip-like tail and live on the bottom of the ocean, where they hide and feed.