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Whitsunday Bullet Day Trip - Whitehaven Beach and Snorkelling
Airlie Beach, Australia
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From USD 128.67
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Up to 24 hours in advance.
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- 8 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
Even if you have only a short time in the area, you can still thoroughly explore the Whitsundays with this comprehensive tour. Make the most of your time by boarding the Whitsunday Bullet, a fast, modern vessel that will take you to the powdery sands of Whitehaven Beach, secluded coves around the islands, and a snorkeling spot that is filled with marine life.
- Comprehensive tour of the Whitsundays: Make the most of your time
- Includes lunch, as well as morning and afternoon teas
- See the best of the Whitsunday Islands in just one day
- Activities include snorkeling and stand up paddleboarding
What's Included
- Lunch - Morning Tea - Afternoon Tea, are included and made fresh daily from locally sourced produce
- All Snorkelling Equipment - Including snorkel, mask, wetsuit for adults, and stinger suit for children.
- Stand up Paddle-boards and Floation devices including pool noodles
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Meeting And Pickup
Meeting point
- Coral Sea Marina1-3 Shingley Dr, Airlie Beach QLD 4802, Australia
If joining the tour without a bus transfer, please be at Meeting Point C at Coral Sea Marina (South Village) no later than 8:00am on the day of departure. Please bring tickets with you.
Start time
08:30 am
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.What To Expect
Whitsunday Islands
8 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Hill Inlet
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Not recommended for pregnant travellers
- Minimum age of 18 months
- Pregnant woman are not allowed.
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Traveller Tips
The lunch is light, so you might consider bringing extra snacks.
Reviews
4.5
628 reviews
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Fantastic
Linda_A, Mar 2023
Great day. Reece and Hugo were great guides/hosts. Beautiful trip. Lunch was really nice, as was the fruit later on in the day.
Not nice
Dulce_B, Mar 2023
The morning snack was a small brownie and the lunch was not good as well. The beach has no shadow and we couldnt go the the main whitehaven beach, only stayed at the lockout. The snorkel was not nice because the spot did not have fish and corals were dead
Kidnapping in the Whitsundays
Emma_I, Jan 2023
We would not recommend this company. They called just before 5pm the day prior to our trip to let us know the bullet had broken down and they were going to put us on another boat. We enquired if the travel time was longer as travellers in our party suffer from sea sickness…30-45mins max was the response (original estimate was 45 mins) and “everything else will be the same”
Turns out everything was not the same
- The boat was not another bummer boat, but a sail boat (not good for the sea sickness!!!!)
- Trip to Whitehaven took 3 hours (as did the return) well over the estimated time
- Toilet in the sail boat was not mounted to the floor
- had 30 minutes at Whitehaven (not the leisurely 2+ hours)
- were dropped at a location for a quick snorkel (the location was selected due to it being the closest, limited fish, coral etc.)
- no stand up paddle boarding
- no visit to hook island
- in the transport inflatable passengers were told to get in even though exceeding the safety requirements
- Docked 1.5 hours later than the proposed arrival time
The crew were lovely - they did not realise that the passengers had been misled by their company and did their best to accomodate
Turns out the boat had broken down 5 days prior, but the communication being told shortly before closing time the day prior was not good enough.
If we had all information about this trip there is NO WAY we would’ve participated, but we found out in the middle of the ocean with no way to return.
Dealing with the company has also been poor. Lack of return phone calls, emails and refusing of a refund. 3 months later we have received approx 50% of the fee.
Do yourself a favour, book with ANY other company
Response from Host, Feb 2023
Hi Emma_I
Thanks for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry your experience didn’t match your expectations. It was an uncommon instance and we’ll do better in the future. The engines have now been replaced.
Engine broken and vomiting child - not a good experience
Ema_H, Dec 2022
I found this trip really disappointing. I had travelled down from Cairns and decided to wait until I got to airlie to do some snorkelling instead. This trip looked like it would give me a whistle stop tour of both the whitsundays and snorkelling which was perfect for someone with limited time.
Unfortunately the weather was just not on our side which of course isn't down to the tour company. It rained all day. Our first stop at whithaven was lovely, but thr crew didn't tell us how long we had here, and when asked they just said keep an eye out for the boat so then we were nervous to travel too far from the coast in case we missed them! Then after the 2nd stop at hill inlet and onto our last stop of snorkelling, the engine of the boat broke. It couldn't be repaired so we had to Unfortunately take a really slow journey back to the start without snorkelling. I'm so disappointed as this was my last day here and I now leave Australia without having done it. Again, not the crews fault but a kid also vomited everywhere which of course stank the whole boat out. The crew did what they could to clean and offered a free bar on the way back to compensate. We also received 50 refund. I score this trip a 2 out of 5 only for the crew who did the best they could
Response from Host, Feb 2023
Hi Ema_H
Thank you for leaving us a review and letting us know what we can work on for the future. We really appreciate the feedback. We would love to make things right if you give us another chance.
Great views and lookouts....
Marilyn_C, Nov 2022
Great views and lookouts. Friendly staff, and the tour was exactly as they offered. An exceptional day with my family.
Response from Host, Dec 2022
Hi Marilyn_C
We are incredibly thankful that you took the time to leave us a 5-star review! We take pride in knowing our customers are happy. Thanks so much for your support, we really appreciate it! Looking forward to seeing you again soon!
Wouldn’t recommend this operator
myollies2, Nov 2022
I don’t believe that the vessel was an of an appropriate sizing for the whole adventure. We had to get dressed in our stinger suites in the seats we were sitting in. Absolutely no room at all, plus we had to eat our lunch in these seats. It was very awkward & would have been very uncomfortable for any one who may be that little bit bigger. The staff chose the size of the stinger suites & handed them to us. We had no idea what size was given to us and it was done in hurry as we needed to get on the vessel. We put our suites on when we at sea, & that’s when my hubby realised his suite was 2 sizes too small. He had no choice but to squeeze into it. He was very uncomfortable. I was also shocked at how blasé the staff were with taking us out to the reef to snorkel. There was no real guidance as to what precautions we needed to take on the competency of the individuals swimming abilities. They did offer the floating vests & noodles, but didn’t really say if your not a strong swimmer we Recommend you wear a vest or use a noodle. It was only that I had snorkelled a couple of days before that I knew I must wear a floating vest to keep me afloat as I am not a strong swimmer at all. But what shocked me the most was that they took us to the reef & left us there on our own whilst they went back to the vessel to get more people. I don’t know what would of happened if someone was struggling out in the water whilst they were back at the boat! They gave us instructions if we needed help to wave & call out to them, but most of the time they were not near us to be able to assist, they were travelling back & forth from the vessel. We also were suppose to have the opportunity to paddle board & it didn’t happen. They were questioned about it & said it wasn’t happening.
Response from Host, Dec 2022
Hi myollies2
Thank you for leaving us a review and letting us know what we can work on for the future. We really appreciate the feedback.
Hiking, snorkeling and time at the beach with a good lunch
Stefan_B, Nov 2022
A good daytour - the guides and the skipper telling everything in a funny way.
The first stop was at a beach with little time. The hike to the 3 lookouts was worth it.
We had almost 2 hours on Whiteheaven Beach. It's enough time to go swimming or hike to the two lookouts.
The snorkeling at the end was a bit disappointing. The visibility was bad because the reef was close to the shore.
Response from Host, Dec 2022
Hi Stefan_B,
Thank you for sharing your feedback, both positive and constructive. I apologise that we did not meet your expectations in regards to snorkelling but hope that you enjoyed the rest of the trip.
Fabulous day out
Gillian_T, Nov 2022
Fabulous day out!!!! Big shout out to Conrad who was helpful and caring towards an elderly lady. Offering assisting and being courteous and respectful goes a long way in my book!!👍
Response from Host, Dec 2022
Hi Gillian_T,
We are incredibly thankful that you took the time to leave us a 5-star review! We take pride in knowing our customers are happy. Thanks so much for your support, we really appreciate it! Looking forward to seeing you again soon!
Best trip
Paul_v, Oct 2022
The Captain and crewmembers are true lovers of the Wihtesundays. They did everything to make you comfortable on board. Telling great stories about the environment. Good lunch, swimming snorkeling and walking to the lookout. A Top Day.
We loved it Jorien&Paul 👍
Response from Host, Oct 2022
Hi Paul_v, Thank you so much for your 5-star review! We will share this with the crew to let them know to keep up the amazing work.
Lovely scenery
Cassandra_C, Oct 2022
Thanks best birthday present to myself and with my family. Never been to Whitehaven beach before and it was beautiful
Response from Host, Oct 2022
Hi Cassandra_C, Thanks so much for taking the time to leave us a review. We’re thrilled to hear you loved visiting Whitehaven Beach during the Whitsunday Bullet tour. The view certainly never gets boring! We hope to see you again soon!
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