Hamilton Island with its' 76 hectares of tropical island splendor is the largest inhabited island in the beautiful Whitsundays located just off the Queensland Coast. Hamilton Island, known as Hamo to the locals, provides a wonderful blend of Island Paradise ambience with heaps of activities and relaxing, comfortable accommodation designed for families and romantic interludes. Gazing at tropical sunsets over sparkling ever changing warm waters, lazing on a wide balcony, exploring in your own golf buggy, bushwalking it's your choice on Hamo.

Direct flights daily from most Australian capital cities, a wide range of accommodation, restaurants, activities, shops, medical center and regular tours to The Great Barrier Reef, Whitehaven, Turtle Beach and other tropical splendors, places it firmly in the list of Australia's favorite island holiday destinations.

With daily tours to The Great Barrier Reef, 40 different activities, 10 restaurants, 7 pools, over 20 shops and boutiques, a wonderful old fashioned wedding chapel, daily direct flights from the mainland, 20km of bushwalking trails and a year-round temperature of 27.4C - Hamilton Island is a wonderful choice for your holiday.

Getting Here

Jet Star
Jetstar operates direct flights to Hamilton Island from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide. Visit www.jetstar.com

Virgin Blue
Virgin Blue flies direct from Brisbane to Hamilton Island daily, with good connections to Brisbane from other major cities. Visit www.virginblue.com.au

Both Jetstar and Virgin Blue have daily flights from Brisbane to Proserpine. From Prosperpine airport you can catch a Whitsunday Transit Coach to Shute Harbour and then the Fantasea Blue Ferry to Hamilton Island.

Virgin Blue also flies daily to Mackay Airport and from there you can organise a light aircraft to Hamilton Island.

Island Air
Island Air has a fleet of 5 and 9-seater aircraft and operates daily charter transfer services between Mackay Airport, Airlie Beach (Whitsunday Airport), Proserpine Airport and Hamilton Island. (Phone 07 4946 9933).

When flying with Island Air, Hamilton Island is a mere 10 minutes from Airlie Beach, 15 minutes from Prosperpine, and 30 minutes from Mackay.

Passengers can enjoy breathtaking views of the Whitsundays as they fly into the island in style.