Heron Island - Queensland - Australia

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$424.00
€323.00
£270.00

Heron Island is a perfect destination for any nature lover.

The resort is actually on the Great Barrier reef. Once there the reef as it is at your fingertips, right off the beach, with crystal clear aquamarine waters surrounding the island, stunning coral gardens and sea-life in abundance and colour all around.

Features

Spa

Drawing inspiration from Heron Island's dramatic Great Barrier Reef location, the Aqua Soul Spa is influenced by the rich and diverse beauty of the sea. Aqua Soul Spa has been created to enhance your health and well-being by embracing the powerful healing qualities of the sea and earth.

The advanced skincare formulations and professional spa therapies provide life-enhancing solutions both men and women. Unique massage sequences and power-boosting facials address your specific skin and body conditions, producing visible results, whilst re-awakening the senses. Feel rejuvenated and add a comprehensive Spa Treatment program to your accommodation package.

Diving

Heron Island is known the world over for its Great Barrier Reef scuba diving and snorkelling. The island’s proximity to the reef allows you to enjoy as many as three different full dives a day. There are more than 20 different dive sites to explore, more than half of which are just fifteen minutes from the beach. Acres of living, unspoiled coral are literally teeming with fish, it's easy to see why serious divers keep coming back to Heron Island. One of the dive sites ‘The Heron Bommie’ has been described by Jacques Cousteau as being one of his top ten favourite dive sites.

The deepest dive is 18m and is first up for the morning and is followed by a 16m and a 14m dive. Every dive is accompanied by a qualified dive guide and is watched over by a lookout and skipper fully certified in dive first aid. All dives are chosen for the prevailing conditions and visibility. Aside from the night dives, the dives are easily within the ability and comfort zone of even the most novice diver.

Diving Includes:

World class diving on the Great Barrier Reef, all dive sites are located within a Marine National Park, shallow reef dives, long bottom times can be arranged, buoyed dive sites, stable platform style boats with shaded canopies, Divemasters present on all dives, giant stride entries and exit via wide ladders, there is no carrying of tanks or weights at any time, night dives, highest quality dive equipment, up to three dives per day. _{*Referral Dive courses and Open Water Dive courses must be booked in advance. If you wish to complete an Open Water Dive course, you will also be required to complete a dive medical prior to arrival.}

Facilities

Children Welcome
Internet Access
Honeymoons
Weddings
Spa
Pool

No. Rooms

109

Capacity

Sustainable/Ethical Credentials

The Heron Island Resort is Great Barrier Reef ecotourism at its best, which why it has been awarded an Advanced Eco-Certification by Ecotourism Australia.

On Heron Island, as well as running their own power generator, potable water production and waste water treatment, they also provide these services to the independent Heron Island Research Station and the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Ranger Station.

Heron Island Research Station

Heron Island Research Station has been established for over 50 years and is one of the most prestigious marine research stations in Australia. It is an internationally renowned facility for coral reef research and student training in marine sciences.

The crystal clear waters of the reef surrounding the Research Station are home to around 60% of the 1500 species of fish and around 72% of the coral species found in the Great Barrier Reef. It is also an important site for the long-term collection of baseline oceanographic data on the Southern Great Barrier Reef, and is an integral component of the Great Barrier Reef Ocean Observations System (GBROOS) and nationwide Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).

Sustainable Awards

Eco Certified - Advanced Tourism - Australia

Dining

Shearwater Restaurant, offers an enticing evening menu, themed buffet lunches and vast array of breakfast options. The restaurant itself has an attractive north-facing verandah, from which you can see the reef peeking over a lush carpet of local flora. Saturday night is seafood buffet night and lunches are also buffet-style. It’s also possible to order a picnic hamper for a truly special lunch on the beach. Pandanus Lounge & Baillie's Bar, is designed to make the most of the panoramic reef views and has an outdoor terrace, there are two pool tables, a cocktail bar, entertainment loungeband a mezzanine and a level library area. Sports fans can watch the big games on one of three televisions and Wi-Fi is available for those with their own laptops or smartphones ($3 for 15 minutes). Alternatively, there are two computer terminals located on the mezzanine-level. There is also room service available at the resort.

Transfers and Connections

By Boat - Transfer duration: approximately 2 hours.
At 34m, The Heron Islander is specifically designed to provide a comfortable and spacious transfer from the Queensland mainland to Heron Island. Launched in 2007, she comfortably seats 170 and has a top speed of 30 knots (55kmh).

Rates:
$99.50 One Way per Adult
$49.75 One Way per Child (2 - 12 years)

Gladstone to Heron Island

Flight No.	Frequency	Flight Arrival at Gladstone (EST)	Boat Departure from Gladstone Marina(EST)	Boat Arrival on Heron Island (EST +1)
QF2308	Sat	10:00 am	11:00 am	2:00 pm
QF2308 / QF2332	Sun - Fri	9:55 am	11:00 am	2:00 pm
VC520	Mon - Fri	07:15 am	11:00 am	2:00 pm
Guests arriving into Gladstone on the above flights will be provided with a transfer from the Airport to the Marina. Please make your way to the front of the Terminal once you have collected your luggage to meet the transfer service (transfer departs approx. 10:15 am).

Heron Island back to Gladstone

_{Boat Departure from Heron Island (EST +1)}	_{Boat Arrival at Gladstone Marina (EST)}	_{Flight Departure from Gladstone (EST)}	_{Flight No.}	_Frequency
_{2:00 pm}	_{3:45 pm}	_{5:30 pm}	_QF2341	_Sun
_{2:00 pm}	_{3:45 pm}	_{5:50 pm}	_QF2307	_{Mon - Sat}
_{Guests departing via Gladstone Airport will be transferred from the Marina to the Airport on arrival}

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