Island Life and Activities
Hamilton Island is a small community of 1000 – 2000 local residents depending on seasonality. It has a school, post office, medical centre and IGA supermarket, everything a small town needs.
Holiday makers have the luxury of having many activities and services at their desposal like:
- The Clown Fish Club for your littles ones to have fun or utilise the Babysitter Services while you enjoy adult only activites
- Photography Studio to create life long memories
- Art Classess and the latest attraction Cocktail Making Classes
- A Chapel to make new vowels or renew your existing
- Free and Fun for everyone is one of the many hikes to explore or try the popular sunrise passage peak trail
- A Day Spa to help you ease into Island Life with either a signature treatment or revitalise in one of the wet therapies
- Meet some locals on the lawns or in the Wildlife Sanctuary
- Immerse yourself in some native culture with Robbie Congoo Discovery Tour
- Teeing off on a premier golf course right here in the Whitsundays makes for a day you’ll never forget.
- Situated on the adjacent Dent Island, our golf course was designed by British Open Winner Peter Thomson and it’s par 71, 18-hole course may inspire weekend golfers or professionals alike
- For the novice a family friendly Mini Golf or Golf Simulator in the Island Arcade. Just want to whack it? Head to the Aquatic Driving Range.
Getting out on the water is easy whether it be by:
- Sea Kayaking or Sunset Paddling
- Catamaraning and Windsurfing
- Twilight Sailing or Dinner Cruising
- Scuba Diving and Snorkelling
- Exploring Fish and Coral at Catseye Beach
- Jet Ski Tours
- Jetryder Tour
- Fishing on Predator or Game Fishing with Topnotch
- Non Motorised Watersports
- Taking a Dinghy Out
- Hiring a Super Yacht
Feeling even more energetic?
The Island:
Hamilton Island lies on the same tropical latitude as Honolulu, Hawaii in the northern hemisphere and Mauritius in the southern. It’s year round warm climate averages 27.4 degrees celcius.
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 from Airlie Beach.
The island is devided into 4 different areas, Qualia to the northern end, the private airport and outdoor activities to the south, the marina on the western side and resort side to the east.
Getting around is easy as most properties come with a golf buggy.
Getting Here
Visitors will enjoy breathtaking views of the islands and the beautiful coral reefs as they fly into the island or Whitsunday Coast Airport in Proserpine.
Spotting whales in winter on the ferry is common and cruising on sparkling tropical seas is a must in the Whitsundays.
Or by ferry with Cruise Whitsundays
Great Barrier Reef
Fun Facts
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Happening On Hamo
Keep up to date with things happening on Hamilton Island
The Sundays
The Sundays: Hamilton Island’s Culinary Gem Perched on the edge of the iconic Catseye Beach, The Sundays on Hamilton Island
Race Week Hamilton Island 2025
Race Week Highlights for Hamilton Island – August 2025 Celebrating 40 years of Australia’s most spectacular sailing regatta in the
Run in Paradise: The Great Whitehaven Beach Run – June 2025
Run in Paradise: The Great Whitehaven Beach Run – June 2025 Apart of the Hamilton Island Endurance Series with also