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School Ecotours on a Tallship

Cruises, Sailing and Water Tours

Part of: Whitsunday Sailing

1 min guests

24 max guests

Explore traditional sailing techniques to reduce your carbon footprint while enjoying the beauty of the Great Barrier Reef.
Discover the vital role of mangroves and seagrass in the fragile ecosystem during your immersive ecotour experience.
Collect marine debris and learn how to protect marine creatures, fostering a deeper connection to ocean conservation.
Monitor coral health and understand climate change impacts, enhancing your knowledge of marine ecosystems and their challenges.

Contact and Booking Channels

Airlie Beach, Queensland

Start location: Coral Sea Marina North Shingley Drive, Airlie Beach, Queensland, 4802, Australia
Phone: 04 2788 2062
Email: info@whitsundaysailing.com.au
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Rates

$3,780.00

$3,780.00 Adult

Booking Channels

HASHTAGS #miladysailing

TRIPADVISORID 1992773

Learn how traditional sailing can help reduce your carbon footprint and understand how to measure energy using wind and compare it to the consumption of diesel (fossil) fuel.

Learn about the importance of the intertidal zone in the Great Barrier Reef. How the land connects with the ocean and of the importance of plants such as mangroves and seagrass and their importance to the fragile ecosystem in the Great Barrier Reef.

Find out why collecting marine debris and finding out the source of that debris can help protect the marine creatures from suffering and death.

Understand the importance and learn how to monitor coral health including the effects of climate change; diseases and Crown of Thorns starfish (COTS).

Itinerary highlights

Great Barrier Reef ecology

Understand how the Great Barrier Reef survives and thrives and the impacts that it faces as the world confronts the threats of climate change.

Whitsunday Islands

Snorkel on fringing reef – some of the best examples are found in the Whitsundays.

Tour details

Cruises, Sailing and Water Tours
Full Day
Water – Motorised
Water – Self Propelled
Private Tour
Moderate

On demand

Features

Service facilities

Carpark
Family Friendly
Non Smoking
Public Toilet

Accessibility

This business does not currently offer accessible facilities.

Operation information

Whitsunday Sailing

Whitsunday Sailing is a small business, husband and wife. Owning two boats: the beautiful classic schooner Providence V, a 62-foot gaff-rigged schooner which offers day and sunset sails in the Whitsundays and the elegant French yacht MiLady, a 54DS Jeanneau.

The Whitehaven day sail offers morning and afternoon tea, lunch and a snorkel and an hour and a half on Whitehaven Beach and the Hill Inlet lookout.

Or sail into the sunset on the only tall ship in the Whitsundays. This 2-hour cruise includes a welcome glass of bubbles and nibbles.

MiLady offers private day charters and 2 to 3 night charters (up to 7 nights) to see the best of the Whitsundays. Small numbers overnight (only 6) ensure a tailored itinerary. Paddleboards for use by guests and plenty of beautiful snorkel spots.

Enjoy quiet anchorages and Whitehaven for 3 hours before the crowds. Cabin and private charter options available. Enjoy a welcome glass of bubbles and sunset nibbles upon boarding. Local cuisine: reef fish and Tassie steak.

Accreditations

EarthCheck Certified
ECO Certified (Ecotourism) by Ecotourism Australia

Memberships

Boating Industry Association
Queensland Tourism Industry Council
Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
Visitor Information Centre

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