Proserpine to Airlie Beach Weekend

Proserpine to Airlie Beach Weekend
Proserpine, Cedar Creek Falls, Airlie Beach Markets and much more!
Experience the heart of the Whitsundays by exploring the Airlie Beach area relax under
the palm trees by the beautiful beaches or explore and shop til you drop in this weekend
escape from Proserpine to Airlie Beach.
Proserpine to Airlie Beach
Proserpine to Airlie Beach Weekend
This weekend tour is less about the drive
and more about the destination. There
are so many things to do in and around
Airlie Beach, this tour will give you the
time to truly experience the heart of the
Whitsundays. Visit Cedar Creek Falls, stroll
around the markets, visit the lagoon, trek
the national park and lookout and check out
the surrounding islands via boat or by air.
Proserpine
Begin your drive from Proserpine. Although
it has many modern facilities (including
a hospital, schools, library and sporting
facilities), the town’s Main Street is a
reminder of how life used to be - particularly
the ‘art deco’ period evident in the shop
architecture which has been well preserved.
Old-fashioned courtesies still survive in
Proserpine, particularly at many of the
charming retail outlets and country-style
hotels. There are pleasant picnic grounds at
Pioneer Park near the town entrance, Mill
Street Park and the Cultural Centre.
Conway Beach Road is the
Cedar Creek Falls (20km)
Located approximately 20 kilometres from
Proserpine on Saltwater Creek Road, off
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picturesque Cedar Creek Falls. These waterfalls are spectacular in the wet season and offer
a year-round natural swimming pool at the base of the falls. They are set in a natural rock
amphitheatre and the flora and fauna will amaze you. There are also bush walks up and
around the falls.
Airlie Beach Markets
The Airlie Beach Markets are situated on the Airlie foreshore every Saturday morning from
8am-12pm. There is ample parking in the vicinity, or walk down the Esplanade from the
bus stop on Shute Harbour Road. Stalls include fresh fruit and veg, food, sweets and coffee,
clothing, souvenirs, art, fishing supplies, books, plants and massages. Also don’t miss the
cruise ship markets that pop up every time a cruise ship is in port in Airlie Beach.
The Esplanade
Dubbed Airlie’s ‘Eat Street’, you will find a wide range of restaurants, cafes and bars along
the Esplanade in Airlie Beach.
Shute Harbour Road, Airlie Beach
Shute Harbour Road is the main thoroughfare through Airlie Beach and a hive of activity
with lots of colourful shops and cafes dotted along it. You’ll be kept busy browsing for hours.
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Airlie Markets
Airlie Markets is located on the ground
floor of the newly renovated old ‘Vic Hislop
Shark Show’ building, Waterson Way,
Airlie Beach. The complex has now been
renamed the Airlie Market Place and is a
new shopping experience and a place to
showcase local talent. Keep your eye out
for the up and coming designers, art and
craft stalls unique to the Whitsundays
and fresh produce second to none. Open
Thursday-Sunday 10am-4pm
Airlie Beach Lagoon
Airlie Beach Lagoon, situated right in
the centre of Airlie Beach is surrounded
by grassy knolls, perfect for a spot of
sunbathing, or finding a quiet spot in the
shade to read a book. The sandy beach
area at one end provides a safe
stinger free environment. This is a very
popular spot for both tourists and locals to
come and just hang out.
Bicentennial Boardwalk
From the Airlie Beach Lagoon there is a great
walk along the Whitsunday Bicentennial
Boardwalk which for 3.7km winds along the
coast to Cannonvale Beach.
Abel Point Marina
Abel Point houses North Queensland’s
largest marina catering for boats of all kinds,
right up to the largest super yacht. Abel Point
Marina offers access to all aquatic action for
snorkelling, diving tours and charter boat
adventures directly from Airlie Beach, a
world famous tourist destination. The Marina
Village is home to stylish restaurants and
casual cafes.
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There is a range of accommodation
suitable for all travellers.
Peninsula Airlie Beach (5 stars)
Peninsula Airlie Beach is situated on
pristine waterfront land at 144 Shingley
Drive. Each of the 42 apartments boasts
expansive marina and sea views from the
large balconies. The apartments cater
for couples, families and groups. Fully
self-contained and luxuriously appointed
including free high speed internet access
and cable television. The township of
Airlie Beach is a 15 minute stroll along
the water’s edge on the Bi-Centennial
Boardwalk.
Pinnacles Resort and Spa
Pinnacles Resort and Spa is the ultimate
luxury self-contained accommodation
situated at 16 Golden
Orchid Drive in Airlie Beach. Pinnacles has 29
stylish tropical one, two and three bedroom
self-contained apartments. Each two and
three bedroom apartment has a jacuzzi built
into its large terrace, while the one and
cafes.
Airlie Beach Hotel
The Airlie Beach Hotel at Coconut Grove
offers majestic island and ocean views.
With its unrivalled location at the ‘hub of
the esplanade’, the Airlie Beach Hotel offers
guests front door weekend markets, free
live Sunday entertainment, shops, cafes,
swimming pool, sailing and front-door tour
pickups. Dine at either Capers Bar and Grill,
Mangrove Jacks or Cactus Jack’s.
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Big4 Holiday Parks, Airlie Beach
BIG4 offers holiday/caravan park and resort
style accommodation in Airlie Beach, on
the corner of Shute Harbour Road and
Ferntree Road. Our two prestige holiday
parks – Airlie Cove Resort Van Park and
BIG4 Adventure Whitsunday Resort offer
self-contained cabin accommodation and
relaxing camping sites for everybody’s
needs.
Mount Rooper Lookout, Conway National
Park
Experience the spectacular scenery from
the Mount Rooper lookout in Conway
National Park, well worth the effort of
reaching there. A two kilometre track
connects to the Swamp Bay track where
open forest gives way to lowland rainforest.
A rocky outcrop halfway down this track
forms a natural lookout over Swamp
Bay. Conway National Park is home to
Proserpine rock-wallabies and two of
Australia’s mound-building birds: the
Australian brush-turkey and orange-footed
scrubfowl.
Cruise Whitsundays
Cruise Whitsundays has developed an
outstanding selection of Day Cruises that
really make the most of this incredible part
of the world. The day cruise range features
trips to ‘must see’ Whitsunday icons,
including a trip to Cruise Whitsundays’
innovative and spacious reef pontoon,
Whitehaven Beach or the Camira Day
Sailing Adventure. RACQ member discounts
are available.
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Air Whitsunday
Fly with an award winning Whitsunday
Tourism Icon, snorkel in secluded coral
suspended lagoons, travel in style to
Whitehaven Beach and arrive at the
Great Barrier Reef in only 30 minutes.
Air Whitsunday is the largest seaplane
operator in the Southern Hemisphere,
having proudly provided an unsurpassed
tour and transport service in the
Whitsundays for over 39 years. Their tours
showcase a panoramic perspective of the
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park including
the iconic Heart Reef; a pristine private
snorkelling location amidst the coral
suspended Hardy Lagoon; and ambient
stops at the stunning Whitehaven Beach
in the Whitsunday Islands National Park.
RACQ member tickets are available.
Images courtesy of Tourism Queensland
unless otherwise stated.
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