Travel Eye on Bedarra Island (Queensland, Australia)

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Overview:

Located just off the Queensland coast midway between Townsville and Cairns lies a part of the Family Group of Islands, Bedarra Island is a location which offers unspoilt rainforests and palm-fringed beaches, where the clear blue waters of the Coral Sea meet pristine white sand.

Bedarra is Australia's most exclusive island boasting a resort 16 Villas designed to blend in with the beauty of their natural surroundings accommodating a maximum of just 32 guests at any one time. When it comes to relaxing in glorious seclusion, Bedarra Island is the perfect retreat. Guests rarely encounter their fellow escapees as they explore the pristine rainforest and bask in the sun on the secluded beaches.

This private island retreat provides many the leisure activities taking advantage of the natural setting and is perfectly positioned close to the Great Barrier Reef. Guests can board a fast catamaran for a day trip to explore the wonders of the coral reefs or charter yachts are also available for sailing expeditions around the picturesque waters, visiting neighbouring islands including Dunk and Timana.

Other activities include tennis, bush-walking, snorkelling, fishing, paddle-skiing, catamaran sailing and massage are also on offer but one of the most romantic ways to spend the day on Bedarra is to take a delicious gourmet picnic, complete with chilled champagne, and venture off in a motorised dinghy to find a private beach - and there are so many to choose from.

Locality:

Bedarra Island is located just off the Queensland coast, 3 mls E of Mission Beach, 4 mls S of Dunk Island, 81 mls SE of Cairns and its international airport. It is the second largest of the family group of islands.

Entertainment/Facilities/Attractions/Things to do:

Bedarra Island is most popular with seekers of intimate luxurious seclusion in a rainforest setting. It is a fair distance (18 mls) from the outer reef, so not favoured by divers. The island has just 1 exclusive hotel with a maximum of 30 guests. There are 8 beaches of fine golden sand including some of the best on the Great Barrier Reef islands. Both of the main beaches at the resort have rainforest right behind them. Wedgerock Bay Beach contains enormous granite boulder formations and the hotel's water-sports centre.

Apart from eating, drinking and sunbathing, the favourite here is walking in the rainforest jungle on a clearly marked trail to the now abandoned resort of Bedarra Hideaway, spotting exotic flora and fauna along the way. Taking your own outboard dinghy and iced-champagne picnic to a private beach for the day is also a pastime of choice. There is no night scene as such and visitors are generally confined to the occasional beach party and spending evenings in the hotel. Excursions from the island consist of various boat trips for scuba diving, big-game fishing or just cruising the local islands. Dunk Island visit is also a popular excursion.