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Great Queensland Getaway
UP TO $200 OR 50% OFF ALL OCEAN RAFTING ADVENTURES WITH THE GREAT QUEENSLAND GETAWAY! We are super excited to be part of the Great Queensland Getaway! Our Ocean Rafting adventures are 50% off (or up to $200 discount) for a very limited time! Claim your promo code today at www.queensland.com/greatqueenslandgetaway. Once you have claimed […]
Mangrove Madness!
Mangroves are just muddy, smelly, mosquito-ridden playgrounds for crocodiles, right? Wrong! As part of the Queensland Governments Reef Assist Program’, Ocean Rafting was lucky enough to this week welcome Dr. Derek Ball and Steve Fisher from Reef Catchments, Wild Mob and Master Reef Guides, aboard for a 3 day workshop on our local Mangroves and terrestrial eco-systems! […]
Tourism Industry Activation and Reef Protection Initiative – The Results!
As part of the Australian Government‘s COVID Relief and Recovery Fund, Ocean Rafting was selected with several other high-standard tourism operators, to engage in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMPA) ‘Tourism Industry Activation and Reef Protection Initiative’. By repurposing crew and vessels along the Great Barrier Reef, this $3.2 million initiative has supported communities […]
Cultural Heritage of the Whitsunday Region
The team at Ocean Rafting was this week humbled, and honoured, to welcome one of our beautiful land’s traditional owners, and Ngaro elder, Peter Pryor, to the Rafting family! The beautiful Whitsundays region lies in the Ngaro, Gia/Giya and Juru people’s country, whose history dates back over 10,000 years. There has long been a gap […]
Ocean Rafting’s Master Trio To Guide Award-Winning Environmental Activities
Advanced Ecotourism Certified operator, Ocean Rafting, has proudly welcomed a new addition to its team of accredited Master Reef Guides. Ocean Rafting Skipper and Eco Host, Toby Lodewijks, has joined his colleagues, Ocean Rafting Master Reef Guide, Skipper and Environmental Manager, James Unsworth, and Ocean Rafting Master Reef Guide and Eco Host, Taylor Chen, undertaking […]
16.06.21 – Humpback Whale
Guess who’s back! Our winter wonderland is coming alive in the Whitsundays! This week, we’ve welcomed back our favourite visitors, the majestic Humpback Whales! These gentle giants embark on a yearly migration to the warmer waters of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park to their birthing and mating grounds! Travelling up to 10,000 km’s on […]
