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Meet Our Master Reef Guides
Ocean Rafting is an award-winning high-standard tourism operator who are passionate about the marine environment. Our on-water team consists of Skippers, Master Reef Guides and Passionate Eco-hosts who are proud ambassadors of the UNESCO World Heritage Great Barrier Reef and they can’t wait to share the wonders of this incredible Marine Park with guests from […]
Double Gold at the 2025 Adventure Tourism Awards
Ocean Rafting has once again made waves in the youth and adventure tourism industry, taking home double gold at the 2025 Adventure Tourism Awards held on the Gold Coast. The Whitsunday-based family owned and operated proudly proclaimed Gold for Best Day Tour/ Activity – Australia & New Zealand and Gold for Eco- Tourism – Australia […]
Ocean Rafting adds another accolade to their impressive collection
Ocean Rafting has added another accolade to their impressive collection, taking home Gold in the Best Marketing category at this year’s Whitsunday Tourism Awards. The win marks yet another milestone for the long-standing family-owned business, which has been showcasing the beauty of the Whitsundays and Great Barrier Reef for more than 25 years. Over that […]
A Successful Partnership for Ocean Conservation
Earlier this year, Ocean Rafting were apart of a successful partnership for ocean conservation and together with Biopixel Oceans embarked on an important mission: maintaining and redeploying acoustic receivers to monitor shark sightings around the Whitsunday Islands. Biopixel Oceans Foundation deliver research into the prevalence and behaviour of sharks in the Whitsundays. Shark movements are […]
Turning Trash into Action
At the start of winter, the Ocean Rafting team turned trash into action and took to the shores for a hands-on beach clean-up event, an initiative proudly funded through our Tins 4 Fins recycling program. This event was brought together by staff and our local community, all working together to help protect our beautiful coastline […]
Tuning into the Deep
This whale season, the team at Ocean Rafting has been tuning into the deep and capturing Humpback Whale songs using an underwater microphone known as a hydrophone. These recordings are shared with the University of Queensland’s long-running Cetacean Ecology Group, a research initiative that’s been studying Humpback Whales for over 25 years, with a particular […]
