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18.01.23 – Grass Tree’s
Did you know, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is not just coral reefs? In fact, only 7% of the park is made up of the reefs that make this area so famous! So what else fills the park? Another key habitat is the 600 islands spreading across our 230,000km² playground, here in the Whitsundays […]
12.12.22 – Starry Pufferfish
The Starry Pufferfish (Arothron stellatus) is a very large pufferfish which grows up to 120 cm (47 in) in length. This week our team was lucky enough to encounter this beautiful fish on one of our Reef Protection Days. Its body is oval-shaped, spherical and relatively elongated. The skin is not covered with scales but is prickly. The fins on the […]
24.11.22 – Bamboo Shark
A Rare Sighting! This week on our Southern Lights tour, Eco-Host Heath and his guests got to hang out with this usually elusive Whitsunday resident! Unlike more well-known sharks, the bamboo shark is a small, slow-moving bottom dweller. Their common name is “longtail carpet shark,” and for a good reason. They have extremely long tails […]
Ocean Rafting’s double win at 2022 Queensland Tourism Awards
Whitsunday tour operator, Ocean Rafting, proudly brought home both a gold and silver award at the 37th annual 2022 Queensland Tourism Awards, which was held on the Gold Coast on Friday night at the state’s tourism industry’s night of nights. Winning the gold award for Adventure Tourism and silver for the Major Tour and Transport Operators […]
Ocean Rafting shines like gold with triple win at 2022 Whitsunday Tourism Awards!
The Whitsundays’ original and most awarded tour operator, Ocean Rafting, celebrated a triple win on Saturday night at the glamorous 2022 Whitsunday Tourism Awards, held in front of a stunning sunset at the Whitsunday Sailing Club. Ocean Rafting scored three gongs, taking home the gold award in the Major Tour and Transport Operator and the […]
Ocean Rafting celebrates 25 years!
Today, Thursday 20 October 2022, marks a significant milestone for multi award-winning Ocean Rafting, celebrating 25 years of operations as one of the Whitsundays’ most loved on-water experiences. Having successfully been in operation for two and half decades, and with three generations of family actively working in the business, the Ocean Rafting team are renowned […]
