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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 […]
Ocean Rafting Hamilton Island
Ocean Rafting is excited to announce that Ocean rafting has acquired Hamilton Island Watersports – and with it, we’re launching Ocean Rafting Hamilton Island & Ocean Rafting Sports. This marks a bold new chapter for two iconic, family-owned businesses. With a shared passion for adventure, and sharing the wonders of the Whitsundays. We’re stoked to […]
