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James becomes a master of the reef!
The Ocean Rafting team are proud to congratulate Skipper and Environmental Manager, James Unsworth, on becoming an accredited Master Reef Guide. Master Reef Guides are recognised as the world’s leading reef guides, interpreters and story tellers, sharing the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. These reef ambassadors provide up to date information […]
TripAdvisor Hall of Fame and Traveler’s Choice Award Winner!
Not only has Ocean Rafting recently been awarded a Certificate of Excellence 2019 for consistently achieving a ‘5 out of 5’ rating from guests on the daily Whitsunday tours, we are also proud to have received the prestigious Hall Of Fame recognition. In more exciting news we have just been announced as a Travelers’ Choice […]
Ocean Rafting takes off for the night!
Last night was a night for the Whitsunday tourism industry to come together at Whitsunday Airport as local tourism operator, Ocean Rafting, celebrated one year of operating their popular ‘Fly and Raft’ package. Nearly 200 invited guests, including local agents, suppliers, industry partners and Whitsunday Shire Mayor, Andrew Wilcox, joined the Ocean Rafting team for […]
Meet Sarah…our Environmental Manager and newly inducted Master Reef Guide!
The Ocean Rafting team are proud to congratulate our long term staff member and Environmental Manager, Sarah Vickery, on becoming an accredited Master Reef Guide! After undergoing a rigorous selection process and in depth training and field course, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Association of Marine Park Tourism Operators and Tourism and Events […]
Ocean Rafting enters Ecotourism Australia Hall Of Fame
Multi award winning Ocean Rafting has been entered into the coveted Ecotourism Australia Hall of Fame for being continuously certified for 20 years or longer at the recent Global Eco Conference in Townsville. There were only 14 operators Australia-wide who have been acknowledged with this achievement, with Ocean Rafting being the only one in the […]
Ocean Rafting’s beautiful beach clean up
A contingent of 11 Ocean Rafting staff came together on their day off last Friday, taking one of the vessels from the fleet, “Wild Thing” on an exploratory clean up trip to Thomas Island. Cleaning two south-easterly facing beaches over a period of four hours, the team collected 25 extra large bags of rubbish, as […]
