Dunk Island Travel
Dunk Island Overview
Dunk Island lies off the Australian east coast, opposite the town of Mission Beach. The island forms part of the Family Islands National Park and is in the larger Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. This luxury island paradise has a tropical climate with year-round temperature of 29 degrees centigrade. The best time to visit the island is between January and July.
Dunk Island Main Attractions
Dunk Island offers serene beaches, gourmet dining, luxurious spa treatments, and holiday activities such as Great Barrier Reef diving and snorkeling, 9-hole golf course and fishing. The beaches are typically spectacular and breathtaking. The adventure never stops there. The water that surrounds the beach is outstanding. You can have a chance to view the colorful and outstanding underwater creature. The beaches and the water pack lots of stuff to offer the visitors.
Most of the island is national park, with unique tracts of rainforests and abundant species of wildlife. There are plenty of walking trails on the island so you can fully experience the beauty of the rainforests on the island. Be sure to walk to the top of Mt Kootaloo for spectacular views of the Dunk, the mainland and the Hinchinbrook Channel.
Dunk Island Activities
Dunk wouldn't be Dunk without its beaches and a world of water-based fun and activities. Choose from jet skiing tours, waterskiing, tube riding, snorkeling and many more. You can also relax in different spas. Your resort experience wouldn't be complete without some serious indulgence to help you unpack the stress of modern life. Pamper yourself with spa treatments and massage therapies which have been designed for both men and women.
Dunk Island Accommodation & Dining
With Dunk Island, you can escape to luxury holiday accommodation for a truly unique holiday experience and indulge in luxury holiday accommodation with perfect palm-fringed beaches, luxury beach resort living and endless adventure. One visit and we think you might just want to call it tropical paradise. With so many choices for how to spend your time on Dunk Island it probably comes as no surprise our approach to dining follows the same line. Dunk Island has the spectacular buffets you might expect of a luxury resort, but alongside this, we also put forward the best in international style restaurant dining and cool cafe/bar experiences.
Dunk Island Shopping & Nightlife
Nights in Dunk Island are typically busy as ever. You'll find we have trivia nights, black jack, karaoke, live music, picturades and more. You can also taste beautiful wines from all over Australia or even impress your friends in some cocktail by attending cocktail making classes during the night. The crowd also gets crazy and loud in some of the bars and nightclubs having some alcoholic drinks. Island boutique for limited resort wear, souvenirs and basic pharmacy items are your options for shopping. You can't find that great of a shopping experience in the island but you can find all sorts of thing you need.
Getting To & Around Dunk Island
Dunk Island is connected to Australian capital cities via Cairns with Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Blue. Hinterland Aviation operates connecting flight between Cairns and Dunk Island twice daily.
