Dunk Island

Covering 1,000 hectares, Dunk Island is located approximately 4 kilometres off the Tropical North Queensland coast (the township of Mission Beach), midway between Townsville and Cairns.Golden sands, palm-lined beaches, tranquil waters and a thriving rainforest. This is Australia's most spectacular rainforest island. With countless activities and experiences you'll be tempted to extend your stay indefinitely.

Most rooms are situated beachside with easy access to the beach through a tropical garden, guests can enjoy views over Brammo Bay from most rooms. Upstairs rooms have balconies and down stairs rooms have a patio and lead onto the gardens and the beach. Rooms are comfortable with modern decor and timber furniture on a split-level layout. Rooms have a separated living and sleeping area and ensuite facilities with combined bath and shower.

Dunk hosts a variety of restaurants and eateries designed to match your mood. The Beachcomber Restaurant more than caters for all those a la carte cravings. With a postcard view across the palm-fringed beach to distant islands, the Plantation Bar and Deck is perfect for a quiet drink together. And Jetty's Café is great for a relaxing bite to eat.

Set amongst lush, tropical gardens, the Spa of Peace & Plenty has been designed with pampering and total indulgence in mind - a sanctuary where guests exchange stressed states for tranquillity and embrace treatments that renew energies or evoke delicious relaxation.

Dunk's 9 hole golf course, with boardwalks through dense rainforest, offers spectacular views of the Family Islands and the mainland. The course uses the Island's natural water features and the surrounding rainforest to great effect.

With an enormous variety of activities to choose from, it's hard deciding what to do next. You could start the day with a rainforest walk and take in the spectacular views from the summit of Mt Kootaloo. After breakfast, explore one of the National Park walking trails through the rainforest and later perhaps a snorkel at Muggy Muggy Beach. During lunch you can plan the afternoon ahead. Perhaps some water skiing followed by a game of tennis. Or should that be kayaking followed by squash?

And that's just one day on Voyages Dunk Island. You've still got to fit in a trip to the Great Barrier Reef, a visit to the Artists' Colony, horse riding on the beach, and some fishing! But in between this frenzy of fun you'll still find time to relax and unwind. It's as if there's a powerful tonic in the balmy breeze washing away the stress.