🇦🇺 Hamilton Island 4D3N Itinerary: A Slice of Paradise! ✈️🏝️

📍 Island Basics • Location: Heart of the Whitsundays, with an airport, zoo, church, golf course & supermarket. • Transport: No Uber! Use free buses (Blue=full island, Green=resort↔marina) or rent a buggy (golf cart). 🎒 Pre-Trip Must-Knows 🏨 Hotels: Budget: Reef View / Whitsunday Apartments Luxury: Qualia (worth the splurge!) 📱 App: Hamilton Island App (book tours, check bus routes & restaurants). 🧴 Essentials: Sunhat, sunglasses, reef-safe sunscreen (UV is brutal here!). ✨ Day-by-Day Itinerary Day 1: Sydney → Hamilton Island 🛬 Arrival: Hotel shuttle pickup → check-in at Whitsunday Apartments. ⚠️ Pro tip: Close windows—cheeky parrots will raid your room! 🍽️ Dinner: Pre-booked Beach Club (3-course meal ~$310AUD). Day 2: Great Barrier Reef Adventure 🚁🐠 • Fly out, sail back ($630AUD/pax): Helicopter ride over Whitehaven Beach + Heart Reef 💙 2hr snorkeling + lunch on the pontoon Boat return (2hrs) 🌅 Evening: Sunset at One Tree Hill (pure magic!). Day 3: Whitehaven Beach Bliss 🏖️ • Full-day tour ($259AUD): South Whitehaven: Powder sand + paddleboarding Hill Inlet (North): The iconic swirls! (MUST-SEE) 🎶 Night: Marina live music—Aussie middle-class vibes. Day 4: Island Hopping → Brisbane 🛺 Buggy tour: Catseye Beach 🏝️ All Saints Chapel ⛪ Main Pool 💦 #HamiltonIsland #Whitsundays #GreatBarrierReef #LuxuryTravel