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Ocean Rafting

25 Ocean View Ave | The Jetty Office, Coral Sea Resort, Airlie Beach 4802, Australia
07 4946 6848
Ranked #6 of 33 tours in Airlie Beach
4.5 of 5 stars 115 Reviews
Type: Boat Tours
Owner description: Ocean Rafting visits the “Wild Side” of the Whitsunday Islands, the uninhabited islands with beautiful natural scenery brimming with marine, bird and... more » Owner description: Ocean Rafting visits the “Wild Side” of the Whitsunday Islands, the uninhabited islands with beautiful natural scenery brimming with marine, bird and animal life. There are two exciting tour options, the Northern Exposure and Southern Lights, and each Ocean Rafting day includes an exhilarating ride to Whitehaven Beach, pristine snorkelling reefs and guided Whitsunday Island National Parks walks. Ocean Rafting is the only tour to have direct access to the stunning and iconic Hill Inlet beach, and special snorkel sites at Hook Island and Border Island ensure a memorable underwater experience.The semi rigid inflatable vessels are super fast allowing guests to experience a fun ride, adventure and education amongst the natural beauty of the Whitsundays. The vessels were originally designed and built as rescue crafts and are driven by 450hp engines. 70% of the vessel is shaded, providing comfort from the tropical sun. Small groups allow guests to experience tropical paradise away from the crowds.Ocean Rafting has been operating since 1997 and is proud to have special permits allowing its vessels to visit protected areas in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. The Skipper and Eco Host will ensure guests have a fun filled adventure and personalised service, from the courtesy bus pick up in the morning to snorkel lessons and a guided National Park walk in the Whitsunday Islands. « less
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Sydney, Australia
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22 reviews 22 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012

Our family of 8 went on the Northern Exposure Tour on the 2nd May. We were staying on Long Island so we had to catch the 7.30am ferry to Daydream Island and were picked up at 10.15am by Ivan (skipper) and Will (eco-host) on "Thrilla". We were dropped back at Daydream Island at 4pm and had to catch the last... More

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Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2012

The trip itself was super, with great staff members, lunch, itinerary and adventure. The boattrip start to finish was thrilling and fun, with the skipper doing fun manoeuvres. The snorkeling was a bit murky, but is apparently in spring low tides. Directions to ocean safari was dicy, so try get them to collect you at your resort.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2012

just returned from a great day trip to Whitsundays with Ocean Rafting. Really fun way to get there, 2 guys working on board the raft really chatty and friendly, telling us info about different islands and fish. We did the Northern lights, which gave us 2 snorkel sessions, saw lots of different fish. Nice, easy walk through a forest to... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2012

This was one of the highlights of our trip. My husband and I did a lot of researching on what trip to take and we are really glad we went for this one. We were picked up by one of the cheery team outside our hostel and taken down to the jetty. We signed in and helped ourselves to free... More

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Traveling
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2012

I had the choice to go on this boat or the furry. After reading revieuws I decided to go on thise boat and spend a little more money, because the revieuws where better. It was a good decision, First we checked in at 9 o'clock and you can get a cup of coffee or thee (or 2,3,4). After paying the... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2012

My work chartered one of these boats for the day on the weekend, for a team building weekend, and what a blast we had! Although the staff didn't have to work all that hard, thanks to my work organizing most of the days activities, they done all they could to make up feel welcome and make the day as good... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

Me and my partner went ocean rafting last wednesday and we had a ball. This was the highlight of our trip looking back now. It was a full day of snorkling and sight seeing with the added bonus of a fast boat. The staff were friendly and made sure everyone was having a great time. Lunch was great too. I... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 April 2012

Went out a few days ago with Matty and Dylan, both were fantastic hosts and really made the day fun! You won't be disappointed with the amount of fish you get to swim amongst, was amazing! White haven was also spectacular! Ride back to dock was a fun way to finish off the day... We had such a fantastic time... More

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perth western australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 April 2012

This was the highlight of my travel,Shayne and Sarah our guides were full of fun.myself not being a swimmer,was not comfortable jumping into the ocean,but Shayne got me into a life jacket and gave me all the help and reassurance I needed.i was able to snorkel with the most amazing fish and sealife,and giant turtles.The coral was out of this... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2012

We went ocean rafting on an extremely windy day over 40knots they said. The guides on the dock were very insistent that it would be a very wild ride and almost scared me off by saying that if you weren't up for it they didn't want you on the boat! Lucky I went ahead, it wasnt scary at all it... More

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