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莫頓島--家有兒女
莫頓島是昆士蘭的無名珍寶之一，從布里斯班乘渡輪到莫頓島只需75分鐘(汽車輪渡需要90分鐘)。儘管靠近首府城市，這個巨大的沙島98%的面積都是國家公園。你可以和孩子們一起在難得一見的沙丘上盡情玩耍，在自然形成的“香檳池”裡游泳，還可以在島上避風的西海岸附近沉沒的，鏽跡斑斑的天閣露瑪沉船周圍潛水。
One of Queensland’s unsung gems, Moreton Island is just 75 minutes by passenger ferry from Brisbane (the car ferry takes 90 minutes). Despite its proximity to a capital city, an astonishing 98 per cent of this vast sand island is national park. Spend your days with kids tobogganing down otherworldly sand dunes, swimming in the naturally formed “champagne pools” or snorkelling around the rusty Tangalooma wrecks sunk off the island’s sheltered west coast.
海曼島--三代同堂
如果全家三代一起出行就太難安排了，老人和小孩的需求怎麼同時滿足？如果你選擇了由洲際全新推出的海曼島就成功了一半。海曼島一直以來被認為是聖靈群島最迷人的度假勝地，但鮮為人知的是，這個島為喜歡戲水的孩子們和那些只想在度假村著名的六角形游泳池裡享受日光浴的成年人都提供了絕佳的服務。
It can be hard to please the whole family from grandparents to fussy tots but the newly relaunched Hayman Island by InterContinental might just have pulled it off. Hayman has long been considered the most glamorous of the resorts in the Whitsunday Islands but it’s a lesser-known fact that the island caters brilliantly for kids as well as adults who just want to luxuriate on a daybed at the resort’s famous hexagonal pool.
南瓜島--大型趴體
想要組織一個遠離鬧市、忘卻煩惱的大趴？那就選擇悠閒的南瓜島吧！在距耶蓬海岸不遠的這個島上，並沒有什麼驚世駭俗的景色——坦率地說，這就是這個地方的樂趣所在。孩子們可以在這片6公頃的土地上自由漫步，採集樹枝，在海灘篝火旁烤棉花糖度過一個晚上。人們可以在衝浪板上看到海龜，應季的時候，海豚和鯨魚也會造訪附近藍寶石般的水域。
Collect your tribe for a hassle-free special occasion at laid-back Pumpkin Island. There’s not much to do at this island off the coast of Yeppoon – and that, frankly, is the joy of the place. Kids can freely roam its six hectares gathering sticks for an evening spent toasting marshmallows at a beach bonfire. Turtles can be spotted from paddleboards and dolphins and whales visit the island’s aquamarine waters in season.
艾略特夫人島--年輕氣盛
十多年前，這裡被認定為“綠色區域”(禁止捕魚)，現在艾略特夫人島擁有大堡礁最好的浮潛環境。艾略特夫人位於班達伯格東北約80公里處，是大堡礁最南端的珊瑚礁，這裡的沙灘由碎珊瑚組成，陽光下閃閃發光，附近水域發現多達1200多種海洋物種。
It was declared a Green Zone more than a decade ago (meaning fishing is banned) and now Lady Elliot Island has some of the best snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef. Approximately 80 kilometres north-east of Bundaberg, Lady Elliot is the reef’s southernmost coral cay and has glittering beaches made of crushed coral and more than 1200 marine species found in the surrounding waters.
漢密爾頓島--拖家帶口
漢密爾頓島可能是聖靈群島74個島嶼中最著名的一個，但名氣並沒有讓它變得商業和俗氣。在這個度假島嶼上，你會發現棕櫚樹環繞的海灘、茂密的熱帶雨林和蔚藍的海水。更加方便的是，從悉尼、墨爾本、布里斯班和凱恩斯都有直達漢密爾頓島小型機場的定期航班。
Hamilton Island might be the best-known of the 74 Whitsunday Islands but that doesn’t make it any less beautiful. You’ll find palm-fringed beaches, thick tropical rainforests and cerulean water at this resort island on the Great Barrier Reef. Better yet, there are regular flights to Hamilton Island’s tiny airport direct from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Cairns.
磁島--冒險之旅
磁島的吸引力不在於這個勇敢的小島本身，而在於你可以在那裡做的花樣繁多的探險，包括騎山地自行車、騎馬、滑水、皮划艇、膝板、攀巖、航海、風箏衝浪和觀景飛行。更別提島上的王牌——沿海岸線獨一無二的特殊潛水點。從湯斯維爾坐水上出租車(25分鐘)或坐汽車渡船(40分鐘)到該島都很方便，這些都讓磁島充滿吸引力。
Magnetic Island’s appeal lies not so much in the small, plucky island itself, but in the dizzying array of things you can do there, including mountain biking, horse riding, jet skiing, kayaking, knee-boarding, rock climbing, sailing, kite surfing and scenic flights. All this before you consider the exceptional diving spots that skirt its shores. The island’s easy accessibility, via water taxi (25 minutes) or car ferry (40 minutes) from Townsville, only sweetens the deal.
大克佩爾島--經濟之選
大克佩爾島的優點不應該被低估：驚險的徒步旅行路線，美麗的浮潛點(從海灘可以直接到達的珊瑚)和漫長的荒蕪海岸。相比其他知名海島，大克佩爾島還默默無聞，這意味著它的食宿都相對便宜。推薦嘗試大克佩爾島度假村的揹包客房或者斯文森海灘並不昂貴的豪華露營方案。
Great Keppel Island’s virtues shouldn’t be underestimated: terrific hiking trails, beautiful snorkelling (to corals that can be accessed straight from the beach) and long stretches of deserted coast. The island’s under-the-radar status means it’s cheap and accommodation is similarly efficient: try Great Keppel Island Holiday Village for dorms and doubles or Svendsens Beach for affordable glamping options.
北斯德布魯克島--一日往返
斯德布魯克島很少出現在對冬天感到厭倦的南方人（指澳洲南方）的假日短途旅行清單上，這是他們的損失。從布里斯班的貝塞德郊區起飛，直線距離僅10公里。來到位於該島另一端的迷人小鎮瞭望角，就像身處他鄉。這裡全年溫暖，太平洋的海浪一波一波衝向寬闊的海灘上，斯德布魯克近在咫尺又像遠在天涯。
Stradbroke rarely makes the holiday short-list for winter-weary southerners. And that’s their loss. Ten kilometres from Brisbane’s bayside suburbs as the crow flies, Point Lookout, the beguiling township on the far side of the island, might as well be in a different state. Warm year-round with Pacific breakers crashing on its expansive beaches, ‘Straddie’ strikes the perfect balance between seclusion and accessibility.
海龍島--自然之旅
如果你像雅克·庫斯托一樣下潛，海龍島可以說是大堡礁最好的潛水地點。度假村在15分鐘路程的海岸內星羅棋佈著20多個潛水點(包括庫斯托的標誌性海龍甲板)。除了潛水之外，動物活動也會令你心動不已，夏季是海龜和無數鳥類的繁殖季節，而冬季則有眾多座頭鯨經由此處向北遷徙。
If you get low like Jacques Cousteau, Heron Island is arguably the Great Barrier Reef’s finest diving spot. The resort boasts more than 20 sites within 15 minutes of the shore (including Cousteau’s iconic Heron Bommie). It hardly lets up elsewhere either, with breeding season for turtles and myriad species of birds in the summer, and a winter marked by the annual humpback migration north.
貝達拉島--蜜月首選
對於想要度蜜月的夫婦來說，沒有什麼比貝達拉島更好的熱帶度假勝地了。這是個包羅萬象的豪華度假勝地，擁有8座設備齊全、生態環保的別墅。這座島以其貼心服務而聞名。雖然它很容易讓人停下來享受奢華的生活，但工作人員同樣很樂意安排到島上僻靜的海灘和海灣的徒步活動。
For honeymooners, there’s simply no better tropical Queensland getaway than Bedarra Island. The all-inclusive luxury resort, has eight immaculately appointed and sustainability focused villas. Bedarra is known for its service so, while it’s tempting to sit around and enjoy the opulence, staff happily arrange private excursions to the island’s secluded beaches and coves.
奧菲斯島--美食專家
昆士蘭的熱帶島嶼正開始吸引“吃貨”旅行者，奧菲斯島是其中的佼佼者。在島上不能錯過一個在優雅碼頭，由六道菜組成的燭光晚餐。這裡的菜單每天都會更新，就像每晚的落日一樣各有不同。奧菲斯偏安一隅——只有從湯斯維爾或凱恩斯乘坐直升機才能抵達——這讓這座島更加充滿了神秘感，不是麼？
Queensland’s tropical islands are beginning to appeal to the cuisine-oriented traveller and Orpheus Island is leading the way. A menu that changes each day ensures the resort’s signature Dining With the Tides experience is never boring, with six tailored courses served by candlelight on an elegant pier. Orpheus’s seclusion — transfer is by helicopter only from either Townsville or Cairns — only adds to the magic.
弗雷澤島--邂逅之旅
弗雷澤島幾乎是在澳大利亞東海岸旅行的揹包客的必經之路。弗雷澤的荒野——擁有75英里長的沙灘、古老的雨林和原始的淡水湖——是獨自探索的完美之地，也是一個結交朋友的好地方。
Fraser is more-or-less a backpacker’s rite of passage when it comes to navigating the Australian east coast. Fraser’s wilderness — with its 75 Mile Beach gazetted highway, ancient rainforests and pristine freshwater lakes — is perfect to explore solo, or a great place to make friends on the fly.
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