Daydream Island, QUEENSLAND
Airing Date: Jan 1st, 2002
Located in the Whitsundays, a one-hour flight from Brisbane, Daydream Island is one of the country's oldest resorts and one of its newest, after a recent $40 million makeover. There are now almost three hundred refurbished rooms, new balconies, and two new restaurants as well as an extra pool, a brand new day spa and more than twenty activities - including parasailing.To explore some of Daydream's 73 neighbours, take a day sailing trip where you'll get the chance to snorkel the bluest of blue waters. Although the Great Barrier Reef is a couple of hours away, you will find the same kaleidoscope of coral exploring a smaller reef just off Daydream.If the snorkelling doesn't leave you completely chilled, then Daydream has something which definitely will. The island's new rejuvenation spa is the place to come to be pampered head-to-toe and a massage and seaweed wrap is a recommended luxury. During the pampering you absorb trace elements from the seaweed so that it acts almost like a big vitamin tablet for your whole body.
The facts
There are flights to Hamilton Island every day of the week and prices start at $627 from Sydney and $1015 from Perth.
Return boat transfers to Daydream Island cost $77 per person.
A night at the Novotel Daydream Island Resort starts from $210 per double and children under 16 can stay for free.
Daydream Island
Tel: 1300 656565
