There has never been a better time to book your stay at Daydream Island Resort & Living Reef.
With easy access to the island in just half an hour from Hamilton Island and Airlie Beach. Daydream Island Resort features 240 renovated and spacious guest rooms – with interconnecting rooms available for families – and suites. Guests enjoy spectacular views of the tropical gardens, pool landscapes or crystal-clear blue waters that surround the island from their private balcony.
Enjoy the wonders of Daydream’s unique Living Reef. a free form coral lagoon that wraps 200m around the central building on Daydream Island and is home to over 100 species of local marine life including fish, small sharks, rays and other reef dwelling creatures.
Up to 15m wide and containing 1.5m litres of fresh, filtered sea water this man made reef system offers a range of ways you can get up close to our resident marine animals.
Join our marine biologists and embrace your inner explorer as they take you into our largest and deepest lagoon for an immersive experience. Learn about all things Great Barrier Reef in the comfort of the clear calm waters of Living Reef.
Get hands on and immerse yourself in Daydreams must do experience. Take a chance to get close and personal with some of the Living Reef residents, including colourful fish, baby reef sharks and sea stars and experience our Touch Pond.
With our weekly changing activities schedule there will never be a dull moment. whether you enjoy a sunset at Lovers Cove in our paint and sip class, learn something new with a sailing lesson or relax the body and mind with guided meditation in the Underwater Observatory.
Paddling over the blue waters of the Whitsundays has never been more magical than with a glass bottom kayak tour. See the reef like never before as you traverse the island with one of our guides.
For families with young children, Daydream Island’s Cockatoo Club is where it is all happening – offering a fun-filled, learning environment that encourages kids to get active, be creative and engage first hand with our beautiful natural environment – whilst making heaps of new friends along the way. With a program of supervised events that changes daily, Cockatoo Club is open to children aged 4-12 years.
Foodies will not be disappointed with a selection of family-friendly dining options offering a range of cuisines. Begin the day at Graze for buffet breakfast with views of the Living Reef, Salti is open for lunch and dinner, whilst Infinity, open for dinner, offers spectacular evening views of the Whitsundays as you dine. The kids won’t be disappointed with Cassowary’s candy shop offering poolside ice creams, snacks and sweet treats.
If you are planning to arrive in your own boat or seeking to explore the surrounding waters, the marina at Daydream Island Resort provides easy access to the best of the Whitsundays. It’s never been easier to explore the beauty of this incredible destination.