The only thing that may stop you from discovering the world's best beaches in this magical area of Queensland is your imagination and your sense of adventure. Put simply, the Whitsundays are the most pristine cruising areas for boating holidays in Australia, an area full of white sandy beaches, ridiculously blue, warm seas and the type of marine life you'd normally only find in an oceanarium. There are 74 tropical islands, all with heavenly beaches to choose from... Just eight Whitsunday Islands have been developed.

The beaches on the islands with resorts are some of the best in the world: Hayman's sun-drenched beaches facing the sublime Hook Island are famous all over the globe... Catseye beach fronting the Hamilton Island Resort at high tide is a vision, while the beaches on South Molle Island, Daydream Island, Hook, Island, Lindeman and the gloriously understated Long Island are the types of tropical island we all have in our mind when stuck in peak hour traffic on a cold wet Monday morning.

The snorkelling and Whitsunday sailing holidays to be had on and around the Whitsundays fringing reefs is spectacular while the romance factor is quadrupled by the fact that for most of the time the golden sunset you share in a perfect sandy bay will be yours for you and your partner to share alone.

And let's not forget Whitehaven Beach, one of the world's top five beaches, a beach so pristine even the sand feels like silk when it squeezes between your toes (it's silica and actually glows at night under a full moon). Whitehaven Beach is six kilometers of pure unadulterated romance with just a small camping area at its south end to even suggest you didn't discover the place yourself... Hill Inlet at the northern end is one of the world's forgotten wonders. Whitehaven is the best known beach in the Whitsundays, but there are many Whitehavens at every stop, you just have to find them... a swim with turtles and a picnic on shore at Border Island is romance personified while Butterfly Bay's small sandy bays set amongst lush coral gardens are breathtaking.

Couples will love the sheer romantic magic that comes from spending time on these un-spoilt tropical beaches combined with the fact there are charming Whitsunday Island resorts that let you experience the magic of the Whitsundays.