Location:
One of 74 islands in the Whitsunday group, in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef
Getting there: Luxury yacht transfer from Great Barrier Reef Airport,
Hamilton Island; private seaplane and helicopter transfers available
Bragging right:
One&Only Hayman Island is the nearest Whitsunday island to the outer reef and Heart Reef Australia's premier leisure and honeymoon destination, the island covers 400ha and is surrounded by 16 hectares of lush tropical gardens has an 800m wide fringing coral reef just offshore.
Resort offers complimentary water activities for the whole family Interesting facts Discovered by a British explorer in 1810, scientist Edwin Embury established a biological research laboratory on the island in 1933.
Aviation pioneer Reginald Ansett fell in love with the island and built the Royal Hayman Hotel, then a luxury resort in the 1950s.
