{"id":19649,"date":"2014-08-28T09:27:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T09:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/top-10-fun-family-activities-in-the-whitsundays\/"},"modified":"2014-08-28T09:27:00","modified_gmt":"2014-08-28T09:27:00","slug":"top-10-fun-family-activities-in-the-whitsundays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2014\/08\/top-10-fun-family-activities-in-the-whitsundays\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Fun Family Activities in the Whitsundays"},"content":{"rendered":"

School holidays are just around the corner and it is time to slow down, reconnect with your loved ones and enjoy a fun family getaway in the Whitsundays!<\/span><\/span>

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Your kids will be wide-eyed with wonder – bright colours, fun places to stay and a huge range of things to do will keep your family busy and entertained while at the same time relaxed and happy.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Here are our Top 10 fun family activities this school holidays:<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
1. Meet Pancake and Pikelet, the resident stingrays at Daydream Island’s Living Reef<\/a> and give their baby stingrays a pet!<\/span><\/div>\n
2. Stroll over one of the region’s farmers markets and indulge in fresh, local produce. Did you know that if you eat a tomato in winter, it most likely comes from Bowen in the Whitsundays?<\/span><\/div>\n
3. Go croc spotting on the Proserpine River and learn more about the Goorganga wetlands with Whitsunday Crocodile Safari.<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
4. Swim, play or barbecue at the Airlie Beach lagoon<\/a>. The green parklands, playground and refreshing pool are the ideal hangout during the day.<\/span><\/div>\n
5. Enjoy breakfast with the koalas at WILD LIFE Hamilton Island Park Cafe<\/a>. Bacon, eggs and hash browns taste much better when eaten up close and personal to these furry Aussie friends!<\/span><\/div>\n
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6. Snorkel, swim and splash amidst thousands of colourful coral and fish at a day out on the Great Barrier Reef with Cruise Whitsundays<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n
7. Play beach games, mini tennis, feed the many fish or get the ultimate sweet fix at the famous Chocolate Room (yum!) at One&Only Hayman Island<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n
8. Slip down the water slide at BIG4 Adventure Whitsunday Resort<\/a>, hop on the giant jumping pillow or make new friends at the Kids Club. Make sure you check out the weekly activity guide<\/a> when you plan your trip.<\/span><\/div>\n
9. Feel the rush of Formula 1 go-cart action in Hamilton Island’s Palm Valley<\/a>. Take the wheel on the exhilarating outdoor track, reaching speeds of up to 45 kilometres per hour.<\/span><\/div>\n
10. Spot a whale<\/a> with playful whales a common sight around the Whitsunday Island from June to October.<\/span><\/div>\n
If you’re planning a holiday, visit www.tourismwhitsundays.com.au<\/a> for accommodation, tours and visitor information or contact our friendly staff at the Whitsunday Region Information Centre on (07) 4945 3967.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

School holidays are just around the corner and it is time to slow down, reconnect with your loved ones and enjoy a fun family getaway in the Whitsundays! Your kids will be wide-eyed with wonder – bright colours, fun places to stay and a huge range of things to do will keep your family busy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19649\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}