Recreation
- Activities range from snorkelling to reef fishing, sailboard riding, tennis, squash, walking trails.
Wildlife
- The Hamilton Island Fauna Park with koalas, kangaroos, emus, wombats and a variety of birdlife.
Museums
- Hamilton Island's Museum, which boasts the world's largest private collection of motorcycles.
Hamilton Island Race Week
- In late August the island plays host to its annual Hamilton Island Race Week yachting festival, in which more than 150 yachts from across Australia and New Zealand gather for a week of races around the islands.
Whale Watching
- Visitors can catch glimpses of migrating whales as they make their way through the warm waters of the Whitsundays around July - September each year.