Shute Harbour Travel Guide
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Shute Harbour, located 8kms from
Airlie Beach in the
Whitsundays,
Queensland is a major port and ferry terminal for trips to the Whitsunday Islands.
The tiny settlement of Shute Harbour features a camping and picnic area, and also has a range of accommodation options for visitors which include hotels, motels, bed and breakfast, apartments, caravan parks and cottages. However, Shute Harbour’s main purpose is serving as a ferry terminal for tourists travelling to and from the Whitsunday Islands and the mainland; it also home to several charter boat operations.
There are regular bus or taxi services available from Airlie Beach, to and from Shute Harbour port; they take the winding road through Conway National Park towards the Port. Shute Harbour also has the largest seaplane airbase in the southern hemisphere.
Close by is Conway National Park, the largest coastal National Park in Queensland. Conway Park covers over 19,000 hectares with many walking paths and camping and picnic areas and is well worth checking out It is ideal for bird watchers particularly at dawn and dusk.