We had an incredible time and would recommend this trip to anyone! We saw so many beautiful marine wildlife along the way - dugongs, turtles, rays and sharks at Whitehaven, and so much more! The crew are amazing too and keep you fed, happy and safe the whole time!

As I'd never been in a kayak before, I was unsure of this experience... but so pleased we gave it a go. The operator was friendly, polite, & very informative. Definitely kayak around to the bay, as this is where we saw the most turtles. Actually saw more turtles here, than we did during our whole 2wk stay in Airlie Beach. If you're keen to see turtles, then this is the place. Maybe we were lucky on this particular day, as there's no guarantees....but definitely worth a try, given it was a cheap couple of hours!

It was truly a great experience. 2 hours simply wasn’t enough. Met up with other couples where we danced , laughed and had a memorable time.

Charlie was easy to find at the airport, very welcoming and informative during our drive to the accommodation.. 10 out of 10.

Kayaking around in the Whitsunday aqua waters was magical when we spotted several large turtles rising through the water.

Nice cruise out friendly staff very relaxing only thing was the complementary wine. They should give a choice of a soft drink for the people that don’t drink wine !

We had an absolutely incredible trip, we were on a beautiful Catamaran boat. The three crew were great, they cooked all of our meals and we were NEVER hungry, so much food! Tim was great, walked us up to the lookout over Whitehaven beach and boated us around to all of our snorkel locations. We were the first at every spot and the last to leave. We had Whitehaven to ourselves for the first part of the morning! Same with the snorkel locations, first there and last to leave. The sunsets were incredible and everyone was so friendly and nice on the boat, it can be as chill or as party as you make it. Only thing I would recommend is to take LOTS of sunscreen and a hat as there isn't much shade on the boat and the Sun is Strong! Also if you have your own snorkel then take it as the ones on the boat are pretty average...but good enough :) This was the best thing we did on our roadtrip of East Australia, would 100% recommend! THANKS SO MUCH! xx

couldn't have asked for a better trip! The crew was awesome and gave us lots of information about the places we went to and what the schedule was. We got up early to be at Whitehaven Beach before all the other tourists and got nice pictures. The food is super delicious and there is loads. The atmosphere on the boat is very relaxed and in the evening it's fine to sit around and have some drinks. The snorkeling was great too and we saw some big fish and a turtle! Thanks a lot to the crew for the great trip!

The whole crew aboard the avatar helped make this trip amazing. The whitsundays and it's wildlife if are a real gem on the East coast but this was made an even better trip by the atmosphere on the boat. Although no bed sizes were modest this was to be expected when on a boat trip. The food was to a high standard and plentiful. I would happily book again.!!

My son and I had so much fun it starting off arguing then ended up a great shared experience we worked out that team effort was the way to go and got to share a fun experience saw turtles and we wanted more there was no pressure in returning the kayak in time as safety was the most important lived it

Great equipment friendly staff ????

We had a great time exploring the bay and will be back for another tour?

After arriving in Airlie beach during a potential cyclone we weren’t very sure if we could do anything enjoyable. Then we found the kayaking and paddle boarding experience. The clouds parted and the sun came shining out. We paid for four hours in the end and really got to know the wildlife, turtle bay and islands. The Greek goddess instructor was absolutely wonderfully helpful and fun to talk with and helped my partner to feel one with the waves. We will definitely be coming back to find more. We saw a manatee, fish and lots of turtles. It was pretty windy but for two people who aren’t in the best of fittness (as we now realise) it was really enjoyable and worth it (no pain, no gain) thank you very much! We will be back xoxox

Lovely relaxing sundowner cruise. We enjoyed it

Had a lovely day although not a drop of wind, so no sails up, which meant a slow trip out to the islands. Lovely mix of people. A couple of nice snorkels and swims and a yummy lunch.

It is a great experience to snorkle and swim in coral water near the island, view is beautiful and staffs are very nice. Will recommend it to my friends.

What an awesome boat we had an amazing time and we're kept well entertained with steves running commentary, would do this again in a heart beat. Was my first time and I think I like it lol. So make sure you grab a seat strap in and you will enjoy it.

It's been a awesome trip. Really enjoyed my stay at the matador! Nice food and super crew!

Could not fault this trip! Matty, sammy and Carl were the most friendly staff, so knowledgable and great banter! Asked what we wanted to achieve at the start and made sure we got to see everything we wanted- I wanted to see the smallest sand island and they took us there! Great atmosphere for young people who don’t want party party and just want to chill, chat and enjoy the Whitsundays. Really clean boat, beautiful to sunbathe on top with the sound of waves as you sail along. Sammy made great food with more than enough for everyone- we took snacks and didn’t touch them! They drop you off at the beach to do the hill inlet walk and let you snorkel free while they keep an eye so you never feel constrained by time or typical tour group mentality. Even saw (and heard!) whales, turtles, giant fish and beautiful coral. Thank you guys so much for such a beautiful weekend- would totally recommend these guys!

So fortunate to be on the Matador, our Skippers/cooks/ everything Alex and Fraser worked well together to give us spectacular sights of whales, fish, islands, snorkelling., totally relaxed Each meal was plentiful , a wonderful experience, thanks again guys

Thank you very much to Captain Mark, Andrew and Jody for allowing me to discover the great coral barrier and some beautiful beaches there. It was a wonderful experience (2 days in a boat, snorkelling...) that I'll never forget.

2 days and 1 night sailing on Matador . We had an amazing experience and meeting new friends. Good food and very nice crew.

Everything was perfect, great team!

If it was only for the crew and their plans I'd instantly give 5 stars! They cared for us and planned our trip according to tide and tourism (which means we had White Heaven Beach nearly to our-selves) The sailing and all the information about marine life and sailing it-self were great. Also the food was simple but really good. Only reason there's just 4 stars is my subjective feeling that 2 snorkling spots plus a 2.5 hour visit at White Heaven Beach are a little too less for the money you pay. But maybe that's just me. (If the water had been warmer foer the better snorkling experience, the whole trip would have been 5 starsprobably.)

Nice crew, good food, and a amazing experience!

Carl, Jo and Lauren were a great crew to host us sailing around the whitsundays. They checked in with us all at the start to find out what we wanted most from the trip and then made sure we did that over the 2 days. Carl had some great knowledge that he shared with us about sailing and updated us regularly with where we were and where we’d been. They got everyone involved with the sailing as well which made it a unique experience Only note I would say to improve would be to have a few bean bags or deck chairs around for people to sit as your back does start to ache after a while of sitting on the deck with no back support for 2 days

We rang up Matador as we couldn't believe the cheap price on Bookme! Absolutely well worth the money. We had 2 really good days abroad Matador, the crew (Fabien, Craig and Cal) were all great and the experience was fantastic. Would do it all again and have already recommended people to go on the trip! Do it!

Had such an amazing tour! Couldnt fault it. Even though the weather was a bit on and off, we still had a great time! Our highlight was snorkeling and seeing all the colourful fish. Also happy with how they catered to vegetarians and vegans

Truly fantastic was to see the Whitsundays. Amazing value too with meals included. Our crew Andrew, Hakeem and Skipper Mark were super helpful and informative. I did this in April 18 and just again December 19 as i was doing a east coast trip with a German friend and couldnt think of any better way for her to experiance the amazing beaches, abundant sealife and breathtaking sunsets and sunrises this region has to offer. We saw loads of fish and a turtle in the snorkle areas. On the whitehaven beach we saw more fish, lemon sharks (completely harmless) and rays. Cant recommend it high enough. (Looks like my pics loaded upside down, but you get the idea)

Nice experience. We arrived first on whiteheaven beach. The food was really nice and tasty. The crew is helpful. They are serious about security on the boat. 3 times snorkeling. Not a party boat, but you can have drinks. Thx

From the incredible views to the amazing staff I highly recommend this tour! It was a spectacular way to see a lot in a short period of time and I loved sailing instead of taking a regular motorboat. Seriously awesome experience, would do it again in a heartbeat.

Definetly worth it! Funny and carefull crew, experienced captain, try to sail, comfy beds, possibility to sleep on dock (but without mattress) not luxurious but great food (make your own sandwich, spagetti and basic breakfast) nice snorkling experience ans spots (2). We were alone in whiteheaven beach and in the snorkling spots!Like most of the boats, they don't provide fins to protect the corals.

Great experience!!! Weather wasn't good the first day but next day was nice What i liked most was the team spirit you have. I definitely recommend this sailing tour to my friends Thank you

I've been on a fair few cruises in Australia, and this is without a doubt the best one I've experienced so far! What appealed to me was the non-commercial feel, run by 3 awesome Aussie guys that really have a passion and joy doing what they are doing. We we're around 20-25 pax on the boat, all in their 20-30s (no family's or kids yay) which connected quick and became a big family and had great fun exploring Whitsundays together! BYO is great :)

It was amazing! Great crew! Charly, Darby and Luca made our two days unforgettable.