Heart Reef

Heart Reef in the Whitsunday Islands is one of the most photographed coral reefs on the Great Barrier Reef due to it's natural growth formation in the shape of a love heart.

Heart Reef was first discovered in 1975 by Air Whitsundays and has since become an internationally recognised attraction which features on television programmes, brochures and in  documentaries. 

Guests can book a scenic helicopter flight, seaplane flight or fixed wing airplane flight to fly above and around Heart Reef and take the perfect photos for their holiday memories from Airlie Beach or Hamilton Island.

Since the discovery of Heart Reef guests have only been able to view it from the air, but we have only recently been given the approval to offer visitors a brand new way to explore the love heart reef on an exclusive helicopter flight to Heart Reef from Hamilton Island.

Guests fly from Hamilton Island and land in the helicopter on a private pontoon where they then spend their time snorkelling the reef and enjoying a glass bottom boat tour around Heart Reef. 

Top things to do:

• Take seaplane flight from Airlie Beach and enjoy the sights of Heart Reef, Hamilton Island, Whitsunday Passage and Whitehaven Beach along with a touch and go landing on the water at Hardy Reef
• Departing Hamilton Island on a helicopter you fly to an exclusive floating pontoon where you spend a few hours snorkeling and enjoying a glass bottom boat tour around Heart Reef
• Choose a Great Barrier Reef tour and scenic helicopter flight or fixed wing aircraft flight from Hamilton Island or Airlie Beach and see Heart Reef for yourself