a dreamy day at Dent Island – Travel Weekly

Thanks to the kind folks at Hamilton Island, Travel Weekly was treated to a day out unlike any other in the Whitsundays.

The experience commences with a quick ferry ride from the Hamilton Island Marina over to Dent Island wharf.

The trip takes around 10 minutes and as we glide out of the marina, Whitsunday Island looms large over the now seemingly small ferry.

The islands’ deep green hues clash wildly with the pristine teal waters of the surrounding bays and it feels almost utopian at that moment in time.

As we arrive at the Island, our jovial skipper, Ian performs some miracle moves in the rocky sea to get us calmly into the dock while simultaneously cracking jokes about Dent Island golfers in all their many forms.

A short coach ride takes us to the Clubhouse which commands some of the most impressive views we’ve encountered. We’re then given a buggy to navigate the Island.

We choose to follow our guide and we’re shown most of the 18 holes of the golf course and numerous sweeping vistas of the Coral Sea that far surpass the previous. We stop for the customary ‘couples shot’ in front of what surely must be the most beautiful ‘bunkers’ in the world.

We then snake our way back to the clubhouse. The course is spectacular and I am told, very challenging. It is tastefully built into the natural environment, perfectly blending into the ridges and valleys of the Island.

We then take our seats for lunch. The Clubhouse feels…