If you're looking for a far flung national park where you can kick off your shoes and enjoy stunning white sand beaches, a visit to Australia's Whitsunday Islands National Park is a must.

Beaches have a way of calming the soul while ... this beach is a protected gem within the Whitsunday Islands National Park. Its swirling patterns of white sand and turquoise water are a sight ...

Cherene Poidevin from Cruise Whitsundays talks tranquil beaches, romantic islands, and what makes ... You can't go past Whitsunday Island either, which is the biggest in the chain and has 7km ...

Strung along Australia’s east coast (a 2.5-hour flight north from Sydney), only five of the Whitsunday Islands have hotels ... takes us past glorious golden beaches, joggers wearing little ...

And if you can’t tell, this list really loves crystal clear waters and white sandy beaches. That trend continues with Mauritius in the sixth spot followed by the Whitsunday Islands, Maui ...

100 Beaches of a Lifetime includes beaches all ... Off the coast of Queensland, on Australia’s eastern seaboard, the Whitsunday Islands (74 in all) are part of one of the country’s most ...

The islands are not just attracting rubbish ... Edge with some of the many bags of plastic bottles collected from Whitsunday beaches. Picture: Monique Preston When Eco Barge first started 10 ...

Part of the Whitsunday Islands National Park ... the beach secured a swimmable rating of 8/10 from The World’s Best Beaches travel experts. For the warmest swimming temperatures, head to ...

U.S. News took this and other factors – such as unique scenery, beach quality and overall accessibility – into consideration to determine the destinations with the best beaches in the world.