This is a sail & swim tour

The Solway Lass will depart the marina at 4pm on the Thursday, and will arrive back at the marina at 11am on the Monday.

No. You will need to organise your own flights (or other transport) to Airlie Beach. Everything else is in included, except purchases from the onboard bar.

We will let you know as early as possible when to book your flights, once we have confirmed the tour is going ahead (meets minimum numbers), at the latest we’ll let you know 60 days before departure.

The airport you will need to fly into is Proserpine/Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP), and Virgin, Jetstar and Tiger all fly here. Transfer to Airlie Beach is included in your tour.

Flights need to arrive by 3pm at the latest on Thursday, and shouldn’t be booked earlier than 1.30pm on Monday.

If you are flying into Proserpine Airport, arriving on Thursday and departing Monday, then you only need to organise your flights. We will transfer you between the airport and the marina. 

If you are arriving via any other form of transport into Airlie Beach, you will need to make your own way to the marina.

No. This is a live-onboard swim tour, so everyone will be sleeping on the tall ship. There is no land-based accommodation at the locations we will be mooring overnight.

Technically you can, but you will need to pay for two people as double cabins must have two guests in them.

i.e. the total price of a Private Double cabin is $4,390 and a Double with Ensuite is $4,790.

Yes you can, but we don’t recommend it as it’ll be a tight squeeze! 

If you decide to do this, you will need to contact us to organise.

The price Per Person will be the same, so you will pay 3 x the PP rate.

Once you have purchased a spot, either by making a deposit or full payment, then your spot is secured.

The balance for your tour is due 60 days before departure. You can pay your balance at any time by contacting us. Deposits are non-refundable.

Your 20% deposit per person is non-refundable.

You can transfer to another Swim The Whitsundays tour, that is already scheduled, up to 60 days before the departure of your originally purchased tour.

You cannot hold your booking to be transferred to a future swim tour that is not already scheduled and taking bookings.

We will confirm the tour is going ahead, 60 days before scheduled departure. If we don’t meet the minimum numbers required, all payments (deposits or full payment) will be 100% reimbursed.

The minimum age for this swim tour is 18 years.

No. Unless they are a minimum of 18 years old.

Double rooms can have a maximum of two (2) people in them.

The Private Doubles with 1 x Double Bed and 1 x Single bed can have a couple sleeping together in the double bed, or one person sleeping in the double bed, and one person sleeping in the single bed.

There is a private shower, toilet and basin in the ensuite of the Double With Ensuite cabin.

Yes! There are fresh water showers which we kindly ask guests to use once a day (so we’ve got plenty for the whole tour).

Yes, you certainly can! You can spend most of the middle of the first day on the beach, and on days 3 and 4 there are opportunities to hang out on the shore. There is no shore time on the final day as we arrive back at the marina at 11am.

We have scheduled our tours to the Whitsunday Islands in the driest, most predictable, time for weather. However, if the weather isn’t ideal, we will be able to find suitable swim locations on sheltered sides of the islands, and there is plenty of room inside the tall ship and under cover on the deck.

We’ll let you know what to bring once you’re booked, but it isn’t much. In fact, we ask that you only bring enough clothes to fit in a soft zipper-less bag that could fit in carry-on luggage.