Wilson
Island, Great Barrier Reef
If
you have ever wanted to get away to a remote tropical island, surrounded
by turquoise waters,
coral reefs, and just the lapping of the waves for background music,
but didn't want to mortgage your home or first-born to do so, Wilson
Island is the place for you. A tiny island on Australia's Great
Barrier Reef, Wilson has no development other than 6 secluded, domed,
hard-floored permanent "tents", the dining area and lounge,
which are both located away from the tents. Tents have their own
shaded verandah, of course with deck chairs, and are fully insect-screened.
There's
no TV, radio, cell phones, whistle-blowing activities directors,
shops, hairdressers o
r
"personal watercraft" (we're not sure what's personal
about 90+dB of noise, but that's a different issue). Just the sun,
sighing tropical vegetation, over 800 species of corals, sea turtles,
brilliant tropical fish, white sands, warm clear blue water, and
peace.
Wilson
is about nature - being surrounded by it, in the most serene, relaxing
and mesmerizing way. 
Days
are measured by sunrise, the sun being high overhead, sunset, and
the dazzling appearance of the southern stars (it's only in these
wide-open, southern reaches you truly understand why the Milky Way
was named just that.) And of course, the gourmet meals, which miraculously
appear for you, just when you want them. There are few better ways
to enjoy fresh seafood, chilled white wine, and a fine dessert than
sitting on an empty, tropical, white-sand beach, listening to the
gentle lap of waves tinkling the coral.
Days are spent walking on the pristine
beach, snorkeling, reef walking, 
watching
the terns and other tropical birds flow with the sun and sky, and
just being part of a natural, timeless world. Imagine a spa where
there were no walls, no roof, no treatments, no decisions, no $2
per minute charge, no tipping questions - yet at the end you were
more refreshed, more relaxed, and more alive than ever before. This
is the Wilson experience.
All
meals are included, with excellent Australian wines and other beverages,
and are served in th
e
open-sided Long House dining area, or you can have them as a beach
picnic. It's up to you. There's also a screened lounge for evening
relaxing if you choose.
To ensure a relaxing stay, stays
on Wilson is only available for 3 night stays. Access is from Heron
Island, where you can add time before or after at one of Australia's
only true Great Barrier Reef island resorts.
Contact
us for more information on becoming your own castaway on the
Great Barrier Reef.
(by the way, there are no basketball
or coconut heads, or Fedex packages on the beach - the island was
named Wilson a long time ago...)
Heron
Island is one of Australia's premier resorts, situated on a coral
cay on
the Great Barrier Reef. Available accommodation
range from exclusive Reef Suites to relaxed tropical Turtle Cabins.
Heron is a wildlife sanctuary, where seabirds and turtles nest,
and is surrounded by superb coral reef which can be accessed by
walking directly of the beach - no snorkeling necessary.
