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26 August 2026

Today’s editionNº 134 runs24 places

You will be in the water

Boats, boards, tanks and the tide.

Surf SchoolNº 01Rainbow Beach Learn to SurfDaily private and group lessons on the main beach at Rainbow BeachSunshine Coast · QLDDivingNº 02Whitsunday Dive AdventuresA PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre with more than twenty years'Whitsundays · QLDMarine TouringNº 03Reef DaytripperAn owner-operated Cairns day-tripper that runs full-day snorkel and scuba trips outCairns & Tropical North · QLDMarine Wildlife SwimNº 04Live NingalooIn-water swims with whale sharks, humpback whales and manta rays on NingalooAustralia's Coral Coast · WASea Kayak TourNº 05Pioneer KayakingGuided sea-kayak tours around the Phillip Island coastline, launched out of CowesPhillip Island · VICSurf SchoolNº 06Jervis Bay Surf SchoolLocally owned and run by Jerry Brown, who has more than 28South Coast NSW · NSW

Out before dawn

Departures timed to first light.

Cultural TourNº 07Broome Camel SafarisOwner-led camel rides along Cable Beach at Broome, run by an operatorBroome & Kimberley · WADay WalkNº 08Take Shape AdventuresA family-owned walking company started in 2014 by Tracey and Adrian, formerVICHot Air BallooningNº 09Floating Images Hot Air Balloon FlightsOwner and chief pilot Graeme Day has flown every flight here sinceBrisbane · QLDParaglidingNº 10Light FlightWhiteGum Farm sits in the Needling Hills east of York, an hourFremantle & Swan Valley · WASailing CharterNº 11Whitsunday SailingCrewed sailing trips through the Whitsundays aboard two very different boats: ProvidenceWhitsundays · QLDNatural HistoryNº 12Uluru Astro ToursThe only stargazing tour licensed to operate inside Uluru-Kata Tjuta National ParkAlice Springs & Red Centre · NT

The weather calls it off

Operators who cancel rather than push their luck.

Marine TouringNº 13Southwest ExpeditionsA locally owned and run boat operator showcasing Tasmania's rugged southwest wildernessTarkine & West Coast · TASHot Air BallooningNº 14Windward Balloon AdventuresDawn hot-air balloon flights over Western Australia's Avon Valley, near Northam, driftingWAParaglidingNº 15North Side ParaglidingThe Sunshine Coast hinterland gives paragliders an unusually long run of countrySunshine Coast Hinterland · QLDSailing CharterNº 16True Blue SailingA crewed Whitsundays sailing operator running overnight and day tours aboard theWhitsundays · QLDSea Kayak TourNº 17Salty Dog Sea KayakingSea-kayak guiding through the Whitsunday wilderness, launching from Shute Harbour near AirlieWhitsundays · QLDMarine TouringNº 18Whitsunday Jetski ToursBilled as the first and only guided jetski tour running out ofWhitsundays · QLD

A different day out

Six trips of a kind you have not been taking.

Camel TrekkingNº 19Darwin Camel RidesCamel rides along Mindil Beach are as close to a Darwin institutionDarwin & Top End · NTGold ProspectingNº 20Pirates Gold Prospecting ToursGreg has personally prospected the Eastern Goldfields around Leonora since 1984, andAustralia's Golden Outback · WARock ClimbingNº 21Australian School of MountaineeringKatoomba Street runs straight through the middle of the Blue Mountains touristBlue Mountains · NSWCamel TrekkingNº 22Flinders and Beyond Camel TreksMulti-day treks into the Flinders Ranges and beyond run the old wayFlinders Ranges · SAGold ProspectingNº 23Gold & Relics Gold Prospecting AdventuresDarren started panning for gold with his grandfather at Daylesford in theDaylesford & Hepburn Springs · VICRock ClimbingNº 24Spacechameleon Adventure CoSven Borg spent years working through outdoor education qualifications — a DiplomaPerth · WA