Whitsunday Sailing

School Ecotours on a Tallship

About School Ecotours on a Tallship

Learn how traditional sailing can help reduce your carbon footprint and understand how to measure energy using wind and compare it to the consumption of diesel (fossil) fuel.

Learn about the importance of the intertidal zone in the Great Barrier Reef. How the land connects with the ocean and of the importance of plants such as mangroves and seagrass and their importance to the fragile ecosystem in the Great Barrier Reef.

Find out why collecting marine debris and finding out the source of that debris can help protect the marine creatures from suffering and death.

Understand the importance and learn how to monitor coral health including the effects of climate change; diseases and Crown of Thorns starfish (COTS).

Features

Capacity

1 to 24 people

Mode of transport

Water - Motorised, Water - Self Propelled

Fitness required

Moderate

Tour format

Full Day Tours, Water Tours

Facilities

  • Family Friendly
  • Sustainability Certified

Price

From: $3500 to $3500
Includes up to 24 guests (including teacher/s).

Inclusions: Morning tea Lunch Afternoon fruit Snorkelling gear 8-hour sail on a classic tallship Guided expedition on sailing in Whitsundays and fringing reef snorkelling.

Schedule

On demand: Please contact us for availability. The tour involves privately charting Providence V, a tallship for a day's edutourism experience.

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