What To Do on Langford Island
Langford Island is relatively secluded and private when compared to other islands in the Whitsundays. Visitors will find that you will not find hordes of other tourists, even in peak season. The island offers the perfect day trip for a few hours of sunbathing, swimming, snorkelling, diving, and picnicking.
The island itself has only got around a couple of hundred square metres to explore, so most land-based exploration can be done relatively quickly. There is a lovely walking track that weaves throughout the island to a lookout at the top of Langford Island. Here you'll find uninterrupted views of the coastline looking out over the coral sea as well as nearby Hayman Island and Hook Island.
But the real fun at Langford Island is had with a beach picnic during low tide. The sandy cay stretches a few hundred metres, and the soft, white sand is perfect for a lunchtime picnic and a few drinks. From your boat, pack some snacks and drinks for an enjoyable afternoon on the beach.
For families, the Langford Island beach is a great place for games and other activities, and the shallow waters around the spit are suitable for children of all ages.
As a more relaxed approach, the soft white sand is perfect for lying back and enjoying the sun, mixing in a swim in the crystal-clear water before the tide eventually conceals the beach for another day.
Langford Island Snorkelling
Don't let the Island's small size fool you. The area is teeming with sea life, and there are plenty of places to snorkel or dive in the island's immediate surroundings. On all sides of the island, there is a reef that contains thousands of species of fish in different shapes and sizes. Snorkellers have the luxury of snorkelling straight off the length of the beach, as the best areas to explore are closest to the island.
Around the cay, bommies have formed which harbour these fish. You can spend hours navigating through these natural wonders, seeing the communities of sea life that call the area home up close. Bommies are clusters of coral that naturally form upright in a column. They are great for divers of all abilities to swim between and provide the perfect location for fish to call home.
For the true underwater explorers, two massive underwater sculptures are waiting to be discovered at the southern end of Langford Island spit.
The first sculpture is titled 'Turtle Dream', and it is a 6.5m steel hawksbill turtle completed by artist Col Henry, is located at 20°5.003'S, 148°52.900'E. The second sculpture is titled 'Anthozoa', and it is a 6m sculpture reimagining the tiny coral polyp by Jessa Lloyd made in collaboration with Ngaro artist Nicky Bidju Pryor, and is located at 20°5.006'S, 148°52.918'E.
