Townsville is only a 20 minute ride, across Cleveland Bay, to Magnetic Island by high speed ‘Jet Cat’. The island can also be reached by direct flights from Brisbane and by a car ferry.
The island is predominantly covered in National Park (pine, eucalypt and rainforest trees) but it does have several tourist resorts, shops, cafes, restaurants and offers a wide range of activities including relaxing on some wonderful beaches, 4WD tours, SCUBA Diving in Coral Reefs, Sailing and Kayak tours.
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