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Haggerstone Island

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Pristine, peaceful and incredibly beautiful, Haggerstone Island is the jewel in the crown of Tropical North Queensland.

Situated 600km from Cairns, the 42-hectare island is accessible only by chartered aircraft and a boat ride, or by seaplane. It enjoys lush jungle, white-sand beaches and blue lagoons; bird life is prolific and the fishing – by rod, reel or fly – is amazing.

Your hosts at Haggerstone Island are Roy and Anna Turner who arrived at the uninhabited island in 1985 on a 70-tonne barge loaded with poles, timber, fruit trees, chickens and an old tractor. Little did they realise it would be eight years before they would be ready to share their paradise with some very special guests…

Open-plan timber lodge interior with thatched ceiling, spiral staircase, mezzanine, kitchen and dining area.

The buildings at Haggerstone Island have been constructed in Thai-style from soft-edged wood, with open sides, wide verandahs and shuttered windows, enjoying cooling breezes and uninterrupted views.

Six hand-crafted, free-form escapes have been sensitively located in the jungle, each offering a different style and structure, plus privacy and sensational views. The main building captures the imagination with heavy beams, high thatched roof and light flickering from the open cooking fire. At the ocean, a thatched jetty hovers over a lagoon that teems with fish life.

A full menu of activities is available, including marine and fishing adventures aboard the new 40-footer, Jo Jo III.

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Shrimp dish served in a carved wooden crab-shaped bowl on banana leaves at Haggerstone Island.
Grilled seafood plate with lemon and basil, surrounded by cracked crab legs on a boat table.
Bed with white canopy netting and colourful cushions under a timber-beamed roof, Haggerstone Island.
Elevated timber cabin with a shingled conical roof and solar panel, surrounded by dense rainforest at Haggerstone Island.
Rustic lounge with three woven rattan chairs, orange cushions, wooden coffee table and arched doorways to garden.
School of striped sweetlips fish with yellow fins swimming over a coral reef.
Person sitting at the edge of a wide waterfall cascading over a cliff into a pool, surrounded by rainforest.
Open-air timber deck with wicker chairs, round table and hammock, surrounded by trees, bed in foreground.
Silhouette of a person leaping from a boat into the ocean at sunset, with another person watching.
Person riding a jet ski across clear turquoise water, leaving a curved white wake, near Haggerstone Island.
Aerial view of Haggerstone Island's forested coral cay surrounded by reef, sandbars and turquoise lagoons.
Location

Great Barrier Reef

  • Discover the largest coral reef system in the world, the Great Barrier Reef. Scuba and snorkel through dynamic aquatic landscapes and habitat, tread white-sand beaches, learn about the conservation efforts of this World Heritage site, and enjoy a range of five-star resort activities.

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Options and Facilities

Accommodation Options and Facilities

The brand new House Mawu is a three-bedroom, fully self-contained home. House Mawu was designed exclusively by Roy and is, without a doubt, his best yet. The house is located on the hillside overlooking the big lagoon. With its open plan, thatched roofs and starlit bathrooms, it is the ultimate designer’s dream of island seclusion.

Fishing, snorkelling, boat excursions, all meals and non-alcoholic beverages are included in your tariff. Fishing is bountiful because of the islands’ isolation from other habitation, and makes a great place to try salt-water fly-fishing and spear-fishing. A full-time fishing guide is on hand for amateurs and professionals alike.

There’s great skin diving and snorkelling at Haggerstone Island, courtesy two clear water lagoons just off Haggerstone’s beach with beautiful coral gardens right on your doorstep.

Haggerstone Island harbour has a dense and varied bird population for you to meet: sunbirds, honeyeaters, coloured pigeons, eagles, kingfishers, finches, jungle fowls, pittas and many others have made it their home.

Dining

Dining

Packages include all meals and non-alcoholic beverages. Cooking is done on an open fireplace, using freshly-caught fish, vegetables and fruit from the garden, island-reared chickens and coconuts from an old plantation.

Cooking is in the French-provincial style, with Anna creating meals of sublime freshness and taste. Served on the sand cay at the end of Haggerstone Island, the ‘dining room’ provides a 360-degree ocean view and the restaurant closes with the rising of the tide.

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Haggerstone Island is a 42-hectare private island 600km from Cairns, accessible only by chartered aircraft, boat or seaplane, developed by hosts Roy and Anna Turner starting in 1985.

A stay at Haggerstone Island includes fishing, snorkelling, boat excursions, all meals and non-alcoholic beverages, with a full-time guide for salt-water fly-fishing and spear-fishing.

Haggerstone Island offers six hand-crafted accommodations sensitively located in the jungle, each with a different style, plus the newer House Mawu, a three-bedroom self-contained home on the hillside overlooking the big lagoon.