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[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1739218335680{margin-top: 15px !important;margin-bottom: 15px !important;}”]Luxury Lodges of Australia has welcomed Orpheus Island Lodge and Pelorus Private Island in Queensland’s Greater Palm archipelago into its collection of ultra-luxury lodges and camps.
Accessible via a 30-minute helicopter flight from Townsville in Queensland, Orpheus and Pelorus islands provide guests with access to the reefs along the protected Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
Orpheus Island spans 1,000+ hectares of national park, surrounded by a fringing reef. The resort accommodates up to 28 guests, while Pelorus Private Island (which opened 12 months ago), is a private sanctuary on a 400-hectare island available for buyouts only, accommodating up to 11 guests.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”169857″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1739217946398{margin-top: 15px !important;margin-bottom: 15px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1739217387986{margin-top: 15px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1605829610747{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”]
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[/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1739217337886{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1739217370416{margin-top: 15px !important;margin-bottom: 15px !important;}”]Both Orpheus Island and Pelorus Private Island are owned by Morris Escapes, the same company behind Mt Mulligan Lodge in outback north Queesland which soft opened in April 2019 and joined Luxury Lodges of Australia in August of the same year.
Chris Morris of Morris Escapes said “We’re proud to see Orpheus Island Lodge and Pelorus Private Island joining the ranks of Luxury Lodges of Australia alongside our other property, Mt Mulligan Lodge.
“As a group, we share a commitment to delivering some of the most exceptional and immersive luxury experiences in the country. Orpheus and Pelorus are truly special places, offering an experience and hospitality that is as unique as the Great Barrier Reef itself,” Morris added.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”169854″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1739217965337{margin-top: 15px !important;margin-bottom: 15px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1739217378132{margin-top: 15px !important;margin-bottom: 15px !important;}”]The addition of Orpheus and Pelorus Islands adds more depth and diversity of luxury lodge access to locations and experiences across the 2,300 kilometre Great Barrier Reef.
They join Lizard Island on the northern most tip of the Great Barrier Reef, qualia on Hamilton Island in the Whitsundays, Sal Salis on Western Australia’s Ningaloo Reef and Capella Lodge on Australia’s most southern coral reef, Lord Howe Island.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1560229304502{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”]
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