3 Day Moreton Island Eco & Walking Adventure

Try this unique holiday experience where you can enjoy an extensive nature and 4WD supported adventure. Sunrover Tours have put together a great itinerary on this 3 Day Moreton Island Eco & Walking Adventure.

Start the tour with a sea ferry cruise across Moreton Bay Marine Park where you may see turtles, dolphins and dugongs. Take a short forest walk to Blue Lagoon where you can swim, snorkel and take photos. Enjoy the sparkling beach wilderness and experience the beauty of the artificial reefs of the Tangalooma Wrecks.

Get the adrenaline pumping with the option of sandboarding on the slopes. Relax and enjoy the views form the highest sandhill in the world - Mount Tempest. See Aboriginal midden sites and ancient campfire areas, and the southern wetland eelgrass fields.

This 3 day tour is an excellent addition to your itinerary, as you discover the hidden secrets of Moreton Island National Park for yourself.

Itinerary

Day 1: Depart Brisbane for a unique beach wilderness experience on Moreton Island. Sea ferry cruise Moreton Bay Marine Park and arrive on Moreton Island's white sandy beaches.

Travel by 4WD to remote surf beach. Take a short forest walk to the fresh waters of Blue Lagoon where you can relax, swim, snorkel and take photos. Outdoor fresh picnic lunch with cold drinks overlooking the surf beach. Travel on to Cape Moreton Lighthouse for great landbased whale watching, dolphin, turtle and sometimes shark.

Explore Honeymoon Bay and Champagne Pools. After a healthy evening meal, enjoy stories around the camp fire - stargaze at lake or surf beach walk.

Day 2: Start with a tropical breakfast overlooking ocean and travel the beach to the big sandhills for sandboarding action. Outdoor morning tea and on to the famous Tangalooma Shipwrecks. Snorkel among tropical fish and look for dugong, dolphin and turtle before a fresh picnic lunch. Free afternoon with time to relax on Tangalooma beach overlooking marine park. Beach drive 20km to Bulwer Shipwrecks and ferry. Enjoy the night around the campfire.

Day 3: With a packed picnic lunch, beach drive to Mount Tempest - the highest sandhill in the world. Take in the views and continue south along the beach to the biggest of Moreton's sandhills. 4WD to the southern wetland eelgrass fields, (dugong and turtle) and protected bird rookeries, migratory waders can be seen. Aboriginal midden sites and ancient campfire areas explained by your eco guide. A day to relax island style with a full day touring the southern wetlands. Try island tucker and fresh sea clams.

Highlights

Beach-Lake Campsite Whale Watch, Dolphin Snorkel the rock pools Toboggan the slopes of the big sand hills Southern Wetlands Campfire at Night Fishing Hiking trails Experienced Eco Guide Climb Mt. Tempest 4WD to Kooringal See wading birds, fish, crabs, urchin, sea eagles and kite Hike in Oasis

Inclusions

4WD Transport Return Breakfast, lunch and dinner on the island All Camping Equipment Boards, Snorkel, Fishing gear, toboggan

Times

Departs: 6.45am Monday & Friday from L3 Brisbane Transit Centre

Returns: 7.00pm

Additional Information

Children: Aged 4-14 are charged at the child rate
Excludes: National Park fee per person per day payable on departure
Operated By: Sunrover Tours