General information
| Destination | Category |
|---|
| Brisbane, Australia | Sightseeing Tours |
Program details
Begin the day with a relaxing cruise across Moreton Bay to Tangalooma. Throughout the day, enjoy a variety of experiences including hand-feeding a pod of wild dolphins at dusk (weather and tides permitting) and sand tobogganing down sand dunes reaching speeds of up to 40km/h.
You will also enjoy an island buffet lunch and have unlimited use of the air conditioned VIP lounge including showers, lockers and tea and coffee making facilities. You will have up to 10 hours at the resort to participate in over 40 free presentations and tours from the Tangalooma Marine Education and Conservation Centre, including: lectures on dolphin behaviour and data collection and use of the resort facilities including two swimming pools, restaurants, bars and so much more. After dolphin feeding, the day ends with a cruise back across the bay and arrival back to the wharf at approximately 8.15pm.
The island boasts beautiful golden beaches framed by turquoise waters on one side and verdant forests on the other. Today’s paradisiacal Tangalooma is a welcome contrast to the situation half a century ago when Tangalooma was a whaling station.
Whaling took place between 1952 and 1962 when a collapse in humpback population lowered catch levels and made the activity economically unviable. Australia banned whale hunting in 1963 and since then population has recovered. The environmental impact of the whaling was devastating; with thousands of whales slaughtered and 5% of the original estimated number still alive.
Meeting/pick-up point: Holt Street Wharf.
Duration: Ten or 13 hours.
Start/opening time: 7.30am and 10am.
End/closing time: 8pm.
Others: Launch times depend on when the sun sets. Coach transfers can be used in conjunction with Dolphin Adventure day tour to connect with the 10am launch departure to resort only. Wild dolphin hand-feeding programme is subject to weather, tides and dolphin attendance.
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