The bucket-list things to do — and who runs each one.
Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, who runs it, and how to book it direct — so you can weigh it against your ship’s excursion and pick what suits you.
In port at Moreton Island, the bucket-list move is Wild Dolphin Feeding at Dusk — Tangalooma Island Resort. Below: 4 bucket-list things to do on a Moreton Island port day — worth weighing against whatever your ship offers.
Wade into the shallows at sunset as wild Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins glide in to feed from your hand — one of Australia's most intimate wildlife encounters, supervised by marine biologists.
Book itMoreton Island: Tangalooma ATV Quad Bike & Dolphin Feeding$175 per person
Glide over 15 deliberately scuttled vessels in a transparent kayak as the morning light floods the underwater world — wobbegong sharks, turtles, and reef fish visible through the hull beneath you.
Book itMoreton Island & Tangalooma Wrecks Snorkel Cruise - BrisbaneAUD 269 per person (about $195)
Barrel down vast golden sand dunes on a toboggan, then board a private 4WD to traverse the wild interior of one of the world's largest sand islands — an adrenaline-and-scenery double act.
Book itMoreton Island & Tangalooma Wrecks Snorkel Cruise - BrisbaneAUD 269 per person (about $195)
Reach the remote north-eastern tip of Moreton Island with a local expert and swim in the Champagne Pools — natural rock pools where Pacific swells bubble over the rim, creating an effervescent spa sensation in the wild.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
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Paddle over the Tangalooma Wrecks after dark as bioluminescent plankton light the water electric blue beneath your kayak — one of Queensland's most otherworldly after-sunset experiences.
Book itMoreton Island & Tangalooma Wrecks Snorkel Cruise - BrisbaneAUD 269 per person (about $195)
Journey into the untouched interior of Mulgumpin by private 4WD to swim in the Blue Lagoon — a pristine freshwater lake ringed by ancient paperbarks, one of Queensland's most beautiful secret swimming spots.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Your day in Moreton IslandNothing picked yet — tick what you fancy
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Now plan the rest of it
You know what to do on the day. Here is the trip it belongs to —
each one opens as a whole plan, not a list: where to fly in, every port, what it runs.