Magnetic Island Tour: Maggie Comprehensive

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Duration:5 hours (approx.)
Location: Magnetic Island, Queensland

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A mature and highly-regarded local guide will provide friendly, entertaining commentary on hundreds of topics covering birds and wildlife, trees, geology, history and folklore on your 5 hour tour of the scenic roads and byways of the beautiful Magnetic Island. Departing Nelly Bay Ferry Terminal you'll visit all the major sights, including one or two secret spots some locals don't even know about. We finish with an hours free time in Horseshoe bay for lunch you.

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1. Nelly Bay
After boarding the bus at Nelly Bay terminal you will meet your friendly local guide who will escort you throughout the day. Our guides are all locals, with a depth of knowledge about life on the island. After a brief introduction you will make your way through Nelly Bay to the western side of the island. On the way you’ll get some background facts on the island and an introduction to the geography and fauna.
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Closed Tuesdays and between Australia Day to Easter. Set in the heritage listed Picnic Bay School and historic Butler Hut, the centre operates a museum and sells locally made craft and historical publications. The museum shows island history through permanent displays and varying annual exhibitions.
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Optional stop where we will discover its story and how it was saved from demolition, and take in the beautiful surrounds
4. Geoffrey Bay
No visit to the Maggie would be complete without a stop at Geoffrey Bay to see if you can find some of our extremely cute Allied Rock Wallabies. These wallabies are found only in Northern Queensland between Townsville and the Burdekin River. Geoffrey Bay is also an opportunity to get out of the bus and get up close and personal with our incredible rock formations.
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As the bus climbs the long steep hill towards Horseshoe Bay you will get breathtaking views across the island. You will then head down the other side into the old farming precinct before we stop for an hour’s free time in Horseshoe Bay where a variety of food is available. During the winter when the butterflies are around we will definitely visit the Butterfly forest for a short bush walk. Its an experience not to be missed and great balm for the soul. Horseshoe Bay also offers year round swimming with a safe swimming enclosure in place during the summer months. An excellent place to cool off if you bring your swimmers.
6. Aquasearch
After lunch you will return to the Ferry, giving you the chance to catch those incredible views once more. This time though we will head through the back of Arcadia, along pretty Hayles avenue with a short stop at Aquasearch Aquarium ($3 entry fee, cash only) where we will try and find Nemo and Dory and chat about our Giant Clams, before heading back to the Ferry Terminal in time to meet the 3pm depature to Townsville.

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Posted By : leob311
We were lucky enough to have the tour all to ourselves. Neil looked after us very well, showed us all the sites and allowed us the freedom to choose parts of the program.
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Posted On : 2024-05-04 02:18:47

Posted By : I2223PYterryc
A great tour would recommend to anyone. Our guide was very informative and knew his way around the island. Really, really great tour well worth the money.
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Posted On : 2024-04-28 23:31:58

Posted By : Mobile01132871116
Really fun tour of the island. The shows you really nice places across the island. The tour guide was really nice and came across really well.
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Posted On : 2024-04-24 21:17:36

Posted By : judbinz
Really enjoyed this tour. It was full of information which you would not get if you toured on your own. There's plenty of opportunities to get out and enjoy the nature. The island is small but there are loads of things to see and learn about.
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Posted On : 2024-04-24 04:57:29

Posted By : jeanlucdD4607PQ
Great for families of all ages. We brought our 5 month old daughter and parents. You get to see lots with not much walking so it’s great for smaller kids or people who aren’t super mobile. A wonderful tour with an awesome tour guide. We saw wild koalas, sea turtles, osprey and rock wallabies!
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Posted On : 2024-04-23 21:10:49

Posted By : HeatherN1607
From the moment we arrived, we were welcomed and introduced to all onboard. Our guide was an absolute wealth of knowledge and information and made every experience all the more enjoyable with loads of quips and funny tales about the history of the island and the locals who founded it.
He went out of his way to find wild koalas for us to see and the rock wallabys which Maggie is famous for. Bus was large and very comfortable, a lovely morning tea supplied (even if he did forget the milk) and provided us with a huge choice of restaurants, pubs or takeaways for lunch at Horseshoe bay. (own expense for lunch).
All in all- highly recommended
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Posted On : 2024-04-20 06:59:00

Posted By : Roving56207464724
An amazingly insightful, enjoyable and relaxed ‘Maggie Comprehensive’ tour. When we told someone what we had planned for the day they said “Neil is an encyclopedia” and they weren’t wrong. We learnt so much, and even visited places on Magnetic Island that we didn’t even know were there, despite having holidayed on and explored the Island many, many times before. So glad we did it and would recommend it to everyone, even if you think you’ve seen and done everything that you think there is to do. Thanks Neil!
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Posted On : 2024-04-16 04:08:17

Posted By : David_W
Fantastic day out and a great way to understand a little more about the island whilst taking I the beautiful scenery.
Tim our guide was excellent, very knowledgeable and nothing was too much trouble. Even bonus visit to his own koala hospital.
Excellent morning tea and snacks.
Very much recommend, just do it you won't regret it.
Julie and Dave UK.
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Posted On : 2024-04-09 01:40:19

Posted By : chrismC9810DH
Best Holiday Island in Queensland!.
Perfect weather ,fantastic beaches and food and bars are superb.
Magnetic island Brewery in Picnic Bay has terrific people boutique beers food and live music.
Mamma Romas Italian food puts Lygon St to shame.
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Posted On : 2024-03-28 01:55:52

Posted By : darlenevalerie
This was a last minute tour selection for us and a great day on Magnetic Island. Neil was a very well informed, friendly and accommodating host. I would highly recommend this tour and make sure to visit Magnetic Island while in the are.
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Posted On : 2024-03-18 10:08:35