Discover the beaches and wildlife of Queensland on a guided day trip to North Stradbroke Island. Enjoy a luxury catamaran cruise across Moreton Bay (50 minutes) through the Islands with a chance to spot dolphins from the viewing deck. Famous for its natural attractions, including a resident population of kangaroos and koalas, the Island also offers walking tracks, marine wildlife viewing, and a relaxed atmosphere. Stroll along white beaches, take a short guided hike, and have free time to explore. This tour operates with a maximum of 21 guests, ensuring you’ll enjoy a small-group experience with your expert guide. Lunch is not included. Highlights include:
* Comfortable ferry ride across Moreton Bay
* Stops at Amity Point, Point Lookout, Cylinder Beach, North Gorge, Deadman's Beach and Myora Springs
* Best opportunity to view koala, kangaroo, dolphins, turtles and a variety of bird life.
* Free time at Cylinder Beach.
Posted By : michael_h
Awesome time, sites were incredible and the guide was awesome! Made it super fun! The pictures were incredible.
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Posted On : 2023-12-15 18:09:18 
Posted By : David_J
Great trip, great guide and fabulous place to visit. Well worth going saw turtles, dolphins, koalas and kangaroos.
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Posted On : 2023-11-17 13:04:49
Posted By : Thomas_K
It was a great tour and a great guide. I enjoyed all the wild animals during the trip. The guide made sure to point them out during the trip.
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Posted On : 2023-11-11 11:52:25
Posted By : Louis_Z
This is a must tour absolutely great. Our tour guide James was a wealth of information about the island Australia and the animals. We saw Koalas Roos Dolphins Turtles and got a chance to swim. Also remember to tip your guides that do a good job. I see too many not showing their appreciation for a great experience.
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Posted On : 2023-11-08 06:28:53
Posted By : Hsinhui_L
James is an interesting tour guide. He is able to search for wild animals hidden in distant places. On this trip, we saw koalas, kangaroos, dolphins, turtles and other wild animals. The beautiful scenery on the island is worth traveling.
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Posted On : 2023-11-06 23:09:21
Posted By : larsmartins2022
Went there and had an amazing time. Saw whales, dolphins, stingrays, turtles, kangaroos, koalas and lots of lizards.
But.........the big drawback with our tour was the logistics. We were extremely lucky and were able to catch everything, but this was just pure luck.
Do not go there without your own car!!
We took the train to Cleveland early in the morning and got on the ferry with 150 other people. We got off the ferry amongst the first people and we were able to get a seat on the bus that waited for us. This was were the trouble for everyone else started. The bus driver did not want to have anyone standing on in the aisle on the 45 min drive, so therefore he could only take 30-40 passengers. So over 100 people were left behind on the west side of the island.
We could hear the bus driver talking on the walkie-talkie saying that those people really needed a ride and asked his collegues if anyone were able to pick them up. The answers he got were all negative. Remember he said as a coclusion "Ok, then. Some of those poor people will have to wait for hours. That's a shame"
Even if the bus driver would have allowed people to stand in the aisle there would still not have been sufficient to bring everyone to Point Lookout from Dunwich.
We enjoyed our day there. Straddie is extremely beautiful and can easily be enjoyed for free. You just have to use money on your rental car and the ferry ticket. Again, dont rely on public transport!
The internet there is trash btw, (As everywhere else in Australia) with no 5G and local cafes with free WiFi is extremely slow. Facetiming is hopeless.
When we wanted to head home we had a hunch that the bus back to the west side would not be 100% reliable. This turned out to be correct. We showed up 40 minutes before the bus was supposed to leave for the terminal stop. 25 minutes before the bus was supposed to leave it showed up and picked us up. The bus was 3/4 full, and was packed after the second stop. We drove past the people on the 3rd,4th and 5th stop who weaved their hands vigorously and looked desperate to join our bus, but there was no room for them on the bus. We heard a few days later that some friends of ours who were there were unable to catch a bus to the ferry, and had to spend the night on Straddie. They had a nice sleepover in some strangers' garden, but this would have been a nightmare for us, as we had other things to do the next day. (School, work etc).
Also the information here on Tripadvisor is kind of old fasioned. The queue system for the ferry and the bus could have been a simple QR, but things like this is maybe too advanced for the people organising it. All the logistical problems could have been circumvented if they had had digital systems.
But until that happens, DO NOT USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT. Hire a rental.
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Posted On : 2023-11-03 22:58:37 
Posted By : A3191MOteresaa
Fab trip. Staddie island is amazing. Brian was very informative, and we saw plenty of wildlife. The prawn shack for lunch is well recommend.
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Posted On : 2023-10-26 05:04:31
Posted By : Curious19864195264
Already planning a next visit - we found 2 Koalas in a gorgeous old tree, massive pods of dolphins along the North Gorge walk and sea turtles floating and diving under the waves. Lots of wallabies too.
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Posted On : 2023-10-12 20:01:21
Posted By : Sue_B
Very knowledgeable and friendly driver. The cruise across the Bay was relaxing and interesting. The island had a great history and the beaches were pristine.
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Posted On : 2023-10-11 15:54:57
Posted By : begonias2021
I really enjoyed my day trip to North Stradbroke Is. with Hit the Road,
My highlight was the Gorge Walk and such beautiful ocean and beach views. Ross our tour guide was awesome and so informative.
He was knowledgeable of the Island , its history and wildlife. He has very good knowledge and respect of Indigenous culture. Being Australian I enjoyed watching the overseas travellers have such joy in seeing Aussie wildlife in natural environment - kangaroos, koalas , turtles and glimpse of few whales. Straddie is beautiful and Ross our tour guide made our day so special his humour , animal spotting and packing so much in our days whilst having time to relax and swim at Cylinder Beach and enjoy a scrumptious prawn roll for lunch at Point Lookout.
I went to celebrate my bday and I had such an enjoyable, memorable day:)
thanks
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Posted On : 2023-10-10 22:37:01
