3 Dolphin Watching Tours Worth Flying For

1.Moreton Island: Tangalooma ATV Quad Bike & Dolphin Feeding

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 145 reviews · 1 day · from $172Our pick

Travel 75 minutes by boat from Brisbane to Tangalooma Island Resort, then spend the day swimming, eating lunch, and riding a guided ATV through beach and bushland tracks. Your evening ends with the wild dolphin feeding program. Guides such as Chloe keep the quad-bike ride friendly for beginners, but dolphin feeding time can be brief and shared between several people.

“An excellent day trip, we had a fantastic day at Tangalooma resort. Everything was very well organised. The ATV quad bikes were great fun and the instructor was really helpful even though I was a bit nervous at first. The dolphin feeding is just absolutely amazing. Once in a lifetime experience. Our volunteer gave us some info about the dolphin we were feeding and the whole set up is just excellent. You can see that these dolphins are coming by choice and are being very well respected/looked after by the volunteers. I can’t recommend it enough. This day trip is an absolute must do if you’re visiting Brisbane.”

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2.Dolphin Swimming Tour with ATV Quad Bike & Waterfall

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 127 reviews · 7 - 8 hours · from $81Best value

Start before sunrise at Lovina Beach for dolphin watching, swimming, and snorkeling, then ride an ATV through coffee country and forest trails. Guides such as Awan, Daren, Dita, and Krotok are praised for friendly service and careful driving. Finish at Banyumala Twin Waterfall, with a hydrangea garden stop along the way.

“Our guide for the day WAYAN was awesome, knowledgeable, super friendly and had a great sense of humour. He always made sure that all of our needs were met and was very professional. Dolphin watching was good fun and managed to see some dolphins! Quad biking was fab, great guide for this.. and the waterfall is simply beautiful .”

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3.Moreton Island: Tangalooma ATV Quad Bike and Dolphin Viewing

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 46 reviews · 1 day · from $157

Travel from Brisbane to Tangalooma Island Resort by ferry for a guided 45-minute ATV quad bike ride, resort time, a $25 lunch voucher, sunset cocktail, and wild dolphin viewing. Closed shoes are required, and the quad bike activity is for ages 10 and up. Return times change with the season.

“Though the weather was wet and cold, they have made the best of it. It is a good experience overall.”

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