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K'gari Day Tour from Rainbow Beach or Noosa

Lake McKenzie, Eli Creek and the Maheno wreck, K'gari in one big day.

The whole of K'gari in a day from Rainbow Beach or Noosa: cruise the 75 Mile Beach highway in a purpose-built 4WD, float Eli Creek, swim Lake McKenzie and walk the ancient rainforest, ferry, lunch and permits included.

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Rainbow Beach pickup 7:30am, back around 4:30pm

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Overview

K'gari is the largest sand island on Earth, and it packs an unreasonable amount into one coastline: a beach that's legally a highway, a shipwreck rusting photogenically in the surf, freshwater lakes clearer than most pools. This tour threads all of it into a single day, and you choose where it starts: Rainbow Beach, or Noosa.

From Rainbow Beach you're picked up at 7:30am. From Noosa the day starts earlier, with pickups from 5:25am and a 1.5-hour drive north to join the Rainbow Beach crew. Either way it's a short hop to the ferry at Inskip Point (watch for dolphins and dugongs on the crossing), then a purpose-built 4WD with an experienced guide up the 75 Mile Beach highway to the SS Maheno wreck, a float down the crystal current of Eli Creek, and a swim at Boorangoora (Lake McKenzie). After that it's Central Station and the silent waters of Wanggoolba Creek. Keep watch for wangari (dingoes).

Rainbow Beach guests are back around 4:30pm; Noosa guests are dropped home around 6 to 7pm. Tides set the exact timing and order of stops on the day. Return ferry, park permits, morning tea, lunch and drinks are all included. One island, one day, fully sorted.

Why you'll love it

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    Drive the 75 Mile Beach highway

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    Swim Lake McKenzie

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    Float down Eli Creek

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    SS Maheno shipwreck

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    Ancient rainforest at Central Station

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    Ferry, lunch and permits included

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What's included

✓ What's included

  • Experienced tour guide
  • Purpose-built 4WD transport
  • Pickup and drop-off at your departure point (Rainbow Beach or Noosa)
  • Morning tea
  • Lunch and drinks (most dietary needs catered for if you tell us when booking)
  • Return ferry to K'gari
  • National park entry fees and permits

Common questions about this trip

  • What's the cancellation policy?
    Day tours can be cancelled free up to 48 hours before departure. Cancelling inside 48 hours, or not turning up, costs 100% of the fare. If you ask to reschedule inside that window, the operator may be able to help subject to availability and may charge a $50 re-booking surcharge. If the operator changes a tour for weather or tides and you cannot attend the new time, you get a full refund excluding credit card fees. Wanderlust handles the refund for you, refunds mirror the operator's terms 1:1 (including if the operator cancels) and we chase it on your behalf.

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What travellers say

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The operator's track record

4.9 on Google · 379 reviews

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"Great day trip, excellent guide/driver … Really enjoyed the itinerary, saw whales, sea eagle, dingoes... Wonderful trees in the forest, beautiful lake swim. Dolphins around the barge on return."
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"Great day tour and a good way to see all the main sights on K’Gari, especially if you are short on time! We packed tons into the day, lots of the main sights and wildlife too :)"
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Jen

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"Highly recommended! We had a very great day tour on K'Gari with a very great guide! (Translated from German by Tripadvisor)"
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