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K'gari (formerly Fraser Island) Dolphin Eco Adventure
Highlights
- Experience close encounters with Bottlenose and Australian Humpback dolphins in the stunning Great Sandy Straits.
- Sail aboard a multi award-winning vessel, ensuring a comfortable and memorable adventure on the water.
- Enjoy a refreshing swim near shallow sand banks during summer, weather permitting, for an exhilarating experience.
- Spot diverse marine life, including turtles and dugongs, enriching your journey through Queensland's vibrant waters.
With over 40 years experience in the field, Blue Dolphin Marine Tours provide an insider’s guide to one of the friendliest marine mammals in Queensland’s waters; dolphins. Aboard a comfortable multi award-winning sailing vessel they will take you right to the spot where they enable you to watch pods of the Bottlenose and Australian Humpbacks dolphins, as they play along the coast of the Great Sandy Straits. These magnificent marine creatures will take your breath away as you get up close and personal with them in their own environment, creating a memory that will last forever.
Blue Dolphins Marine Tour’s dolphin tour has been going for over 25 years with a 95 per cent success rate in finding dolphins each time! The tour lasts approximately four hours and morning tea is provided. In the summer, weather permitting, there is often the opportunity to take a swim near one of the shallow sand banks or try out the boom net.
In addition to finding dolphins on their tour, you may also spot turtles, dugongs, seabirds and other marine life.
Itinerary highlights
Dolphin viewing and K'gari (formerly Fraser Island)
Seeing dolphins in their habitat from a small vessel with low passenger numbers.
Having the chance to swim at Pelican Banks or try boom netting.
Looking out for turtles and dugongs.
Enjoying the waters of the Great Sandy Straits and visiting the West Coast of K’gari (formerly Fraser Island).
With the right winds, enjoy the experience of sailing along with the engines off.
Tour details
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Available from 25 October 2025 to 3 July 2026
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Available from 25 October 2025 to 3 July 2026
Features
Service facilities
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
Operation information
Blue Dolphin Marine Tours
Blue Dolphin Marine Tours is Hervey Bay’s leading eco-tour operator. Whales, Dolphins and Sunset Sails on the waters beside the World Heritage-listed K’gari (formerly Fraser Island).
Operating an 11.6 metre sailing catamaran and with over 35 years of experience with marine mammals, their multi-award-winning tours operate all year round.
Be one of the few, not the many. A full day whale encounter with low passenger numbers and the chance to try the in-water platform to see a whale underwater is a highlight of the year.
They offer a half-day morning cruise to see dolphins, turtles and dugongs. The chance for swimming and boom netting during the Summer months.
A Sunset Sail with drinks is the best way to finish your day in Hervey Bay.
Tags
Accreditations
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ECO Certified (Ecotourism) by Ecotourism Australia
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Quality Tourism Accreditation
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Sustainable Tourism Accreditation by ATIC
Memberships
- Queensland Tourism Industry Council
- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
- Visitor Information Centre
- QLD – Fraser Coast Tourism and Events
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