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From Surfers Paradise: Tour to Tipplers on South Stradbroke Island – 4 hour tour.
Highlights
- Escape to pristine South Stradbroke Island with a scenic 25-kilometre boat trip from Surfers Paradise.
- Explore the Tipplers Walking Trail through native forests, perfect for spotting Humpback Whales from June to October.
- Savour delicious meals and refreshing cocktails at Tipplers Café, enhancing your island experience.
- Enjoy an exclusive small group tour limited to 12 guests, ensuring a personalised adventure in nature.
Escape to an Island Paradise! Let ‘Beachcomber Charters’ take you on the only Boat Tour from central Surfers Paradise to a remote part of South Stradbroke Island, the Gold Coast’s best kept secret – a place known as ‘Tipplers’.
This exclusive small group tour is limited to 12 guests per day due to the pristine environment of South Stradbroke Island.
Guests enjoy a one-hour (25-kilometer) boat trip past the sights of Surfers Paradise, north into the waterways and wilderness of Southern Moreton Bay Marine Park.
Once arriving at ‘Tipplers’ guests have two hours to enjoy this piece of Paradise.
Guests can choose to join our guide on the ‘Tipplers Walking Trail’. This is a 45-minute guided walk that leads visitors across the island through an Australian native forest to the remote eastern beach – this is the perfect for a photography or viewing the passing Humpback Whales during their June – October migration!
On the return to Tipplers guests can order from the Tipplers Café.
Tipplers Café serves a delicious selection of food and drinks, and it is here that our guests can order lunch or indulge in an Island cocktail if they choose before the return boat cruise.
Itinerary highlights
Sightseeing Cruise with lunch to Tipplers on South Stradbroke Island
The only Boat Tour from central Surfers Paradise to Tipplers on South Stradbroke Island!
Start your adventure as you hop aboard our boat ‘Beachcomber’ from the beach landing at Lionel Perry Park, Surfers Paradise. Enjoy a welcome drink of Prosecco, Light Beer or Soft drink as we cruise north along the Nerang River past high rises, glamorous homes, as well as the mega yachts of Southport Yacht Club and Marina Mirage.
On our cruise through to South Stradbroke Island, we will be on the lookout for a variety of Australian wildlife including marine-life such as dolphins, turtles, and dugongs. Stunning birdlife also call this area home; species such as Pelicans, White-bellied Sea Eagles, black swans and more – we will be sure to point these out to you as we see them!
As we pass Wavebreak Island we will speed up to get our guests to our destination of Tipplers on South Stradbroke Island as quickly as possible!
Tipplers Walking Trail
South Stradbroke Island is the most southern sand island in Moreton Bay and is a 22km long protected Conservation Park managed by The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service.
Once arriving at Tipplers guests have two hours to enjoy this piece of Paradise.
Visitors to South Stradbroke Island may be fortunate to spot the striking golden swamp wallaby or even species such as echidnas and goannas which are some of the wildlife that call this Island home.
Guests can choose to relax or to join our guide on the ‘Tipplers Walking Trail’. This is a 45-minute guided walk – suitable for most fitness levels – that leads visitors across the island through a beautiful dense forest of Australian native vegetation species to the remote eastern beach. Here the only other visitor may be a wallaby or two!
This isolated eastern beach of South Stradbroke Island is the perfect spot to take a photo to the south of Surfers Paradise in the far distance. It is also the perfect vantage point to view the passing Humpback Whales during their June – October annual migration!
Tipplers Cafe
On the return to Tipplers guests can order breakfast, lunch or a drink from the Tipplers Café.
Tipplers Café serves a delicious selection of food and drinks, and it is here that our guests can order lunch or indulge in an Island cocktail if they choose!
There’s an hour of relaxation time at Tipplers Cafe before the return boat cruise.
Tour details
- On demand
Features
Service facilities
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Asks all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met.
- Advise tour guides of the access needs of guests at the time of booking (includes pick up and drop off requirements)
- Assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Staff are trained in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges.
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)
- Uses non-slip tiles in the bathroom or slip resistant matting
- Grab rails in the bathroom
Operation information
Beachcomber Charters
At Wavebreak Island ‘Beachcomber’ they will anchor so that guests can also have fun floating on the Aqua Lily Mat which they will tie up alongside! Your choice to have a swim, or even a quick spot of fishing while you’re there.
A fantastic way to spend some time on Gold Coast’s beautiful Broadwater! Blue-tooth music system on board, so you can play DJ. Marine toilet on board. Large ice-filled esky for your BYO storage! Complimentary glass of Prosecco for our adult guests, plus soft drinks also complimentary for the cruise.
Specialising in small group boat tours of the Gold Coast Broadwater. They are a family operated charter boat business, generated after many years of experience in the hospitality industry. The opportunity to acquire the 30 foot ‘Beachcomber’ was the chance to showcase the Gold Coast waterways and share this beautiful part of Australia to local and overseas guests.
They take pride in offering boat charters that give guests a wonderful experience and create amazing memories of their Gold Coast holiday.
Accreditations
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ATEC Domestic Ready
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ATEC Indonesia Host
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ATEC Japan Host
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ATEC Muslim Host
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ATEC Tourism Trade Ready
Memberships
- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
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