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Water Taxi Service
Highlights
- Explore remote lakeside beaches and walking tracks accessible only by boat, enhancing your adventure in Lakes Entrance.
- Load your luggage and food boxes with ease, ensuring a comfortable journey to your chosen destination.
- Discover picturesque jetties like Myer Street and Flagstaff, perfect for soaking in the stunning coastal views.
- Enjoy a private water taxi experience tailored to your needs, making your trip truly unique and memorable.
One way boat trip between two jetties or locations near Lakes Entrance. Suitable to gain access to remote houses, jetties, walking tracks and lake-side beaches that do not have road access. Space for luggage and food boxes. Self load heavy items.
Destinations include Myer Street Jetty, Post Office Jetty, Flagstaff Jetty (Ocean Entrance), Drews Jetty (West Entrance), Barrier Landing, Nyerimilang Jetty, and North Arm jetties. Does not go to Metung or Paynesville.
Itinerary highlights
Water Taxi to provide access to remote waterway locations.
Water Taxi service to remote walking tracks, beaches, jetties and houses not accessible via vehicle. Can carry luggage (suitcases) and food boxes. Lakes Entrance area only.
Tour details
- On demand
Features
Service facilities
Disabled access available, contact operator for details.
Operation information
Lakes Explorer : Wildlife Tours or Water-Taxi
Lakes Explorer offers a water taxi service (up to four passengers) to visit remote lake-side jetties and beaches near Lakes Entrance. Fees are based on distance, number of passengers or time. Destinations include Lakes Entrance jetties, Barrier Landing, Flagstaff Jetty-Ocean Entrance, Rigby Island, Kalimna, Nyerimilang Jetty, Fraser Island Retreat (guests only).
Lakes Explorer Wildlife Boat Tours operate around the ocean entrance to the Gippsland Lakes. The educative boat tours focus on fur seals, pelicans, shorebirds, geography and occasionally dolphins. With a capacity of only two or three passengers, each tour may vary to suit the passengers. There are one or two hour options departing from Lakes Entrance. Departs as required, usually three or four days a week, if weather and tides are suitable.
All Water-Taxi and Wildlife Tours are run by Skipper Pete, a Certified ECO-Guide with Eco-Tourism Australia, a former Marine National Park Ranger, a qualified tour guide and member of Birdlife Australia. Lakes Explorer is a Licensed Tour Operator (DEECA Parks Victoria).
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Accreditations
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Eco Guide – Australia Certified Guide by Ecotourism Australia
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Tour Guiding Association
Memberships
- Visitor Information Centre
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