Country/Town visited: Moreton Island, Queensland
Date of stay: April 2012
Travelled with: Wife & friends
Tour or pre planned: Tour – Xtream day tour (Moreton Island Adventures)
Moreton Island is a sand island without any sealed roads, located 40km from Brisbane city. During World War 1 and 2 the island was used for major coastal defense bases and the remains of the old military fortifications can still be seen, nowadays the island is a national park and recreation area.
The island offers something for everyone and during our visit we decided to do the Xtream day tour, booked throughMoreton Island Adventures. The tour included return ferry crossing, guided snorkel of the ship wrecks, sand boarding, four-wheel driving and lunch.
Getting to the island takes an hour and a half by ferry from the Port of Brisbane. You can pick up the tour in Brisbane city or transfers from the Gold or Sunshine Coast. We caught the Micat ferry which was pretty good, there’s a cafe on board (the pies were amazing), comfortable seating and it can hold 400 passengers and 50 vehicles. There are a number of privately run ferry services to Moreton Island, I’d suggest doing your research and check prices. Click on the following link to see the Micat Ferry prices.
Snorkelling around the ship wrecks at Tangalooma point was pretty awesome. In the bay 15 ships were deliberately sunk to form a breakwall for small boats and a wreck dive and snorkel site. You can dive in depths from 2-10m around the sunken ships and we saw wobbegongs, stingrays, yellowtail, turtles and lots of other tropical fish. You can snorkel and enjoy the wrecks without paying for the tour but doing the tour has some advantages which I’ve listed.
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