#1. What are the accommodation and launch transfer rates?
The door rates can be found on the accommodation page of our website. Tangalooma also offers a number of different accommodation packages. Please contact us on 61 7 3637 2000 for more information.
An open-air car park is available for guests at the Tangalooma terminal at Holt St Wharf at a cost of $12 per vehicle, per day or $50 per week. The car park is fenced and locked each evening for security reasons.
Holt Street Wharf is approximately 15 minutes from Brisbane Airport and the City Centre.
Transfer Coach From City & Brisbane Airport To Our Wharf:
Transfer connections with the 10am departure from Brisbane and 4pm departure from Tangalooma will now include all Gold Coast hotels, Brisbane Airports and Transit Centre, as well as catering for hotels in the regions of Brisbane inner city, South Bank and Kangaroo Point. A coach service to connect with the 5pm departure from Brisbane is now available from the Brisbane airport only. A coach transfer to connect with the 9am departure from Tangalooma is now also available to Brisbane Airport, Transit Centre, Brisbane inner city, South Bank and Kangaroo Point hotels. Please note that this service is not available for transfers to/from Gold Coast hotels.
Coach transfers from Gold Coast hotels will begin from 7am. Transfers from Brisbane City hotels will start from 8.15am and Transit Centre pick-ups starting from 8.45am respectively. Times will be confirmed with booking.
Brisbane Transit Centre pick up point will be moved to Bus Bay 22 on Level 3. Brisbane airport pick up times start from 9am and 4pm and meeting points will remain the same, as per the Airport transfer page attached.
Costs associated with the coach transfers are as follows:
$19 per adult and $9 per child one way - transfers from Brisbane Airport, Transit Centre and inner city, South Bank and Kangaroo Point hotels.
$49 per adult and $28 per child one-way - transfers from Gold Coast Hotels. Please note that bookings are essential for all coach transfers and a copy of the updated schedule is attached.
Coach transfers are in conjunction with the Australian Day Tour Company.
For any further information or queries, please contact us on 61 7 3637 2000.
The dolphins arrive at the Resort at dusk each evening. During the Summer months (November - February), the dolphins arrive around 7.00pm. In Winter months, the dolphins arrive around 6.00pm. For more information on dolphin feeding, please click here.
#6. What tours and activities are available at Tangalooma?
Tangalooma Island Resort offers a wide variety of educational, nature based and adventure activities. For a full list of tours and activites click here.
Tangalooma offers EFTPOS and Credit Card facilities at several locations at the resort including reception, resort shop, tours desk, restaurants and bar.
The whale watching season runs from late-June through to the end of October each year. Tangalooma?s Whale Watch Cruise can be booked at Reception and also includes a light lunch. For more information, click here.
Our door rates can be found on the accommodation page of our website. We also have special packages that apply at certain times of the year. Please feel free to contact us on 61 7 3637 2000 for our latest specials.
As the dolphins that visit Tangalooma are wild animals, we do not touch them. Guests first make their way to the beach after the briefing by one of our Marine Biologists. Here, they disinfect their hands and are given fish by our Dolphin Care Team. They then wade into the water to about knee depth. The dolphins swim up to the guests and take the fish from their hands. Swimming with or touching the dolphins is not allowed as we try to minimise stress on the dolphins and to keep the animals as wild as possible. We also recommend a change of clothes for this activity for guests returning to Brisbane after dolphin feeding, as you may wade into water waist deep.
#11. Do you have day cruises? Do you see Dolphins on the day cruise?
Yes, we have a selection of day cruises available to Tangalooma Island Resort. For a list of our day cruise options, click here.
Unfortunately, passengers on the day cruise do not get to participate in the dolphin feeding program at the cruise departs the resort well before the dolphins usually arrive. However our Extended Day Cruise with dolphin feeding allows you to participate in the dolphin feeding experience and return to Brisbane on the evening transfer.
#12. What is the air temperature on the Island? Jan/Feb Ave: 29C March/April 25C May/June 22C July/August 20C September/October 24C November/December 28C #13. What is the water temperature on the Island? Jan/Feb Ave: 26C March/April 25C May/June 23C July/August 21C September/October 22C November/December 24C
An Internet kiosk is available at the Resort. Internet access is $2.00 for 10 minutes. Wireless internet is also available for certain accommodation types. Please contact us on 61 7 3637 2000 for more information.
Tangalooma Resort is wheelchair friendly with disabled toilets and ramp access to most facilities. The hotel rooms in Kookaburra Lodge have lift access and wheelchair specific rooms.
#16. How long is the travel time from Holt Street Wharf to the Resort?
Travel time from Holt Street Wharf to Tangalooma Resort is approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes.
#17. How much does the bus from the Gold Coast cost and what time does it leave?
We pick up from all major Gold Coast hotels to connect with our daily 10 am launch service from Holt St, Pinkenba, and drop off passengers from our 4.00 p.m. launch service back to the Gold Coast hotels. Pick-ups at all Gold Coast Hotels daily start from 7.30 a.m. Bookings for this service are to be made at the time of the Accommodation booking and are essential.
Nett cost per person is: Adults $49.00 one way (nett) Child $28.00 one way (nett)
#18. Are there locker facilities available at the Resort for day guests?
Locker facilities are available for all Resort guests for a small fee.
#19. If I arrive by Barge (on foot) how will I get to the Resort?
When the Barge lands near the Tangalooma Wrecks, the Resort is only a 20 - 30 minute walk South down the beach. (Note: can be subject to soft sand and tide conditions thus may be strenuous). The Moreton Island Taxi service can be contacted on ph: 3408 2661 and will run services from the Barge to Tangalooma Resort. (Note: Taxi service must be pre-booked).
#20. Can I bring my own alcohol over to the Resort?
As Tangalooma Island Resort and Tangalooma Launch Services are fully licensed, no alcohol can be brought onto either the launch vessels or the Resort itself. Alcohol can be purchased onboard all launch vessels, and also for takeaway from the Whalers Bar at the Resort.
