EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS, TOURS & ACTIVITIES
A wide variety of engaging tours, walks and presentations by our knowledgeable Eco Rangers are available to be added into your school camp or excursion. These talks are a great discussion starter for students, with our Eco Rangers happy to answer any questions raised during presentations.
Learn about Tangalooma Island Resort and local flora and fauna of Moreton Island, with most guided educational tours and presentations from our Eco Rangers available all year round.
Daily Activities
These daily activities are included during your visit or stay at the Resort:
Dolphin Feeding
The highlight of any visit to Tangalooma is the opportunity to hand feed one of the wild bottlenose dolphins that visit the shores each evening at sunset. You will walk out into knee deep water to feed them. There are a number of these playful creatures that visit regularly, each with their own distinctive and unique personalities. Included in your first night stay.
Duration 45 minutes. Meeting Point – Jetty.
Start times vary according to sunset.
Pelican Feeding
Every morning we feed our Australian pelicans, the world’s largest pelican species, from the Tangalooma Jetty. During the feed we will tell you more about these charismatic birds, the cheeky pied cormorants and any other sea and shore birds that are around. On occasions, a whistling kite may catch a fish in mid-flight during the feed. Please note that, being wild animals, sometimes they decide not to show.
Duration 20 minutes. Meeting Point – 11am at the Jetty.
Kookaburra Feeding
Ever wanted to learn more about this iconic Australian bird and meet one (or several!) up close? Come join us for our daily kookaburra presentation just outside the Eco Centre! Please note that these are wild animals, so sometimes they decide not to show! But we will still tell you a lot of fun facts about our feathery friends!
Duration 15 minutes. Meeting Point – 4.45pm outside the Eco Centre.
Eco Ranger Presentation & Guided Tours
These presentations can be arranged at an additional cost and must be pre-booked with our Education Team prior to arrival. Talk to us about how we can tailor these presentations to focus on current curriculum topics.
Discover the World of Dolphins Presentation
Dolphins are intelligent animals that live in complex societies. Learn about the Tangalooma Wild Dolphin Feeding Program, the dolphins’ characteristics, family groups and wild dolphin behaviour.
Duration 30 minutes.
Island Explorer Tour
Join an Eco Ranger on a guided educational bushwalk into the National Park to learn about the flora and fauna of Moreton Island, as well as the history of the Island’s original indigenous community, and how they used plants for food, shelter and medicine. Learn how coastal sand dunes became sand islands, and how plants survive in such harsh environments. Please bring a hat, sunscreen, a bottle of water and enclosed shoes.
Duration 90 minutes. Meeting Point – At the Eco Centre.
Memories of Moreton
Learn about the culture and habits of the Aboriginal people of Moreton Island and how they used the natural resources around them. You will also learn about the history and operations of the Tangalooma Whaling Station and how Tangalooma has evolved from the devastating exploitation of whales, to a sustainable whale watching tourism industry, that supports their conservation.
Duration 60 minutes. Meeting Point – At the Eco Centre. Includes – PowerPoint Presentation (20 minutes), Bush Camp Walk (15 minutes) and Whaling Station Walk (15 minutes)
Our Coastal Environment
Moreton Bay has an incredibly diverse ecosystem (home to over 800 dugongs, 2 species of dolphins and 4 species of marine turtles). Yet, it is located close to one of the fastest growing urban areas in Australia and increasingly impacted by human development. Find out what you can do to help Moreton Bay! The group will identify impacts on the marine ecosystems, discuss how what we do on land might affect the oceans, and suggest practical solutions to the problems we face. You will also plant a coastal plant while we discuss why it is important to plants trees along our coastal areas.
Duration 60 minutes. Meeting Point – At the Eco Centre. Includes – PowerPoint Presentation (20 minutes) and Marine Beach Walk and Tree Planting (30 minutes)
Tangalooma Wrecks Presentation
Learn why the 15 old vessels were scuttled in Moreton Bay and how human induced threats are affecting our coastal reefs. Learn why the increase in residential development and commercial industry around our waterways are also affecting our food chain.
Duration 30 minutes.
Back of House and Eco Tourism Tour
Take a peek behind the scenes of a fully operational island resort without any services from the mainland. Learn about the operations and workings of Tangalooma, from water and power use to the usually ‘out of bounds’ staff quarters. Learn how the Resort became a sustainable eco tourism business. Please wear enclosed shoes.
Duration 60 minutes. Meeting Point – At the Eco Centre.
Whaling Station Tour
Learn about the history and operations of the Tangalooma Whaling Station with one of the Eco Rangers. Find out how Tangalooma evolved from the devastating exploitation of whales into a sustainable whale watching tourist industry supporting of their conservation.
Duration 60 minutes. Meeting Point – At the Eco Centre. Includes – PowerPoint Presentation (40 minutes) and Whaling Station Walk (15 minutes)
Front of House Tour
This tour is for senior students considering a career in hospitality, tourism or hotel management. Tangalooma’s guest services or HR teams will demonstrate how customer-facing departments create a memorable customer experience. Students will learn the basics of the Resort’s Reception, Food & Beverage, Guest Services and other departments.
Duration 60 minutes.
Welcome to Quandamooka Country
A quick introduction to Moreton Island, learn about the fauna, flora, aboriginal history, and marine mammals of Moreton Bay. You will also learn about the Tangalooma Whaling Station.
Duration 20 minutes.
Marine Mammals Presentation
Learn all about our mammalian cousins of the seas. Beautiful creatures like the whales, dolphins and dugongs that call Moreton Bay home. Learn about their social structures, behaviours and the threats they face on a daily basis. See and touch bones of these mammals.
Duration 60 minutes.
Cruises
These cruises can be arranged at an additional cost and must be pre-booked with your Tangalooma contact prior to arrival.
Whale Watching Cruise (Jun – Oct)
Our Eco Rangers and crew will take you pass Cape Moreton and into Moreton Bay to show you the magnificent humpback whales. These gentle giants migrate through the Marine Park between June and October every year. They are inquisitive creatures that often come right up to the boat! Seeing these 45 ton animals breach or jump out of the water is always an amazing sight. Our comfortable catamaran will give you 360 degrees of the whales and a light lunch is included.
Duration 3 hours. Meeting Point – 11.45am at the Jetty
Marine Discovery Cruise
Journey along the coastline in search of dolphins, dugongs, green sea turtles, sea cucumbers, rays and more! Our purpose built catamaran provides unobstructed views of Moreton Bay’s intriguing marine life. Find out about the habitats and behaviours of our local marine creatures.
Duration 1.5 hours. Boat capacity – 42 people
Sightseeing and Fish Feeding Tour of the Wrecks
Located just north of the Tangalooma Island Resort are the famous Tangalooma Wrecks. Fifteen vessels that were deliberately sunk to form a breakwall for small boats and creating an amazing haven for over 100 species of fish and even dolphins, wobbegongs and dugongs.
Duration 45 minutes. Boat capacity – 42 people
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