Dolphin & Tangalooma Wrecks Snorkel Cruise & Lunch - Gold Coast

Great day out! Snorkelling the Tangalooma wrecks was awesome. The driver, Nicole, who picked us up from the Gold Coast was very friendly and got us from and back to the GC in no time at all.

Nicole’s experience and character made it such a memorable experience for my family! We look forward to more such trips!

Fantastic day worth every bit of time and money Very friendly experience crew and the ship was awesome very clean and well decked out The buffet lunch was amazing and delicious Morning and afternoon tea was lovely and we could have a very good potion of fresh fruit and prawns yummy Snorkeling and free time to swim and paddle lots of fun had by all Big shout out to T who new her aquatic information and sheared it with us A big thank you and we will be back Kind regards Anne Marie

Fantastic day. Highlight of our Gold Coast trip. The boat was beautiful and very modern. We were welcomed with coffee, breakfast pastries and fruit which was lovely! The crew were all very helpful with sorting wetsuits (which I’d recommend wearing for the snorkelling) and gloves etc. We were designated the turtle group. This meant we ate lunch before snorkelling and having free time to swim or paddle-board. Lunch was lovely! Prawns were huge! Plenty of food to go around. Buffet was great. Ideally we would have liked to snorkel etc before lunch as we weren’t too hungry after having all the breakfast snacks! Free time was great. We could swim around the boat and to the island beach. Life jackets and noodles were offered. We paddle boarded! We then went on the snorkel trips around the ship wrecks. This was the highlight of the day. The snorkel trip is 45 mins. I’d recommend the using the given wetsuit as we were cold by the end. The wildlife was amazing. We saw so many fish and even a small wobbegong shark (the guides helped us spot things!) Jess, the guide, was fantastic and so friendly and kind. We felt safe at all times as a jet ski and boat was kept close. With the flippers etc you float quite easily. We saw hundreds of colourful and bright coral. Finally we had the eco cruise where we spotted turtles! Would recommend!

I love snorkeling and have done it everywhere I travel. I’d never been to Moreton Island before, so I decided to give it a try. On the boat to the island, the guide in our group said she’d be in the water with us at all times. We were then asked to choose between a beginner or advanced course. Since I’m not a strong swimmer, I chose the beginner course. My friends are good swimmers but new to snorkeling, so they joined me in the beginner group. Before getting in the water, they also asked about pre-existing conditions. One of my friends mentioned hers, so they gave her a different mask (a different color to identify her). The advanced group went in first, followed by the guide who promised to stay with us. There were also people on jet skis to assist in case of problems, but once they all got off, only our beginner group was left on the boat. The captain took a few minutes to move the boat and then started talking endlessly. I was so excited to get in the water that it felt like forever. I finally. had to ask if we could start. (He was talking) When the captain finally let us get off the boat, he gave us no guidance at all about where we could snorkel, not where it was safe, not where we could see more fish. He just said, “Follow the rope.” I tried, and since I already had previous experience snorkeling, it wasn’t difficult, but I never saw a single fish. They dropped us in an area where there were absolutely no fish and left us completely alone. Of course, most of the people there couldn’t even snorkel properly because no one was advising or helping those who didn’t know how. It was frustrating. And even though they said it was a safe area, the current was very strong. One of my friends couldn’t handle it and went back to the boat, with zero assistance. My other friend and I kept snorkeling until we suddenly heard them calling us back to the boat. The guide finally came into the water to get us because the current was too strong. She asked why we were so far away and told us, we shouldn’t go near the shipwrecks because Is dangerous. I replied that no one had given us any instructions about what we could or couldn’t do. They simply left us in the water, and I was trying to see fish that’s what I paid for. Where they left us, there was nothing but sand. I even asked her why we were completely alone, and she answered that we were “under the captain’s supervision.” (A person who never got into the water) What also upset me was that they rushed us back to the boat, even though the advanced group was still in the water and stayed longer than we did. It felt really unfair. ( We paid the same but the time in the water Is the half or less). When we got back on the boat, my friend told me she had to tell the captain that we were still swimming out there, he hadn’t even noticed we were gone. (And he was supposed to be the one supervising us.) and I was with my friend who has the pre-existing medical condición. This whole experience felt careless, unsafe, and disorganized. For a “beginner seccion,” there was zero support or supervision. I’ve snorkeled in many places, and I’ve never felt so unsafe or disappointed. I don't recommend it for beginners; you won't see a single fish, you'll spend less time in the water, you'll have zero assistance, and you'll pay the same as everyone else.

Wonderful trip! Loved snorkeling. Our guide, Jess, was knowledgeable, caring, and made it so fun! Highly recommend 🤩