Airlie Beach: Kangaroos on the Beach at Sunrise Eco Wildlife Tour

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Airlie Beach: Kangaroos on the Beach at Sunrise Eco Wildlife Tour

By Airlie Adventure Tours

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Free cancellation available

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Features

Free cancellation available
6h 30m
Mobile voucher
Instant confirmation
Selective hotel pickup

Overview

Before sunrise, the bus is at your door, it’s an early start but it is worth it. The drive south takes 1.5 hours and by the time you reach Cape Hillsborough National Park, the light is just coming up over the Coral Sea and the kangaroos are already moving down to the beach.

These animals are completely wild. No fences, no feeding shows, no handlers. They approach on their own terms — to within half a metre — as they forage along the sand at dawn. Your accredited EcoGuide is beside you throughout, telling you what you are looking at and why Cape Hillsborough is one of the few places in Australia where this happens naturally, every morning.

After sunrise, the group cooks the Drovers Breakfast together: bacon and egg damper rolls, hot French press coffee, and authentic Aussie Vegemite to try if you dare, while overlooking the coastal rainforest.

Airlie Adventure Tours holds the 2026 Best of Queensland Experiences Gold Award.

Activity location

Airlie Beach
- Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

Airlie Beach
- Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia

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Airlie Beach: Wild Kangaroos on the Beach at Sunrise Eco Tour

6h 30m
English

Pickup included

Travellers

Language options: English

Starting time: 3:00 AM

Price details

NZ$200.51 x 1 AdultNZ$200.51

Total

Until Thu, 9 Jul

What's included, what's not

Authentic Aussie Vegemite
Shared Drovers Breakfast: guests help cook their own bacon and egg damper rolls with the team
Comfortable air-conditioned transport from and to Airlie Beach accommodation
Hot coffee (French press) and tea
Cape Hillsborough National Park entry
Eco-certified guided tour with accredited EcoGuide
Service charge

Know before you book

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transport options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Pickup is at 3:00 am from the front of your accommodation. Your driver will carry a sign and wears a green shirt. If you are not at your pickup point, the driver will call the phone number used at booking.
Cape Hillsborough is 1.5 hours south of Airlie Beach. The early morning is significantly colder than Airlie Beach, even in summer. A light jacket is essential. Wear layers.
What to bring: light jacket (essential), comfortable clothing for walking, walking shoes, water, camera.
Kangaroo and wallaby sightings are highly likely but cannot be guaranteed. Animals are completely wild. Wildlife behaviour varies.
No flash photography, no feeding animals, no touching animals, no noise, no speakers, no torches or torches, no insect repellent.
No smoking, no alcohol, no drugs, no intoxication, no unaccompanied minors.
Not wheelchair accessible. Stroller accessible. Near public transport. Infants on laps during transport. Most travellers can participate. Maximum 20 guests per departure.
Tour departs at 3:00 am and returns by approximately 9:30 am. Duration: 6.5 hours.

Activity itinerary

Airlie Beach

1h 30m

3:00 am departure from your accommodation. Driver has a sign and wears a green shirt.Travel time approximately 1 hour 30 minutes south along the coast following hotel collections.

Cape Hillsborough National Park

30m
Admission ticket included

Enter the National park prior to sunrise before you make you way onto the beach.

Cape Hillsborough Beach

1h 30m

Wild eastern grey kangaroos and wallabies emerge from the bush onto the beach at sunrise. Completely wild and free-roaming. The animals approach freely — often to within half a metre. Please note: no flash photography, feeding, touching, noise, speakers, or torches are permitted. The certified guides will brief you prior to stepping onto the beach.

Cape Hillsborough National Park

After the sun is well and truly in the sky and the Kangaroos have departed, the group cooks the Drovers Breakfast together overlooking the water. Bacon and egg damper rolls, French press coffee, Vegemite to try the Australian way if you are bold.

Airlie Beach (Pass by)

We return to Airlie Beach with you being dropped at your accommodation at approximately 9:30am with the rest of the day to explore at your leisure.

Location

Activity location

Airlie Beach
- Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

Airlie Beach
- Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia

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