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✨ Christmas Lights Cruise – Celebrate Summer on the Water ✨
There’s no better way to enjoy those balmy summer nights and get into the festive spirit!
Join us aboard the Spray of the Coral Coast for a relaxing evening cruising through the sparkling Mooloolah River. Sit back with your family and friends as we drift past stunning waterfront homes and dazzling Christmas light displays.
Our friendly crew and the magical atmosphere on board promise to make this a truly memorable experience.
Duration: Approximately 1 hour
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Scenic cruise through the Mooloolaba canals aboard Spray of the Coral Coast
A complimentary glass of champagne or beer for adults, and a soft drink for kids
Intimate, family-friendly setting with space to move around and take in the lights
Fully licensed bar offering a range of beers, wines, spirits, and cocktails
Come aboard, unwind, and soak up the joy of the season under the stars!
All aboard our Christmas Lights Tour
The Wharf Mooloolaba, 123 Parkyn Parade, Mooloolaba, Queensland 4557
· Location: Our berth is directly next to the blue tower and Sea Restaurant. The jetty entrance is in front of the Greek restaurant Spero. Walk down the jetty past Prawn Star trawerls all the way to the end.
· IMPORTANT Parking: 4-hour public carpark at the Wharf, Mooloolaba. This can be challenging when busy, and we advise you to park at the Pay&Go parking complex on Brisbane Road ($5 all day), a 5 minute walk to the Wharf.
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your departure time.
Please wear white-sole shoes only (or remove upon boarding) to protect our 114-year-old deck.
Your ticket comes with one welcome drink.
Our licensed bar serves a range of beer, wine, spirits, specialty cocktails, and soft drinks.
If the captain decides to postpone the tour due to heavy rain or wind, we will notify you as soon as possible via email and text. Your ticket can transfer onto any of our future tours, receive a voucher or a refund.
If the passengers cancel with more than 48 hours notice a refund or voucher can be applied, less than 48 hours the ticket is forfeited.
Please feel free to get in touch via email- admin@saltwaterecotours.com.au, phone- 0447 085 521, or our social media accounts with any further questions.
We look forward to having you on board for a special experience!
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Delicious cocktails or drink of your choice were available to purchase. This tour is great value for money and an amazing experience. An ideal 'gift' for family and friends.
The drink selection was fantastic as well, and the cocktails were outstanding — I’m not usually a cocktail person, and I was genuinely impressed. It’s a very enjoyable and relaxing experience cruising down the Mooloolaba canals.
Be prepared to go barefoot (although the crew were very flexible if you’re wearing appropriate footwear), then just sit back and relax — the background music was great too.
The grazing bites provided won’t replace lunch in most cases, but the wharf has plenty of restaurants to choose from right after the cruise.
Huge thanks to everyone involved — we’ll definitely be doing this cruise again.
The tastings were super delish as were the cocktails!
Cannot fail to mention the boat; it was Gorgeous.
We will most certainly be back!!
- you'll hear from Simon about the history of this area, how try to imagine how this beautiful part of the world, land, sea, sky might have been before colonisation
- you'll get to taste delicious foods, carefully prepared and beautifully presented, using local bush tucker ingredients
- you will support a young family who are living their dream and sharing it with us
- an added bonus, support other First Nations businesses
Thank you so much to you all of the team at Eco-Cruises, from your beautiful shop front, gorgeously restored sailing/motor boat, scrumptious food and warm welcome was a total pleasure for me to experience.
Keep enjoying what you're doing - you are total legends!
The staff are very friendly and accommodating and Simon was a dab hand on the didgeridoo.
We love how the company is so environment focused, giving back to the land where they can.
100% recommend the bushtucker cruise. The sunset cruise with live music is also fantastic.
I had a wattleseed espresso martini that was the best cocktail I’ve ever had. Strong and delicious!
Whether you’re a couple looking for a romantic night out or a group of friends wanting a unique way to enjoy the Mooloolaba waters, this is it. Highly recommend for anyone visiting the area!
What a great experience. very informative about our indigenous peoples and their bushtucker which we got to sample as delicious candles. great choice of alcoholic & Non alcoholic beverages.
A great relaxing time finished off by having Simon play the didgeridoo.
I would highly recommend this cruise on a 117 year old beautifully renovated ketch.
There should be more of these businesses to educate and open people eyes
Thankyou for an amazing experience.
Highly recommended!!!!
Will be back for a sunset cruise very soon.
Huge thanks to Jenna, Simon, Sophie & the Saltwater Crew for their warmth and passion.
Highly recommend—can’t wait to return!
Had no idea there were so many canals
Food absolute delicious
Very proud aboriginal presence
Loved the history of the boat with Huon pine
We were booked for the Friday sunset music tour however due to strong winds/storms we were rescheduled for the Sunday bush tucker cruise. The cruise itself was nice, staff super friendly and welcoming, the cocktails were amazing, but the food, OMG, the food was incredible. The food along was worth the price, 5 or 6 courses of incredible tapas type meals made up of a huge variety of native ingredients. This isn't some token effort at bush tucker, this is bush tucker fine dining.
The history of the boat, the beautiful polished timbers, adventures it had in it's day, the indigenous use of foods, stories and landmarks of the Mooloolaba River including both under and above the water, icons such as the Osprey's nest and sea slug colony was all fascinating to our group. There was also plenty of quiet time to just chill out and meet other guests and have a chat.
Definitely can't go wrong choosing this company, any of their tours are worth every cent.
Best of all was the food! It was incredible. The chef made superb canapes which were presented at regular intervals throughout the cruise. We loved all the indigenous flavours.
Towards the end of the cruise we had some digeridoo and drum music to finish off an amazing time. We highly recommend the Bushtucker Cruise to anyone coming to the Sunshine Coast or staying in Mooloolaba.
I highly recommend Salt Water Eco Tours and the live music too was fabulous. So much so that we are now following this new artist on socials. (Pat Tierney) We were spoilt with a complimentary drink on arrival and were also given a really neat grazing box too to nibble on and enjoy the sunset. Will certainly be back in the near future for another cruise for sure. Thanks again Liz and Basil Jones
We had an amazing time, drinks flowed endlessly, the ambience was relaxing with a talented musician entertaining us. Definitely recommend it taking a cruise.
I would highly recommend this activity!
We enjoyed the live music, and the weather was perfect.
A must do when In Mooloolaba.
































