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Discover the Gold Coast’s Hidden Marine Paradise
Escape the crowds and immerse yourself in the tranquil beauty of the Gold Coast’s Broadwater. On this guided morning kayak and snorkelling adventure, you will glide across calm, crystal-clear waters and discover a vibrant underwater world teeming with life. With over 600 kilometres of stunning waterways to explore, our experienced local guides will lead you straight to the best-kept secrets of the coast. 🚣
Your morning begins in the peaceful surrounds of Biggera Waters. Our friendly team will fully equip you and provide a personalised, easy-to-follow briefing. Whether you are a first-timer or a seasoned paddler, we will have you navigating the waters with absolute confidence in no time.
An Unforgettable Aquatic Adventure
As you launch onto the calm waters, take in the breathtaking contrast of the iconic Gold Coast skyline. Keep your eyes peeled for graceful stingrays, majestic dolphins, and local seabirds that love to guide the way. After a scenic 30-minute paddle, you will arrive at a secluded island paradise. Here, you can dive into the warm waters to snorkel alongside hundreds of colourful subtropical fish—and yes, you even get to feed them! 🐠
After your underwater exploration, unwind on the soft sand with a delicious, light continental breakfast served right at the water’s edge. It is the ultimate way to recharge before a leisurely paddle back to shore. 🥐
What Makes This Tour Special
- Expert Local Guidance: Learn to paddle with ease alongside our professional, friendly guides.
- Scenic Broadwater Paddle: Enjoy a peaceful journey with stunning skyline and coastal views.
- Vibrant Marine Life: Spot dolphins, turtles, and stingrays in their natural habitat. 🐬
- Island Snorkelling: Swim amongst schools of colourful subtropical fish at Wavebreak Island.
- Waterfront Breakfast: Relax on a secluded beach with a freshly prepared continental breakfast.
Tour Details
- Duration: 2.5 to 3 hours (weather-dependent)
- Kayaking Time: Approximately 1 hour of relaxed paddling
What to Bring
- Swimmers and a towel
- Sunglasses and a sun-safe hat
- Wet-friendly footwear (such as thongs or sandals)
- Sunscreen and a water bottle
- Your sense of adventure!
Important Tour Information
- Wetsuits: Available for hire at $5 per person on the day.
- Fitness Level: Suitable for low fitness levels; maximum weight limit is 110 kg.
- Meeting Details: Meet at 7:15 am near the corner of Parr Street and Marine Parade, Biggera Waters, for a sharp 7:30 am departure.
- Safety First: Lifejackets are mandatory for all participants. Non-swimmers must wear a lifejacket at all times.
- Age Limits: Welcoming adventurers aged 6 years and older.
- Pregnancy: For safety reasons, this tour is not suitable for pregnant women.
- Waiver: All participants must sign an online waiver prior to the tour.
IMPORTANT – YOUR KAYAK TOUR MEETING POINT
Thank you for booking with Australian Kayaking Adventures! We look forward to welcoming you.
Meeting Point:
480 Marine Parade, Biggera Waters, QLD 4216
Google Maps Directions:
https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=480+Marine+Parade+Biggera+Waters+QLD+4216
Please note: Our kayak and snorkelling tours do NOT depart from River Drive, Surfers Paradise.
Meeting Location & Parking
Due to parking congestion, our team may be set up anywhere along Marine Parade between Parr Street and 480 Marine Parade.
Please look out for our white Australian Kayaking Adventures minivan and kayak trailer. This will help you identify our team and find the correct meeting point.
Arrival Time & Online Waivers
Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your scheduled tour start time.
IMPORTANT – COMPLETE YOUR WAIVER BEFORE ARRIVAL
Every participant must complete and sign an online waiver before joining the tour.
Complete your waiver here:
https://forms.fillout.com/t/9CgMjtiEAVus
Please share this link with everyone in your booking and ensure all waivers are completed before your tour.
Medical Conditions, Medication & Pregnancy
For your safety, please advise your guides of any relevant medical conditions before the tour begins.
Please bring any essential medication you may require, including asthma inhalers, EpiPens or other prescribed emergency medication, and inform your guide where it is kept.
Pregnancy Advisory: Due to the physical nature of kayaking and snorkelling, changing water conditions and potential risks, pregnant women are advised not to participate in our tours.
Travel & Arrival Planning
Allow extra travel time for traffic congestion, particularly during school holidays, weekends and special events.
Travelling by Uber or Taxi?
We strongly recommend pre-booking your Uber or taxi the day before your tour, where possible.
Allow extra time for driver availability, unexpected delays and traffic congestion.
Please plan your journey to arrive at least 15 minutes before departure.
Missed Tours & Rescheduling
Please arrive on time, as our tours depart as scheduled.
If you arrive late or fail to attend your scheduled tour for reasons unrelated to our service, your booking will be treated as a no-show and is generally non-refundable.
If you wish to reschedule a missed tour, a $50 per person rescheduling fee applies, subject to availability and our booking terms.
This fee helps cover additional staffing and operational costs associated with accommodating missed bookings.
Nothing in this policy excludes or limits your rights under Australian Consumer Law.
We look forward to seeing you on the water!
Australian Kayaking Adventures
www.australiankayakingadventures.com.au
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He shared valuable insights to the area and provided clear and easy to follow instructions for getting in, out and moving in the kayak. He also just had great chat, always having a joke up his sleeve!
Thank you Pete! We’ll be recommending this tour to anyone visiting!
You get to experience both kayaking and snorkelling in one tour, which was so much fun. Our guide Steve was amazing — super friendly, helpful, and made the whole experience really enjoyable. He also gave us lots of great recommendations for other places to visit around the Gold Coast.
We had such a great time and would definitely recommend it!
Highly recommend!
Even though we were complete beginners, he patiently taught us how to paddle many times, which made us feel very comfortable and safe throughout the experience.
Above all, he was incredibly knowledgeable about birds, nature, and the environment, and his stories were so fascinating that we sometimes forgot to keep paddling the kayak!
Thanks to him, we had such an amazing experience and made wonderful memories. If we ever have another chance, we would definitely join again!
We had our sunset kayak tour cancelled 3 hours before our tour at 5pm due to "low numbers", and therefore resulting to them not wanting to run it, despite already booking and paying for the tour. The website only states tours will be cancelled due to weather and safety concerns. If we had known that they would cancel so last minute we never would've booked with such an unreliable company who clearly only cares about the money rather than their customers.
We had planned our holiday days out as many would to maximize the trip, and made our way to Gold Coast only to be told that tour was not happening that day a few hours before. They offered us an option to reschedule to another day, but even then they could not confirm the tour happening as they had to wait for people to book it. This is such a unreliable way of business that they need to CLEARLY state on their website so people are aware.
After much discussion and them telling us the only options were to either reschedule or getting a refund, they offered us the chance to join any tour. We ended up joining another tour (only 5 people including us, most likely would've been cancelled too if we didn't join). The tour guide was really friendly and amazing. However this did not change the fact that we had to change our schedule and drive down once again.
They wasted our time and ruined our day when we could've done something else if they told us in the morning the tour was cancelled. A very disappointing and frustrating experience, I hope the company changes their poor business model and makes things more clear to customers. Maybe this way they may actually get more customers!
Thank you, Peter. All our kids and group members really appreciate your kindness, support, and patience. You made our day meaningful and worthwhile.
I strongly recommend Peter as a guide. See you again soon!
Great value for money
The paddling was a bit of a workout, but the views at sunset made it all worth it. Alex also snapped some awesome photos for us, which turned out beautifully!
He even took us to try to spot some bats. We didn’t see them at the park, but we ended up seeing many on the way back to our hotel, which was such a cool surprise.
Overall, it was an amazing experience, relaxing, fun, and beautifully organised. Couldn’t recommend it more. Cheers to Alex for making it such a memorable trip!
Well done guys.
Got to swim with tropical fish, float around with the dolphins, and handle blue crabs even saw a stingray swam past. Tour guide was awesome so much fun! Would recommend it a must thing do on the Goldie!
Cant wait to bring our sons back!
Thanks so much Australian kayaking adventures. 🐠❤️
Steve was a really good host and gave us some good golf coast insight on the marine life.
Water visibility was better before the tide started going out but even so, Pete knew where/how to see the fish!
Recommended 100%
Thanks to Pablo :)
We did get a Dolphin approach my wife to see what she was doing, but she had no idea, other. wildlife were very friendly, a school of Brim were swimming all around us and a Magpie also joined in the fun, making friends with everyone.
We had our lovely tour guide Reece who waited for us despite us being late !
Scenic kayak over to wave break island where we hopped out of the kayaks to go spend an hour snorkelling with a variety of fish, an octopus and a falcon hunting for fish!
We then had breakfast (provided by them)
Then a lovely kayak back past the pelicans to the shore
On our trip we saw dolphins in the bay as we started our trip and had the opportunity to do an extra snorkel after the breakfast. Our guide Pete was amazing, he was great at explaining the correct technique for kayaking and snorkeling while also warning us of areas to avoid when snorkeling due to the presence of oyster shells. Would recommend.
The bird island tour was a pleasant surprise; we initially thought it was solely kayaking, but it was delightful to see many beautiful birds thriving on the man-made island.
Unfortunately, the water isn't pristine, and passing under the bridge can be quite odorous. My suggestion would be to opt for sea kayaking rather than navigating city rivers.
We went Jan 2024, and the weather was not great (cloudy and occasional showers). We saw dolphins from a distance, and a lot of fish and stingray while snorkelling. There were two other boats in the area but we stayed back the latest. We bought full-faced snorkels for our kids and had them practice beforehand. This worked for them.
The breakfast was light, but I think just right considering we had to paddle and swim.
It was safe and well-run, and I would recommend for a young family as this is a welcome break from all the screentime.
We were then led through a maze of parked house boats on the shoreline for about 20 minutes one way until we arrived at the location where we were given equipment to snorkel. The snorkeling site did show quite a number of small fish for viewing but don’t expect Great Barrier Reef views.
Another 20 minutes of walking back to where we left the kayaks and after a further 15 minutes of paddling it was over.
There was certainly a lot of walking and a minimal amount of kayaking and snorkelling.
Would suggest more kayaking around the shoreline should be the priority as this is what travellers paid for the experience not shoreline walks.
Overall, an average experience. The crew were very helpful though so points there.
We had so much fun kayacking and it was a pleasant experience throughout. We saw lots of different types of fish while snorkeling and enjoyed the surrounding scenery of the island. We saw wild dolphins from a distance and later on during the tour they came up right to our kayaks, jumping in front of them and swimming underneath, which was definitely the highlight of the tour!
I would definitely recommend Australian Kayacking Adventures to anyone that is looking to create memorable experiences on the Gold Coast with the addition of the experienced and knowledgeable guides.
We were complete beginners and had no problems so would definitely recommend to other families.
not worth at all for the price.





























