Duration:
Operated By:
Inclusions:
- 2 – hour cruise through Mooloolaba canals aboard heritage-list vessel
- Native and bushtucker-infused canapés
- Complimentary glass of champagne or beer on tap
- Licensed bar with beers, wines, spirits and speciality native-infused cocktails
- Commentary and entertainment from Aboriginal Guide
Tour times & prices:
- 11.30am – 1.30pm
- Adults (16+) $99
- Children (3- 15) $65
- Infants (under 3) $0
- Private charters available
- Some dietaries can be accommodated upon booking
Please allow time for parking and arrive to the boat 30 minutes prior to departure. Plenty of cafe, bars and shops at The Wharf to enjoy before boarding if you arrive earlier. If you need to come see us or can’t find the boat our office/shop is Saltwater Experiences – the 2nd retail shop in, directly across from Sealife.
Our vessel is next to the iconic big, blue tower. The jetty entrance is in back of Spero Restaurant. Enter across from Sealife (directly where the crossing is) and you’ll see the jetty ramp 20 meters in.
Consider sun protection and boat safe shoes or be prepared to remove shoes on arrival (preferred), no heels or black soled shoes (or you may be required to take them off upon boarding).
We will contact you in case of any weather updates via txt and email.
Ensure you have provided any dietary requirements 24 hours prior to departure
There is a bathroom and shade onboard
Our licensed bar serves a range of beer, wine, spirits, cocktails and soft drinks and card/cash payments accepted
If the captain decides to postpone the tour due to severe weather we will notify you as soon as possible via email and txt. Your ticket can transferred onto any of our future tours, or a gift voucher provided.
If it is only light rain we still proceed – be prepared, wear appropriate clothing and just HAVE FUN!
Please free to get in touch below:
E: admin@saltwaterecotours.com.au
M: 0447 085 521
or via our social media accounts @saltwaterecotours
We look forward to having you on board for a special experience!
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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- 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.
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.
Highly recommended
The food was delicious, the vessel was amazing, the staff were so helpful and friendly.
I learnt so much about the local people, their culture and how knowledgeable they are about nature and their environment. We could learn a lot from our first nation people if only we took the time to listen.































