Great Keppel Island Day Trip: Explore, Relax and Dine amidst Southern Great Barrier Reef
4.6
69 Ratings
Rosslyn
Embark on a day trip to Great Keppel Island and discover the wonders of the Southern Great Barrier Reef. Relax, explore, and indulge in delicious food amidst breathtaking views.
Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Great Keppel Island - Spend the day exploring Great Keppel Island at your own pace. Lunch is included with Great Keppel Island Hideaway between 11:30am and 2:30pm - enjoy anything off the menu and choice of beer (XXXX Gold or Great Northern), glass of house wine (+18) or soft drink.
What's Included
  • Choice of a XXXX Gold, Great Northern can, glass of house wine, or soft drink
  • Lunch included
  • All fees and taxes covered
Additional Information

Embark on a day adventure to Great Keppel Island, just a brief 30-minute voyage from Keppel Bay Marina.

Savor a burger or Caesar Salad at the charming Great Keppel Island Hideaway, offering panoramic views of Middle Island and the breathtaking Southern Great Barrier Reef.

Indulge in a serene day of unwinding or elect to discover the multitude of hiking paths, reefs, and adventures found on Great Keppel.

Please note, departure from the island is set for 4pm.

Location
Keppel Konnections
Waterline Way
Please check in to the green ticket shed at the top of the red jetty, Keppel Bay Marina 30 minutes prior to departure.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
4.6
(69 Ratings)
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Jand572
May 23, 2024
Fantastic trip - The trip over to the island was good staff were great. The island was beautiful lots of beach walks & great scenery. lunch was great we had prawn tacos🌮 the best👌
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163donnam
Apr 27, 2024
Lovely morning out with lunch - Great little trip out to Keppel island. Easy to find the ferry and get tickets booked im via Viator. Good value and good lunch.
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Marie3taylor
Apr 5, 2024
Great value - prepare for the island yourself - We departed at 9am and were greeted by friendly crew and a short 30 min crossing. You disembark on fisherman’s beach and have a voucher for the main restaurant. We were wanted that it gets busy so we went around 2:30pm and had a great meal with drinks. Really good value for money. You have to fend for yourself once on the Island. We took a hike over the cliffs to money beach carrying all our stuff with flip flops on! Not fun with young kids! We took the rock edge back and this was slippery after the rain with sharp shells. In hindsight we should have set up the cabana at the far side of fisherman’s beach and snorkelled around the coastline to shelving bay and monkey beach. Apparently the water taxi was $75 round the corner to monkey beach which was far too expensive. A lovely day snorkelling anyway. Not amazing visibility but still pretty clear water compared to Yeppoon waters. The ferry and lunch were great value for money.
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Donna_m
Apr 3, 2024
Super day out - Easy to book and great value - was worried that the place would be busy but it was not. We hired snorkel gear and a gorgeous beach. Lunch was good but a long wait so take that into consideration. Glad we did it
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Mariasq6769wk
Feb 28, 2024
Snorkelling Shelving Bay - The boat ride was great and the staff were fantastic. Lunch was great. I didn't make it to the snorkelling area because you neglected to tell people that we .had to walk over a rocky mountain trail. I have really bad knees and there was no way I would have made it. I made it to the top of the hill and had to turn around and snorkel off the beach. I think you should put a disclaimer in for people so they know it is not a simple walk along the beach to Shelving beach for snorkelling.
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Seaside01975557110
Jan 30, 2024
Wonderful - Missed the ferry we booked due to a flat tyre the staff were super accommodating and flexible and we had a great time the island was beautiful
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James_r
May 29, 2024
Good value day trip to Great Keppel - Lovely day cruising over to Great Keppel Island for the day Great value and lunch including a drink was very tasty. Crew on boat friendly and everything went very smoothly. Only downside to day was slightly dated facilities on the island itself but beaches and water are beautiful.
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Nicole_l
May 20, 2024
Too easy - It was simple and easy, got tickets, loaded on, ordered lunch and drinks, went back to beach and got back on board and back.
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Athena_d
Apr 9, 2024
Nice Experience - Very good value for money with lunch included, GKI is a beautiful island but unfortunately the weather wasn’t on our side so a full day there seemed a bit too long, make sure you pick comfortable shoes because if you want to go to any of the more secluded beaches like monkey beach and long beach it’s a BIG trek and the paths are quite dangerous. The crew on Keppel Konnections were great and really friendly and the lunch was very nice. On a sunny day without rain you will have a much better experience but I also feel like there should be an option for being able to take an earlier boat ride back but overall we had a lovely day :)
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Lissa_w
Apr 23, 2024
Rough Ride - The weather was very rough the day we went to Great Keppel, so not the best experience. It didn’t take long to look around the island, as there is not much over there to do. We did however, have a delicious lunch at the resort.
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