Eligibility check
Driver age, passenger suitability, licence status, swimming confidence, health information and accessibility needs are discussed before confirmation.
SAFETY / LOCAL WATERWAYS
Confidence first.
Adventure second.
Every ride is guided, briefed and adjusted for the day’s conditions. This page explains the planned safety process and the local operating limits built into the tour concepts.
See the safety process
FITTED
GUIDED
THE NON-NEGOTIABLES
Four layers
before the throttle.
The guide has final authority over departure, route, rider combinations, speed, spacing and return. A tour can be changed, shortened or cancelled when safe operation is not reasonably assured.
Practical briefing
Controls, stopping, safe distance, hand signals, group order, capsize response, marine life and no-go areas are explained before departure.
Required equipment
Guests receive correctly fitted personal flotation equipment and any additional equipment required by the vessel, weather or operating plan.
Guide-led route
The guide leads from the marina, keeps the group together and changes the plan for traffic, weather, tide, visibility or guest confidence.
MOOLOOLAH RIVER & BOAT HARBOUR
Slow where it matters.
Open up only where allowed.
The Mooloolah River downstream of McKenzies Bridge, including Mooloolaba Boat Harbour, is treated as a 6-knot area. The tour concepts therefore keep the harbour and river transit controlled and limit restricted-speed travel to no more than 30 minutes total.
6KNOTS
HARBOUR / RIVER
HARBOUR / RIVER
Other separation distances, signage, navigation rules and directions from Maritime Safety Queensland continue to apply. Hire-and-drive operations have additional restrictions. The guide’s instruction always takes priority.
Indicative route, not for navigation. Return via the harbour; final track depends on conditions and operator approval.
60 m awarenessExtra care and reduced speed near people, structures, anchored vessels, ramps, jetties and pontoons as applicable.
Harbour entranceCross-currents, traffic and changing shoaling conditions are assessed before every coastal departure.
Open-water paceThe guide sets a pace appropriate to the operating model, group and conditions. It is not a race.
YOUR PART OF THE PLAN
Listen. Follow.
Speak up early.
Tell us honestly about experience, licence status, health, confidence and accessibility needs. It helps us plan a safer day and recommend the right experience.
No alcohol or impairing substances before or during the tour.
Keep required flotation and protective equipment correctly fastened for the full on-water period.
Do not overtake, race, weave through the group or leave the guide’s route.
Use the briefing signals and tell the guide about pain, fatigue, anxiety, visibility issues or equipment concerns.
Never chase marine animals or enter exclusion areas. Slow and give way when directed.
The advertised route is a concept, not a promise. Conditions decide the final experience.
WHAT TO BRING
Keep it simple.
- Swimwear or quick-dry clothing
- Sun protection and securely fitting sunglasses
- Water bottle
- Photo identification and licence details if requested
- Any required medication disclosed to the operator
LEAVE ASHORE
Keep it safe.
- Loose valuables and unsecured phones
- Alcohol or impairing substances
- Bulky bags
- Anything the guide says cannot be carried safely
- Unapproved cameras or loose mounts
Before final launch.
The website describes the intended guest experience. Final routes, ages, licence arrangements, vessel specifications, passenger limits, commercial vessel certification, insurance and land/water access permissions must be confirmed by the operator before a request becomes a paid booking. Every pre-booking is confirmed by phone for this reason.
Call 0490 184 090