Dunk Island Adventures | Beaver Reef Snorkel & Dunk Island | from Mission Beach or Cairns | from $255
QuickCoast Xpeditions | Coastal Multi-day Island-hopping between Cairns & Townsville from $509
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QuickCoast operates a Mission Beach & Dunk Island ferry service four times per week. We offer a Dunk Island day trip that is not to be missed, especially for hiking or beach exploring.
It wouldn’t be a trip to Mission Beach if you didn’t spend a day at ‘Dunk‘. Covered mostly in national park, the tropical island is a nature lover’s playground with beautiful walking trails and palm-fringed beaches.
From the jetty, make a left and follow the beach until you reach the track signs leading to Muggy Muggy Beach and Mt Kootaloo.
QuickCoast also operates an optional extension to magnificent Beaver Reef for snorkelling with complimentary guided marine eco-safaris with a professional. On the return from the reef there is a 1 hour stopover at Dunk Island for some beach strolling or beach worshipping.
Take the Scenic Route
If you’re up for a hike, set your sights on Mt Kootaloo. The steep 7km-return track takes you through ancient fern forests and ironbark groves, past the rusty remains of a World War II radar station, to the island’s highest point with pinch-yourself panoramic views of the Family Group of Islands.
On the way back down, hikers can continue to explore the island’s core along the circuit track (a round trip takes 3-4 hours), passing through the Palm Valley before coming out at Coconut Beach.
If the salty seas are calling your name, follow the track back down to the Muggy Muggy Beach turn-off for a dip and a snorkel.
DUNK ISLAND ADVENTURES & COASTAL XPEDITIONS
QuickCoast’s home port is Mission Beach, operating a fast cat ferry service from the Clump Point Marina Facility to Dunk Island four times per week.
From Dunk Island we offer scheduled visits to the unspoilt Beaver Reef for snorkelling safaris by our talented, friendly, and skilled crew. We are the comfortable way to discover the local unspoilt reef.
QuickCoast also visits neighbouring Bedarra, Wheeler and Kent Islands on bespoke adventures available for private charter.
QuickCoast departs monthly on Coastal Xpeditions between Cairns and Townsville. Spectacular highlights include Fitzroy Island & Reef, Frankland Islands cruise-by, Barnard Islands, Beaver Reef, Dunk Island, Hinchinbrook Channel, Orpheus Island & Reef, and Magnetic Islands. Optional embarking/disembark on Fitzroy and Magnetic Islands.
Our beautiful Coastal Xpeditions showcase the Cassowary & Hinchinbrook Coast and create an exciting way to access Mission Beach via world class coastal scenery and remote island adventure..
CASSOWARY COAST MULTI-DAY ADVENTURES
QuickCoast’s QuickCoast by Myroo Adventures packages exclusive multi-day adventures on the “Spirit of Queensland” Inter-City Coast Train with personal meet and greets locally at Tully Train Station for transfers to Mission Beach Resorts. Available for “Spirit of Queensland” departures from Cairns, Townsville and all stops from Brisbane. Myroo Adventures offers the perfect way to travel to the Cassowary Coast with connections throughout Queensland’s East Coast. Let this deluxe train entertain you with panoramic views of Tropical North Queensland, sit back and relax.