Tin Can Bay Houseboats offers fun, fishing, swimming on their fully equipped houseboats which come with linen, crockery, cutlery, cooking utensils, TV and radio, fridge, freezer, icebox, hot and cold running water, even a BBQ and dingy with outboard motor. The are located in a magnificent World Heritage Area at the bottom end of the Great Sandy Straits Marine Park, and here there's an abundance of wildlife including dolphins, turtles, sea eagles, pelicans, dugong and the popular Fraser Island dingo. Tin Can Bay Houseboats come with very simple and easy to use controls, and no license is required, they offer a full brief on operations and tips on fishing and crabbing, and boat sizes from 6 to 12 people. They also have half day, daily and extended hire of modern open Fishing Boats from the Tin Can Bay Marina with a special for houseboat users in place.READ MORE

Dolphin Ferry Cruises runs daily between Carlo Point at Rainbow Beach and Tin Can Bay, Queensland, Australia and you are taken to the dolphin feeding area for a never to be forgotten experience, where you get to feed and interact with live dolphins on the Tin Can Bay Inlet. They also offer breathtaking sunset cruises at days end, and a cruise to the Great Sandy Strait, so bring a picnic lunch and come marvel at the wildlife, on the way you might even spot dolphins, dugong, turtles, sea snakes, sea birds and more. Dolphin Ferry Cruises take you on a tour of discovery, come learn about the hidden wonders of this area, the magic and the vastness, it's a once in a lifetime experience.READ MORE

Tin Can Bay's Sleepy Lagoon Motel offers friendly accommodation and service in their 24 semi-self contained air-conditioned cabins which have been recently refurbished. Just a few minutes drive from the motel you can view or feed the wild dolphins by hand, an amazing not to be missed attraction, they are also ideally located close to shopping and dining, and just a few short blocks away is the foreshore, a children's play area and skate park. Sleepy Lagoon Motel is also an agent for Fraser Island Explorer tours, can accommodate bus tours and group bookings, and there's free WIFI near reception, plus the have laundromat and BBQ facilities, this is the ideal base for exploring all that the Cooloola Coast, the Mary Valley and the Gympie region has to offer.READ MORE

The Tin Can Bay Yacht Club is located at Norman Point, Tin Can Bay and offers a relaxed atmosphere by the water as well as club racing, regattas, special events, discover sailing programs and cruising. The Tin Can Bay Yacht Club bistro offers great meals, and are open for breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee and cake, and the Wide Bay Bar has a wide selection of Australia's favourite beers, spirits, cask and Australian wines and more, and members' discounts apply. There is also Hardstand secure dry boat storage available and membership is required, and with reciprocal rights to other clubs allows those members' use of the facilities and to participate in club events as if they were members of Tin Can Bay Yacht Club. Come enjoy all that they have to offer, learn a new skill with their training fleet and participate in racing, regattas and other fun social events.READ MORE

The Tin Can Bay Tourist Park is said to be the best in the bay, and accommodation options include powered slab sites in quiet secluded settings, powered grass sites, en-suite sites, studio cabins and deluxe cabins. There's a beautiful in ground swimming pool, a camp kitchen and laundry, reception and tour desk offer ice and gas refills, and they have bikes available for hire. Enjoy the local wildlife and the perfect base to stay for the wild dolphins, the marina and beach, the golf club, bowls club, seafood, cafes, restaurants and water activities. The Tin Can Bay Tourist Park is a pet friendly park, and all accommodations are set in a relaxing atmosphere with surrounding bush whether you choose to camp or stay in one of the cabins. It's also just a short stroll to the shops and waterfront where you can feed the rare Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins.READ MORE

The Black Cockatoo Cafe in Tin Can Bay, Queensland, Australia is fully licensed with great location on the main road, contemporary decor and sea views. Meals are complemented with herbs from their own courtyard garden, and they source the best and freshest local seafood straight from trawlers and serve only the freshest of quality local produce. There's an extensive wine list, and experienced baristas and they are open for breakfast, lunch and dinner with exquisite menus from steaks to lamb rump, pasta, great breakfast choices and light meals and sandwiches for lunch. The Black Cockatoo Cafe also caters to functions and events, and is a stylish and unique venue perfect for weddings and other intimate functions with a menu tailored to you.READ MORE

Tin Can Bay Boat Hire offers vessels for hire weekdays and weekends, they are here to make your day perfect out on the water and even supply bait, tackle and safety vests. All you need to do is bring good weather, they take care of the rest, and they welcome families and fishermen to enjoy their quality, well appointed boats. They take the hassle out of having your own boat parked unused at the marina most of the year, the repairs and maintenance and everything that goes with it, hire one of their pontoons, bowrider, catcher, or poly boats whenever you like, they also have Hobie Outback fishing kayaks which are pedal powered for a hands free operation. Tin Can Bay Boat Hire also stock scooters and accessories and they stock quality brands of fishing tackle and bait which can be ordered on-line soon, what are you waiting for.READ MORE

The Great Sandy Marine Park includes Hervey Bay, Great Sandy Strait, Tin Can Bay Inlet and the waters off the east coast of Fraser Island, and extends from Baffle Creek in the north to Double Island Point in the south as they say. Here visitors get to enjoy the beautiful sandy beaches and rocky shores, mangroves and seagrass meadows, reefs and sheltered channels, rivers, creeks and estuaries and a wealth of wildlife like whales and turtles, dugong, fish, corals, birds, sharks and so much more, it's paradise found. The Great Sandy Marine Park offers camping facilities, canoeing and kayaking, fishing and powerboating, snorkeling, scuba diving and swimming, just beware of crocodiles and marine fish. Come exploring and enjoy all that this beautiful park has to offers, it's an unforgettable experience.READ MORE

Mia Mia Bed and Breakfast is located at Wallu, just 10 km from Tin Can Bay and offers a wonderful stay in their two luxuriously appointed queen bedrooms with large en-suite bathrooms, one even has a spa. This is an adult retreat with a full breakfast included in the price, and the perfect base from which to explore the Fraser Island, Cooloola Coast, Gympie and Maryborough areas. Mia Mia Bed and Breakfast is close to dolphin feeding, fishing, swimming, diving and more and offers massages by arrangement, off street parking, reverse cycle air conditioning, a swimming pool and much more, it's the perfect place to relax, rewind and enjoy.READ MORE

Tin Can Bay Photography Tours and Outdoor Workshops offers low cost assistance to visitors to help with improving your nature and landscape photography, for brilliant holiday photos and help with the workings of your camera. The workshops and tours show to use and understand the benefits of natural outdoor lighting along with some important composition guidelines, and take home some lasting memories and images to share with family and friends. Tin Can Bay Photography Tours and Outdoor Workshops share with you knowledge and tips that has been handed down through the ages by classic artists as they say, and are still used by professional photographers to this day.READ MORE