Tweed Heads Tours, Tickets & Excursions

Cruise along the Tweed River to the rainforest on this half-day scenic boat trip with morning tea and lunch. Keep your eyes peeled for dolphins as you start your trip upriver, passing by islands and sandbanks. Continue your journey through the Northern Rivers region up to Stotts Island Nature Reserve and enjoy incredible views of birds of prey and pelicans, along with an informative and entertaining commentary from your captain.

Australia’s rivers and lakes are teeming with exciting wildlife, and this morning trip along the Tweed River gives you a unique opportunity to get close to them and see them in their natural habitat. Make friends with the pelicans, go ‘pumping’ for yabbies, catch some big local mud crabs and learn about the local river ecosystem from your guide.

Relax and enjoy yourself on the Tweed River with friends and family with this barbeque boat hire service. Take control of a boat for a day and cook a barbeque on board for you and others (maximum 8 passengers). For those who enjoy fishing, rods are provided and no fishing license is required. With luck, you will also spot stingrays, dolphins and turtles.

A great way to explore the Tweed River—and discover more about the fish, mud-crabs, yabbies, and pelicans who call it home—this family-friendly boat trip is perfect for learning more about the local waterways and their ecosystems. You’ll also cruise across the Terranora Lakes, head out to the sandbanks to try your hand at pumping yabbies, and marvel at huge pelicans during pelican-feeding time on the banks of the river.

If you want to explore the booming drinks scene around Byron Bay and the Gold Coast, but are not sure where to begin, join this guided tour. In a small group of no more than nine people, head first for Cape Byron Distillery to tour of the farm and distillery, and sample their Brookies and Slow Gin. After lunch at the Byron Bay Brewing company, head for Stone and Wood for a tour of their beers, then back into the Tweed to meet the makers of Ink Gin and Husk Rum.

Imagine arriving at a beach, creek or mountain for a memorable meal. Settle onto the hand-woven rugs and cushions gathered around a recycled barn-door table as an assortment of local and seasonal delicacies whet your appetite. Dine off hand-built tableware, nothing disposable in sight and entirely plastic-free. Surprise your lover, reconnect with family, or celebrate with friends through this alfresco dining experience.