The 8 Best Gold Coast Snorkeling Tours to Book

1.Moreton Island: Dolphin & Tangalooma Wrecks Snorkel Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,039 reviews · 1 day · from $152Our pick

Review of the Moreton Island snorkel cruise, with Tangalooma Wrecks, dolphins, lunch, beach time, costs, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“Great guides, great experience. We saw so much fish, we ate well, people were friendly and helpful. I’ve done this type of cruise all over the world, but this exceded my expectations. I would do it again!! Thank you so much for a great experience, with love, from Spain.”

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2.Gold Coast: Wave Break Island Kayaking & Snorkeling tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 340 reviews · 2h 30m · from $63

Kayak across the Gold Coast Broadwater, snorkel Wave Break Island, spot marine life, and enjoy snacks, photos, and local stories for $63.

“We really had a great time with Angel. He was funny, kind and professional. Above all he has amazing photo making skills. Highly recommended for something to do in Gold Coast!!!”

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3.Gold Coast Kayaking & Snorkelling Tour (2.5 Hours)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 318 reviews · from $63

Review the Gold Coast’s 2.5-hour kayak and snorkel tour to Wave Break Island, with practical tips on tides, fitness, gear, guides, and value.

“Great tour and lovely guides (Caroline and Nelson?). Perfect distance of kayaking, walking och a good amount of time for snorkling. Good communication before trip.”

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4.Snorkel with Turtles Gold Coast

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 159 reviews · from $114Top rated

Snorkel with turtles at Cook Island near the Gold Coast, with a small group, gear, fruit, and a strong chance of seeing marine life.

“This was an awesome trip from the start. Lachy an will are great guides And saw heaps of turtles with the odd whale an dolphin on our tour Highly recommend this trip”

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5.Gold Coast: Snorkelling in Wave Break Island

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 143 reviews · 4 hours · from $55

Snorkel Wave Break Island for four hours, feed colorful fish, take underwater photos, and enjoy calm water near the Gold Coast for $55.

“We absolutely loved this !! on this trip olivia got over her fear of fish 🐠 🐟🐡. everyone was so nice and easy to talk too! shout out to Johnny utah and benji, yuri, lilou, josh, lotta were such an #amazingcrew as they were all so easy to talk to and knew what they were doing. would 100% do it again in an heartbeat, and we will always remember this in the future as we saw dolphins 🐬 twice! so magical 🌈”

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6.Gold Coast: Snorkeling with Turtles Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 98 reviews · 3 hours · from $105

Swim with turtles at Cook Island on a small-group Gold Coast tour with marine guides, fresh fruit, snorkel gear, and dolphin sightings.

“One of the best excursions/experiences we’ve ever done! Blew my expectations out of the water, we saw SO many turtles and other marine life. Guides were so informative, helpful and friendly. Would 100% recommend this trip to anyone, i would book it again in a heartbeat.”

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7.Gold Coast: Kayaking and Snorkeling Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 36 reviews · 2 hours · from $53Best value

Review of Gold Coast kayaking and snorkeling at Wavebreak Island, with dolphin spotting, fish, pricing, safety tips, and practical advice.

“We signed up for a two-hour kayak + snorkeling experience at Wavebreak Island. To expedite the filling-up of the consent form, the guides could consider administering that online, rather than asking the participants to fill it up on the spot, which was time consuming. Once we kayaked to Wavebreak Island, we had to walk 15-20 min to the snorkeling spot and another 15-20 min back to the kayak, which ate into activity time. The guides could consider reminding participants to bring footwear for the walk as well, since parts of the beach were covered with sharp sand/ broken shell. Overall, while it was valiant effort to guide a big group,…”

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8.Gold Coast: Kayaking & Snorkelling Tour with Fish Feeding

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 35 reviews · 3 hours · from $63

Paddle the Gold Coast Broadwater, snorkel with colourful fish, feed them at a man-made island, and enjoy breakfast by the beach.

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