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Tin Can Bay | Queensland

This small fishing town, 229km north of Brisbane, near Rainbow Beach, is a quiet holiday spot.

Main Attractions

The waters of Tin Can Bay are the town's main attraction and yachting, canoeing or hiring a houseboat are ideal ways of exploring the area. Fishing, crabbing and prawning are rewarding activities. A pod of uncommon Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sina chinensis) come into the bay and can be seen from the Norman Point boat ramp.

Nearby attractions

The coloured sands and beaches of the Cooloola section of Great Sandy NP are accessible via 4WD from Rainbow Beach. Ferries to Fraser Island leave from Inskip Point, 53km NE. There is also camping access along the point. Carlo Point, named by Capt Cook after his deckhand, Carlo, is 3km east, and offers fishing and swimming; yachts and houseboats are available for hire.

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Copyright 2007, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. cmsadmin. (2005, May 20). Tin Can Bay. Retrieved March 22, 2010, from Plan Book Travel Australia Web site: http://www.planbooktravel.com.au/australia/qld/tin-can-bay. This work is licensed under a Universal Publishers.

Whats close? (direct line)

accommodation

0.3 km Dolphin Waters Tin Can Bay
1.1 km Kingfisher Caravan Park
8.5 km Rainbow Shores Resort
8.7 km Mia Mia Bed and Breakfast
9.2 km Rainbow Getaway Holiday Apartments
9.5 km Rainbow Sea Resort
9.5 km Plantation Resort at Rainbow
35.4 km Beach Road Holiday Homes
41.6 km Fraser Island Beach Houses
41.7 km Rossmount Rural Retreat
41.9 km Eurong Beach Resort
43.7 km Noosa North Shore Resort
44.2 km Q Resorts Coolum at the Beach
44.7 km Avalon Noosa Farm Cottages
45.6 km Applegarth Bed and Breakfast

attractions

9.5 km Double Island Point
10.0 km Inskip Peninsula Recreation Area
14.5 km Cooloola Wilderness Trail
21.2 km Wolf Rock Dive Site
23.2 km Kinaba Track
32.2 km Fraser Island Great!Walk
43.6 km Central Station
45.5 km Tewantin Forest Reserve
46.1 km The Valley Rattler
46.4 km Woondum Forest Reserve
46.4 km Lake McKenzie

events

0.6 km Tin Can Bay Seafood Festival
45.7 km Gympie Gold Rush Festival
46.1 km Wild Wild West Theme Train
46.1 km The Bollywood Express
46.3 km Gympies Ultimate Steam Festival

information

45.0 km Sunshine Coast Regional Council Visitor Information Centre-Sunshine Coast Airport

hire

8.1 km Rainbow Beach Houseboats
32.2 km Gondolas of Noosa

tours

29.8 km Equathon Horseriding Tours
37.6 km Fraser Explorer Tours
41.2 km Bicycle Tours of Queensland Pty Ltd
43.8 km Sunshine Aviation Tours and Air Charter
46.0 km Storeyline Tours

Region: Sunshine Coast

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North of Brisbane, the 48km coastal stretch bound by Caloundra to the south and Noosa Heads to the north is called the Sunshine Coast. The name conjures vivid images of the region's many surf beaches stretching to the horizon. more

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4 Gympie Rd, Ph: (07) 5486 4333

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