Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
YEPPOON
POP 13,500
Pretty little Yeppoon is a small seaside town with a long beach, a calm ocean and an attract-
ive hinterland of volcanic outcrops, pineapple patches and grazing lands. The handful of
quiet streets, sleepy motels and beachside cafes attracts Rockhamptonites beating the heat,
and tourists heading for Great Keppel Island only 13km offshore.
Sights & Activities
Cruises and the ferry to Great Keppel Island depart from the Keppel Bay Marina at Rosslyn
Bay, just south of Yeppoon.
Cooberrie Park
( 07-4939 7590;
www.cooberriepark.com.au
;
Woodbury Rd; adult/child/family $25/15/65; 10am-3pm, animal
show 1pm)
About 15km north of Yeppoon, Cooberrie Park is a small wildlife sanctuary on 10
hectares of bushland. You can see kangaroos, wallabies and peacocks wandering freely
through the grounds. You can also feed the critters and, for an extra cost, hold a furry koala
or some slithering reptiles.
WILDLIFE RESERVE
Funtastic Cruises
( 0438 909 502;
www.funtasticcruises.com
;
full-day cruise adult/child/family $98/80/350)
Funtastic Cruises
operates full-day snorkelling trips on board its 17m catamaran, with a two-hour stopover on
Great Keppel Island, morning and afternoon tea, and all snorkelling equipment included. It
can also organise camping drop-offs to islands en route.
CRUISE
Sail Capricornia
( 0402 102 373;
www.sailcapricornia.com.au
;
full-day cruise incl lunch adult/child $115/75)
Sail Capricornia
offers snorkelling cruises on board the
Grace
catamaran, as well as sunset ($55) and three-
day ($499) cruises.
CRUISE
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