Airlie Beach Eco Barge Clean Seas Turtle Rescue Centre Tour with Pickup
Point GuideProduct Info
- Instant Confirmation
- Duration: 2 hours
- 1 person
- Hotel pick-up
- Mobile voucher
- Use only on the selected date
- Cancellation available
- English
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Highlights
Visit Eco Barge Clean Seas, a marine conservation organization in the Whitsundays, and see its sea turtle rescue and rehabilitation centre and marine debris recycling operation. Find out how debris collected across the Whitsundays is processed and turned into new products, and learn how injured sea turtles are cared for at a working rescue centre. This small group tour is limited to 10 participants and includes pickup near your accommodation.
Program
Explore a sea turtle rescue centre
and marine debris recycling at Eco Barge Clean Seas
Travel about 30 minutes by minivan from your pickup point in Airlie Beach or Cannonvale, then spend about 75 minutes on a guided visit to Eco Barge Clean Seas, a marine conservation organization in the Whitsundays. You see the marine debris collection and recycling operation and a working sea turtle rescue and rehabilitation centre before returning to your pickup point.
Go behind the scenes of marine debris collection
Start with an introduction to the marine debris collection and resource management initiatives across the Whitsundays. Learn about local marine debris issues, including the impact of plastics on the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem and coastal wildlife.
See how collected debris becomes recycled products
Watch a demonstration of how recovered materials are processed and reused as recycled products, and see how a practical circular economy works in a real conservation setting.
Visit the sea turtle rescue and rehabilitation centre
At the working sea turtle rescue and rehabilitation centre, learn about rescue response protocols, on-site care, rehabilitation and the release of injured or sick turtles. You also hear about the ecological importance of sea turtles in the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem and why ongoing conservation efforts matter.
※ The turtles in care vary by period, and seeing a specific turtle is not guaranteed.
Information
What's Included
Visit to a sea turtle rescue and rehabilitation centre
Behind-the-scenes introduction to marine debris recovery
Material processing and recycling demonstration
Insights into local wildlife conservation
Education on the ecological importance of the Great Barrier Reef
How To Use
Please check your mobile voucher by email or in the WAUG app.
Please wait at the pickup point you selected when booking (such as your accommodation reception) 30 minutes before the tour starts. You travel to the centre by minivan.
Valid only on the selected date and time.
Meeting point:
Airlie Beach hotel pickup
Meeting point guide:
Pickup takes place at your selected hotel or designated pickup point. Please check the exact pickup location and time on the voucher provided after your booking is confirmed. Pickup and drop-off are available at 30 locations in Airlie Beach and Cannonvale, including accommodation, Woolworths, Cruise Whitsundays and Shute Harbour Marine Terminal.
※ All usage conditions are subject to the information stated on the voucher. Refunds or compensation will not be provided if you are unable to use the service due to failure to check the information.※ All usage conditions are subject to the information stated on the voucher. Refunds or compensation will not be provided if you are unable to use the service due to failure to check the information.
Location
Designated pickup points in Airlie Beach and Cannonvale (Visit: Eco Barge Clean Seas Turtle Rescue Centre)
What to Remember
Don’t forget to check all the important details.Cancellation and Refund
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