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Moreton Island day with the ATV quad ride
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In brief
A Moreton Island quad bike tour costs AUD 89 for the ride alone at the resort, but day visitors book it inside a day package from Brisbane, which starts from the listing price.
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- Plain quad dayBack on the 4pm boat · price per person from $119
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View - Quad and helicopterFlight included · price per person from $289
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Starting prices from GetYourGuide, converted at the ECB reference rate. You will see the exact price when booking.
A Moreton Island quad bike tour can be a short add-on or the centre of a full day from Brisbane. Here is every line of the bill: ride, boat, lunch, combos and the fine print.
Editorial team, moretonislandquadbike.com · Updated November 8, 2026 · 8 min of reading
Key facts
- Our quad dayFrom $119 on GetYourGuide for the boat, the ride, a lunch voucher and the resort.
- Ride on its ownAUD 89 solo or AUD 67 each on a tandem, for 45 minutes on the resort rate card.1
- Who can book it aloneOnly official resort visitors may use the island tours desk, so day guests come on a package.2
- Biggest add-onHand-feeding dolphins lifts the GetYourGuide combo to from $170.
- Refund lineFree cancellation up to 2 days before on our listing.
What the quad day on this site costs, and what that buys
The listing this site books starts from $119 on GetYourGuide and fills a whole day: the record lists a ferry of 75 minutes each way from 220 Holt St, then lunch, free time and the quad bike ride at the resort. The inclusions it names are return boat transfers, the ATV quad bike tour, a drink on the boat, a lunch voucher and access to the resort for the day. The calculator further down multiplies that from-price for your group, so you can see the total before you choose a date.
Read the starting price as a floor, not a quote. The date you pick and the season move the figure, and the booking page shows the exact sum. The cancellation terms are the part to note: a full refund stays possible until 2 days before the trip, a longer window than many city tours allow. The record shows no reserve-now-pay-later label, so expect to pay when you book rather than later.
Reviewers give the listing an average of 4.4 across 532 reviews, which makes it the most reviewed of the quad listings on the island. That count matters for a price page: a large pool of reviews tells you the day runs as described often enough for people to keep booking it. The sections below set the GetYourGuide price beside the resort's own rate card, so you can see where each dollar goes.
The rate card
Quad prices on the resort pages
| Option | Adult | Child or tandem | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quad tour | AUD 89 solo | AUD 67 tandem | 45 minutes |
| Easy Rider beach tour | AUD 89 solo | AUD 65 tandem | 60 minutes |
| Repeat ride | AUD 69 | Solo bikes only | 45 minutes |
| Classic day cruise | AUD 179 | AUD 149 | Back at 4pm |
| Day cruise with feeding | AUD 253 | AUD 213 | Back at 7pm |
Prices from the resort for guests who book ahead, valid to 31 March 2027; they may vary on the island.1,10,7,16,19,9
The resort rate card for the ride alone
The resort that runs the ride sets its prices in Australian dollars on its own site. The standard ATV quad bike tour costs AUD 89 for a solo rider, or AUD 67 per person on a tandem that carries 2 people, and the listed length is 45 minutes.1 The same page says those prices are for resort guests who book ahead, and that they may differ when you book on the island.8 They hold until 31 March 2027, according to the resort.9
There is a longer version for confident drivers. The Easy Rider tour costs AUD 89 solo or AUD 65 per person on a tandem and runs for 60 minutes.10 It uses the beach as an open road, so every driver needs an open or unrestricted licence and must bring it along.11 Its start times follow the tides, which is why the resort only takes bookings for it up to 2 weeks ahead, by phone or at the tours desk.12
If the first ride hooks you, a repeat costs less. The resort offers a lower price on a second or third quad tour taken during the same stay, booked at the tours desk, and lists that discounted ride at AUD 69 for 45 minutes.13,7 The discount depends on space and covers individual bikes only, not tandems.14 All of these figures include the goods and services tax, as the resort states for its prices.15
Quad bike hire on Moreton Island: why day guests buy a package
People search for quad bike hire on Moreton Island as if they could rent a machine and head off alone. That is not how the ride works. The resort sells it as a guided tour: its guides give basic training on the bush tracks first and then lead the group, whatever your experience.22 You ride the tracks with them, not on your own route.
Access is the second reason. Only official, authorised visitors to the resort may use the tour operators, the equipment hire and the booking desk based there, and casual visitors to the island are turned away from those services.2 A camper who crossed on a vehicle barge cannot simply walk up and buy a ride. For a day visitor from Brisbane, that leaves one door: a day package that bundles the boat, the resort pass and the quad tour.
That is also why the GetYourGuide price and the AUD 89 ride price cannot be compared directly.1 The listing from $119 covers a return crossing, lunch and the day at the resort as well as the ride. The rate card figure is for the ride alone, sold to people already staying on the island.1,8 Compare like with like: a day package against a day package.
Pick by budget
Which package fits your spend
Say what matters most and see which day keeps the bill sensible.
If The lowest price for the ride
The plain quad day
It starts from $119 with the boat, lunch voucher and resort pass.
If A later start from Brisbane
The Afternoon Escape
It leaves at 12:30pm and costs AUD 219 per adult at the resort.17
If Dolphins without getting wet
Quad and dolphin viewing
From $156, with dolphin watching after the ride.
If Feeding a wild dolphin
Quad and dolphin feeding
From $170, with sunset and dolphin watching added.
If The island from the air too
Quad and helicopter
From $289, with a helicopter flight on the same day.
Three ways to pay
Plain day, dolphin evening or a flight
Feeding at dusk
Quad and dolphin feeding
Evening combo
- Length1 day
- EveningSunset and dolphins
- Reviews160
Ride plus a flight
Quad and helicopter
Top of the range
- Length1 day
- ExtraHelicopter flight
- Reviews12
Moreton Island tour packages from the resort itself
The resort sells its own Moreton Island tour packages built around the ride. The Classic ATV day cruise is AUD 179 for an adult and AUD 149 for a child aged 10 to 14, and that price includes a fuel surcharge of AUD 10 until 31 January 2027.16 Boats leave Brisbane at 7:30am or 10:00am and the Classic package comes back from the island at 4pm.25 Every version includes the catamaran crossing, a drink on board, the 45 minute ride with its briefing and gear, a lunch voucher and the resort pass.5
The longer packages keep you on the island into the evening. With sunset cocktails the price rises to AUD 233 for an adult, and with wild dolphin feeding to AUD 253, and both come back on a boat that leaves at 7pm.18,19 The Sea to Sky version adds a 12 min helicopter tour for AUD 423 per adult, and only runs from the 7:30am boat.20 All these prices are in Australian dollars, and the resort asks you to confirm the booking 24 hours before you travel.15,26
A later start costs about the same as the evening packages. The Afternoon Escape with the quad tour is AUD 219 for an adult, leaves Brisbane at 12:30pm and returns on a night boat between 7:30pm and 8:30pm; it carries no day lounge and no dolphin feeding.17 It suits travelers who want a slow morning in the city, but it compresses your island hours into the afternoon.
Where the money goes
From booking to the boat home
At booking
Pay the day package
Our listing starts from $119, cancel free up to 2 days ahead.
At the wharf
Park the car
The car park is AUD 20 per vehicle per day, paid on arrival.3,4
On the boat
Your included drink
Every package covers 1 tea, coffee or soft drink while crossing.5
At lunch
Spend the voucher
The ATV packages carry a AUD 25 adult voucher, with no change given.5,6
At the tours desk
Add a second ride
A repeat quad tour in the same stay costs AUD 69.7
Combo prices on GetYourGuide, side by side
GetYourGuide lists four quad days on the island. The plain day trip starts from $119, the quad with dolphin viewing from $156, the quad with dolphin feeding from $170, and the quad with a helicopter flight from $289. Each is a 1-day outing, and each refunds in full if you cancel 2 days ahead or earlier.
Review counts drop as the price climbs. The plain day has 532 reviews, the feeding combo 160, the viewing combo 52 and the helicopter combo only 12. The scores sit close together, between 4.2 and 4.4, so the extra money buys a different evening rather than a better-rated ride. The combos page on this site explains what each evening involves.
If the quad is a must and the rest is optional, the cheapest way to see the island's other sights is not always a combo. The resort sells its Desert Safari with sand tobogganing at AUD 57 for an adult, and its shortest helicopter flight at AUD 124 per person for 6 minutes.27,28 Those prices apply to visitors already on the island, so they work as add-ons, booked at the tours desk, once you are there on a package.2
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A cruise day on Moreton Island and a review of the quad tour
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The difference between adult and child package pricing is based on the overall package inclusions, including return boat transfers and lunch vouchers, and is not reflective of the ATV Quad Bike Tour itself or the type of quad bike provided.
Before you pay
What is in the package and what is not
In every package3
Paid on the day3
Extras that are easy to forget
A few small costs sit outside every package. If you drive to the wharf, the resort charges AUD 20 per vehicle per day for its car park, or AUD 80 for a week.3 You pay that when you arrive, and it cannot be booked in advance.4 Lockers on the island start at AUD 2 per use, worth it for a phone or a wallet you would rather not carry on a quad.23
The lunch voucher is fixed. The resort sets it at AUD 25 for an adult and AUD 20 for a child on the ATV packages, and it gives no change on a voucher, so a cheaper lunch does not return the difference.5,6 If your group eats more, plan to pay the balance at the outlet. Drinks beyond the single tea, coffee or soft drink on the ferry are extra too.5
Photos are the last line. The resort's official photographers take pictures around the island, and those images are downloaded from its own photo website, where some may need to be bought if your package did not include them.24 Check before the ride whether you may carry a phone in a pocket; the what-to-wear page on this site covers phones, cameras and lockers.
Refunds, weather and the money you can lose
The most expensive day is the one you pay for and miss. On GetYourGuide the rule is clear: cancel up to 2 days in advance and the refund is full. Booked direct with the resort, day cruises allow no changes or refunds inside the 48 hours before departure.29 Either way, a late change of plan costs the whole fare, so pick a date you can keep.
Weather is the other risk. The resort says its tours, cruises and activities depend on the weather and on availability.30 It also keeps the right to change, reschedule or cancel a tour for safety, operational or environmental reasons, and says it gives no refund when it does so for safety.31 A ride moved for a storm may therefore move to another slot on the same day rather than come back as cash.
Two habits keep the risk low. Book the earlier boat when you can, so a delayed ride still has later slots to slip into; the ride runs at several times a day, from 10am to 4pm.32 And read the waiver before you book, because the resort makes that a condition of reserving the ride.33 The rules page on this site explains the waiver line by line.
FAQ
Straight answers to common questions.
How much is the quad bike ride on its own?
How much is a quad day from Brisbane?
From $119 on our listing.
That covers the boat both ways, the ride, a lunch voucher and the resort pass.
Is the child price for the ride cheaper?
Only the package is.
The resort says the adult and child gap reflects the boat and lunch, not the ride or the bike.21
Can I add a second quad ride?
Is parking at the wharf included?
Are resort prices in Australian dollars?
Yes, with GST.
The resort quotes every price in Australian dollars and includes the goods and services tax.15
Can I cancel for free?
Up to 2 days before.
Our listing refunds in full if you cancel 2 days ahead or earlier.
What if the ride is cancelled for weather?
It may be rescheduled.
The resort can move or cancel a tour for safety and gives no refund for safety changes.31
Sources
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · ATV Quad Bike Tours at Tangalooma & Moreton Island ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · ATV Quad Bike Tours at Tangalooma & Moreton Island ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · Frequently Asked Questions ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · Holt Street Wharf ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · ATV Quad Bike Day Cruise ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · ATV Quad Bike Day Cruise ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · ATV Quad Bike Tours at Tangalooma & Moreton Island ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · ATV Quad Bike Tours at Tangalooma & Moreton Island ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · ATV Quad Bike Tours at Tangalooma & Moreton Island ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · ATV Quad Bike Tours at Tangalooma & Moreton Island ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · ATV Quad Bike Tours at Tangalooma & Moreton Island ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · ATV Quad Bike Tours at Tangalooma & Moreton Island ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · ATV Quad Bike Tours at Tangalooma & Moreton Island ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · ATV Quad Bike Tours at Tangalooma & Moreton Island ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · ATV Quad Bike Day Cruise ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · ATV Quad Bike Day Cruise ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · Afternoon Escape Day Cruise ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · ATV Quad Bike Day Cruise ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · ATV Quad Bike Day Cruise ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · ATV Quad Bike Day Cruise ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · ATV Quad Bike Day Cruise ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · ATV Quad Bike Tours at Tangalooma & Moreton Island ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · Frequently Asked Questions ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · Frequently Asked Questions ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · ATV Quad Bike Day Cruise ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · ATV Quad Bike Day Cruise ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · Desert Safari Tour ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · Scenic Helicopter Flights ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · ATV Quad Bike Day Cruise ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · ATV Quad Bike Day Cruise ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · ATV Quad Bike Tours at Tangalooma & Moreton Island ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · ATV Quad Bike Tours at Tangalooma & Moreton Island ↩
- Tangalooma Island Resort (operator official site) · ATV Quad Bike Tours at Tangalooma & Moreton Island ↩