Your rig: Vamuz (2026 GWM Cannon XSR)
Trip: 4 days · 3 nights
Route: Warana QLD loop
Group: Template trip: head count set per booking

Pre-trip check: floods: The Bruce Hwy route through Gympie and Maryborough can be cut by Mary River flooding after heavy rain. Check BOM warnings and QLD Traffic before you leave.

Tide tip: Only drive the beach from 2 hrs before to 2 hrs after low tide, and never at night. Use the MSQ tide tables: Waddy Point for the eastern beach, Mooloolaba (Double Island Point) for Inskip.

Dingo-safe: Never feed or approach dingoes, keep kids within arm's reach, walk in groups and lock away all food and rubbish. Fines are $2,763 for feeding and $518 for unsecured food.

Check before you go: Park alerts, closures, fees and barge times change. Check the QPWS park alerts and the K'gari conditions report within a few days of leaving.

Warana

Pick up Vamuz and head north

Rainbow Beach

Last town stop before the barge

Carlo Sandblow gem

20-minute walk from the carpark

Inskip Point (Manta Ray barge) 4WD

Barge to Hook Point, about 10 minutes

Hook Point, K'gari 4WD

Southern tip of K'gari

Eurong

Fuel, store and ranger station

Eli camping area 4WD

Dingo-fenced campground near Eli Creek

Eli Creek gem

Float the creek down to the beach

Maheno shipwreck gem

Rusting liner on 75 Mile Beach

Indian Head (Tukkee Wurroo) gem 4WD

Walking track closed until 18 Nov 2026

Champagne Pools gem 4WD

Surge-filled rock pools north of Indian Head

Lake Wabby gem 4WD

Deep green lake meeting a giant sandblow

Central Station gem 4WD

Rainforest growing on sand

Lake McKenzie (Boorangoora) gem 4WD

Day-use area: white sand and a clear perched lake

Eastern beach camping zone near Dilli Village 4WD

Close to Hook Point for the morning exit

Warana (home)

Return Vamuz

Day 1

Warana → Rainbow Beach → Inskip Point (barge) → Hook Point → Eurong → Eli camping area

Drive: ~246 km · ~5 hrs plus barge

Carlo Sandblow walk
Tyres down at Inskip
Barge and beach run inside the low-tide window

Stay: Eli camping area

Day 2

Eli Creek → Maheno → Champagne Pools → back to Eli

Drive: ~90 km · ~2.5 hrs

Float Eli Creek
Maheno shipwreck
Champagne Pools in the low-tide window

Stay: Eli camping area

Indian Head walking track closed until 18 Nov 2026. Option: Dundubara camp (fenced, fire rings).

Day 3

Eli → Lake Wabby → Eurong → Central Station → Lake McKenzie → Dilli Village

Drive: ~70 km · ~3 hrs

Lake Wabby walk
Central Station rainforest
Swim at Lake McKenzie

Stay: Eastern beach camping zone near Dilli Village

Day 4

Dilli Village → Hook Point → Inskip Point (barge) → Rainbow Beach → Warana

Drive: ~194 km · ~3.5 hrs plus barge

Morning low-tide beach run to Hook Point
Re-inflate tyres at Inskip
Lunch at Rainbow Beach

Stay: Home

Book ahead

Manta Ray barge ticket (4WD return $150) (Inskip Point (Manta Ray barge)) — Can't be reserved; buy online for a QR code. No EFTPOS on board.
Eli camping area (QPWS) — campsite booking required ($7.75 pp/night or $31 family/night)
K'gari eastern beach camping zone (QPWS) — campsite booking required ($7.75 pp/night or $31 family/night)

Permits

K'gari vehicle access permit — $61.80 for up to 1 month. In the hirer's name with Vamuz's rego; plates are camera-checked. Buy before you reach Inskip.
QPWS camping permits — $7.75 per person per night or $31 per family per night. Book every night before you arrive; rangers don't sell permits on site.
K'gari + Cooloola combined permit (only if adding the Teewah beach run) — $99.25 for up to 1 month instead of the K'gari-only permit.