DESTINATION: Tin Can Bay

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

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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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