Aquaduck Sunshine Coast: Amphibious vehicle tour costs & times

The Aquaduck Sunshine Coast – an amphibious vehicle painted to look like a duck – offers tours on both land and water from Mooloolaba, Queensland.

What is the Sunshine Coast Aquaduck tour?

The Aquaduck tours from Mooloolaba on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast are what you get if you combine a bus tour and a cruise. Except you don’t have to get off the bus to get on the boat.

The Aquaduck Sunshine Coast tour is aboard an amphibious vehicle that’s equally happy on land and in the water. Oh, and it’s painted to look like a duck.

To skip the explanation, and sort out an Sunshine Coast Aquaduck tour, book here.

12 fantastic Sunshine Coast experiences to book now

Taste coffee and ginger, do rainforest walks, and visit the best lookouts on a highlight-packed hinterland tour.
Take a serene Noosa Everglades cruise along the mirror-like waterways – or canoe through the Everglades.
Learn to surf at a Sunshine Coast surf school – or try paddleboarding instead.
Combine sight-seeing and thrills on a fast boat tour.
Go e-mountain biking on the downhill trails of Tewantin National Park.
Kayak with dolphins as part of a beach 4WD tour.
Explore the Sunshine Coast from above on a seaplane flight.
Take an indigenous cultural tour – with bush tucker tasting.
Visit the region’s best craft breweries and distilleries on a drinks tasting tour.
Go jetskiing through the gorgeous Pumicestone Passage.
Taste wines, cheeses and chocolates on a hinterland food tour.
Watch migrating humpbacks on a whale-watching cruise.

Mooloolaba duck tour

This is all very silly, but it’s a fun way to experience somewhere like Mooloolaba, which is laced with waterways. You get to explore more by water than you would do on land, and vice versa. There is commentary throughout, explaining the natural environment and local history.

One of the most unusual things to do on the Sunshine Coast, the Mooloolaba duck tour leaves five times a day – at 10.00, 11.15, 12.30, 15.00 and 16.15.

How much does the Aquaduck Sunshine Coast cost?

The Sunshine Coast amphibious vehicle tours last one hour and cost $45 for adults. Book online to reserve a spot.

The Aquaduck Sunshine Coast tours leave from outside the Sea Life Sunshine Coast aquarium in Mooloolaba. If you want to visit the aquarium as well, it’s possible to buy a money-saving combo ticket.

Other tour options in Mooloolaba include whale-watching cruises, high-speed adventure rafting and a submarine tour.

The Brisbane to Mooloolaba drive takes about one hour and 19 minutes. But if you’d prefer to stay overnight, Mooloolaba accommodation options include apartment-style Mantra Mooloolaba and the beachfront Landmark Resort.