highlights
- You drive the 4WD (P plates OK, 18+)
- Lake McKenzie, Eli Creek, Maheno shipwreck
- 75 Mile Beach highway run
- Camp dinner + national park fees included
what to bring
Sleeping bag (hire available)Enclosed shoes for the walksCash for the pub stop
itinerary
Day 1 — barge + beach highway
Cross from Rainbow Beach, drive 75 Mile Beach, swim Eli Creek, sunset at camp.
Day 2 — lakes + wreck
Lake McKenzie morning swim, Maheno wreck photos, rainforest walk at Central Station, barge home.
good to know
Do I need 4WD experience?
No — the lead guide briefs you and you convoy behind them. Sand driving is a skill you'll pick up in ten minutes.
What about dingoes?
They're wild — never feed them, walk in pairs, lock food away. The guides drill this properly.
