Noosa Everglades Kayak & River Walk
Paddle into the Noosa Everglades — one of only two everglades systems in the world — through mirror-still tea-tree waterways in the Cooloola section of Great Sandy National Park.
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Noosa River Launch Point
The Noosa River begins in the Cooloola wilderness and flows through Noosaville to the sea — kayak hire operators on the river provide access to the everglades system upstream.
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Lake Cootharaba Entry
Lake Cootharaba is the gateway to the everglades — the large, shallow lake is surrounded by paperbark forest and is home to osprey, sea eagle, and the largest concentration of brolgas in southeast Queensland.
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Kinaba Information Centre
The Kinaba Information Centre at the entrance to the everglades provides the context for what follows — the tea-tree waterways ahead form one of the world's rarest ecosystems, comparable only to the Florida Everglades.
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Tea-Tree Mirror Waterway
The narrow tea-tree channels of the Noosa Everglades are perfectly still — the tannins from the paperbarks colour the water a deep amber that creates perfect reflections and a landscape of extraordinary beauty.
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Freshwater Lake Swim
The freshwater lakes within the everglades system have tea-tree tannins that act as a natural antiseptic — the water is crystal clear and the swimming experience in the silent, amber-coloured lake is unlike anywhere else.
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Campsite Galaxy Viewpoint
The everglades camps are in a dark sky zone — overnight paddlers experience star fields of extraordinary density above the silent paperbark canopy, one of the darkest skies accessible in southeast Queensland.