Location
Campsites 1 To 15
Paddle times, vessel limits, permits and alerts for the fifteen upper Noosa River campsites.
How To Pick Your Trip
Start with how you want to travel: a cruise boat, a canoe leg, or a full day of paddling. Every listing shows its own duration and cancellation terms.
Choosing Your Location
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Fig Tree Point
Permits, facilities and paddling access for the Fig Tree Point camping area on the upper Noosa River.
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Elanda Point
The launch point for Noosa Everglades kayak tours: access, parking, paddle times and which tours start here.
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Kinaba Info Centre
Flush toilets, a lookout and stingrays: the QPWS centre on the upper Noosa River, and how to reach it.
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Harrys Hut
The timber-getter's hut on the upper Noosa River: history, distances, 4WD access and tours.
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Free Things To Do
What is actually free around the Everglades, and where the free options stop.
Planning
Lake Cootharaba
The crossing every Everglades trip starts with: distances, calm-water timing, swim advice and tours from the shore.
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Map And Route
Every distance and leg time on the upper Noosa River, from Tewantin to campsite 15, plus where each tour launches.
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Noosa National Park
The Coastal Walk, the koalas, the free entry, and how the park pairs with the upper river.
Prices And What To Expect
Planning
Choosing A Tour
Cruises, canoe days and kayak trips compared on price, duration and pickup.
Logistics
Everglades Kayak Tours
Guided and self-guided kayak listings for the upper Noosa River, compared on price, pace and cancellation.
Logistics
Self-Guided Canoe Hire
Hire points, prices, QPWS paddle times and river rules for a self-guided Noosa Everglades canoe day.
Logistics
Everglades Camping
Permits, fees, stay limits and river rules for camping the upper Noosa River.
Logistics
Everglades Cruises
Compare the three upper Noosa River cruises: times, prices, departure points and what each ticket includes.
Logistics
Eco Safari Guide
What eco safari really means on the upper Noosa River: cruises, canoe days and the one road trip.
Planning
Getting There
Routes, pickup options and transport for reaching the Everglades launch points from Noosa or Brisbane.
Logistics
Sunset Tours
What actually runs late on the river, and why afternoon light still delivers the mirrors.
Planning
What To Bring
Packing for the Everglades: layers, sun, dry bags and what your tour already includes.
Season, Wildlife And Planning Your Trip
Planning
River of Mirrors
Where the upper Noosa River's famous tannin reflections are, and how to catch the water at its calmest.
Planning
Best Time To Visit
Climate averages, river conditions, crowds and events: which month gives you the best Noosa Everglades day.
Planning
K'gari vs Everglades
Island 4WD day or river of mirrors? An honest comparison of the two big day trips from Noosa.
Planning
Weather By Month
Official month by month Noosa weather averages, with trip notes for river cruises and kayak days.
Planning
Noosa Attractions
From the Coastal Walk to Everglades river tours and Fraser Island day trips, here are the best things to do in Noosa.