Dunk Island
A rainforest island across from Mission Beach, about 15 minutes by water taxi. You can hike Mount Kutalu or snorkel off Sandspit Beach.
Dunk Island is part of the Family Islands National Park group, and most of the island is rainforest. In the late 19th century, the writer Banfield lived here in seclusion and wrote The Confessions of a Beachcomber. The original resort was badly damaged by Cyclone Yasi in 2011 and did not fully reopen for many years, so the island is now mainly visited on day trips and for camping. Water taxis run from Wongaling Beach. You can walk the Mount Kutalu track (about 5.6 km return) for views over the strait, or snorkel near Sandspit. Supplies on the island are limited, so bring your own drinking water, food, and sun protection.
Opening hours
Daytime (water taxis run on schedule)
Nearby sights
- The Big Cassowary
- Mission Beach
- Licuala Fan Palm Walk
- Bicton Hill Track
- Bingil Bay
- Golden Gumboot, Tully
- Beaver Reef (Outer Great Barrier Reef)
- Tully Gorge & Tully River Rafting