Tin Can Bay Dolphin Feeding
Barnacles Dolphin Centre
Every morning at the Tin Can Bay wharf, wild Australian humpback dolphins swim in to feed, and visitors can wade in under volunteer guidance to feed them.
Tin Can Bay is about 40 kilometers west of Rainbow Beach. Each morning at around 7 to 8 a.m., wild Australian humpback dolphins swim to the wharf beside the Barnacles Dolphin Centre, a routine that has held almost daily for decades. Visitors stand in the shallow water while staff hand out fish and visitors take turns feeding the dolphins. The feeding fee is about a dozen Australian dollars, and watching alone costs less. Dolphin visits depend on nature and are not guaranteed, so arrive before 8 a.m. The centre has a café next door for breakfast. It is about 35 minutes' drive from Rainbow Beach, so you can feed the dolphins and then return to town to see the dunes on the same day.
Opening hours
Daily approx. 07:00–12:00 (feeding around 08:00)
Nearby sights
- Inskip Point
- Rainbow Beach
- Carlo Sandblow
- Searys Creek
- Poona Lake
- Freshwater Lake
- Double Island Point
- Wolf Rock