Lakes Explorer : Wildlife Tours or Water-Taxi

Lakes Explorer offers a water taxi service (up to four passengers) to visit remote lake-side jetties and beaches near Lakes Entrance. Fees are based on distance, number of passengers or time. Destinations include Lakes Entrance jetties, Barrier Landing, Flagstaff Jetty-Ocean Entrance, Rigby Island, Kalimna, Nyerimilang Jetty, Fraser Island Retreat (guests only). Lakes Explorer Wildlife Boat Tours operate around the ocean entrance to the Gippsland Lakes. The educative boat tours focus on fur seals, pelicans, shorebirds, geography and occasionally dolphins. With a capacity of only two or three passengers, each tour may vary to suit the passengers. There are one or two hour options departing from Lakes Entrance. Departs as required, usually three or four days a week, if weather and tides are suitable.

All Water-Taxi and Wildlife Tours are run by Skipper Pete, a Certified ECO-Guide with Eco-Tourism Australia, a former Marine National Park Ranger, a qualified tour guide and member of Birdlife Australia. Lakes Explorer is a Licensed Tour Operator (DEECA Parks Victoria).