Tangalooma Island Resort

We had a lovely stay at Tangalooma. The animal feedings were great & very informative. The accommodation was clean and comfortable and the food & drink options at the resort were fabulous. The highlight was definitely the dolphin feeding! Just amazing. The beach and water was just beautiful. Taking the kids for a trip here next year!

Absolute beautiful island and so much to explore as well as every facility to just relax. Recommend for any age group and family dynamic.

i went on my own and no 4WD, and was unable to do the north and south tours as they need 6 people. that means I didn't actually see the Island. I did the only walk there was.

Everything you need in the one place - would highly recommend staying at Tangalooma Resort. So much to do on the island so need as much time as possible.

Lots of potential! But they need to invest in upgrading the resort more and also lean a lot more into their history of being the primary filming location for the iconic 2002 Scooby Doo movie. This resort has wonderful customer service all around, with lots of activities to book and beautiful views, but we couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed with our stay. Of course it doesn't look like Spooky Island, but it's almost like a secret that the movie was filmed there, and almost all traces of the movie was wiped clean from the resort, besides an alleged Scooby Doo white laundry bin(?) and a themed mocktail. They don't even have a single tiki or spooky-themed bar, only one sports bar, which is such a massive disappointment. The jetty has been completely redone from wooden to concrete (not a bad thing, but of course, it looks completely different from the movie), the pool from the Sugar Ray scene is still there, but they only have two pools that are both not heated (they say one is, but an employee told me the heater has been broken for a long time and they never fixed it) and ZERO jacuzzis. The breakfast buffet is extensive but all of the food is quite lacking in options for vegans (only one mushroom burger and a side of tofu and main course of vegetables at the Asian restaurant) – we left quite hungry and everything is very overpriced on the island. Luckily their TVs were upgraded to smart TVs in the bedrooms so I could at least BUY the Scooby Doo movie and watch it on Amazon Prime, since they can't pre-load the DVD into a DVD player anymore. The rooms are upgraded, yet oddly lacking in decorations, with no art pieces of the island or anything, and they combine two twin beds to turn them into a queen ("king") bed and had some occasional tiny ants roaming the room. Also, it's important to note that the wifi is quite slow but that's the case all over Oz, and fortunately, they do offer wheelchairs at $5 per day for those who can't easily walk the long path back and forth from the jetty even to reception or further (since there's multiple companies managing different activities and professional photos). Truly, it's a beautiful island that's worth a day visit, wild dolphin feeding is so special, and snorkeling the wrecks is a MUST do (so is sand dune tobogganing or at least going out to the dunes, but that activity was too exhausting for me physically). But for being the only resort on this island (and it's also not environmentally conscious enough as it runs completely on diesel generators), they can do SO much more with it.