Meg's Macleay Secrets
Led by professional photographer Meg, this relaxed experience invites you to explore Macleay Island.
Step aboard the ferry, slow down, and let the island reveal it's secrets.
Meg’s Macleay Secrets is a thoughtfully curated day experience for lovers of enthralling gentle walks, photography, creativity, and coastal discovery.
Guided by professional photographer Meg, you’ll explore hidden corners of Macleay Island. This experience is unhurried, immersive, and perfect for curious minds who appreciate authentic places and creative inspiration.
On arrival, enjoy a hot or cold drink, at 8th Sense Kitchen.
At Meg’s Macleay Secrets, everyone is welcome 🌈
Suitable for 15 years and over.
GALLERY
Through her lens, Meg brings attention to fragile ecosystems, particularly focusing on bird and marine life such as dugongs, often endangered due to human activity. Her photography, marked by its clarity and evocative storytelling, aims to inspire change and raise awareness about the importance of environmental preservation.
Meg's an "All Rounder"
Meg is a charming, informative, and experienced tour guide, with five successful years leading tours on Kangaroo Island in South Australia.
She is also an internationally exhibited photographer with a passion for capturing nature, stories, and hidden beauty.
At Meg’s Macleay Secrets, everyone is welcome 🌈
THE DAY
Travel in comfort in our air-conditioned vehicle with relaxed, casual walking and spectacular bushland around beautiful Macleay Island (Alcheringa).
Enjoy sweeping bay vistas across Moreton Bay (Quandamooka), with views to neighbouring islands including North Stradbroke Island, Coochiemudlo Island and Karragarra Island.
We wander among significant paperbark (Oodgeroo) trees, enjoy a relaxing picnic lunch overlooking the sparkling bay.
Visually spectacular. Relaxing. Exhilarating.
Come discover the secrets with Meg. ✨
What you need to bring
WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING
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Comfortable, covered walking footwear
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Mosquito repellent
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Water bottle
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Sun protection (sunblock and hat)
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Small backpack
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Fully charged mobile phone
We began our morning at 8th Sense Kitchen with coffee and great company before heading out to explore the western side of the island. Gentle ambling walks, relaxed conversation, and plenty of beautiful photo opportunities set the tone for the day.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
Meg's Macleay Secrets acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the Elders past and present.
Tour Dates & COST
Tours available every THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY
Begin your day by catching the 9:00am Macleay Island ferry from Weinam Creek Car Park, Redland Bay Ferry Terminal. Enjoy a relaxing trip across the bay before arriving at Macleay Island Ferry Terminal, where I’ll personally meet you.
From there, we’ll head to 8th Sense Kitchen to start our experience together before setting off to explore and discover the island’s hidden gems.
Macleay Island — Alcheringa — where the sea whispers stories and the light dances across the waters of Moreton Bay (Quandamooka Country).
We travel gently, in cool comfort, pausing where the land opens to sweeping horizons. Across the shimmering bay, the silhouettes of North Stradbroke Island, Peel Island and Coochiemudlo Island rise like ancient guardians of the sea.
We wander beneath paperbark trees — Oodgeroo — their soft trunks holding quiet strength and stories of the women of Quandamooka. Here, the breeze carries salt and memory. Here, the sky feels wider.
There are moments for photographs, moments for stillness, moments to simply breathe it all in.
And then, overlooking the sparkling upper bay, we share a picnic — not just a meal, but a pause in time. A chance to sit with the beauty, the culture, and the spirit of this remarkable place.
Come walk the story of the island with Meg. ✨
At Meg’s Macleay Secrets, everyone is welcome 🌈
Duration: 5+ hour Guided Tour
Price: $165.00 per person
10% Discount if you bring a friend
BOOK HERE: https://www.trybooking.com/DKCRJ
Suitable for over 15yrs
For your peace of mind, Meg’s Macleay Secrets is fully insured for all guided tours and experiences.
Contact
Get in touch with Meg's Macleay Secrets for an unforgettable tour experience. We are here to assist you with any inquiries you may have about our tours.
Petrea McCarthy MI
Eye-opening tour of this beautiful island's most scenic and historic gems. Meg's extensive local knowledge, tour guiding experience and comfortable vehicle combined to create a wonderful day trip. Highly recommended.
Cila Whyte MI
I can't recommend Meg's Photographic Escape highly enough. She offers a creative, inspiring, and genuinely uplifting experience that showcases the very best of this beautiful part of Queensland. Meg's sharp attention to detail and passion for photography and the island were unmistakable as she led us on a captivating visual journey to hidden gems we would never have found on our own; pretty beaches, lush wetlands, heritage spots, and sandy coastal flats. A fantastic experience from start to finish. Thank you, Meg!
Solveig Prescott MI
A thoroughly enjoyable and inspirational tour of Macleay’s hidden scenic treasures. This new venture is not to be missed! Such fun and so well organized, this knowledgeable tour is a must!
Belinda Bayne
Throw in some history/a bucket load of local knowledge and you have 'Meg's Macleay Secrets' whom herself is a renowned photographer. Meg will take you along beautiful walking tracks showing you her 'Secrets' of Macleay Island. Abundance in fauna/flora and the island's perimeters. Wonderful for all that enjoy the outdoors. You're transported around in an extremely comfortable SUV. Lunch is also provided down at one of the beautiful beaches.
It was great...Thankyou Meg