Mon Repos Conservation Park | Bundaberg

4.1stars, rated out of 5

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1stars, rated out of 5 Hannah Davey
10 months ago
Unfortunately we had a terrible experience which left my family and I infuriated. We pre-booked our turtle encounter experience at Mon Repos back in September 2025 in the pre-sale ticket allocation as part of our booking to stay at the Turtle Sands caravan park. I registered for the waitlist for the pre-sale ticket allocation to ensure we didn’t miss out as my family and I were very excited for this. When we arrived for our encounter in late December, we were shocked to find ourselves amongst hundreds of people who had also booked… clearly not the intimate experience we had hoped for. We were then further disappointed to learn we had been allocated to group 5 for the night with little chance of seeing a turtle until 10:30/11pm at best. Now, I completely understand that we are at the beck and call of nature and I read all the terms and conditions about what to expect, however, I was infuriated to hear from the staff that they didn’t receive our booking for the encounter until 9 November! What is the point of pre-booking and taking my money on 2 September?!?! I have a confirmation email and receipt for my booking dated 2 September! What was even more frustrating was the rangers at the desk told us the people who had been allocated to group 1 for the encounters had booked on 2 September… when I actually booked!! There is clearly a massive issue with the booking process which is fed by gross false advertising. Needless to say my young daughters left in tears as they were too tired to wait until 10:30/11pm. I am so disappointed as Mon Repos Turtle Centre were obviously very happy to take my money at the earliest convenience whilst not providing the experience we were promised through the pre-booking process. I would not recommend.
5stars, rated out of 5 Pamela Svenson
8 months ago
My sister and I had the most wonderful experience watching the hatchlings emerge from the sand😊 Our guide was so knowledgeable and dedicated to this cause. We are in our late 60’s and read up on the experience before going so we’re prepared to wait however long it took to witness this incredible feat for these little babies! It’s something we will never forget, we saw 162 hatchlings emerge and watched them begin their life journey all alone. Such a struggle for them to even make it to the sandy surface…….we were blown away by it all🐢🐢
5stars, rated out of 5 Maria Mohorovic
7 years ago
A fascinating beach that changes so much as you walk it. Starting as golden sand at one end, moving through to shellgrit then pebbles and finally volcanic rock. Beautiful.
5stars, rated out of 5 Joanna
7 months ago
What a most amazing experience. I never thought I'd be part of something so incredible. Thank you all, but especially Emily.
5stars, rated out of 5 Debbie Wadwell
a year ago
Wow what an experience, our guide was fantastic and and extremely knowledgeable on the turtles, about 8 turtles came up while we were there. Highly recommend to all who are visiting. 17/122024 Thankyou from Deb, Scott and Ross, we will be back, keep up the great work
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Loggerhead turtle nesting on the Turtle Encounter Tour. Photo credit: Lise Pedersen © Queensland Government

The success of nesting and hatchling turtles at Mon Repos is critical for the survival of loggerhead turtles. Photo credit: Robert Ashdown © Queensland Government

Mon Repos Conservation Park is a quiet coastal oasis close to the city of Bundaberg. Here visitors can enjoy exploring the coastal environment along the beach, walking tracks and shared trail (for walkers and cyclists) and learn about marine turtle conservation.

For turtle conservation, Mon Repos is a globally significant site that supports the largest concentration of nesting marine turtles on the eastern Australian mainland, and the most significant loggerhead turtle nesting population in the South Pacific region. The success of the loggerhead nesting and hatching turtles at Mon Repos is critical for the survival of this endangered species.

Throughout the year the Mon Repos Turtle Centre is a hub for visitors and marine turtle conservation. Take a walk through the interpretive displays and learn about the turtle’s lifecycle, the threats they face and the role of conservation. The centre does not display captive, live turtles.

From November to late March, Turtle Encounter tour visitors can see nesting and hatching turtles on the beach at night.

Location

On the Woongarra coast, 14km east of Bundaberg.

Welcome

Mon Repos Conservation Park is located on the lands of the First Nations Bailai, Gurang, Gooreng Gooreng & Taribelang Bunda Peoples.

As traditional owners our identity is tied to caring for places on country and being actively involved in looking after animals and plants on country. Our ancestors have hunted and fished in this sea country since time immemorial and there are many important cultural sites in our region that we cherish, some of them here, at Mon Repos. For us it is a special place.

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