Mackay Travel Guides (Updated September 2026)

The ladies do an amazing job. Des was very informative and entertaining! I could have pulled up a bar stool and had some fun with the cocktail blends Des talked about!

We were very fortunate to have a personal tour (only ones there) with Desley, Pam and Sam (good to see some Kiwi’s working in Aussie (Sam)). The ladies had a lot of knowledge to share with the history and how the sugar cane is processed. Plenty of parking (we were in a 6 berth Campervan and found this ok). Serena has a lot of history and this is a must stop. After the tour, we headed for a tasting (very informative and a nice wee finish, we certainly left with some goodies to take home to NZ). While we did the tasting our daughter made candy floss to enjoy! Was very impressed with the engagement for our daughter.

Kcee gave us a warm welcome to The Sugar Shed. On the tour, Carla’s knowledge of the sugar industry and her commitment to us understanding the importance of buying Australian made sugar was amazing. Thank you

Leanne was an amazing tour guide, kept our interest the full hour. Enjoyed having the special names to go with machinery for processing

Michelle was anexcellent guide, full of information and highly approachable. The pub/pie lunch was excellent. Platypus viewing was a major highlight.

It was an amazing experience.

Michelle was a great tour guide - very knowledgeable and helpful. It was a great day out - beautiful scenery, was wonderful seeing platypus, a pitta, a Ulysses butterfly, fruit bats, a blue helmeted honeyeater, a brush turkey and turtles. Lunch was wonderful also - great pies. Would highly recommend this tour.

It was the best ride ever ,fast,fun and enjoyable. My friends and i share this memories stories to our families.

Nathan was great and very informative. Thanks again.

Wear your swimming gear, a hair tie and wear the safety glasses to keep the water out of your eyes and hang on.

Excellent tour with Karla. Very informative with generous tastings to end the tour. Lovely light lunch in cafe was also very nice Would 100% recommend a visit

Very knowledgeable and enjoyable experience. Great lunch. Kayc , Sam Kayla and Pam. Lovely ladies and very knowledgeable. Worth a stop over.

Fun, informative and delicious. Highly recommend this tour.

This was an enjoyable experience - thoroughly enjoyed our tour learning about the sugar industry. Our tour guide Kasey was great. Very informative & she made it fun & interesting for a young family that joined our group. The tasting session was a bonus with the option of buying some of the goodies in the shop afterwards.

Expectations met, we met at 3am and arrived after an hour drive while the animals were already at the beach and we observed them until they left after their breakfast after 5am. Than we walked to the lookouts in the national park and had our breakfast at 7am. Thanks to our lovely tourguide Michelle. I would definitely do it again🦘🙌🏽

This was a friendly well run experience. Nathan our driver/guide was safe and knowledgeable and the bus comfortable. The swim was a good way to cool off and the two pools nice to swim in. Lunch was in a characterful old tavern - (you can have pretty much anything you like as long as it's a pie). The highlight was seeing a platypus, which requires patience but Nathan was a good spotter and we saw at least one, possibly two, as well as plenty of turtles. The final stop was at a spectacular lookout. A great day, delivered with enthusiasm and professionally.