Do in Yeppoon

Mount Baga’s peak is 221 metres above sea level has a treacherous surface of loose shale under a layer of dry rainforest on the lower slopes and hoop pines further up.

The main tour, departing on the hour from 09:00 to 16:00, takes you on a kilometre long walk through the caves to view their surprising dimensions, bizarre concretions, the roots of fig trees and perhaps the insectivorous bats that inhabit the system.

The main ferry operator is Freedom Fast Cat Cruises, which has a service departing in the morning and then returning from Great Keppel Island in the afternoon, as well as an earlier “early bird” transfer.

The sand is firm and perfect for walking on, and dogs can come along provided they’re on a leash.

This is Wreck Point, commanding a perfect panorama of Keppel Bay and the Capricorn Coast.

A treasured part of the Capricorn Coast National Park is the Bluff Point section, where the rugged headland grants awesome panoramas of the Keppel Islands, the coastline and Yeppoon’s hinterland.

There’s a startling contrast of habitats at Capricorn Coast National Park, comprising steep volcanic outcrops, beaches, mangroves, eucalypt forest, tussock grassland and dry rainforest.

The zero-depth Keppel Kraken has a load of interactive elements like jets, water cannons, fountains and the only umbrella bucket to be found in Queensland.

Not many towns can claim to have a public outdoor pool with a swim-up infinity edge.

With rugged, forest cloaked terrain that rises suddenly from the coast, Great Keppel Island covers a little more than 1,300 hectares.