Welcome to Paradise
North Stradbroke Island is a pristine, secluded island paradise – a hidden treasure only one hour from central Brisbane.
Opened in 1992, Manta Lodge and Stradbroke Island Scuba Centre is the island’s only PADI dive centre. Located right on the beach at beautiful Point Lookout, we run a full service 5 Star PADI dive resort offering daily scuba dive and snorkel trips, all levels of scuba courses and quality budget backpacker beachfront accommodation.
Come and enjoy the many amazing sights the island has to offer such as snorkelling or scuba diving in our magnificent underwater playgrounds, see the natural beauty of the island on an exciting 4-Wheel-Drive tour, get up close and personal with local wildlife, go surfing, kayaking, sandboarding or fishing or simply relax on our pristine, empty beaches.
‘So close to Brisbane, but you feel 1000 miles away from it all!’
Visit Manta Lodge and Scuba Centre and let our friendly, professional and experienced staff show you the magic of Straddie! Both above and below the water.
Looking forward to seeing you over here soon!
Map and Directions
Scuba Dive Brisbane - Dive Stradbroke Island
Stradbroke Island Scuba Centre offers a full service dive facility, right from the beach at Point Lookout. Boat dives run daily to some of the best sites South-East Queensland has to offer.
All of these fantastic dive sites are within a quick fifteen minute trip from our establishment:
Recently awarded 10 year outstanding service to the dive industry.
- Flat Rock with its Nursery, Shark Alley, Turtle Caves, The Bowl
- Shag Rock with its amazing swimthrough
- Manta Bommie with its amazing wildlife
- Middle Rock
- Boat Rock
Visibility is usually around 15-20m, and, during the summer months we often experience visibility up to 30m! Over spring and summer we enjoy a stable climate with day temperatures averaging 27C, with water temperatures ranging from 25-27C in summer and 19-22C in the winter months. The dives sites are situated around large exposed and unexposed rocks and reefs, all situated out from Point Lookout.
We offer dives for the novice to the expert, as well as PADI Diving experiences and courses:
- Discover Scuba Diving Experience
- Open Water Diver
- Open Water Diver on line with elearning
- Advanced Diver
- Advanced Diver online
- Rescue Diver
Or if you haven’t been diving in a while you keen to get back in the water you can do a Refresher Course
Accommodation & Bookings
You can book accommodation online and get instant confirmation.
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Manta Lodge YHA is a proud Winner of a Redlands Tourism Award for Backpacker Accommodation.
Perfectly located on one of Stradbroke Island’s most pristine beaches, Manta Lodge YHA provides excellent budget beachfront accommodation. Enjoy the beauty of our amazing island paradise in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere where you can meet new friends and catch up with old ones.
We have recently renovated private Twin and Double rooms, as well as clean, comfortable and secure 4, 6 and 8 share dorm style rooms.
Our facilities include a fully-equipped kitchen, outdoor BBQ and dining area, huge common room with comfy couches and TV/DVD/VCR, free pool and ping-pong tables, laundry, wireless broadband internet access, outdoor heated showers and lock-up facilities for valuables.
Activities
Winner of Redlands Tourism Awards for Adventure Tourism.
Whilst the island is the perfect place to kick back and relax, there’s also plenty of adventurous and exciting activities to keep you occupied when visiting our island paradise.
Straddie’s has a host of things to do to ensure your island experience is as action-packed and adventurous as you want it to be.
From the thrills of charging through the waves on our boats and experiencing the magic of our underwater playgrounds on a snorkelling trip, to a relaxing afternoon spent fishing from one of the island’s spectacular beaches, there’s something for everyone.
