Bespoke Travel
Brisbane, Entirely on Your Terms
A scheduled tour is a wonderful thing, but it belongs to everyone on the bus. A private Brisbane tour belongs to you. You choose where to go and when to leave, you set the pace, and you have your guide's complete attention for the day. Want to spend an extra half-hour at the lookout, swap shopping for a gallery, or build the whole day around a child's love of koalas? Done.
We've designed private days for couples celebrating an anniversary, multi-generation families who needed a pace that worked for everyone, photographers chasing the right light, and companies hosting clients they wanted to impress. The brief changes every time. The standard doesn't: a Brisbane-born guide, a vehicle suited to your group, and logistics handled so completely that all you have to do is enjoy the day.
How a Private Tour Differs
There are no fixed departures and no per-seat tickets. Instead, you tell us what you'd love to do, and we build it: the route, the timing, the stops, the vehicle and a single, all-inclusive price. Nothing is locked — adjust the plan in the planning stage, and again on the day if the mood takes you.
Every private booking includes your own guide and vehicle, free hotel or terminal pickup, a fully customisable itinerary, and one specialist looking after you from first enquiry to final drop-off.
Your Brisbane
A Day Built Around You
What We Can Build
Private Tours, Your Way
A few of the private experiences we're asked for most — each one a starting point, not a fixed package. Tell us your brief and we'll tailor it to your group, then send a single all-in quote.
Private Brisbane City Tour
Your own guide and vehicle for a private tour of Brisbane, built entirely around you. Story Bridge, South Bank, Mount Coot-tha, the Botanic Gardens — or wherever your interests lead. Start when you like, linger where you want, skip what you don't.
- ✓Private guide & vehicle — just your group
- ✓Fully customisable itinerary
- ✓Free hotel pickup & drop-off
- ✓Flexible start time & pace
- ✓All entry fees arranged
Private Family Day Out
A private day designed around your family — koalas at Lone Pine, the beach at South Bank, a relaxed lunch and a pace that suits the kids. Car seats provided, no rushing, and a guide who's brilliant with children.
- ✓Private guide & vehicle for your family
- ✓Itinerary paced for children
- ✓Car seats & boosters provided
- ✓Wildlife, beach & lookout stops
- ✓Free hotel pickup
Private Day Trip — Your Choice
Stradbroke, Tamborine, the Scenic Rim, Australia Zoo or the Gold Coast — a private day trip to anywhere within reach of Brisbane, exclusively for your group and entirely on your timetable.
- ✓Choose any destination within reach
- ✓Exclusive use — just your group
- ✓Ferries & entry fees arranged
- ✓Set your own departure & stops
- ✓Free hotel pickup
Corporate & Group Charters
Conference transfers, team offsites, client hosting and incentive days. Modern vehicles from 6 to 24 seats, professional guides, and seamless logistics handled end to end — so you can focus on your people.
- ✓Vehicles from 6 to 24 seats
- ✓Conference & event transfers
- ✓Team offsites & incentive days
- ✓Professional guides & drivers
- ✓Single point of contact
Special Occasions
Anniversaries, milestone birthdays, proposals and reunions. A private guide who makes the day effortless, a route built around the moment, and the small touches that turn an outing into a memory.
- ✓Private guide & vehicle
- ✓Route built around your occasion
- ✓Discreet, attentive service
- ✓Restaurant & venue arrangements
- ✓Free hotel pickup
Private Wine & Food Experience
A private cellar-door and providore day through the hinterland — Mount Tamborine, the Scenic Rim or the Northern Rivers — with a designated driver throughout so every guest, without exception, can enjoy the tastings.
- ✓Private guide & designated driver
- ✓Curated cellar doors & providores
- ✓Everyone can taste — no driving
- ✓Long lunch arranged on request
- ✓Free hotel pickup
Who We Tailor For
Private Tours for Every Occasion
However your group is made up and whatever the reason, there's a private Brisbane tour shaped to fit.
Corporate & Incentive
Conference and event transfers, team offsites, client-hosting days and reward tours. Modern, well-presented vehicles, professional guides and logistics managed from first email to final drop-off.
Families & Multi-Gen
A day that works for grandparents and grandchildren alike — a gentle pace, kid-friendly stops, car seats provided, and a guide who keeps everyone happy from the youngest to the eldest.
Special Occasions
Anniversaries, proposals, milestone birthdays and reunions. We build the route around the moment, arrange the venues and touches, and keep the logistics invisible so the day simply flows.
Special-Interest
Wine, golf, photography, history, gardens, architecture — whatever you're passionate about, we design a private day around it, with a guide who knows the subject and the best places to indulge it.
Cruise & Transit
Pickups from the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal and the airport, with shore-excursion and layover tours timed precisely around your ship or flight — so you see the best of the city without ever cutting it fine.
Accessible & Senior-Friendly
Step-free options, a relaxed pace, comfortable seating and accessible vehicles on request. We plan around mobility needs from the outset so every guest can enjoy the day in comfort.
The Cooee Tours Difference
Why Choose a Private Tour?
Six things that come standard when the day is entirely your own.
Exclusively Yours
The whole vehicle, the whole day, just your group. No strangers, no shared schedule — only the people you chose to spend it with.
Your Itinerary
We design the route with you and you can reshape it whenever you like — including on the day itself. The plan serves you, not the other way around.
Your Pace, Your Time
Start early or sleep in. Spend an hour at the lookout or five minutes. There's no group to wait for and no clock but your own.
The Right Vehicle
A comfortable sedan or SUV for couples and small families, a minibus for mid-sized groups, or a full coach for up to 24 — matched to your party.
Expert Local Guides
Brisbane-born guides who are as comfortable hosting a corporate client as entertaining a carful of grandchildren — attentive, knowledgeable and discreet.
Planned With a Person
One specialist looks after you from first enquiry to final drop-off. No call centres, no handoffs — just someone who knows your booking.
Simple, Personal Planning
How a Private Tour Works
Four easy steps from first idea to the perfect day — with a real person guiding you the whole way.
1 · Tell Us Your Plans
- Group size & dates
- Interests & must-sees
- Budget & vehicle
- Any access needs
2 · We Design It
- A tailored itinerary
- The right guide & vehicle
- Timings & logistics
- A clear, all-in quote
3 · You Confirm
- Review & tweak freely
- Simple deposit to lock in
- Final details confirmed
- Pickup time set
4 · Enjoy the Day
- Door-to-door pickup
- Your guide, your pace
- Change plans anytime
- We handle everything
Guest Reviews
What Our Private Guests Say
We hosted six interstate clients and wanted it to feel effortless — and it was. One contact organised everything, the guide read the room perfectly, and the vehicle was immaculate. Our clients are still talking about the day.
Three generations, ages 6 to 81, and somehow everyone had a wonderful day. The guide paced it beautifully, had car seats ready for the little ones, and knew exactly when to slow down for Grandma. Worth every cent.
I proposed at Mount Coot-tha at sunset and Cooee made it seamless — the timing, the privacy, even a quiet word with me beforehand so it all went to plan. She said yes. I couldn't have done it without them.
We had one free day off our cruise and wanted to actually see Brisbane, not stand in a queue. They collected us right at the terminal, built the day around our sailing time, and had us back with an hour to spare. Flawless.
As keen photographers we wanted the right light at the right spots, not a standard loop. Our guide knew exactly where to be and when, waited patiently while we worked, and our shots from the day are the best of the whole trip.
A private hinterland wine day for my husband's 60th — eight of us, a designated driver, and not one of us had to worry about anything. The cellar doors were beautifully chosen and the long lunch was a highlight. Just perfect.
FAQ
Private Tour FAQ
Tell us your group size, your dates and what you'd like to see. We design a tailored itinerary, match you with the right guide and vehicle, and send a clear, all-in quote. A simple deposit confirms it, and you can adjust the plan right up to — and on — the day.
Private tours are priced per group rather than per person, so the cost depends on duration, group size, vehicle and inclusions. Half-day private city tours start from around $490 per group; full-day and day-trip experiences are higher, and corporate charters are quoted individually. Request a quote and we'll give you one all-inclusive price.
From 2 guests up to 24, with a vehicle to match — a sedan or SUV for couples and small families, a minibus for mid-sized groups, or a full coach for larger parties. Multiple-vehicle charters for bigger groups can be arranged on request.
Completely — that's the whole point. Choose your destinations, your start time and your pace, linger where you like and skip what you don't. Your guide adapts to you throughout the day, not to a timetable.
Yes. We handle conference and event transfers, team offsites, client-hosting days and incentive tours, with modern vehicles from 6 to 24 seats, professional guides and end-to-end logistics. Share your brief and we'll build the program around it.
Yes. We offer pickups from the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal and the airport, and we time layover and shore-excursion tours around your ship or flight so you're never cutting it fine. Just share your sailing or flight details when you enquire.
For peak dates, large groups and special occasions, the earlier the better — popular guides and larger vehicles book out. That said, we can often arrange tours at short notice, so it's always worth asking even close to your date.
Your quote includes your guide, vehicle, pickup and all agreed inclusions as a single price. A deposit confirms the booking, with the balance due before the tour. Cancellation terms are set out clearly in your quote, and rescheduling is usually possible — just let us know as early as you can.
About Private Brisbane Tours
Everything You Need to Know About Private Tours
Private Brisbane Tours — Bespoke & Exclusive
A private tour gives you the whole vehicle, your guide's full attention and an itinerary shaped entirely around your group. There are no fixed departures and no per-seat tickets — instead, you tell us what you'd love to do and we design it: the route, the timing, the stops and a single all-inclusive price. It's the most flexible, personal way to see Brisbane, whether that's a half-day for two or a full charter for two dozen.
Private Day Trips & City Tours
Keep it in the city with a private Brisbane tour of Story Bridge, South Bank, Mount Coot-tha and the Botanic Gardens — or head further afield on a private day trip to North Stradbroke, Tamborine Mountain, the Scenic Rim or Australia Zoo. Either way, the day runs to your clock: a relaxed start, time to linger at the places you love, and the freedom to change the plan whenever the mood takes you.
Corporate, Group & Event Charters
Cooee handles private charters for business too — conference and event transfers, team offsites, client-hosting days and incentive tours. With vehicles from 6 to 24 seats, professional guides and a single point of contact managing every detail, you can put your people first while we take care of the logistics, the timing and the experience.
Occasions, Access & Special Interests
Private tours suit the moments that matter — anniversaries, proposals, milestone birthdays and family reunions — as well as special-interest days built around wine, golf, photography or history. We also plan carefully around accessibility and mobility needs, with relaxed pacing and accessible vehicles on request, and we welcome cruise and transit passengers with terminal pickups timed to your schedule.
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