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The Gold Coast is probably Australia's best known holiday region with incredible beaches stretching from Southport at the northern end to the New South Wales border. Averages 300 days of sunlight and attracts over 3 million visitors per year. An incredible collection
of Gold Coast accommodation is
available to service the influx of tourists and holiday makers, with
features, facilities and budgets to suit every taste and budget. Visitors
with only a short stop-over or who prefer the convenience of an hotel will
find an excellent choice of Gold
Coast hotels to meet their every need.
Travel just a few minutes inland to the hinterland with its unspoiled rainforests, spectacular views, bush-walking, wildlife and National Parks. Several fine hinterland resorts cater to those wanting to enjoy the region but bypass the sun, sand and sea holiday. To fully appreciate all that the Gold Coast has to offer, visitors should consider a rental car if they are not travelling with their own vehicle.
Southport - location of some of the most recent gold Coast developments such as the the Marina Mirage complex. The Sheraton Mirage Hotel and Seaworld. The Broadwater is a popular recreational waterway and rapidly developing into a popular tourist destination servicing the northern end of the Gold Coast.
Surfers Paradise - the major focal point of the Gold Coast and often mistakenly described as being the Gold Coast. Spectacular nightlife and casino and more restaurants per square kilometre than anywhere else in Australia. Several major shopping centres. Heavily developed with resort and apartment complexes, motels and holiday accommodation of all types.
Broadbeach - just a few kilometres to the south of Surfers Paradise. Now one of the major destinations for holiday makers on the Gold Coast. Noted for its excellent range and variety of restaurants and shopping options. New resorts, apartment complexes and shopping centres dot the skyline. Excellent patrolled beaches and the location for some of Australia's major surf life saving carnivals.
Burleigh Heads - a headland that hosts a small National Park and koala park. Short 3 km walking track with excellent coastal views. Popular spot with surfers and one of the more popular holiday locations for families. Travel west from the coast to visit Fleays Fauna Centre.
Currumbin - best known for the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and the feeding of the rainbow lorrikeets which come swooping out of the surrounding bush at feeding times. Has grown from a simple bird sanctuary to a wildlife reserve and various tourist attractions. Coolangatta - the southern end of the Gold Coast at the border of Queensland and New South Wales. Urban sprawl has seen a merging of Coolangatta and neighbouring Tweed Heads into twin towns.
Warner Bros Movie World is a working movie studio that also provides tourist attractions, stunt shows and movie and cartoon characters to entertain the kids. Wet 'n Wild is a comprehensive mixture of slides, toboggans, wave pools, twisters together with facilities for the younger children. These two attractions are next to each other adjacent the Pacific Highway 3 km south of Oxenford. The Spit at Southport is home to Seaworld, the largest aquatic park in Australia. Performing dolphins, whales, seals together with waterskiing and aquaballet displays. Also a series of roller-coaster rides.
Take the circuit from Coolangatta south to Murwillumbah and swing north through Crystal Creek, Chillingham, Numinbah, Natural Bridge, Nerang, Mudgeeraba and back to the coast. Another option is to take a detour from Nerang and head west through Tamborine National Parks taking in Wilson's Lookout, Thunderbird Park and Cedar Creek Falls before rejoining the highway at Beenleigh.
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Queensland Gold Coast
Holidays
The Gold Coast boasts
some world class resort golf courses, played by the world's leading
professionals in some of Australia's major tournaments.
Places of
Interest - Gold Coast
Inspect our
Gold
Coast Attractions - most of the
attractions are located at the northern end of the Gold Coast and
have reasonable access from both the Gold Coast and Brisbane.
Dreamworld,
an Australian version of Disneyland with rides and attractions,
and Koala Town, a nature reserve, are both near
Coomera which is 56 km south of Brisbane.
The Hinterland
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the "green behind the gold" and a
popular day trip
destination for Gold Coast holiday makers. An area of National Parks, rainforests, scenic lookouts and lodges. Rugged
country with narrow, steep and winding roads. Drive carefully.