Gold Coast Travel Guide
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Highlights of the Gold Coast Australia
Theme Parks Accommodation Food and drink
Car Hire
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The Gold Coast
in Queensland is one of Australia's most popular holiday destinations. The
Gold Coast is a stretch of beautiful white sandy beaches including Surfers
Paradise, Broad beach, North Burleigh Beach, Currumbin and Coolangatta which is right on
the border with the state of New South Wales.
Upcoming Events on the Gold Coast 2011
Time has arrived for whale watching season on the Gold Coast. There are a number of boats that take tourist trips out to see the migration of the whales from the Antarctic waters, south of Australia to the warmer waters of North Queensland for the breeding season.
What's on in the Gold Coast
Check out what's on in the Gold Coast - festivals, sporting events, music concerts.
February 2012, March 2012, April 2012, May 2012, June 2012, July 2012, August 2012, September 2012, October 2012 and November 2012
How to get to the Gold CoastThe Gold Coast airport is located at Coolangatta and has domestic flights and some international flights to Japan, New Zealand and Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
Airlines that service Coolangatta Airport include Jetstar, Virgin Blue, Tiger Airways and Air Asia. Transport to and from Coolangatta Airport.There are regular buses from Coolangatta airport going north and south. Car hire companies include Avis and Europcar. If you want something a bit fancy why not hire a limo. There are several limo hire companies on the Gold Coast including www.limjet.com
Last updated 12th February 2012 |
Surfers Paradise Gold Coast
Currumbin Beach Gold Coast The Gold Coast has a great selection of restaurants from around the world including German, Japanese, Chinese, Korean and of course restaurants serving Australian cuisine including kangaroo. Click here for a list of restaurants on the Gold Coast including contact details and reviews. Top 10 Things to do on the Gold Coast1. Visit the Beach. With some of the best beaches in the world, white sand, beautiful blue water. Whether you are into surfing, water sports (jet-skis, waterskiing, paragliding) or just laying on the beach watching the crowd wonder by.
2. The Gold Coast Hinterland are less than an hours drive from Surfer Paradise. Made up of the McPherson Range there are some great walking trails and activities in the multi National Parks including Tamborine National Park and Lamington National Park.
3. Seaworld the best marine life park in Australia. Marine life on display include sharks, dolphin, polar bears, penguins, seals and turtles. Also some great adventure rides. 4. Movie World - Hollywood on the Gold Coast. 5. Dream World and Wet N Wild Theme Parks. Dream World has some of the best roller coasters and action rides while Wet N Wild has the highest and faster water slides in Australia. 6. Fishing - As well as the spectacular beaches the Gold Coast is made up of a series of waterways including rivers, canals and lagoons with plenty of great fishing spots. Or take a fishing charter out for some deep sea fishing. 7. Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary visit some of Australia's animal and bird life including kangaroos, koala bears, reptiles and emus. 8. Restaurants - no one could possibly go hungry on the Gold Coast. With plenty of fast food restaurants as well as a diverse range of international restaurants including Thai, Japanese, Korean, German, Indonesian, Turkish and plenty more. See our list of restaurants on the Gold Coast. 9. Jupiters Casino - take in one of the various shows, eat or grab a drink at the many restaurants and bars. 10. Shopping - with some of the largest shopping malls in Australia the women, and men who like to spend their money will be happy. Surfers Paradise has a range of the designer shops.
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