Sunshine
Coast Australia is in southern Queensland.
The coast north of Brisbane is beautiful, and it's not quite as
touristic as the
neighbouring Gold Coast.
In the southern parts of it there
are Bribie Island, Glasshouse Mountains and the famous
Australia Zoo. Further north are Ettamogah Pub,
the Big
Pineapple and Eumundi with its popular Saturday Markets.
Furthest north is Noosa and Noosa National Park with coastal walks and
views over emerald blue waters.
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Sunshine Coast Australia -
Bribie Island near Brisbane
Just north of Brisbane
is Bribie Island.
Northern
Bribie Island
is covered by a national park with nice camping spots, while in the
southern end there is a bridge to the mainland close to the small
settlements Bongaree, Bellara and Woorim.
There are some good beaches
and accommodation in this end of the island, including Aqua
Vista Apartments, Avon
Lodge B&B, Fairways
Golf and Beach Retreat, On
the Bay Resort, On
the Beach Resort, and Placid
Waters Holiday Apartments.
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Sunshine Coast Australia - Glasshouse
Mountains National Park
North of Brisbane along the coast you first drive past the tops of Glasshouse Mountains
on your left hand side, and then
the turnoff to Australia
Zoo.
Australia
Zoo
is one of the best zoo parks in Australia. It has
the usual Australian
Animals such as kangaroos,
koalas,
wombats,
echidnas,
birds and reptiles, as well as
Australian poisonous snakes,
snake shows and crocodile
feeding shows. It’s a huge park with
shops and food outlets, you can easily spend a whole day here
watching different shows and getting your photo taken with a koala.
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Sunshine Coast Australia - Australia
Zoo Australia Zoo
used to be owned
by the famous wildlife warrior Steve
Irwin who was killed by a stingray in the waters out of Port
Douglas in September 2006. His wife Terri and
kids Bindi and Bob continue running the park today.
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Sunshine Coast Australia - Caloundra
East of the Australia Zoo, on the coast is Caloundra
- a town
with a nice beach, and an aviation museum.
Places to stay in Caloundra include apartments such as Belvedere
Apartments, Bluewater
Point Apartments, Burgess
Kings Beach Apartments, Casablanca
Beachfront Apartments, Centrepoint
Holiday Apartments, Cheltenham
Apartments, Estoril
on Moffat Apartments, Fairseas
Apartments, Kings
Bay Apartments, Kings
Row Apartments, Lindomare
Apartments, Maritime
Holiday Units, Merrima
Court Holiday Apartments, Sandy
Shores Apartments, Sea
Point Ocean Apartments, Seafarer
Chase Holiday Apartments and Tranquil
Shores Holiday Apartments; resorts such as Beachside
Resort, BreakFree
Grand Pacific Resort, Gemini
Resort, Maleny
Views Cottage Resort, Mariners
Resort, Moorings
Beach Resort, Ocean
Views Resort, Pumicestone
Blue Resort, Raintrees
Resort, Rolling
Surf Resort, Rumba
Beach Resort & Spa, Rydges
Oasis Resort, Sails
Resort on Golden Beach, Shearwater
Resort, Watermark
Resort, Waterview
Resort, and Worldmark
Golden Beach Resort;
hotels such as Adelong
Court, Artisan
Spa Views, Aspect
Caloundra, Belaire
Place, Caloundra
Central Apartment Hotel, Crowne
Plaza Pelican Waters and Meridian
Caloundra, Monaco;
motels such as Beerwah
Glasshouse Mountains Motel, Beerwah
Motor Lodge and City
Centre Motel; bed and breakfast accommodation such as Beerwah
Hideaway B&B, Blackwattle
Farm B&B, Eyrie
Escape B&B, Poppies
B&B, and other accommodation such as Bendles
Cottages & Country Villas, Caloundra
Backpackers, Crookneck
Retreat, Curramore
Country Cabins, Egyptian
Dream Retreat, Glasshouse
Mountains Eco Lodge, Glasshouse
Mountains Holiday Village, Glass
on Glasshouse Cottages, Heaven
in the Hills, Maleny
Hideaway Guesthouse, Maleny
Tropical Retreat, Maleny
Villas, Mango
Hill Farm, Minto
Beach House, Montville
Holiday House, Norfolks
on Moffat Beach, Ocean
View Tourist Park Cabins, Portobello
by the Sea, Spicers
Tamarind Retreat, Spicy
Oasis Cottages, Surfside
on the Beach, Tripcony
Quays, Waringa
Court and Whispering
Valley Cottage Retreat.
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Sunshine Coast Australia - Mooloolaba and Underwater World
North of Caloundra is Mooloolaba
with a theme park – Underwater
World and . Places to stay in Mooloolaba
include holiday apartments such as 84
the Spit Holiday Apartments, Alexandra
on the Pacific Apartments, Bayview
Harbourview Apartments, Bellardoo
Holiday Apartments, Coco
Apartments, Dockside
Apartments, Excellisor
Holiday Apartments, Malibu
Holiday Apartments, Newport
Apartments, Osprey
Apartments, Sailfish
Cove Holiday Apartments, Sailport
Apartments and Windward Apartments; resorts such as Aegean
Resort, Beach
Club Resort, Caribbean
Resort, Cliento
Resort, Landmark
Resort, Mantra
Beach Resort, Peninsular
Beachfront Resort, Seamark
ResortSeaview
Resort; hotels such as Beachside
Mooloolaba Sunshine Coast, Cascades,
Kirribilli,
Mantra
Sirocco, Mantra
Zanzibar, Nautilus,
Oceans
Mooloolaba, Raffles
and Sandcastles
on the Beach; motels such as Mooloolaba
Motel, Motel
Mediterranian, River
Esplanade Motel and Twin
Pines Motel; and other accommodation such as Mooloolaba
Beach Backpackers and Saltwater
Villas.
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Sunshine Coast Australia - Ettamogah Pub and Maroochydore
Inland from Caloundra is the famous Ettamogah Pub, and Aussie World
with
lots of touristy stuff, camel and pony rides, and a snake collection.
The pub itself is a fun place to
have a beer. North from here is Maroochydore.
Places to stay in
Maroochydore include apartments such as Argyle
on the Park Apartments, Beachfront
Towers Apartments, Coral
Sea Apartments, Horton
Apartments, Kalua
Holiday Apartments, Key
Largo Holiday Apartments, Langley
Park Holiday Apartments, Maroochy
Sands Holiday Units, Paradise
Pacific Holiday Apartments, River
Sands Holiday Apartments, Rovera
Apartments, Space
Holiday Apartments, Sunshine
Towers Holiday Apartments, Surfcomber
on the Beach Apartments, The
Beach Houses Holiday Apartments, The
Burlington Holiday Apartments; resorts such as Aqua
Vista Resort, Banyandah
Towers Resort, Catalina
Resort, M1
Resort, Majorca
Isle Beachside Resort, Myconos
Resort; hotels such as Beach
on Sixth, Elouera
Tower, Silver
Sea on Sixth, Sundeck
Gardens, The
Sebel, Trafalgar
Towers, Waves
Maroochy River and motels such as Annie's
Motel, Maroochy
River Motel, Top
Spot Motel, and Wunpalm
Motel and Holiday Cabins.
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Sunshine Coast Australia - Bli
Bli, Nambour
and Yandina
North west from Maroochydore is Bli
Bli with its castle, and Nambour
with its Big Pineapple -
one of Australia's 'Big Things'. North of Nambour is Yandina, where
there is a Ginger Factory where you
can take a plantation or factory tour, and buy ginger products and
souvenirs.
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Rentals - Compare the Large Companies Here
Inland from Yandina is Mapleton
Falls National Park, and
south of it is Kondalilla
National
Park - both nice for a bit of a
stroll in the bush and some wildlife watching. Places to stay include
the Lodge
Motel in Nambour and the Coachhouse
and the Red
Ginger Bungalow in Yandina.
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Sunshine Coast Australia - Eumundi Markets
North of here is Eumundi
with
its famous Saturday Markets, but there is
also the Eumundi Historical Museum, and the Imperial Hotel, where you
can taste the original Eumundi Lager, now produced on the Gold
Coast. Places to stay in Eumundi include Mountain
Retreat Beach House, Jacaranda
Creek Farmstay and Coverdales
Bed and Breakfast.
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Sunshine Coast Australia - Noosa
North of Eumundi (on the coast) is Noosa
- a colourful resort town with
speciality shops and good cafes and restaurants as well as some
beautiful white-sand beaches with great surf waves. Noosa is a
favourite
weekend getaway for many Brisbane-people
but also popular with international travellers.
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Sunshine Coast Australia - Noosa
Heads
East of Noosa, there is one of the most beautiful places on Sunshine
Coast -
Noosa National Park,
with
bushwalks to lookouts and beaches with
magnificent bright-blue waters. South of Noosa National Park is
Sunshine Beach, great for surfing, and other good places to surf are
Noosa Head, Dolphin Point and Tea Tree Bay.
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Places to stay in Noosa include apartments
such as
Andari
Apartments, Artis Bali
Hai Apartments, Como
Noosa Riverside Luxury Apartments, Noosa
Sun Motel and Holiday Apartments, Yallambee
Holiday Apartments, The
Noosa Apartments, Tingirana
Apartments; resorts such asCulgoa
Point Beach Resort, Glen
Eden Beach Resort, Islander
Resort, Ivory
Palms Resort, Maison
Resort, Metzo
Resort, Montpellier
Botique Resort, Nautilus
Noosa Resort, Netanya
Noosa Resort, Noosa
Blue Resort, Noosa
Keys Resort, Outrigger
Beach Resort, Pacific
Riverfront Resort, Noosa
Place Resort, Noosa
Riviera Resort, Noosa
Shores Resort, Noosa
Sound Resort, Noosa
Springs Resort, Sunset
Cove Resort, The
Cove Resort, The
Emerald Resort, The
Lookout Resort, The
Sebel Resort, Verano
Resort, Weyba
Gardens Resort and Wolngarin
Holiday Resort; and other accommodation such as Hotel
Laguna, Noosa
River Palms Hotel, Sheraton
Resort and Spa, Anchor
Motel, Noosa
Heads Motel, Bermuda
Villas, Bottlebrush
Holiday Townhouses and The
Hastings Noosa Villas. There are also two caravan parks: Big4
Noosa Bougainvillia Holiday Park and Noosa
Tewantin Caravan Park.
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Here is a map of Sunshine Coast Australia,
where I
have tagged
the places that I mentioned on this web page. You can click on the tags
to see what places they are, and double-click anywhere on the map to
zoom it in and see the places closer. Drag the map to move around, and
if you want to see the satellite image with Google Earth, click on
"Sat" in the top right hand corner.
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Australia Zoo Park Not rated yet It was a great day out, with snake and croc shows and heaps of animals to see. Fantastic big zoo and a good eatery :-)
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