Queensland Facts and Travel Information
"Queensland Facts and
Travel Information"
It is not to wonder that Queensland is the most travelled state in
Australia.
The weather is always warm, people are friendly and happy, and there is
no end of interesting and beautiful places to explore. Most campervans
bear the numberplate "
Victoria - the place to be"! Sorry,
but I just wonder - so what the heck are you doing here?? Let's see
what brings the snowgropers and other globetrotters to Queensland...
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Top five Queensland
activities:
1.
GREAT
BARRIER REEF
2.
WHITSUNDAYS
3.
DAINTREE
RAINFORESTS
4.
FRASER
ISLAND FOUR WHEEL DRIVE
5.
GOLD
COAST AND SUNSHINE COAST THEME PARKS
Brisbane Travel Information - Queensland Facts
First, there is Brisbane with its beautiful Story Bridge, busy Queen
Street Mall and Treasury Casino in the CBD, museums and beach on the
South Bank, and the trendy but friendly suburbs Fortitude Valley, New
Farm and West End around Brisbane River. I first came to
Brisbane
from
Sydney, and I said, jeez - I have
never seen a place that friendly! When in Sydney trains people stare
the walls and tramp on your toes without saying sorry, in Brisbane they
actually look at you, and can sometimes even smile to you. (I was at
that stage happily unaware of the fact that it can get better because I
had never been to
north Queensland ;-)
Here are some great time
and money savers in
Brisbane:
BRISBANE
SIGHTSEEING TOURS, RIVER CRUISES, STORY BRIDGE CLIMB, TANDEM SKYDIVE,
DOLPHIN FEEDING AT TANGALOOMA RESORT ON MORETON ISLAND, BRISBANE
AIRPORT ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE TRANSFER PACKAGES, AND BRISBANE, GOLD COAST
AND SUNSHINE COAST ATTRACTION PASSES.
Gold Coast Travel Information - Queensland Facts
South of Brisbane there is the
Gold Coast - one of the most
touristed coasts in Queensland. Some people love it, other people hate
it, but there has to be a reason why millions of tourists flock the
place every year, to - drink, gamble and go to expensive theme parks.
Or, maybe I am being unfair - Surfers Paradise has a lovely long
white-sand beach and as the name says, good surf waves. But anyway - I
am glad there is the hinterland. Lamington National Park
is one of
Brisbane's great getaways with
gorges and waterfalls in subtropical rainforests, more than 20km of
bushwalking trails, and plenty of wildlife. Worth a mention are also
Tamborine
and Springbrook National
Parks, the latter with its famous Natural Arch rock
formation. So when you get sick of surfing and walking between
skyscrapers, there are other things you can do.

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Save time and money on
Gold
Coast:
GOLD
COAST AIRPORT TRANSFERS, THEME PARK PASSES, JET BOAT RIDES, CRUISES,
HINTERLAND NATIONAL PARK 4WD AND BUSHWALKING TOURS, HOT AIR BALLOONING,
HELICOPTER RIDES, TRIPS TO BYRON BAY AND MORETON ISLAND, TICKETS TO THE
"OUTBACK SPECTACULAR"
Sunshine Coast Destinations - Queensland Facts
North of Brisbane, there is the
Sunshine Coast. It's a beautiful
coastline with golden beaches and emerald blue waters, and it's less
commercialised than the Gold Coast but that, I am afraid, won't last
forever. The first theme park, Underwater World, is already here, and
so are the skyscrapers. But most of it is pretty relaxed and there are
beaches you can still have for yourself. My absolute favourite is Noosa
National Park,
but Bribie Island and Glasshouse Mountains National Park are also
great. In the little town of Eumundi there are lovely Saturday Markets;
near Yandina there is an interesting Ginger Factory; Nambour has the
Big
Pineapple, and then of course there is the famous
Ettamogah
Pub. And crikey, don't miss the Australia Zoo near
Beerwah, whether you are interested in
Australian animals or our famous
wildlife warrior Steve Irwin himself.
Tours and passes on
Sunshine Coast:
And remember that booking online is almost always
cheaper ;-)
TICKETS
TO STEVE IRWIN'S AUSTRALIA ZOO, LUNCH AND AFTERNOON CRUISES ON NOOSA
RIVER, TEN HOUR TOURS THAT INCLUDE SUNSHINE COAST, NOOSA AND THE FAMOUS
UNDERWATER WORLD
Fraser Coast Holidays -
Queensland Facts
North of Sunshine Coast is the
Fraser Coast, home to
Fraser Island - the world's largest
sand island, where in the Great Sandy National
Park you can easily spend a week camping, bushwalking in
rainforests and driving on (
dingo-inhabited) beaches. There is
a southern entrance through the colourful Rainbow Beach, but the most
usual gateway to the island is
Hervey
Bay - a town known for some great
whale-watching between July and
October. Also in the area is Childers where in June 2000, 15
backpackers tragically died in a hotel fire; Bundaberg where
Australia's own
sugar cane rum is made, and
Mon Repos
turtle rookery - the best place in Queensland to watch large loggerhead
turtles laying eggs on the beach
between January and March.

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Fraser Island
is much more than just a trip to Kingfisher Bay.. it's
all about
rainforest
bushwalks, dips in bright blue inland lakes and
some of the best four wheel
driving in Australia.
Make the most of it on an organised 4WD tour and
you don't even need your own
vehicle, let alone any 4WDriving skills.
FRASER
ISLAND 4WD ECO DAY TRIPS
Capricorn Coast Australia - Queensland Facts
Further north along the coast of Queensland is the
Capricorn Coast, named for its
position on the tropic of Capricorn. The biggest town here is
Rockhampton, which you will like if you are a fan of historical
buildings. The good news is that a ferry ride from here is the Great
Keppel Island - a lovely
laid-back island criss-crossed by bushwalking trails - up the
mountains, down to the beaches and bays. Further south is Gladstone,
the town where you can catch a ferry to
Heron Island - one of the
Great Barrier Reef's most beautiful
coral islands with empty white beaches and some superb bright blue
waters to snorkel and dive. Inland from Capricorn Coast there is the
huge
Carnarvon
National Park (probably the best national park in
Queensland); some gemfields around Emerald, and Clermont - the town
that was moved after a devastating flood following a tropical cyclone
in 1916. You can still see a piano in a tree, and there is a memorial
showing the water level - almost 5 metres.

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Here is one of the
greatest things to do in the whole Queensland:
If you are ever gonna do
white
water rafting in Australia, (or elsewhere), do it in
Tully River.
It is the most popular place in Australia for a good reason!
FULL
DAY WHITE WATER RAFTING ON TULLY RIVER
Mackay Region and Whitsunday Beaches - Queensland Facts
North from Capricorn Coast is the
Mackay Coast, and north of it are
the famous Whitsundays - one of the most popular destinations in
Queensland. Mackay is a lovely town surrounded by tropical rainforests
and sugar cane fields. North of it is Cape Hillsborough
National Park - famous for
kangaroos that like to hop around
on the beach, and west is Eungella National Park
- known as the best place in Australia to see
platypus. Whitsundays are north of
Mackay, off the coast of Airlie Beach - a nice small town to stay, and
the
Whitsunday Islands are magnificent.
All as beautiful as each other, they cater for different budgets. There
is the expensive Daydream and luxurious Hayman, the resort-packed
Hamilton and the Club-Med style Lindeman. But there is also the
low-budget Long Island and Hook Island, and the eco-friendly South
Molle. And then of course, there is the Whitsunday Island itself, with
its gorgeous Whitehaven Beach; many camp sites and bush walks. The
whole area is very popular with sailing and
boat
charters.
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Whitsundays
is one of
the best places in Australia
for some great water
activities!
SAILING
CRUISES
GREAT
BARRIER REEF TRIPS
CROCODILE
WATCHING
HELICOPTER
FLIGHTS
ISLAND
HOPPER PASS
Travel North Queensland - Queensland Facts
Drive north from Whitsundays and you come, through some sugar cane and
mango country around Bowen and Ayr, to
Townsville - the biggest city in
north Queensland. Just outside is
the beautiful
Magnetic Island, so close to the
coast that it's an official suburb of Townsville and many people who
live here shuttle daily between the two. Further out is the
Great Barrier Reef. Inland from
Townsville are the historical mining towns
Ravenswood
and
Charters
Towers. North of Townsville are the Townsville northern
beaches, Paluma Range National Park, the Italian-influenced Ingham,
Hinchinbrook island off the shore
of Cardwell, Australia's wettest place Tully, backpacker paradise
Mission Beach with the tropical
Dunk Island, and Innisfail - the town that is still recovering from the
devastation of
Cyclone Larry in March 2006. North
of Innisfail are more sugar cane and banana fields, and Queensland's
highest peak covered in dense rainforests in
Wooroonooran
National Park. West from here is the lovely
Atherton Tablelands with some huge
fig trees, waterfalls, Chinese temples and coffee farms. That's the
thing about Australia - the further north you go, the more exciting
will get the things.

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Best activities north of
Townsville:
FULL
DAY WHITE WATER RAFTING ON TULLY RIVER
FULL
DAY TRIP TO ATHERTON TABLELANDS, ITS WATERFALLS, AND THE FAMOUS
PARONELLA PARK
HOT
AIR BALLOONING ABOVE THE ATHERTON TABLELANDS
Far North Tropical Queensland - Queensland Facts
Cairns is one of the best cities in
Australia. It's cosmopolitan and colourful, it's always hot and it's
surrounded by lush green rainforested mountains - wherever you watch,
you know that you are in the tropics.
Great Barrier Reef is not far from
the coast, and the
Far North Qld Coast north of Cairns
is one of the most beautiful coasts in Australia. Cairns' northern
beaches are lined by coconut palms and further north there is a
beautiful drive to
Port Douglas with its Four Mile
Beach. North from here is Cape Tribulation in the world-famous
Daintree Rainforests with rivers
full of
crocodiles - you can go for a tour
to see them jumping out of water. Inland from Cairns is
Kuranda - a former hippie village
that has turned to a tourist magnet with its famous markets; and the
way they take you there from Cairns: one way by a historical train
through rainforests, and the other by skyrail over a mountain range
with views over the blue ocean. Here is also the Tjapukai Aboriginal
Village, one of the best places in Australia to learn about
Aboriginal culture.

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There is an amazing
amount of great things to do north, west and east of Cairns!!!
BUNGY
JUMP, JUNGLE SWING, SKY DIVING, TJAPUKAI ABORIGINAL PARK,
TROPICAL ZOO AND CROC PARK JUST NORTH OF CAIRNS
TRIPS
FROM PALM COVE - ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR CAIRNS NORTHERN BEACHES
Cape York Peninsula - Queensland Facts
Cape York Peninsula in the northernmost end of Queensland is one of the
most exciting places on this continent, with a great lot of wilderness
and history, and the roads are unsealed so you need a 4WD. The coastal
road north of
Cairns goes through Cape
Tribulation, Cooktown and
Hope Vale Aboriginal community to the huge Lakefield National Park
known of its large populations of
crocodiles. The more trafficed
inland road to
Cape York Peninsula goes through
Lakeland, Laura, Musgrave and Coen to the northern parts of the
peninsula where you can turn into Weipa,
Iron Range National
Park with its flora from Gondwana-times, and north from here
you can drive the Old Telegraph Road, which is only 150km long but
takes you half a day to drive because you have to cross rivers and
sanddunes. If this is too adventurous you can choose to take the longer
but safer bypass roads. In the northern end of the Old Telegraph Road
is
Jardine River National
Park, and the small towns Bamaga and Seisia, where you can
catch a ferry to Torres Strait Islands. North form Seisia is the the
place called Cape York, the northernmost point of the Australian
continent.

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Great
trips from Cairns continued...
TRIPS
FROM CAIRNS TO KURANDA
DAINTREE
RAINFOREST TOURS FROM CAIRNS
GREAT
BARRIER REEF TRIPS AND CRUISES FROM CAIRNS
HELICOPTER
FLIGHTS
WHITE
WATER RAFTING
COMBO
TICKETS
Gulf Savannah Region - Queensland Facts
Instead of driving back from the
Cape York Peninsula (there is only
one road and you have already seen it) you can catch a ferry from Weipa
that takes you to
Karumba
in the
Gulf Savannah - one of the great
secrets of Queensland. You will leave Karumba soon unless you are a
very keen fisherman.
Normanton
just south of Karumba is a colourful town with many
Aboriginal people, and Burketown
west is a little one-pub town where you’ll find nothing else to do than
go to the pub and get drunk, then set up a camp in the middle of an
open saltplane next to the river. Well, that’s what happened to us
anyway and I tell you, I was delighted to wake up in the morning and
realise no
crocs had bothered to wander out of
the river to discover the saltplane.

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Trips from Port Douglas to...
CAIRNS,
NORTHERN BEACHES, KURANDA AND MAREEBA
GREAT
BARRIER REEF
DAINTREE
RAINFORESTS
COOKTOWN
FLAMES
OF THE FOREST DINING
CAIRNS
AIRPORT TRANSFERS
Outback Queensland Travel Information - Queensland Facts
South from here is the pretty
Lawn
Hill National Park with a gorge which is lovely to kayak, and
a major mining town
Mount
Isa. Further south is the amazing
Outback Queensland with a lot of
red dust on an adventurous ground and the one-pub towns Kynuna and
McKinlay. South of them are the historical
Winton,
Longreach
and
Barcaldine,
and if you choose to venture towards the Simpson desert, you’ll risk to
be chased by Min Min lights and get to a pretty
remote stump
around Birdsville and Boulia. Outback Queensland is one of the most
exciting places to visit in Australia.

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Trips to Cape York and
Cooktown...
GREAT
FOUR WHEEL DRIVE TRIPS TO HISTORIC COOKTOWN
Map of Queensland - Queensland Facts
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tagged. 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
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