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The famous Gold Coast offers 42 kilometres of white sandy coastline, crystal clear blue waters, theme parks and water parks, exciting events and a magical hinterland of resorts, mountains, cafes and rainforests. You can fish, boat, eat, shop, play and hit the best beaches in the world or take in a world class show at the local casino. See World Heritage sites just a short distance from the city like Lamington National Park, Springbrook National Park, Tamborine Mountain and O'Reilly's Plateau. Transport and infrastructure are well-developed and guest services are rendered by highly skilled tourism operators and hospitality staff. The Gold Coast has an ideal climate which is temperate all year round. Local aborigines referred to the region as "Kurrungul", a name derived from their word for endless supplies of timber, and the region was said to be a meeting place where tribes would come together to fish and camp near the many creeks and estuaries between the Tweed River and Moreton Bay. Captain Cook traveled past the coast in 1770 and named Point Danger and Mount Warning, but it wasn't until government surveyors charted the region in 1840 that the area was really brought to the attention of the European settlers, who were not interested in surf beaches, but keen to chop down as much wood as their bullock teams could drag up to Brisbane for use in the Moreton Bay shipping industry. Today the beach city is a thriving tourist haven, home to the world's tallest residential tower, Q1 and boasts a population of more than 500,000 people, making it the sixth largest city in Australia. Click here to see the full range of Gold Coast tours. |
