Brisbane Excursions

Brisbane is an excellent gateway for exploring southeast Queensland. An hour outside the city, Brisbane Forest Park (tel: 1300 723 684, in Australia only; www.epa.qld.gov.au), is a favourite day trip for bushwalking.

South of Brisbane is beautiful Moreton Bay, peppered with some 365 islands. The two most visited islands are Moreton Island (tel: 1300 667 386, in Australia only; www.more2redlands.com.au or www.moretonbayislands.com.au) where you can feed dolphins and dive shipwrecks, and picturesque North Stradbroke Island (tel: (07) 3415 3044; www.stradbroketourism.com), an increasingly popular holiday destination.
At the other end of the spectrum are the neon lights of the Gold Coast (tel: (07) 5569 3380; www.verygoldcoast.com.au), a 35km (22-mile) stretch of sun, surf, sand and hedonistic shenanigans. The Gold Coast is also home to Australia's best theme parks including Dreamworld (tel: (07) 5588 1111; www.dreamworld.com.au), Sea World (tel: 133 386, in Australia only; http://seaworld.myfun.com.au) and Warner Bros Movie World (tel: 133 386, in Australia only; http://movieworld.myfun.com.au).

Tours of Brisbane


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