Gold Coast, Australia is Queensland’s second largest city just a short drive along the coast south of Brisbane, which is the capital and largest city in the state. Travel Clearance have lots of budget hotels all throughout Gold Coast city for you to stay too. The Gold Coast is famous for it’s sunny subtropical weather and fantastic beaches, and it’s one of the most visited holiday regions in the country. Besides the beautiful beaches, which are literally every surfer’s paradise, there’s an impressive waterway and canal system, vibrant nightlife, spectacular rainforest, and lot’s more.
Tourist attractions include surf beaches, the most famous ones being in Surfers Paradise which is the capital of the Gold Coast, and one of the largest tourist destinations in Australia. Set on miles of ocean surf beach, Surfers has more happening than just the waves. From the high rise hotels and apartments that line the shore, to the nightclubs, pubs and late night shopping throughout the mall, Surfers is busy all through the day and night. This a site of near-pilgrimage to many Australian teens and lots of families plan a holiday here each year too. Surfers Paradise is the center for fun, with great restaurants, theme parks, and plenty of special events. Main Beach is the most well known on the Gold Coast, and seen as the most elite of the tourist areas, but there are many other beautiful beaches too that offer surfing and diving, great restaurants and chic boutiques, and kilometres of sand, sea, sun and fun. Broadbeach is known for its shopping; Budds Beach is a favourite family beach and Runaway Beach is popular for sailing.
Theme parks are the other major attraction in Gold Coast with a wide selection which includes Dreamworld, Warner Bros. Movie World and Sea World. Dreamworld is, in fact, Australia's largest theme park with over 27 rides including 4 roller coasters, and several themed lands: Ocean Parade, Kid's World, Wiggles World, Gold Rush Country, Rocky Hollow, Tiger Island and the Australian Wildlife Experience. These lands feature a collection of rides, animal exhibits, shows, food outlets and merchandise shops.
Warner Bros. Movie World is a popular movie related theme park is the only movie related park in Australia and contains movie-themed rides and attractions ranging from motion simulators to roller coasters and slow river rides. Costumed character performers also patrol the park, allowing visitors the chance to take photos with them. Take your pick from Batman to Austin Powers to Marilyn Monroe in the flesh!
And at Sea World, you’ll be able to encounter the highly successful dolphin breeding program at the Dolphin Nursery Pool, Fairy penguins in the Antarctic exhibit, Australia’s only Polar bear exhibit, stingrays, seabirds and the world's largest man-made lagoon system for sharks. The Gold Coast also offers Wet'n'Wild Water World, WhiteWater World, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, David Fleay Wildlife Park and the Australian Outback Spectacular and Paradise Country.
At the far northern tip of Gold Coast are the Stradbroke Islands, 2 coastal islands which are largely an expansive conservation park. South Stradbroke is home to hundreds of wild wallabies, and both North and South islands have fabulous beaches and hidden coves protected by rocky outcroppings. There are also numerous tours available into the rainforest of the hinterland national parks to the west side of the Gold Coast if you ever tire of all the wonderful beaches.
The Gold Coast has lot's to offer you on your next beach holiday.