South East Queensland
Destinations
Every main destination in Queensland
Tours, attractions, caravan parks and local guides — all organised by place. Sam pulls these together from what our team's actually visited and what travellers tell us is worth the detour. Pick a destination to start planning.
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South East Queensland
Gold Coast
Surfers Paradise beaches, theme parks, the Hinterland rainforest and Byron-adjacent south coast breaks.
South East Queensland
Sunshine Coast
Noosa, Mooloolaba, the Glass House Mountains and a laid-back beach-and-hinterland combo.
Sunshine Coast
Noosa
National park headland, Hastings St boutiques and the Everglades — the polished face of the Sunshine Coast.
Far North Queensland
Cairns
Tropical base camp for the Great Barrier Reef, Daintree Rainforest and the Atherton Tablelands.
Far North Queensland
Port Douglas
Boutique reef-and-rainforest town, Four Mile Beach and the most accessible corner of the Daintree.
Central Queensland
Whitsundays
74 islands, Whitehaven Beach, Hamilton and Hayman — the sailing capital of the Great Barrier Reef.
Wide Bay-Burnett
K'gari (Fraser Island)
World's largest sand island — 4WD beaches, Lake McKenzie, the Maheno wreck and dingo-country bushland.
Queensland coast
Great Barrier Reef
The world's largest coral reef system — dive, snorkel and sail across 2300 km of UNESCO-listed coastline.
All destinations
Whitsundays
Airlie Beach
Mainland launchpad for the Whitsundays — marina, lagoon and the jump-off for every reef and island trip.
Wide Bay-Burnett
Hervey Bay
Whale-watching capital and the gateway to K'gari (Fraser Island).
Far North Queensland
Atherton Tablelands
High-country rainforest, waterfalls, crater lakes and boutique farm-gate food behind Cairns.
North Queensland
Townsville
Reef-and-garrison city, Magnetic Island wallabies, Castle Hill and the Museum of Tropical Queensland.
North Queensland
Magnetic Island
A 20-minute ferry from Townsville: koala-bushwalks, Horseshoe Bay and quiet national-park beaches.
Central Queensland
Mackay
Eungella rainforest platypus, Cape Hillsborough sunrise roos and the sugarcane-and-coal heart of CQ.
Central Queensland
Rockhampton
Beef capital, Capricorn Caves and the launchpad for Great Keppel Island.
Wide Bay-Burnett
Bundaberg
Rum, turtles at Mon Repos and the southern reef island gateway (Lady Elliot, Lady Musgrave).
South East Queensland
Gold Coast Hinterland
Rainforest walks, glow worms, Tamborine Mountain wineries and Lamington National Park.
Outback
Outback Queensland
Winton dinosaur trail, Longreach Qantas founders museum, Birdsville, Mount Isa and the Stockman's Hall of Fame.
Central Queensland
Gladstone
Harbour city and stepping-stone to Heron Island and the southern Great Barrier Reef cays.
Wide Bay-Burnett
Rainbow Beach
Coloured sand cliffs, Double Island Point 4WD beach and the southern route to K'gari.
Moreton Bay
North Stradbroke Island
"Straddie" — Moreton Bay's big sand-island cousin: gorges, surf beaches and 20+ beach camping areas.