Best of Queensland

Home to the Great Barrier Reef, tropical rainforests and some of Australia’s best beaches. There are way too many experiences in Queensland to fit on your bucket list. The Sunshine State is so large you could travel around for years and not see it all. Here are some inspiring ideas to get you started.

Head inland from Cairns and discover the many attractions of the Atherton Tablelands, where the climate is cooler and there are interesting and quirky villages and towns to explore. Here are the best things to do on the Atherton Tablelands. While there are a number of things to do in Cairns,...
Last year we went whale watching at Hervey Bay with Freedom Whale Watch aboard Freedom III and literally had a whale of a time. We recently also had the opportunity to try whale watching tours in Alaska and Canada. Juneau with humpback whales and Victoria with a pod or...
whitsundays
It’s nearly 3 pm and my husband and I have already had about three hours exploring Hardy Reef, one of over 3000 separate coral reefs included in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. From ‘Reefworld’, a spacious pontoon permanently moored here, we’ve swum 300 metres along a coral...
fraser island
A Fraser Coast vacation will take you to Hervey Bay, Maryborough and World Heritage-listed Fraser Island. As one of the best places in the world to watch the migration of the humpback whale and the gateway to two World Heritage areas - Fraser Island and the Great Barrier Reef...
Couple under an umbrella on a Sunshine Coast beach
Think of the Sunshine Coast and the first thing that pops to mind is a holiday by the beach. Why? Because Sunshine Coast beaches are up there with the best in the world. That's not surprising, with a coastline stretching from Caloundra to Noosa and beyond, there are plenty...
Ipswich is a small city in Queensland on Brisbane's doorstep. Named after the Ipswich in England, it's 30-minute drive Brisbane's CBD and could have become the state's capital. With thousands of heritage buildings that tell the story of a rich historical past, parks and nature, there are many things...

BEST OF QUEENSLAND