{"id":7194,"date":"2015-04-24T15:52:49","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T14:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/?p=7194"},"modified":"2015-04-24T15:56:56","modified_gmt":"2015-04-24T14:56:56","slug":"top-things-to-do-on-the-gold-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/top-things-to-do-on-the-gold-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Things To-Do on The Gold Coast (Down-Under), Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stretched along the 56 km long startling golden coastline and home to about 536,000 residents, the\u00a0Gold Coast city is world renowned for its steamy blend of sun, sand, surf and lush hinterland activities.\u00a0<strong>A perfect cocktail of natural beauty, ideal location and relaxed lifestyle<\/strong>, without a doubt, the Gold Coast\u00a0is among the most unique and sought after tourism destination of the world, flocked by millions of\u00a0visitors all around the calendar year!<\/p>\n<p>The 6th biggest city in Australia and the country\u2019s largest non-capital city, it is one of the best places in\u00a0the whole wide world to learn surfing. Besides surfing this one of a kind city has so much to offer to its\u00a0visitors &#8211; including beachfront walkways, exhilarating theme-parks, shopping precincts and soothing\u00a0restaurants serving mouthwatering culinary.\u00a0The Gold Coast City\u2019s appeals are quite diverse and multihued in nature. It\u2019s like <strong>an epicenter of\u00a0magnetism, leisure, amusement<\/strong> and it gladly facilitates all its services to each of her visitors as well as\u00a0residents evenly!<\/p>\n<p>The article talks about the top places you should visit as well as top to-do things when you are in the\u00a0Gold Coast:<\/p>\n<h3>Revel at the Surfers Paradise<\/h3>\n<p>Well nobody can deny the fact that this untamed and careless revelry zone pulls an unparalleled count\u00a0of visitors each day \u2013 a whopping figure of 20,000! Party animals visit this paradise for an invigorating\u00a0dose of bars, clubs as well as malls and a little beach-time as the hangover gets triggered. <strong>Surfer\u00a0Paradise is a hot place<\/strong> with plenty of shirtless as well as tattooed hikers.\u00a0The place is lined up with high-quality cafes, trendy shops, fashionable restaurants as well as a stunning\u00a0stretch of golden coastline.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"350\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7199\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gold-coast-surfers-paradise.jpg\" alt=\"Gold Coast Surfers Paradise\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gold-coast-surfers-paradise.jpg 620w, https:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gold-coast-surfers-paradise-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Spring-brook National Park hike<\/h3>\n<p>Renowned as a <strong>hiker\u2019s wonderland, Spring-brook National Park<\/strong> possess outstanding trails via cool-temperate, eucalypt and subtropical forests which also offers a medley of cliffs, gorges and splendid\u00a0waterfalls.\u00a0The National Park is segregated into 4 segments. The thousand plus meters towering Spring-brook\u00a0Plateau segment is home to the Spring-brook Township which in turn welcomes most of the tourists.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aussiebushwalking.com\/qld\/springbrook\" target=\"_blank\">The place is full of trails<\/a>, waterfalls and jaw dropping backdrops. The picturesque Natural Bridge\u00a0segment possess one km walking trail which leads to a massive rock-arch straddling a cave (water-formed) which houses several gleaming glow-worm colonies. The Mt Cougal segment possesses\u00a0numerous swimming holes as well as waterfalls and the Numinbah segment if full of dense lush green\u00a0forest.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"350\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7203\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/spring-brook-national-park.jpg\" alt=\"Spring-brook National Park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/spring-brook-national-park.jpg 620w, https:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/spring-brook-national-park-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Sky-Point Observation Deck<\/h3>\n<p>Positioned on the 77th floor of Australia\u2019s highest building resort, the Q1-Tower in Surfers-Paradise, the\u00a0S<strong>ky-Point Observation Deck provides unparalleled Gold Coast sights<\/strong> revealing city\u2019s peerless beauty.\u00a0Take a trip from ground to 77th level in just about 40 seconds and step right into the 360 degree podium\u00a0where you can capture all the stunning sights of the hinterland, beaches as well as the skyline from the\u00a0height of about 225 plus meters.\u00a0Relish delicious breakfast, lunch as well as dinner at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skypoint.com.au\/Seventy7-Cafe-Bar\/Seventy7-Cafe-Bar.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Sky-Point\u2019s \u2018Seventy 7 Caf\u00e9 and Bar\u2019<\/a>. And by\u00a0night time, this Observation-Deck becomes a towering lounge-bar with festive music each Fridays as\u00a0well as Saturdays from 8pm till late.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"350\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7202\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/sky-point-observation-deck.jpg\" alt=\"Sky-point Observation Deck\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/sky-point-observation-deck.jpg 620w, https:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/sky-point-observation-deck-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Lamington National Park hike<\/h3>\n<p>The largest residue of subtropical rainforest in Australia envelops the steep cliffs as well as the deep\u00a0valleys of the McPherson-Range. The 200 sq km World Heritage listed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nprsr.qld.gov.au\/parks\/lamington\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lamington National Park<\/a> site, has\u00a0over 150 plus km of walking-trails.\u00a0The 2 most reachable segments of the park are the Green Mountains as well as the Binna Burra\u00a0segments. Both could be reached via narrow, long, zigzag pathways from Canungra. Binna Burra can\u00a0even be reached from Nerang.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"350\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7201\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/lamington-national-park.jpg\" alt=\"Lamington National Park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/lamington-national-park.jpg 620w, https:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/lamington-national-park-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Coolangatta<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Coolangatta is a calm seaside-town<\/strong> on the southern border of Queensland and possess quality beaches\u00a0to surf and a close-knit neighborhood. The renowned \u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/sls.com.au\/coolangattagold\" target=\"_blank\">Coolangatta Gold surf lifesaving<\/a>\u2019 contest takes\u00a0places each October of the calendar year. Just track the north walkway around Kirra Point up to the Kirra\u00a0suburb along with a gorgeous long-stretch beach and tough surf.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"350\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7196\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/coolangatta.jpg\" alt=\"Coolangatta\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/coolangatta.jpg 620w, https:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/coolangatta-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Dreamworld Theme Park<\/h3>\n<p>Dreamworld is country\u2019s biggest <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/disneyland-versus-walt-disney-world\/\" target=\"_blank\">Theme-Park<\/a>. Visitors can enjoy in excess of forty rides which include\u00a0the famed Tail-spin, Big-9-Thrill-Rides as well as the Wiggles-World plus the entertaining live shows, a\u00a0swarm of characters, 500 plus Australian native animals &#8211; there is so much for all the visitors at\u00a0Dreamworld!\u00a0<strong>Enjoy the worlds of your beloved animated-characters<\/strong> here which include the Madagascar jungle,\u00a0Shrek\u2019s medieval world or Land of Awesomeness (Kung fu Panda). In the Dreamworld-Corroboree, the\u00a0visitors can embrace a koala, stroke a kangaroo as well as feed a crocodile!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"350\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7197\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/dreamworld-theme-park-gold-coast.jpg\" alt=\"Dreamworld Theme Park - Gold Coast\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/dreamworld-theme-park-gold-coast.jpg 620w, https:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/dreamworld-theme-park-gold-coast-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Hot Air-Ballooning<\/h3>\n<p>Enjoy a different sunrise while <strong>floating over the hinterland in a hot air-balloon<\/strong>. Just breathe-in fresh air\u00a0in the wide-open horizon and be astonished at the colorful display of numerous balloons floating against\u00a0the daybreak sky which is always surprising and definitely impressive.\u00a0And after landing back to the earth, relish a jovial breakfast with champagne at the Boutique-Vineyard\u00a0and O&#8217;Reilly&#8217;s-Grand-Homestead.\u00a0Now the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hotair.com.au\/goldcoast\/balloon-rides\/hot-air-ballooning.html\" target=\"_blank\">Hot Air-ballooning with Champagne breakfast<\/a> is greatly recommended and that\u2019s the reason\u00a0why it\u2019s country&#8217;s most admired balloon outing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"350\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7200\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/hot-air-ballooning-australia.jpg\" alt=\"Hot-air Ballooning Australia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/hot-air-ballooning-australia.jpg 620w, https:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/hot-air-ballooning-australia-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Tamborine Mountain<\/h3>\n<p>A four-wheeled drive (4WD) will tour you around the unique <strong>pioneer\u2019s pathway up the Tamborine\u00a0Mountain<\/strong> just along the hill-side tracks and right through the rainforest. Sip an appetizing morning tea\u00a0with jam, scones and cream at the \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.discovertamborine.com.au\/gallery-walk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gallery Walk<\/a>\u2019 and just browse through all the souvenir shops.\u00a0Conduct a guided walk right through the lush green rainforest and learn about the ancient Aboriginal\u00a0culture and history. Watch the scenic waterfalls, wonder at the towering trees and listen to the musical\u00a0notes of the native birds.\u00a0Relish a barbecue-lunch at the Spring-Valley; take a dip in the nearest rock ponds and learn how to fling\u00a0a boomerang. And while descending the mountain, enjoy a glance at the stunning valleys and mountain\u00a0views. Trek through lush fields and watch grazing Kangaroos.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"350\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7205\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tamborine-mountain-skywalk.jpg\" alt=\"Tamborine Mountain Skywalk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tamborine-mountain-skywalk.jpg 620w, https:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tamborine-mountain-skywalk-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Snorkeling and Kayaking tour at Stradbroke Island<\/h3>\n<p>A half day <strong>Kayak tour around Gold Coast<\/strong> includes rowing towards Southern Stradbroke Island and\u00a0watching whales and dolphins. Pay a visit to the quiet islands, relish breakfast resting on the sands and\u00a0enjoy snorkeling along with the tropical fishes.\u00a0This tour comes with training snorkeling and kayaking for the 1st timers as well as an interactive chat,\u00a0regarding the islands as well as their environment, with the friendly tour-guides.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"350\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7204\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/stradbroke-island-dolphins.jpg\" alt=\"Stradbroke Island Dolphins\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/stradbroke-island-dolphins.jpg 620w, https:\/\/blog.traveleurope.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/stradbroke-island-dolphins-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are countless <strong>things to do in the Gold Coast<\/strong> and once you reach here you won\u2019t feel like going\u00a0back home early. Do include a trip to the Gold Coast city in your places-to-visit wish list whenever you\u2019re\u00a0visiting Down-Under!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stretched along the 56 km long startling golden coastline and home to about 536,000 residents, the\u00a0Gold Coast city is world renowned for its steamy blend of sun, sand, surf and lush hinterland activities.\u00a0A perfect cocktail of natural beauty, ideal location and relaxed lifestyle, without a doubt, the Gold Coast\u00a0is among the most unique and sought [&#038;hellip<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":7198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[513],"tags":[22,566,474,505],"class_list":["post-7194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-summer","tag-amusement-parks","tag-australia","tag-nature","tag-sea"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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