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Things To Do and See

MUST TRY

Bellingham Maze
The Bellingham Maze is a unique outdoor maze and puzzle attraction with lots of fun activities for families, adults, retirees and groups. It's an outdoor attraction and includes a picnic area and a huge walk through aviary housing around 100 beautiful birds. The Bellingham Maze is also a fantastic team building challenge and they have programs for groups that want a low-impact team challenge.

Big Kart Track Pty Ltd.
The Big Kart Track and the Bungy Bullet are both situated at the one location on the beautiful Sunshine Coast, Queensland Australia. You can either race your friends on Australia's fastest Go - Kart track or experience the G Forces of being shot 50 metres into the air in just over a second, on the Bungy Bullet.

City Botanic Gardens
The City Botanic Gardens are the city's oldest park, originally planted by convicts in 1825 with food crops to feed the prison colony. These gardens include ancient trees, rainforest glades and exotic species.

Kookaburra River Queens
Cruising on board one of the two elegant three-tiered paddleboat Kookaburra Queens offers a traditional dining experience with an ever-changing backdrop of the city from the Brisbane River.

Bar n up Watersports
Bar'n'up Watersports is a fantastic watersports adventure for all ages. Waterskiing, wakeboarding, tube rides, knee boarding and barefooting are on offer on the beautiful Maroochy River.

MUST DO

Aussie World
The Aussie World family fun-park is located behind the iconic Ettamogah Pub. Incorporating over 30 rides and games it is guaranteed to please everyone of all ages. Set in beautiful native Australian gardens, Aussie World provides a variety of rides including a rollercoaster, dodgem cars, the second largest Ferris wheel in the southern hemisphere, self drive jeeps and the classic swinging ship and octopus ride, reminiscent of the old Australian fairgrounds.

Balloons Over Brisbane
Hot Air Ballooning is great fun. Balloons Over Brisbane offer a spectacular hot air balloon ride, a memory that will last forever.

Adventure Parc
Take the family, plan an action packed day with a group of friends or take corporate teams to new heights at Adventure Parc at Tamborine Mountain. This is a top spot for a family day out, huge fun for teenagers, active people of any age and corporate groups planning a team building exercise.

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
Get closer, and meet the animals at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. Not just the famous lorikeets, but every single creature at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary - from the biggest, proudest Kangaroo to the littlest gecko. They have one of the world's largest collections of Australian fauna, including many rare and endangered species.

Aquaduck Safaris
Experience the amazing and ultimate safari filled with fun, excitement and adventure exploring the magnificent Gold Coast waterways and famous land marks all on the 'World's First' amphibious Aquaduck.

MUST SEE

Museum of Brisbane
Museum of Brisbane explores contemporary culture, heritage and people. Exhibitions celebrate Brisbane through social history, visual arts, crafts and design. MoB explores stories that illuminate our past and present and help us to imagine our future.

Mercy Heritage Centre
The Mercy Heritage Centre preserves, researches, and maintains permanent collections of material relevant to the history of the Sisters of Mercy in Queensland.

Planetarium
In 1978, the Brisbane City Council opened Queensland's first planetarium. The Planetarium is named after Sir Thomas Brisbane, a Governor of New South Wales in the 1820s. Visitors can experience the Cosmic Sky dome, Display Zone, Mini Theatre, Observatory and Planetarium shop.

Roma Street Parkland
This oasis in the heart of Brisbane is a must see destination. With spectacular subtropical plant displays, sweeping vistas and unique artwork, Roma Street Parkland is the perfect place to go exploring - and it's only a short walk from Brisbane's Queen Street Mall.

Expedition National Park
With sheer sandstone cliffs 100 metres high, Robinson Gorge winds past cabbage palms and bottlebrushes for 14 kilometres through this remote park. Passed through by the explorer Leichhardt in 1844, and protecting a wealth of Aboriginal cultural sites, this is a park of great historical importance.

Alma Park Zoo
Discover a wide range of Australian, exotic and endangered animals at Alma Park Zoo. The zoo keeper talks and presentations throughout the day ensure an up close and personal experience; touch and hold koalas, snakes and crocodiles, and hand feed the kangaroos and deer. Learn all sorts of interesting information about Squirrel Monkeys and Baboons, see the Ring-tailed Lemurs on their Island Sanctuary, enjoy the antics of the Marmosets, Tamarins and Spider Monkeys. Don't forget to say hello to Raya the Sun Bear.