This is a list of essential things to do while holidaying on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Includes markets, cooking schools, spas and other ways to while away your free time.
Image: Tourism Sunshine Coast
Image: Tourism Sunshine Coast
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- Sunshine Coast Beaches
- Sunshine Coast Attractions
- Sunshine Coast Markets
- Cooking Schools
- Sunshine Coast Golf
- Sunshine Coast Spas and Retreats
- Walking and Hiking
- Sunshine Coast Boating and Fishing
- Sunshine Coast Diving
- Sunshine Coast Art Galleries
- Sunshine Coast Shopping
- Eating Out
- Sunshine Coast Events
Sunshine Coast Beaches
- Overview of Sunshine Coast Beaches
- Courtesy of Tourism Sunshine Coast.
Sunshine Coast Attractions
Image: Australia Zoo
- Underwater World
- Parkyn Parade, Mooloolaba.
Queensland's largest Oceanarium and aquarium with more than 5,500 sea creatures including sharks, sting rays, seals, otters and more. - Australia Zoo
- Home of the crocodile hunter.
Opening Hours 9am - 5pm. Steve Irwin Way, Beerwah.
Family 5 Ticket: $172.00
Family 4 Ticket: $157.00
Adult Ticket: $53.00
Pensioner Ticket: $42.00
Student Ticket: $42.00
Child Ticket: $31.00
Child Under 3 FREE - The Ginger Factory
- Free admission. Home of the World's Finest Ginger%u2122 Buderim Ginger. Food, shopping and tours of the factory. Opem 7 days 9am - 5pm. 50 Pioneer Road, Yandina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 4561.
- The Big Pineapple
- Old school Sunshine Coast tourist destination. Food, shopping and tours of the factory and pineapple plantation. Free admission. Open daily from 9am. Nambour Connection Rd, Woombye, Queensland.
- Aussie World
- Located behind the iconic Ettamogah Pub on the Bruce Highway, Sunshine Coast, Queensland. 30 rides and games. Features the Ettamogah Pub.
* Fast & Fun Pass $25 per person = unlimited rides all day
* Four Person Pass $80 = unlimited rides all day
* Relax Pass $10 per person = unlimited Ferris Wheel, Mini Golf and Funnybone Flicks theatre
* Children under 2 FREE - Big Kart Track
- Glass House Mountains Tourist Drive.
Sun-Thu - 9am-5pm
Fri-Sat - 9am-10pm
Junior Track all days 9am-5pm
BIG KART TRACK
$28.00 for 15 minutes
$44.00 for 30 minutes
$66.00 for 60 minutes
KIDS TRACK
$18.00 for 10 minutes on a junior go-kart
$22.00 for 10 minutes on a Double Seater (adult with small child)
BUNGY BULLET
Bungy experience that shoots you in the air 50 meters in one second
$25.00 per person per blast
ACTION DEAL
$66.00 per person
Save on the 30 minutes go-kart ride and a get a bonus Bungy Bullet blast - Mary Valley Heritage Railway
- "The Valley Rattler" steam heritage tours are operated by The Mary Valley Heritage Railway (MVHR) every Saturday, Sunday and Wednesdays.
Tours depart from the historic Gympie Railway station and the destination varies according to the day of operation.
The "Red Rocket" Heritage Railmotor operates every Tuesday morning.
Old Gympie Station, Tozer St, Gympie.
Sunshine Coast Markets
Image: Eumundi Markets
- Eumundi Markets
- Every Wednesday 8am - 1pm and Saturday 6:30am - 2pm.
Twilight markets open every Thursday night in December 08/January 09 from 5pm - 9pm. - Noosa Farmers Market
- The Noosa Farmers' Market showcases the finest and freshest of regional produce, grown or produced on the Sunshine Coast and surrounding districts.
Held every Sunday morning until noon at the Aussie Rules Football ground on Weyba Road Noosaville. - Peregian Market
- 1st & 3rd Sunday each month
7:30am to 12:30pm
A local community marketplace located in a shaded beachfront park and hosting as many as 70 individual stalls. Amongst the many stallholders are some of the freshest, creative local designers who showcase their talents in textiles, woodwork, art and sculpture. - Yandina Markets
- Each Saturday between 7am and 12 noon
Fresh produce, quality plants and second-hand clothing bargains. - Complete List of Sunshine Coast Markets
- Courtesy of Tourism Sunshine Coast.
Cooking Schools
Image: Thai Spirit House
- Thai Spirit House
- Yandina, Queensland.
One of the best Thai restaurants in Australia, set in lush tropical setting. Offers cooking classes throughout the week. - On The Ridge
- Modern Australian cooking classes at Kureelpa on the Blackall Range, Sunshine Coast hinterland.
Image: On The Ridge - List of Sunshine Coast Cooking Schools
- Courtesy of Tourism Sunshine Coast.
Sunshine Coast Golf
Championship courses include: Hyatt Regency Coolum, Twin Waters, Noosa Springs and Pelican Waters. There are also dozens of public courses.
- Full list of Sunshine Coast Golf Courses
- Courtesy of Tourism Sunshine Coast.
Sunshine Coast Spas and Retreats
Image: Amytis Gardens
- Amytis Gardens
- Day spa, cooking classes and high tea on top of Kiels Mountain about 10 min from Maroochydore.
- Aqua Day Spa, Sheraton Noosa
- 14-16 Hastings Street, Noosa Heads.
- Endota Spa
- Ground Floor, Crowne Plaza Pelican Waters Golf Resort & Spa
38 Mahogany Dr, Pelican Waters, Sunshine Coast QLD 4551
Infrared sauna, plunge pool, hydrotherapy spa, hydro-swiss shower and seven treatment rooms. - Fountainhead Organic
- 67 McCarthy's Rd Maleny, Queensland
Health retreat - help with fitness, a pamper, a juice detox or a serious health issue. - Hyatt Regency Coolum
- The entry to The Spa leads to the reception, retail boutique, salon and gymnasium. Treatment rooms are surrounded by native flora and fauna. To draw nature into the spa experience, indoor and outdoor areas are blended and most treatment rooms offer private courtyards.
Additionally, The Spa provides guests with indoor and outdoor relaxation areas, 25 metre lap pool, aqua-aerobics pool, outdoor unisex spa, lavish men's and ladies' lounge with steam, sauna, relaxation lounge and outside access to the pools. - Ikatan
- Ikatan is Bali Noosa style, offering traditional Balinese spa treatments as well as world renowned, award winning spa brand Elemis anti-aging facials and body treatments.
46 Grays Road, Doonan. - Noosa Spa
- The Noosa Spa is open Monday to Saturday 9.00am - 6.00pm and is located at the South Pacific Resort at 179 Weyba Road, Noosaville.
Day spa and a wide selection of pampering packages, body treatments, massages, facials, non surgical facelifts, cosmetic tattooing, Microdermabrasion, manicures, pedicures and waxing. - Noosa Springs
- Male and female patrons enjoy their own discreet spaces, with separate passageways, steam rooms, infrared saunas, blitz showers and grooming bars. You can also benefit from a range of therapeutic massages, invigorating body scrubs, herbal wraps and other exotic treatments.
- Ray's Natural Health Retreat
- 27 Earlybird Drive, Buderim, QLD 4556
The retreat caters for anyone with a health problem, whether it's weight related, diabetes, cancer or even if you just need to de-stress. - List of Sunshine Coast Spas
- Courtesy of Tourism Sunshine Coast.
Walking and Hiking
- great! walk Sunshine Coast Hinterland
- 58km Great Walk through the Blackall Range, includes warm subtropical rainforest, tall open eucalypt forest and picturesque waterfalls. Half-day strolls or full-day walks. Stay longer to complete the total walk (allow 4-6 days).
Natural features include Obi Obi Creek and Narrows Gorge, Kondalilla Falls, Baxter Creek, the breathtaking lookout at Mapleton Falls, Gheerulla Creek and Gheerulla Falls. - great! walk Cooloola
- From Noosa North Shore to Rainbow Beach.
- Fraser Island
- Day trip or over-night to World Heritage-listed Fraser Island from Hervey Bay, north of Noosa.
- Noosa National Park
- Spectacular coastal scenery and provides an important refuge for native wildlife including the koala, glossy black cockatoo, ground parrot and wallum froglet. Famous walk from Noosa Heads through the headlands features frequent koala sightings (just look for people pointing up to a tree).
- Mt Coolum National Park
- A rough 800m trail on the eastern side of the mountain leads from a carpark to the summit. Only fit walkers should attempt the climb. Allow about two hours for the return hike.
- Teewantin State Forest and Forest Reserve
- Have a picnic among coastal she-oaks and bloodwood trees at Wooroi day use area, just a few kilometres west of Tewantin. Enjoy a 30-minute walk through the cabbage palm forest along Wooroi Creek. A sealed 130m track at Mt Tinbeerwah provides wheelchair access to a lookout over the coast.
- National Parks Fact Sheet
- Courtesy of Tourism Sunshine Coast.
Sunshine Coast Boating and Fishing
Image: Noosa's Laguna Charters
e-Noosa suggests that lures, surface poppers and metal slugs are great tools to use when fishing in Noosa River. Try around Woods Bay and Noosa Sound at dawn or dusk.
- Noosa Fishing and Tide Info
- Fishing and tide information around Noosa.
- Fishing Noosa
- Fishing reports and advice.
- Boat and Jet Ski Hire
- U-Drive Noosa Boat Hire and Noosa Jet Ski Hire.
256 Gympie Terrace, on the Noosa River. - Noosa's Laguna Charters
- offshore fishing on-board Noosa's Laguna Cat. 1/2, 3/4 and Full Day offshore fishing trips which include all bait & tackle, food, tea & coffee and cold drinks. Catered for by the Sheraton Noosa Resort.
- Noosa Surf Fishing Tours
- Tours:
Mornings: Dawn - 10am
Afternoons: 2.00pm- Dusk - Noosa Beach Sailing
- Hobie catamaran hire and sailing lessons.
- Noosa Kiteboarding School
- Kiteboarding lessons
Sunshine Coast Diving
Image: Ex-HMAS Brisbane Conservation Park by Gillian Davison, Noosa Blue Water Dive.
- Ex-HMAS Brisbane Conservation Park
- About 9km offshore from Mooloolaba. The ex-HMAS Brisbane, a former warship now under 28 metres of water, is a growing artificial reef and a world-class dive site that is fast becoming one of Australia's premier wreck dive destinations.
- Overview of Dive Sites
- Courtesy of Tourism Sunshine Coast.
Sunshine Coast Art Galleries
Image: Murra Wolka Creations
- Murra Wolka Creations
- Aboriginal products handpainted by Aboriginal artists and their families. 39 Memorial Drive
Eumundi, Queensland 4562 - Noosa Regional Gallery
- Pelican Street (riverside and behind the Noosa Council), Tewantin Queensland 4565
Gallery hours: Tues-Sun 10am-4pm
Closed Public Holidays, Christmas Eve to first working day after New Years Eve.
The Gallery is also closed when exhibition changeovers take place.
Admission free except for some public events and some major exhibitions.
Image: Marian Drew, Boat Lake McKenzie, 2006. From the series 'The Perfect Place'. Giclee photographic print, 83.5 x 69. via Noosa Regional Gallery.
Sunshine Coast Shopping
- Noosa Marina
- Specialty shops and restaurants on the Noosa River, Tewantin.
- Hastings St, Noosa
- High-end shopping along the main street of Noosa Heads.
- Mooloolaba Beach
- Shopping along the beachfront with lots of cafes and restaurants.
- Peregian Beach Village
- Unique homewares, art, fashion and accessories stores alongside bakeries, cafes, and convenience stores at Peregian Beach.
- Noosa Junction
- Grocery, cafes, fashion, homewares and movie cinemas at Noosa Junction.
- Montville and Maleny
- Quaint cottage-style shops and crafts line the main streets of Montville and Maleny in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.
Eating Out
- Award-winning Restaurants
- Restaurant & Catering Queensland HOSTPLUS Awards for Excellence Sunshine Coast Finalists & Winners
Sunshine Coast Events
- Events on Finda
- List of events submitted by the community.
The Sunshine Coast Daily: What's On
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To whet your appetite
Silhouette.
Rocky beach.
Gum trees.
Scrubby hill.
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Path to the water.
Andy on the beach
Noosa National Park
Anna contemplating
View from the deck
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Other Sunshine Coast Links
- Tourism Sunshine Coast
- Tourism body for the Sunshine Coast
- The Sunshine Coast Daily
- The Sunshine Coast regional newspaper and website.
- Finda Sunshine Coast
- Events, listings and local information.
- Tourism Queensland
- Tourism body for Queensland; lots of info on Sunshine Coast.
- Visit Noosa
- Tourism body for Noosa
- Sunshine Coast Wedding Planner directory
- A comprehensive business directory for Sunshine Coast weddings.
- Things for Kids to do on the Sunshine Coast
- Article with ideas for kids activities on the Sunshine Coast including things to do in rainy weather.
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