Australia is famous for its sunshine, beaches, seafood, and relaxed Aussie way of life. You can find all of these things all over Australia, but nowhere encompasses it better than Queensland. It’s the perfect state for a weekend (or week!) away, whether you prefer lazy days on the beach, visiting UNESCO World Heritage sites, such as the Great Barrier Reef or the Daintree, or for adventures such as diving, bushwalking, or 4WDing. I love visiting for the warm weather, nearly everywhere in Queensland just feels like a holiday to me.
To help plan your trip to Queensland, or to anywhere in the world actually, we are so excited to have partnered with Webjet Exclusives to offer one lucky reader a $300 Webjet Exclusives voucher, to put towards your next holiday. Read on for more details…
Here’s our top Queensland adventures:
Great Barrier Reef
On the top of everyone’s wish list is a trip to the Reef. This incredible ecosystem is is the world’s largest coral reef, and home to more than 1500 species of tropical fish- you can even dive with sea turtles. Consider exploring the reef from the Whitsundays or Port Douglas, but visit with respect- the reef needs our help now more than ever, so learn more here about how to get involved.
Wildlife spotting
Cassowaries, crocodiles, or koalas? Queensland has it all, whether you prefer trekking through the jungles of Far North Queensland, or if wildlife sanctuaries like Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary are more your speed.
Brisbane culture and museums
Brisbane, Queensland’s capital city, features amazing museums, including the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art and the Museum of Brisbane. After a hard day of culture, cool off along Brisbane’s South Bank with at the free swimming areas in South Bank Parklands, complete with storage lockers to keep your gear safe.
Get lost in the Daintree
Far North Queensland offers the only place in the world where two UNESCO World Heritage sites meet, the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree. Visit for epic views, jungle walks, and crossing a ferry over croc-infested waters…
Check out Australia’s largest rodeo in Mt Isa
Every August, the remote mining town of Mt Isa puts on Australia’s best rodeo, attracting visitors from all over. Mt Isa also offer the quintessential Outback experience, complete with red dirt and open-pit mines.
Party on the Gold Coast
Live it up at the bars on Surfers Paradise, or enjoy fine dining in Broadbeach- the Gold Coast has something for everyone and has got to be Australia’s favourite holiday town.
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Explore the Sunshine Coast & The Australia Zoo
The Sunshine Coast offers sparkling, uncrowded beaches, rugged hinterland, and a relaxed vibe. Check out Noosa for fine dining and luxury, or visit the famous Australia Zoo, owned by the family of Steve Irwin.
Eat all the seafood
Fresh seafood is in abundance along Queensland’s sprawling coastline- don’t miss Moreton Bay bugs, prawns, or oysters- or look for fish and chips, best enjoyed along the beach, of course.
Year-round sunshine
Queensland weather definitely does not disappoint, if you’re a lover of the heat (such as me). Slap on the sunscreen and make the most of it.
Be amazed by the beauty of the Whitsundays
The Whitsundays offer some of the world’s most beautiful beaches- consider staying on Qualia for a massive splurge, or Hamilton Island and Airlie Beach offer a range of accommodation options- don’t miss seeing Whitehaven Beach, consistently ranked as one of the world’s top beaches.
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For adventure further afield, Webjet also offers awesome deals on cruises and European tours, I definitely plan on checking them out before booking my next big trip.
We are so excited to offer a giveaway of a $300 Webjet Exclusives voucher to one awesome reader, so put towards your next holiday! Anyone over 18 can enter, whether you live in Australia or elsewhere. To enter, leave a comment on this blog letting us know where you’d like to go, and then enter via the link below. Random draw will occur November 22, 2017, with the winner notified within 48 hours.
Good luck and thanks for your support!
Love the beaches at Queensland. Absolutely the best.
The Great Barrier Reef. Best snorkeling anywhere.
Looks divine, would love to ‘dive’ back into Queensland asap.
Noosa, some of the most perfect beaches I have ever seen. Perfect to relax and unwind over the summer holidays!
How exciting! I still need to mark Whitsundays off my list of places to explore in Australia.
I would like to go to Malaysia, to see a dear friend <3
Accidental Australian – No Accident here it is the best place in the world!
I’d love to visit and snorkel in the Great Barrier Reef
I think a couple nights down the Gold Coast is just what the doctor ordered. Thank you.
Definitely going up on my travel list 🙂
I’d love to visit the Whitsundays reef before it might be soon damaged due to climate change.
Oh, somewhere exotic like Bali!
The Whitsudays
I’d be hitting the beaches.
Exploring The Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef under the sublime sunshine, fresh intoxicating smell of the surf, relaxing sounds of the sea. Experience snorkelling and witness the natural wonders of the world. Breathtaking images sending rhythms to my heart, it’s colour to my mind.
I would love to go to Bali It’s been my dream for ever
The Great Barrier Reef has always been a bucket list of mine!
Surrounded by its natural bright beauty and fishes is a true dime!
I’d go snorkelling with the fish and laze on their pure white beaches in QLD’s amazing weather!
There is literally nothing more relaxing I can think of to do with my family together!
I would definitely go to the Sunshine Coast
Love Australia
Exploring The Great Barrier Reef
I would love to go to orlando for a honey moon
I would love to snorkel the Great Barrier Reef!
The Great Barrier Reef!
I’d love to go to New Zealand!
I would love to see the Great Barrier Reef! Its definitely something that my fiancé and I would love to do.
The Great Barrier Reef would be my first stop.
Great barrier reef snorkeling is my pick
O would love to visit the Gold Coast
Fraser Island… very high on my bucket list of destinations!
I have always dreamed of visiting the Great Barrier Reef!
I’m definitely interested in visiting Great Barrier Reef. It looks like a fun place to be.
Great barrier reef, it’s beautiful and warm there
There are so many places on earth that I’d love to visit…Top 3 would be Japan, Iceland and Australia, obviously!!
I would like to jet off to Antalya, Turkey
Would be the Sunshine Coast for me & the family
The great barrier reef for me.
I would love to go to Vancouver to visit my best friend!
Love to go to Rome
The Whitsudays
I’ve been to the Great Barrier Reef but was very ill at the time. I’d like to go to the Whitsundays. My son studied in Australia and my other sun worked there. I heard great things about the Whitsundays from the one who studied there and traveled afterwards
Mexico wanna see Mexico again
I have always wanted to see the Great Barrier Reef!
Toronto!!! Thanks!
OMG! To go snorkeling, eat Astralian foods, meet the people! Awesome experiences!
I’d love to go to Daintree or British Columbia, but right now I just want to get to Calgary to visit a dying friend
I’m headed to Aus in October and at this point, there is no way I can narrow down where I would visit, but I know winning would make it an even more amazing trip! I’m also heading to Europe next month for 42 days, hitting 8 countries!
I’d love to the Great Barrier Reef, it’s on my bucket list.
the Great Barrier Reef, a life changing exp.
I want to see a cassowary (from a distance!)
Would love to visit Sydney!
Would love to sel the Great Barrier Reef- it’s been a dream trip for ages and ages!
I lived in Sydney for a few years but never got the chance to visit the Whitsundays, so I’d go there!
great barrier reef looks great for snorkeling
Great Barrier Reef
I would like to jet off to with Webjet to New York City.
I would get off to Colorado springs, Colorado to visit my second parents.
Sydney.
I would go to London, UK all my family are back there.
Cairns for an experience unlike any other
I’d love to go to Hobart and do a bit of a road trip!
i like to see germany,entry pls
Ireland
I’d love to see more of the UK.
The location of my tattoo artist!
As I am typing this, it’s 36 degrees Celsius outside, it’s raining, and I am sipping on a cup of hot tea. I would LOVE to visit the Sunshine Coast right about now!
One of my top 10 is the Galapagos Islands
I would just love to go anywhere there’s a reef to scuba dive!
Florida to visit my mom and sister!
explore beaches
like to go to Malaysia
like it
I would like to go to Malaysia.
i would love to visit the great barrier reef.
Antarctica! Can you fly me there, please? 🙂 OK, failing that, I’d be pretty happy with a trip up to the Daintree to thaw out! I’m from Melbourne after all 😉
I would love to see anything in Australia!
I would love to visit Australia! I haven’t been yet.