Tweed Valley Way, Byron Bay, lighthouse, Pacific Motorway, Gold Coast hinterland, Lamington National Park, lookouts, Tree Top Walk, Springbrook National Park, waterfalls, Bruce Highway, Glass House Mountains, Big Pineapple, Australia Zoo, Noosa, Maroochydore, Mooloolaba, Coolum. . Self-Drive Tour with Hotels Car Hire (unlimited kms) Bonus Vouchers. Departs from Gold Coast. Themes include: Queensland, New South Wales, Departs from Gold Coast, Fly-Drive Car, Returns from Gold Coast. + Show more

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6 days Car Hire, "no worries" unlimited kms, comprehensive insurance
2 nights good standard Byron Bay hotel (luxury upgrades available)
2 nights good standard Noosa hotel (luxury upgrades available)
1 night good standard Lamington hotel (luxury upgrades available)
Queensland Bonus Voucher Book ($500 value discounts at shops, restaurants & attractions)
Relax all the hard work has been taken out of your Self-Drive Holiday. Enjoy the freedom of the open road and the security of this popular DISCOVER AUSTRALIA Itinerary.

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Gold Coast Tweed Valley Way Byron Bay Gold Coat Hinterland Lamington National Park Tree Top Walk Springbrook National Park Glasshouse Mountains National Park Big Pineapple Crocodile Hunter's Australian Zoo Maroochydore Mooloolaba Coolum

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Explore picture perfect vistas in Tweed Valley, see mountains and waterfalls, Coffs Harbour, fertile hinterlands, Springbrook and Lamington National Parks and surf at Kingscliff, Coolangatta or Tweeds Heads. Discover artisans, dolphins, turtles and whales in season on a Byron, Lamington and Sunshine Coast Self-Drive holiday package. Take a tree top walk and swim in the tropical ocean, wander mountain villages and see the theme parks and Australia Zoo on the Sunshine Coast.

Self-Drive Tour from Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

DAY 1 Gold Coast - Byron Bay

Drive the Tweed Valley Way, with amazing views passing sugar cane fields, verdant green hills and dales of the Tweed Valley, the surfer's delights of Tweeds Heads, Coolangatta and Kingscliff, and then walk to the most easterly point in Australia and the Cape Byron Lighthouse or in season watch whales in the Bay.

Today you could visit Surfers Paradise (Gold Coast entertainment and tourism centre, Australia's iconic coastal tourist destination), Burleigh Heads (between Coolangatta and Surfers paradise, breathtaking scenery, Burleigh Heads National Park, international surfing tournaments), Coolangatta (the southernmost suburb of Gold Coast, on the state border of Queensland and New South Wales), David Fleay Wildlife Park, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and Superbee Honeyworld, Currumbin Creek to enjoy some stand up paddle boarding, see Captain Cook Memorial Lighthouse, Tweed Heads, The Minjungbal Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Banora Point, Chinderah, Kingscliff, Bogangar, Hastings Point, Pottsville, Crabbes Creek, or Ocean Shores, ride a long board off Watego Beach, surf off The Pass, Belongil Beach, or at Main Beach, in front of the town, snorkel out to a wreck or enjoy a meal at any of the prime spots in Byron Bay. Direct driving 88km (1.05 hour) .

Overnight Byron Bay

DAY 2 Discover Byron Bay

The easy lifestyle from its early days - when the alternative hippy culture came to Byron Bay in the late 1960's - is alive and well in Byron with yoga centres, day spas, new age products, timber furniture, hand made jewellery and craft skills being nurtured at the Byron Bay Arts and Industry Precinct. The Byron Bay ambience, great weather and excellent beaches drew the surfers. The different town beaches, with great breaks to suit the learner or the pro and good value surf shops keep the surfers coming to the seriously laid back township. Learn to surf with lessons from a pro, take a world famous Whale Watching Tour during the whale migration season, put on a wet suit and dive in the warm waters, or pick up a rod and reel in the catch from Seven Mile Beach. History has its place at Byron too with Cape Byron the rim of a massive ancient volcano and the Cape Byron Lighthouse (1901) on the National Estate Register and the most easterly point of mainland Australia. Visit the Cape Byron Lighthouse, take a tour then take the trail through coastal rainforest and banksia forest, gain an appreciation of Indigenous life at Palm Valley or take a coastal walk in the Arakwal National Park, for brilliant vantage points to discover the migration of whales and dolphins and turtles in season .

Laid back Byron Bay (festivals, surfing, whale watching, dolphin spotting, coastal walks, Indigenous experiences, beach fishing, arts and crafts), Byron Bay beaches - Byron Main Beach (smaller waves close to shore), The Pass Beach (easy ride out, great long boarding - wide rollers), Watego's Beach (where the cult of longboarders gather), Tallow's Beach (south of the headland, long beach bigger surf) - 2,200,000 candle power Cape Byron Lighthouse (historic lighthouse tours, cafe, walk track), Broken Head Nature Reserve (Two Sisters Rocks), Brunswick Head Nature Reserve, Julian Rocks Nature Reserve, Cape Byron Hedland Reserve (reputedly one of the most beautiful places in the world, rainforests, stunning cliffs, brilliant vistas, Akakwal National Park (taking in Tallow Beach), Boat Harbour Nature Reserve (walking track, viewing platform, Wilson River, Coopers Creek, remnant pilings of historic wharf from riverboat era), Broken Head Nature Reserve, Mooball National Park (subtropical rainforest, rare endangered fauna - long-nosed potoroo, marbled frogmouth, red-legged pademelon, Stephen's banded snake and the giant barred frog), World Heritage Listed Mount Warning National Park (eroded remnant central plug of an ancient volcano. Views of Tween Valley), Nightcap National Park (100m tall waterfall Minyon Falls), Tyagarah Nature Reserve (secluded 8 km beach, bird watching, fishing).

Overnight Byron Bay

DAY 3 Byron Bay - Lamington

Follow the Pacific Highway through the north coast of New South Wales; friendly country towns and the Tweed Valley Way, take the Tourist Drive to Murwillumbah for early morning tea in New South Wales, then on to Nerang and the Lamington National Park arriving with plenty of time to explore the area that was one of the first areas in Queensland to gain the protected status.

Discover pretty country towns as you meander through the fertile Tweed Valley; be awed by the beauty of the Lamington National Park in landscapes created by ancient wonders when larva spewed, some 23 million years ago; en-route, get spectacular views from the heights above Murwillumbah (or M'bah to the cogenesis - friendly art deco town, off the highway, known for 'alternative lifestylers' and Hare Krishna, antiques and cafes, 13 km from the NSW border with Queensland); in the NP experience the diverse and amazing natural beauty and charm of the Lamington National Park . Wander a bush track to suit your ability, see some of the 500 cascading waterfalls of the Lamington National Park, take in awesome vistas across mountain tops and lush, fertile valleys, or walk above the world on a Tree Top Walk, suspended through the canopy of the forest or climb to an observation deck, some thirty metres above the ground; discover unique flora from the last ice-age and an amazing range of fauna, from parrots to lyrebirds to tree frogs to skinks to platypus and more in the sub-tropical wonderland that is the Lamington National Park.

Overnight Lamington

DAY 4 Lamington - Sunshine Coast

Resting languidly on Laguna Bay with a chic cafe society and uber slick boutiques, year round swimming, horse-riding, boating, and relaxed resort style living, besides the Noosa River and the Noosa National Park with surf beaches, and protected coves surrounded by coastal scenery. Noosa and Coolum are renowned for the up market lifestyle enjoyed by the super-rich on the Sunshine Coast. Play some rounds on a splendid private golf course, fly over the waves on surf kite, paddle a kayak, take camel safaris, experience wild dingos and the natural splendour of the Great Sandy National Park, the beaches, lakes and moving sand dunes on the world’s largest sand island - Fraser Island, with a 4WD tour or get above it all on a scenic flight. Along the coastal ribbon of the Sunshine Coast, pay homage to the late Steve Irwin, the world famous 'Crocodile Hunter' at the Australia Zoo or simply see and be seen on Hastings Street in Noosa. Families will love the sun, fun and beaches of Maroochydore, Coolum, Mooloolaba and Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast, the Glass House Mountains rising in the west and the tastes and treasures of the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast in the mountain townships of Montville and Maleny. The Sunshine Coast is blessed with many Australian Surf Life Saving Clubs, so always swim on a patrolled beach, between the flags.

Upmarket Noosa (beaches, river, enjoy the good-life and the unique taste of Hastings Street), Coolum (beaches and Clive Palmer's beautiful world class golf resort), Beerwah (Beerwah State Forests, the big mower, Australia Zoo), Bli Bli (wetlands and fairy castle), Buderim (Buderim Ginger Factory, Mini-theme park, Cane Train ride through forest), Caloundra, Coolum (beaches, world class golf and family fun), Flaxton (pretty mountain village, orchards, Devonshire teas, galleries, arts, crafts), Kawana and Kawana Waters (canoeing, kayaking, dragon boat racing outrigging), Kenilworth (Kenilworth State Forest) , Landsborough, Maleny, Mapleton, Maroochydore, Montville (Kondalilla National Park, subtropical rainforest, 90m tall Kondalilla Falls, lookouts), Mooloolaba (patrolled beach, Esplanade with al fresco cafes and boutiques, Mooloolaba Surf Club), Mudjimba, Nambour, Noosa (river, beaches, coastal paths, upmarket eateries and boutiques), Palmview (Aussie World, Ettamogah Pub), Yandina.

Overnight Sunshine Coast

DAY 6 Sunshine Coast - Gold Coast

Picking up the Bruce Highway, driving south past Brisbane and with much to explore en route from Noosa and Maroochydore. Have your camera ready as you reach the quirky “Big Pineapple” and the unique Ettamogah Pub and rising in the west, in the hinterland, south of Beerwah, see the Glass House Mountains and Mount Beerwah 556m above sea level; pass Beenleigh and on to the wonders of the Gold Coast and the hinterland of the Gold Coast with high plateau and happy villages waiting to welcome you or choosing which of the world famous Gold Coast beaches to hit the surf might be more your bag - the choice is yours to make!.

Today you could play on some amazing beaches or play a round on an amazing Sunshine Coast golf course in Coolum, owned by the richest man in Queensland; maybe take in the sights of the fertile region known as the Fruit Bowl of Queensland or visit Eumundi Markets (open Wednesdays and Saturdays, Australia's biggest art, crafts and produce markets in historical Eumundi town); or take the opportunity to indulge in a tour of the wineries. Maybe visit Blackall Range (mountain range behind Sunshine Coast, numerous lookouts toward coast), see the “Big Pineapple” (a pineapple standing 16m tall), Macadamia Nut Factory (ride in a Nut Mobile or a train around plantation and small animal farm), Bli Bli, Sunshine Castle, taste fresh Queensland honey at Superbee Honey Factory. Discover the Queensland Air Museum (large display of historic aircraft), Mooloolaba, Underwater World (marine mammal park, oceanarium and wildlife sanctuary), Buderim, Caloundra, Opals Down Under, the House of Herbs, The Big Kart Track, Elimbah, Caboolture Historical Village, Burpengary, Brighton, Alma Park Zoo, Strathpine and the iconic Australia Zoo. Perhaps visit the Rum Distillery at Beenleigh, Ormeau, Pimpama, Coomera, Oxenford, Sanctuary Cove, Helensvale, see breathtaking natural scenery or experience the man-made thrills at the theme parks: Dreamworld (Australia's largest theme park, The Giant Drop is the tallest free-fall in the world, Big Brother House and more), Sea World (the marine mammal park, oceanarium and theme park, promotes conservation of sea-life), Movie World, Wet'n'Wild, Water World, visit a Casino or a National Park. Perhaps see Binna Burra and Green Mountain in Lamington National Park (the world's largest subtropical rainforest) or rise to great heights in the World Heritage listed Springbrook National Park (1000 meters above sea level, waterfalls and mountain scenery). Direct driving 200km (2.5 hour) .

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Byron, Lamington & Sunshine Coast Self-Drive

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