Main Beach
Main Beach is just a short hop north of Surfers Paradise, where the Gold Coast beachfront starts to ease off before hitting the Broadwater and The Spit — it’s where the central beachfront, the sea and the Nerang River waterways all start to become a part of the mix. On one side you’ve got the […]
Palm Beach
Palm Beach sits on the southern end of the Gold Coast, sandwiched between Tallebudgera Creek and Currumbin Creek, with the ocean stretching out as far as the eye can see and the Gold Coast Highway running roughly parallel with it through the hills inland. It’s a tiny bit less crazy than Burleigh Heads and a […]
Lamington National Park
Currumbin Valley
Springbrook National Park
Springbrook National Park rises up suddenly from behind the Gold Coast and into the Gold Coast Hinterland, wrapping a section of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area under its protection. The park’s waterfalls, lookouts and walking tracks are scattered all over the Springbrook plateau, Natural Bridge, Numinbah Valley and Mount Cougal. From the […]
Coolangatta
Currumbin stands out as a standout on the Southern Gold Coast, sandwiched between Palm Beach and Tugun, where the waves of Currumbin Beach and Currumbin Creek meet the historic Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and the access road to the Currumbin Valley. Generally, I think Currumbin hits all the right notes, but trying to fit too much […]