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Whale watching at Hervey Bay: Over the past 25 to 30 years, over a million people have been whale watching in Hervey Bay, Australia's premier whale watching location. Humpback Whales are regular visitors to the coastal waters off southern Queensland. Each year, during winter, humpback whales migrate from Antarctic waters, pass through South Island New Zealand , to the warm waters of the tropics for calving. Many humpback whales arrive in Hervey Bay from late July and remain until November when they begin their return to the southern ocean.
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Agnes Water/1770: For many years, a little corner of paradise called 1770 has been Queensland's best kept secret. The people who live there, along with those who visit there religiously every holiday season, would love to keep it that way. The absence of floods of tourists has played a big part in giving this place and its neighbour, Agnes Water, the feel of a quiet forgotten backwater in an idyllic tropical setting.
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Fraser Island: The world's largest sand island, Fraser Island is a unique part of the Fraser/Burnett region, and its unusual formation of sand and rainforest make it a special source of adventure for visitors to explore. Although well known among fisherman and 4WD enthusiasts, it is the history and Aboriginal heritage that gives Fraser Island its individual character, expressed through wonderful coloured sand cliffs, unique fresh water lakes and diverse flora and wildlife. More >>
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Gympie: A sprawling, former goldmining town that it calls itself 'The Town that saved Queensland' - Gympie is the heritage and cultural centre of the Cooloola Region. It acts both as a gateway to the Burnett/Fraser coast to northbound travellers, and gateway to the Sunshine Coast for southbound travellers. Gympie has not forgotten its heritage. It even has one of the few remaining drive-in cinemas still operating in Australia.
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Southern Great Barrier Reef: The majesty and uniqueness of the Great Barrier Reef can be experienced at the coral cays of Lady Elliot Island and Lady Musgrave Island, or the Fitzroy Reef Lagoon and the magnificent fringing reefs of the Woongarra Marine Park right on the shoreline of the Coral Coast at Bargara where the Mon Repos Turtle Rookery celebrates and preserves Australia’s most significant mainland turtle-nesting beach. Tour operators offer fully guided tours of the reefs around the islands, and give you the opportunity to slip into the warm tropical waters - perfect any time of the year for diving, swimming and snorkelling.
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Rainbow Beach
The Cooloola Coast: The locals call it "our little patch of nature's paradise found just above Queensland's Sunshine Coast". Sandwiched between Fraser Island and The Sunshine Coast, there is plenty here to discover and enjoy - the spectacular coloured sand cliffs of Rainbow Beach; hand feeding the wild dolphins at tranquil Tin Can Bay.
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