Brisbane and Gold Coast Tours

Day Trips from Brisbane

Moreton Island Day Tour

Catamaran from Brisbane city to Tangalooma Resort. Full day. Highlights include snorkelling over the Tangalooma Wrecks, an optional Desert Safari, and watching wild dolphins come in for their evening feed. Early start required. See the Moreton Island day tour.

North Stradbroke Island

Quieter and more rugged. Crosses Moreton Bay to Brown Lake (amber-coloured freshwater stained by tea-tree), then out to Point Lookout and Cylinder Beach. Wildlife includes dolphins, manta rays, and humpback whales in season.

Fraser Island Tours from Brisbane

Brisbane is a departure point for K’gari (Fraser Island) multi-day tours. The tour heads north through Cooloola National Park, stops at the coloured sand cliffs of Rainbow Beach, and crosses to the island. Over two or three days, all major island highlights are covered, returning to Brisbane at the end of the tour. See Fraser Island tours departing Brisbane.

Brisbane City Tours

The Brisbane City Tour by Bike covers the South Bank, the Botanic Gardens, Story Bridge, and riverside paths through the inner city. Small group, guided, approximately 3 hours. Good for first-time visitors who want to understand the city before heading out on a day trip from Brisbane.

Gold Coast Day Tours and Hinterland

Sightseeing Tours Australia’s Gold Coast product is almost entirely in the rainforest and national parks, not on the beach. Visitors expecting theme parks or surfing should know this is a different experience. See Gold Coast hinterland tours.

1. Natural Arch and Springbrook National Park: rainforest, waterfalls, sandstone arch at Natural Bridge
2. Evening Glow Worm Tour: Tamborine rainforest at dusk, thousands of glow worms on cave walls
3. Mt Tamborine Gourmet Tasting Tour: food and wine day in the hinterland
4. Lamington National Park and O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat: walking, wildlife, vineyard stop
5. Sunshine Coast Hinterland and Noosa Tour

Small Group or Large Coach?

Most Brisbane and Gold Coast tours run as small groups, typically under 20 passengers in an air-conditioned bus. Island day trips travel by boat: Moreton Island by catamaran from Brisbane city, North Stradbroke Island by water transfer across Moreton Bay. The Gold Coast City Tour runs on a larger coach.

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