Best Things To Do on the Gold Coast

The Gold Coast is Australia's most famous holiday destination, a 57-kilometre stretch of white sand beaches backed by a skyline of high-rise towers and flanked by subtropical hinterland. Beyond the legendary surf beaches of Surfers Paradise, Burleigh Heads, and Coolangatta, the Gold Coast offers world-class theme parks, a sophisticated dining scene, and some of Queensland's most dramatic natural landscapes.

The hinterland towns of Tamborine Mountain and Springbrook National Park are just 30 minutes from the coast, offering rainforest walks, glow-worm caves, and waterfalls that contrast beautifully with the beach culture below. The Gold Coast is also Australia's most walkable beach destination, with the Oceanway coastal path connecting the beaches for cyclists and pedestrians for kilometres in each direction.