1. Have a picnic and play with the kids at one of the many beautiful beach playgrounds and parks along the coast. Laguna Park, Palm Beach is a local’s pick.
2. Hire bicycles and cycle the Gold Coast bike ways. Spend the perfect day cycling from Coolangatta to Surfers Paradise along the beach front bicyle path.
4. Have fun as a family at the interactive Infinity, an extraordinary series of around 20 multi-sensual environments filled with unique special effects, atmospheric sound fields, ultra groovy music and illusions that appear to go all the way to infinity!
5. Visit Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. Take the extreme high ropes green challenge, cuddle a koala, feed the kangaroos, and meet so many other Australian animals. Don’t forget the free lorikeet feeding every day out the front. A must is the evening Yanguwah Aboriginal cultural show
6. Let the kids have fun rolling on the water sealed inside giant plastic bubble at Aussie Waterballs at Pacific Fair Broadbeach while you go on a shopping spree!
7. Grab your walking shoes and get back to nature with walks at Gold Coast top nature parks.
8. Watch the world’s best stunt performer’s mastering aerial flips and gravity defying stunts in the Jet Ski Show at Sea World, and watch the dolphin’s doing the same in the Imagine Dolphin Show.
9. Attend the Australian Outback spectacular. Watch Australian stockmen and women bring the legend of Phar Lap to life. Show includes themed dinner.
10. Cruise over to Tangalooma Island Resort on Moreton Island for activities such as dolphin feeding, tobogganing, quad bikes, archery, tennis, badminton, snorkelling, kayaking, shipwrecks, eco walks and parasailing.
11. High action adrenalin seekers can conquer Buzzsaw, the new bone chilling ride at Dreamworld. Try your hand at the 6 other thrill rides or for the younger ones head straight to Wiggles World for some dancing with Dorothy.
12. Head straight for a wet and wild day on those hot summer Gold Coast months. Have a relaxing swim in the wave pool or scare yourself on the skycoaster.
13. Go jet boating.
14. Fossick for treasures in the world’s largest mine of thunder eggs at Thunderbird Park.
15. Stay at Sea World resort and have your private Dolphin Discovery presentation.
16. Cheer on the Gold Coast Titans NRL team at Skilled Park.
17. Discover the hidden Gold Coast waterways on a Jet Ski adventure.
18. Take on the steepest drop in the Southern Hemisphere, reach up to speeds of 66km/h and pull 3.5G’s n hairpin bends and inverted spins on Movie World’s Green Lantern Rollercoaster.
19. Soak up the sunshine along the 72 km of pristine Gold Coast beaches
20. Splash into the Currumbin Rock Pools to cool off on a hot summer’s day.
21. Take a dip in one of the natural waterfalls amongst world heritage listed rainforest.
22. Fly through the world heritage listed Lamington National Park on the Binna Burra Mountain Lodge flying fox.
23. Go quad biking in the Hinterland.
24. Savour amazingly exotic fruits at Tropical Fruit World.
25. Dine absolute beachfront at one of the Gold Coast’s family friendly Surf Life Saving Clubs.
26. Hit the road and explore the hidden Pacific and Hinterland food and wine trails.
27. Try some world-famous homemade fudge while strolling down Gallery Walk at Mt Tamborine or enjoy high tea at the Surfers Paradise Marriot Resort and Spa.
28. Freak yourself out at the five story Dracula’s Haunted House on a mind-bending journey through a of labyrinths of spooky passages, a museum of weird collectibles, dare doors, leaping monsters and state-of-the-art special FX.
29. Shop at a local farmer’s market for fresh, local produce and regional arts and crafts. Save some money, support the community and grab a souvenir or two!
