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- Dive into the colourful underwater world of the Great Barrier Reef.
- Explore Fraser Island, the world’s largest sand island on a 4WD adventure.
- Take a sailing trip to discover the enchanting resort islands of the Whitsundays.
- Visit Australia Zoo to cuddle a koala, feed a kangaroo or see some of the less friendly locals.
- Take in the never-ending beaches and exciting entertainment of the Gold Coast, Australia’s most popular holiday destination.
Holidays in Queensland
Escape to Queensland’s jewelled paradise for the best of all worlds’, all year round on a wonderful Queensland holiday. Take somewhere blissfully tropical with pristine beaches and two vast World Heritage natural sites - a rainforest older than the Amazon and a coral reef 1,200 miles long. Add a cuisine regarded by many as the best in the world, amazing wildlife and people intent on providing the most upmarket, yet relaxing holiday of a lifetime and that’s Queensland. Queensland holidays offer 13 regions for you to explore including the young and vibrant capital of Brisbane, the stunning beaches of the Gold and Sunshine Coasts, the beautiful Whitsunday Islands, the country charm of central Queensland, and the classic, colourful Western Downs.
Queensland occupies approximately 25% of the continent of Australia, so there’s lots of space for you to explore. It is Australia’s fastest growing State with 3.8 million people…2.1 million visitors are welcomed each year. Queensland also boasts a broad multi-cultural community including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descendants with cultures spanning 40,000 years.
Here are just a few reasons to book a Queensland holiday:
- Tropical climate
- Superb beaches
- Friendly people
- Relaxed and casual atmosphere
- Multitude of things to do and places to stay
The list could go on and on but in a few words, Queensland is the ideal getaway for holidays in Australia. It is made for holidays. It offers a warm, relaxing, fun, vibrant, energetic and the ultimate pleasure holiday experience, where you have the freedom to do as much or as little as you like and you become the person you’d like to be. When you get home you feel like you have had a holiday, and you know you want to return soon.
Queensland Climate
Warm summers and mild winters are what you can expect in this subtropical destination. Average summer and winter temperatures range from 9°C - 29°C in Brisbane and 17°C - 31°C in Cairns. You won't find any place that gets much colder than 1°C, even in the hills of South East Queensland Country.
Great Barrier Reef
This World Heritage Listed site is one of the great wonders of the natural world. There are over 600 islands in the surrounding area, and a diverse variety of marine life.
Whitsunday Islands
The Whitsundays are a group of 74 islands along the Queensland coast bordered by the Great Barrier Reef, the serene waters of the Coral Sea and a stunning mainland landscape of woodland and beach coves.
Brisbane Holidays
Brisbane is the capital of Queensland, colloquially referred to as Bris Vegas. The city's climate is the best in Australia with its hot summers and mild winters.
Gold Coast Holidays
The Gold Coast, referred to as 'the coast with the most' is a popular destination for holidays in Australia, even with Australians themselves. There's never a shortage of things to do with 42km of glorious sunny beaches, World Heritage listed rainforests, theme parks, shopping malls and nightclubs.
Holidays in Cairns
Cairns is regarded as the safest tropical destination in the world. This paradise location is home to palm-fringed beaches, pleasantly hot weather, exotic plants and animals, and a wide range of tourist attractions and activities.
Fraser Island Holidays
World Heritage Listed Fraser Island is the largest sand island in the world, and the only place on Earth where tropical rainforest grows on sand.
Mount Isa
Mount Isa is a mining town described as an oasis in the outback, and is the largest township in western Queensland.
Sunshine Coast Holidays
The Sunshine Coast stretches across the Queensland coastline from Caloundra to Cooloola, and curves inland past lush, green hinterland and wildlife-rich national parks. onal parks.
