NSW/Queensland- 4 free days
My wife and I will have a week for vacation mid-September after my conference in Brisbane. We are thinking of ~3 days on Fraser Island, then maybe Hunter Valley or some other destination in NSW or southern Queensland. We have been to Cairns/GBR/Whitsundays, and spent a few days in Sydney before so we are interested in some other ideas. Any thoughts on this? I know it is very subjective but that is what travel is about! Thanks in advance for any suggestions. We expect to get quality beach time on Fraser Island so a contrast would be nice.
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We always visiting the Sunshine Coast north of Brisbane. Our favourite town is Maroochydore which has a good range of accommodation and restaurants. You could also go to Toowoomba (about 90 minutes inland from Brisbane).
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Heron Island on the Barrier Reef is quite close and complements Fraser Island well . We've done both islands on the same trip and had a great time.
We have family and friends who live on the Gold Coast (just south of Brisbane) so I am very familiar with the area. We love the GC Hinterland and Northern NSW - Lamington Natl Park, Mt Tamborine, Springbrook, Byron Bay etc. A beautiful part of the world. Carnarvon Gorge is another possibility - perhaps a 3-4 h drive inland from Fraser/Hervey Bay. Great walks and wildlife. |
I think RalphR's suggestion of Gold Coast Hinterland is a great idea. It's very beautiful. We also weekend a lot just over the border at Murwillumbah and the countryside around there as Ralph suggested is really lovely.
Carnarvon Gorge is absolutely beautiful but by my calculations it's a good 700kms from Hervey Bay and would take more than 3-4 hours. |
Apologies, should have done more homework before posting. Hervey Bay - Carnarvon is about 900 km (600 miles). We stayed in Roma en route from Brisbane and in Biloela on the return. That was in 1995...somehow I don't remember it being that far. But it's still a great place and offere a chance to see some of Outback Australia.
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Thanks for everyone's replies, sorry busy packing my mom up for a move to Independent Living apartment! Mom comes before vacation planning.
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