 Gold Coast Budget Travel Guide
Gold Coast, Queensland
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Introducing Gold Coast
Gold Coast Budget Travel Guide prepares you for your holiday in Gold Coast, Queensland. This is an exciting travel destination and I hope that through this guide, you will have a great time there. All the tourist attractions of the Gold Coast are listed here, along with useful travel information to help you move about and explore.
About Gold Coast
The Gold Coast is the second biggest city in Queensland. This coastal city of 400,000 people is also the 6th biggest city in Australia and the biggest non-capital city. Surface Paradise, a suburb of Gold Coast with a skyline dominated by residential skyscrapers has become the very picture and icon of the city. It is often compared to Miami, Florida, as a destination for beach recreation and nightlife. Its economy relies heavily on tourism and film production.
Chevron Renaissance Shopping Mall, Gold Coast
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The Gold Coast enjoys a subtropical climate. Temperature is fairly consistent year round. The hottest month is January, when the average high temperature reaches 28.5°C (83°F). The coolest month is July, when the termometer drops to an average low of 12°C (54°F). The amount of precipitation seems to follow the temperature. January is the wettest month, with precipitation of 169.1 mm (6.66 inches), while July the driest, with only 44.6 mm (1.76 inches).
Surfers Paradise began to see tourist development from the 1960's, as the first highrise apartment blocks were constructed. By the mid 1980's, the character of Surfers Paradise has become one of wall-to-wall skyscrapers.
Burleigh Head, Gold Coast
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Budget Travel to Gold Coast
The Gold Coast Airport (OOL), also called Coolangatta Airport, sits right on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. Many airlines in the Asia Pacific region flies here. Budget travelers can fly here by AirAsia - booking far ahead of departure date often result in very attractive low prices.
You can get out of the airport by taking the bus. Surfside Bus 765 goes to the Robina Train Station. From there, you can catch a train to Brisbane. Bus 702 goes to Southport every half an hour, while Bus 768 goes to Tweeds Head.
If you already have your hotel booked and know which hotel you are staying, you can arrange the Gold Coast Tourist Shuttle to transport you to your hotel in Gold Coast.
Budget Travel within Gold Coast
The main bus operator in the Gold Coast is Surfside Buslines. If you plan to travel a lot by the bus, get the Translink GoCard. This stored-value card can take up to A$200 in value. To use it, simply tap it gently on the sensor when boarding the bus and do that again as you alight. If you forgot to do it when you get off the bus, you will be charged a fixed amount of A$5.00.
You should also consider renting a car. Although more expensive than public transport, your own wheels will allow you to explore long distances faster.
Surfers Paradise Beach, Gold Coast
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Places of Interest in Gold Coast
Beaches
- Broadbeach
Beach located 3 km to the south of Surfers Paradise, not as busy as Surfers Paradise.
- Burleigh Heads
Beach located 2 km south of North Burleigh. A popular spot for picnics.
- North Burleigh
Beach located 4 km to the south of Broadbeach. Swimming is not advised due to presence of jellyfish.
- Surfers Paradise Beach
The main beach of Gold Coast, a long stretch of sand that is often crowded with locals and tourists.
Theme Parks
- Australian Outbak Spectacular
Outback theme park with horses, horse riding and cattle.
- Dreamworld
A theme park with thrill rides as well as a tiger zoo.
- Sea World
Oldest and most established marine theme park in Australia.
- Warner Brothers Movie World
Movie theme park centred around Warner Brothers Movies and Loony Toon cartoon characters.
- Wet 'n' Wild
Water theme park with a variety of water-related rides and swimming pools.
- WhiteWater World
Another water theme park with a variety of attractions such as the Pipeline Plunge, Wiggle Bay and Cave of Waves.
Get a GPS and never get lost again!
Avoid charges for overweight luggage! Get a luggage scale for your trip.
Prepare for your trip!
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