Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the
state capital Brisbane.
With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous
city in the state, the sixth most populous city
in the country, and also the most populous non-capital city in Australia. Gold
Coast is known as a major tourist destination with its sunny subtropical climate, surfing beaches, canal and waterway
systems, its high-rise dominated skyline, nightlife,
and rainforest
hinterland. Gold Coast is a candidate city for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
The
Gold Coast is Australia's favourite holiday playground - its been that way
since the 1950s when Surfers
Paradise was established as a one hotel, beachside town and has grown up
over the last half century with more and more attractions
have popping up, making the region one of the most tourist-oriented in the
world. The Gold Coast is a
dedicated tourist town and there's enough things to do to keep you occupied for
months. It's not just mini-golf and wax museums either; take a tour of the river
and canals in an aqua-bus, head up in a hot air balloon over Mount Tamborine or
learn to surf on one of our pristine beaches. The big
four, which you've probably heard of, are Dreamworld,
Sea World, Movie
World and Wet'n'Wild,
but there are quite a few more. Get up close and pat a koala, watch some
outback horsemen and women race around a stadium, or mingle with the native
birds at breakfast. Visiting the Gold Coast doesn't have to be
expensive, there's plenty of free things to do here! Visiting the beach is
probably the most attractive free thing to do but there are plenty more. If you
are planning a budget holiday take a look at stuff to do on the
Gold Coast that doesn't cost a cent. With more
canals than Venice, a gorgeous river and a broadwater that will take you all
the way to Brisbane, getting around the Gold Coast on a boat is one of the
nicest way to see things. Choose from a party cruise, intimate gondola or
anything in between.
