Gold Coast School Holiday Activities
Every year 10.5million visitors flock to the Gold Coast and many of these will arrive during the summer school holidays to experience our award winning beaches, heritage listed hinterland and enjoy the plethora of Gold Coast School Holiday Activities, tours, and attractions all the while enjoying our relaxed GC lifestyle.
If you’re planning on visiting the Gold Coast these summer school holidays here are a few tips to help you get the most out of your holiday.
Visit Surfers Paradise
Whether you’re staying there or not, a day and evening strolling through Surfers Paradise is a must. Be entertained by buskers and street performers, enjoy a coffee or lunch in one of the many alfresco cafes and visit the local attractions such as 7D Cinema, Ripleys Believe it or not or Infinity. Take a relaxed stroll along the 1km of recently renovated foreshore which is also the location of the Surfers Paradise Beachfront Night Markets each Wednesday, Friday and Sunday night from 4pm – 9pm.
Get Adventurous
With 211 Things To Do on the Gold Coast there is no chance of getting bored on your holiday. Being the Theme Park capital of Australia you have 5 parks to choose from – including Dreamworld, Movie World, Sea World, Wet ‘n’ Wild and whitewater World. Aside from the Theme Parks the Gold Coast also offers other unique activities including jet boating on the Broadwater with Paradise Jet Boating, take an indoor skydiving flight with ifly Gold Coast or a city tour in a real Fire Truck Tour.
Dip your toes (or your whole body) in the ocean
You might be looking for the best Gold Coast school holiday activities, well sometimes the best things in life are free.
Voted one of Australia’s Top 10 beaches, the golden sand and warm waters of Surfers Paradise beach is popular with tourists.
See what all the fuss is about and take a dip in the crystal clear waters of the Pacific Ocean. Surfers Paradise beach is a lifeguard patrolled area so make sure you swim between the flags. If you fancy getting a little wet and have a small budget but want to have lots of fun why not try a Stand Up Paddle Board Tour, or get a SUP Lesson.
Go West
Venture west from the beach and explore the green behind the gold with a visit to the Gold Coast’s National Parks including Lamington, Springbrook or Tamborine.Southern Cross 4WD Tours offers a variety of day tours departing your coastal accommodation house.
Tours include off road 4WDriving, morning/afternoon tea, bush walks, wine tasting, BBQ lunch with the opportunity for a swim in fresh water rock pools, and the famous bird feeding at O’Reillys Rainforest Retreat.
Check out the spectacular hinterland scenery by air with a morning Hot Air balloon flight. Scenic balloon flights over the hinterland including champagne breakfast and cellar door tasting at O’Reilly’s Grand Homestead and Vineyard. It’s a once in a lifetime experience.
Accommodation
The Gold Coast has a range of accommodation choices available from Backpacker hostels to family-friendly resorts such as Paradise Resort and Sea World Resort, leading hotel chains including Novotel Surfers Paradise and apartments with ocean views at The Breakers. There are hundreds of hotels from Broadbeach to Main Beach alone. There are options to suit all traveller styles and budgets making the Gold Coast an affordable travel destination for visitors from all walks of life from all across the globe. So book yourself a room these school holidays and come and see why the Gold Coast is “Famous For Fun!”
Original blog post written by: Paradise Jet Boating
