Travel: Australia - Gold Coast

[Mamo]

piglet and calf:

Hi pinky88,


Thanks.
I am taking Emirates. but depart sin at 2345pm and arrive brisbane at 10am. so we will drive straight to GC from the airport.
Have u been to the grow worm tour? worth a visit? can we drive there and book the tour?

Hi, my family went to GC last Nov. Like what pinky88 mentioned, it's better to drive direct to GC, nothing much at Brisbane.

We visited the glow worm cave, the trip in there is pretty short. Ok to go if your kids want to experience it. The worms are so tiny and the cave is so dark that you can't really see how they look like. Having said that, it's quite nice in the cave. You can buy the tickets at the counter there, no need to book. It is a guided tour by a guide there. Do check the timing on the website.

A place worth visiting if you go to Sunshine Coast is the Steve Irwin's Australian Zoo.

If the weather is not too cold in June, perhaps you can consider Wet N Wild if your kids like water play. It's much much bigger than our Wild Wild Wet. We went there thrice during our stay. We bought the VIP tickets, not sure if they are still selling. Check out myfun website on the ticketing. If you read the earlier postings (about Oct to Nov last year period) in this thread, you will find some useful info.

[DJKA]

Hi, We went to gold goast last Dec. Overall quite enjoyable. I find is a must that you need to self drive in gold coast cos is quite difficult to move around there.


Dinning wise i find Victoria Ave at Broadbeach think got 30 more restaurants there, Tedder Ave at Surfers Paradise & Marina Mirage near Seaworld, can try omeros Bros and the glass (own preference) not bad. Quite nice place to chill out after Seaworld.

Shopping wise i think Robina town, pacific fair & harbour town outlet. Pumkin patch and cotton on price over there quite reasonable, think their local brand

[piglet and calf]

Hi everyone,


thanks for your feedbacks.
I had read through all the discussions pages last nite..:)

Do you think my itinerary is workable?


Day 1: Depart Singapore (2345pm flight)

Day 2: Arrived (10am)
Check in Sea World Resort and Water Park.
Visit Sea World or should I go shopping at Harbour Town instead?

Day 3: Sea World
Day 4: Tropical Fruit World Farm Gold Coast (full day too??)
Day 5: Mount Tamborine and glow worm
Day 6: Movie World
Day 7: Paradise Country Farm (how long do u take to tour the whole place?)
Day 8: depart to singapore (flight at 12 noon)

Possible for me to squeeze in O'Reilly?

[Mamo]

piglet and calf:

Hi everyone,


thanks for your feedbacks.
I had read through all the discussions pages last nite..:)

Do you think my itinerary is workable?


Day 1: Depart Singapore (2345pm flight)

Day 2: Arrived (10am)
Check in Sea World Resort and Water Park.
Visit Sea World or should I go shopping at Harbour Town instead?

Day 3: Sea World
Day 4: Tropical Fruit World Farm Gold Coast (full day too??)
Day 5: Mount Tamborine and glow worm
Day 6: Movie World
Day 7: Paradise Country Farm (how long do u take to tour the whole place?)
Day 8: depart to singapore (flight at 12 noon)

Possible for me to squeeze in O'Reilly?

I doubt there is enough time for you to go Sea World on the first day. By the time you checked in, it will be passed noon and they close at 5 pm. Depending on which day you arrive, maybe you can drive around, shop at surfers, go to the beach and relax.

You should go O'Reilly on the same day as Mount Tamborine, they are near each other.

We didn't go to Paradise Country Farm this time but I remembered you only need half a day or less there.

If you are going to Australian Zoo, that will take you a day.

[piglet and calf]

Hi,


I think I will spend the first day at the beach and to shop for grocery for the kids. We will need to buy some cereals and snacks for their consumption for the next few days.

just to check, how far is gold coast from the sunshine coast?
Does anyone spend the full day at tropical fruit farm? what about paradise country farm? is it just half a day too?
might bring the kids to the beach in the evening if both trips requires half day only.

[Mamo]

piglet and calf:

Hi,


I think I will spend the first day at the beach and to shop for grocery for the kids. We will need to buy some cereals and snacks for their consumption for the next few days.

just to check, how far is gold coast from the sunshine coast?
Does anyone spend the full day at tropical fruit farm? what about paradise country farm? is it just half a day too?
might bring the kids to the beach in the evening if both trips requires half day only.

Sunshine Coast to GC is about 2 hrs.

[pinky88]

piglet and calf:

Hi,


I think I will spend the first day at the beach and to shop for grocery for the kids. We will need to buy some cereals and snacks for their consumption for the next few days.

just to check, how far is gold coast from the sunshine coast?
Does anyone spend the full day at tropical fruit farm? what about paradise country farm? is it just half a day too?
might bring the kids to the beach in the evening if both trips requires half day only.

Both take half a day each. We went to Paradise Country farm in e morning, had our lunch there n set off to tropical fruit world.

[johncwk]

Hi,


Your schedule seems too packed. It would be good to give yourself some breathing space and enjoy the beach and watch the sunrise.

Also, you can consider to go to harbourtown to shop.

[geksim]

was checking out for experiences to look out for while planning my itinerary for Australia trip.. just wanna share this site that lists out all 101 experiences you can try out in Australia http://www.australia101things.com/

hope it helps for those planning a trip to Australia

[xiaostar]

pinky88:

We oso visited the Carrara market but din really like the stuffs there.

do they sell macademia nuts at carrara market?