Greater Brisbane

Let’s start with Moreton Island where you’ll find sand driving, dolphin feeding, snorkelling and shipwrecks – all a short ferry ride from the world-class facilities and CBD action of Brisbane itself.

Between Moreton Island and the CBD, you will find the Redlands Coast. Here you can explore local beach culture and depart for a North Stradbroke Island adventure. North of Brisbane is Moreton Bay, a contrasting region offering anything from the aquatic playground of Bribie Island to the renowned Woodford Folk Festival. Relax on soft-sand beaches and at secluded hinterland swimming holes. Energise with high-adrenaline water sports. Eat and drink your way from the farm-gate to craft breweries and wineries. Follow an arts trail to regional galleries and artisan markets and bushwalk through rainforest and waterfalls.

Moving south of the city you will find Logan with its koalas, exotic eats and Buddhist Chung Tian Temple, and west of the city is Ipswich, a favourite for the kids. Feed a llama, meet bilbies and quolls, travel on a steam train, learn from blacksmiths and bike along a rail trail. When school holidays roll around, Ipswich doubles the fun with events and experiences designed expressly for your younger family members – and all under an hour from the Brisbane CBD.

Rounding off the Greater Brisbane experience is the green paradise of the Scenic Rim, which is home to six national parks and the World-Heritage listed Gondwana Rainforest. So incredible is this region it was named in 2022 by Lonely Planet as one of the top ten Regions in the world to visit!