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With its golden sandy beaches, theme parks, attractions and World Heritage Listed Hinterland, the city has plenty to offer in terms of natural beauty and buzzing social hubs. It also has a rich cultural history and remains a place of extreme cultural significance for the Yugambeh people. From ‘best-of’ style day trips to extensive tours travelling to beaches, rainforests and everything in between, Second Nature offers a variety of tour options for Special Interest Groups.
Our Special Interest programs are designed for groups of any size who are looking for a unique and tailored travel experience. The experiences are designed to capture a group’s niche interests and can be made to suit all budgets. Some examples of niche categories that our Special Interest Tours to the Gold Coast have catered to previously include:
Below is an example itinerary for an adventure across Brisbane and the Gold Coast
DAY 1
| 06:50 | Arrive at Brisbane Airport (BNE) |
| 08:15 | Pick up from Airport and drive to Mt Coot-tha for a view over the city |
| 09:00 | Arrive at Mt Coot-tha. Enjoy morning tea from the top of the mountain |
| 09:45 | Depart Mt Coot-tha for the Gold Coast |
| 10:45 | Arrive at the Gold Coast Seaway |
| 11:00 | Welcome and orientation at ‘The Spit’ |
| 11:45 | Depart The Spit for Gold Coast Tour |
| 12:00 | Arrive at Narrowneck Beach. Enjoy lunch with a view down the entire length of the Gold Coast |
| 12:45 | Depart Narrowneck Beach and drive through Surfers Paradise to Kirra Beach (world famous surfing beach) |
| 13:30 | Arrive at Kirra Beach for a swim in the ocean |
| 14:30 | Depart Kirra for Lamington National Park |
| 15:45 | Arrive at Binna Burra Mountain Lodge and check-in to ‘Safari Tent’ accommodation |
| 16:00 | Free time until dinner |
| 18:00 | Enjoy a fantastic BBQ dinner overlooking the Numinbah Valley |
| 19:00 | Night spotlighting for pademelons, bandicoots & amazing spiders! |
| 19:45 | End set day program |
DAY 2
| 06:45 | Breakfast |
| 07:45 | Depart by bus for Green Mountains section of Lamington National Park (67km one-way via road) |
| 09:00 | Arrive at O’Reilly’s Guesthouse (Green Mountains) |
| 09:15 | Enjoy the view from the Rainforest Canopy Boardwalk |
| 09:45 | Start the first section of the Gold Coast Hinterland Great Walk (22.5km one-way) |
| 10:30 | Morning tea |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:00 | Turn off the Border Track and head to Binna Burra via the Coomera Falls Circuit through Warm/ Cool Subtropical rainforest & Cool Temperate rainforest to ‘Tullawallul’ to see 3,000 year-old Antarctic Beech trees! |
| 17:00 | Arrive at Binna Burra after an amazing day’s hike! |
| 17:15 | Shower/ free time |
| 18:30 | Dinner |
| 19:00 | (Optional) Movie ‘Samsara’ – One of the most visually stunning experiences available (http://barakasamsara.com/) AND/OR
(Optional) |
| 20:45 | End set day program |
DAY 3
| 07:15 | Pack up Safari tents and pack gear into bus |
| 07:30 | Breakfast |
| 08:15 | Start the second section of the Gold Coast Hinterland Great Walk (21km one-way) |
| 10:30 | Morning tea |
| 11:30 | Enjoy some spectacular views as you make your way down from the escarpment down to the Numinbah Valley |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 17:00 | Arrive at Camp 2 after another amazing day’s hike! |
| 17:15 | Set up tents and free time before dinner |
| 18:15 | Enjoy a delicious dinner after the longest day of this three-day hike! |
| 19:15 | Roasting marshmallows over the campfire |
| 20:00 | End set day program |
DAY 4
| 07:30 | Pack up tents and pack gear into bus |
| 08:00 | Breakfast |
| 09:00 | Start the third section of the Gold Coast Hinterland Great Walk (12.5km one-way) |
| 10:30 | Morning tea |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | Arrive at destination – Purlingbrook Falls |
| 14:15 | Tour the mountain including stops at Purlingbrook Falls, Canyon Lookout and Best of All Lookouts! |
| 15:45 | Depart Springbrook Mountain by bus for the Gold Coast |
| 16:45 | Arrive at accommodation on Gold Coast. Check-in to accommodation |
| 17:00 | Free time before dinner |
| 18:00 | Enjoy a fabulous dinner on the central Gold Coast |
| 19:15 | Explore the night life on a walk through the heart of Surfers Paradise |
| 20:30 | Return to accommodation |
| 20:45 | Arrive at accommodation. End set day program. |
DAY 5
| 07:45 | Breakfast |
| 08:30 | Interactive presentation on local Aboriginal culture with an authentic variety of Aboriginal artefacts to display and pass around! |
| 10:00 | Depart accommodation for Yugambeh Museum, Language & Heritage Research Centre |
| 10:45 | Arrive at the museum. Enter museum |
| 12:15 | Depart museum for famous Yatala Pies |
| 12:30 | Arrive at Yatala Pies. Enjoy a traditional (however non-indigenous!) Australian cultural icon! You can choose any pie you like! |
| 13:00 | Depart Yatala Pies for Burleigh Heads |
| 14:00 | Arrive at a preserved ‘Bora Ring’ located at North Burleigh. This is an area for ‘men’s business’ and a taboo area for women |
| 14:15 | Depart Bora Ring for Burleigh Headland |
| 14:30 | Arrive at Burleigh Headland. Enjoy a walk around Burleigh – first up to the littoral rainforest, past a traditional women’s birthing area and then down through Eucalypt forest to an Aboriginal Midden and fish trap! Try some native Australian stingless bee honey and other ‘bush tucker’ whilst enjoying a walk through beautiful coastal heathland. Hear some aboriginal ‘Dreamtime Stories’ as you make your way along the coast of basalt rock back to the rocky shore at the front of the mountain |
| 16:30 | Return to accommodation |
| 17:00 | Arrive at accommodation. Free time until dinner |
| 18:30 | Dinner at a local restaurant |
| 19:30 | Return to accommodation |
| 19:45 | (optional) Movie ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ – A fantastic/ tragic true story of survival |
| 21:30 | End set day program |
DAY 6
| 07:30 | Breakfast |
| 08:00 | Free time before departure for Wet ‘n’ Wild |
| 09:15 | Depart accommodation by bus for Wet ‘n’ Wild |
| 09:45 | Arrive at Wet ‘n’ Wild. Entire day at Wet ‘n’ Wild water park |
| 12:30 | Lunch inside Wet ‘n’ Wild |
| 15:30 | Depart Wet ‘n’ Wild for accommodation |
| 16:15 | Arrive at accommodation. Shower and prepare for sunset view over the entire Gold Coast from the Q1 Skydeck! |
| 17:00 | Depart for Q1 |
| 17:15 | Arrive at Q1. Journey up inside one of the world’s fastest elevators to the 77th floor! |
| 18:15 | Depart Q1 for restaurant |
| 18:30 | Enjoy a fantastic dinner in Surfers Paradise on your last night on the Gold Coast! |
| 20:00 | Return to accommodation |
| 20:30 | End set day program |
DAY 7
| 06:30 | Breakfast |
| 07:00 | Check room and pack gear into bus |
| 07:15 | Depart accommodation for airport |
| 08:45 | Arrive at Brisbane Airport. End entire program. |
