Gold Coast Backpackers

The Gold Coast is always high on all backpackers priority list when they are making their way around Australia. Filled with everything from excitement through to adventure and adrenalin you will have the time of your life when you are passing through.

The Gold Coast area is jam packed with attractions for the tourist whether as a family, single, honeymooners or backpacker. In fact the Gold Coast is the Theme Park Capital of the southern hemisphere. You can enjoy everything from the latest rides and special effects to aquatic wonders or even feeding our native wildlife in natural surroundings. At night the Gold Coast comes alive and visitors can take in one of the many shows or live it up at one of the nightclubs or discos.

More than two million visitors each year come to enjoy the sunny climate and gorgeous beaches of the Gold Coast, just a one-hour drive south of Brisbane and with its own international airport. The Gold Coast's 70km of uninterrupted coastline includes 35 patrolled beaches, and with 300 days of sunshine a year, you will have every possibility to enjoy some of the world's greatest surfing beaches and make full use of Australia's largest expanse of calm water.

When it comes to entertainment and shopping, the Gold Coast is hard to beat. As Australia's theme park capital, the Gold Coast boasts more family attractions than any other destination in the Southern Hemisphere, along with Queensland's largest shopping malls. But there's more to the Gold Coast than shops and beaches. There are 29 national parks and nature reserves for nature lovers to enjoy, or go exploring in the beautiful Gold Coast hinterland.

From out on the water with it many activities such as diving, fishing, snorkelling, boating, whale watching, swimming and canoe tours that you can do you can also take a look at the many land based sports and adventures that you can enjoy such as mountain climbing, hiking, dining, shopping, sky diving, bungee jumping, motor cycle tours, 4WD safaris, horse riding and more. If you are looking to do something you can be guaranteed to find it in the Gold Coast.

And to accompany the many wonderful attractions that can be found here you will also be pleased to know that there is a lot of accommodation to suit all tastes and budgets no matter how much you are looking to spend. From budget accommodation through to five star luxury accommodation you will have it all right at your fingertips. There are hostels, hotels, motels and spacious apartments to choose from that are scattered all over the Gold Coast, and no matter where you do decide to base yourself you will never be far from all of the action.

Backpackers love the Gold Coast so why don't you come and see why thousands of them come to experience it for themselves each year.