Local Activities
Local Activities Overview
Activities & tours for conference & event partner programs, social clubs & leisure groups
About Local Activities Overview
HALF DAY ACTIVITIES
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Departs morning or afternoon, approx 4 hours
Price from $90 p/p based on minimum of 10 passengers
(includes transfers, guide, admissions & koala photo)
Welcome to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, home to the world's largest collection of Australian native animals! With over 27 hectares of landscaped surroundings and bushland, which caters for over 1400 mammals, birds and reptiles, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary offers an untouched wildlife experience. Take in the sights of Australia first-hand by seeing native Australian animals in their natural confines. This Sanctuary is recognised worldwide as a quality research and conservation facility.
Schedule:
00:00 Depart accommodation or Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
00:30 Arrive Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
Go directly to Koala Photo’s
Free time in park
03:30 Depart Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
A. Basic tour price from $50 p/p based on minimum of 10 passengers
B. Tour with Sky Point observation deck admission price $70 based on minimum of 10 passengers
C. Tour with Adventure Duck ride price $85 based on minimum of 10 passengers
(includes return luxury coach and narration)
Depart Surfers Paradise accommodation to Main Beach and the Spit one of the Gold Coasts best surfing points, to Broadbeach, Mermaid Beach past multi-million dollar homes, with a stop for morning/afternoon tea at Burleigh heads, home of the Quick Silver Pro surfing tournament. Visit a Prize Home where you can see how the rich on the Gold Coast live and purchase a ticket to win the luxury home. Before returning to your accommodation there is free time in Surfers Paradise. We suggest you visit the observation deck of ‘Q1’ the world’s tallest residential tower, or ride the Aqua Duck, the amphibious vehicle for a trip around the streets and canals of the city.
Schedule:
00:00 Depart accommodation or Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
Burleigh Beach for tea & coffee
Main Beach / The Spit,
Prize Home
02:30 Surfers Paradise free time or:
Q1 observation deck or Adventure Duck (these are only included if they are pre-booked)
04:00 Return to Gold Coast accommodation or Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
Golf 9 holes 4 hours, 18 holes 6 hours.
Price from $130 for 9 holes or $150 p/p for 18 holes based on minimum of 10 passengers
(includes return luxury coach and green fees, club and shoe hire are extra)
With more than 40 courses and weather suited for playing all year round, Gold Coast is also known as the Golf Cast. There are champion courses designed by Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Graham Marsh and Greg Norman, and we cater for all levels of players from beginners to experienced golfers. We book the course for you, and will pick you up at your accommodation and transfer you to the course in a luxury coach, and pick you up a the end of your game.
Schedule:
No set times or schedule, depart and return to suit participants.
Harbour Town Outlet Shopping Departs morning or afternoon, approx 4 hours.
Price from $39 p/p based on minimum of 10 passengers
(includes return transfers, VIP shopping card)
Take time out for some well deserved shopping at Gold Coast's unique outlet shopping centre 'Harbour Town', where quality brands sell direct for up to 60% less every day. The shopping adventure begins in the Tourism Lounge where you can enjoy complimentary refreshments in air-conditioned comfort. Each person receives a Tourism Club Card that entitles the holder to discounts, gifts and other value-add incentives throughout the centre at participating retail stores and restaurants. Shop till you drop then transfer yourself and your goodies back to your accommodation in your comfortable luxury coach.
Schedule:
00:00 Depart accommodation or Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
00:30 Arrive Harbour Town Shopping Centre Tourism Lounge
Take pax inside the lounge and ensure they receive the VIP Shopping Cards & centre map
Free time at Harbour Town
04:00 Return to Gold Coast accommodation or Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
High Tea at Palazzo Versace Approx 3 ½ hrs from departure, times to suit (min 10 pax, max 50 pax)
Price from $75 p/p basic High-Tea package with coach transfers
Price from $125 p/p Champagne High Tea with coach transfers
(includes return transfers, high tea)
Enjoy high tea at the worlds first Palazzo Versace Hotel. Soak in the elegant surroundings as you enjoy the pure luxury of "High Tea". Spend some time shopping at the waterfront Marina Mirage shopping centre where designer boutiques stock the world’s top fashion labels. For that added opulence we can organise a luxury cruiser for a half hour Gold Coast canal cruise before your high tea. (Additional cost) Relax in the luxury that is not just for the rich and famous!
Schedule:
11:30 Depart accommodation or Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
12:00 Arrive Palazzo Versace lobby
Pax are met by concierge and taken to their tables for High Tea
13:30 Free time at Marina Mirage
14:30 Depart Marina Mirage
15:00 Return to Gold Coast accommodation or Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
High Tea at Palazzo Versace & Outlet Shopping Approx 5 hrs from departure
· Price from $85 p/p basic High-Tea package -based on a minimum of 15 participants
· Price from $135 p/p Champagne High Tea - based on a minimum of 15 participants
Enjoy high tea at the worlds’ first Palazzo Versace Hotel. Soak in the elegant surroundings as you enjoy pure luxury that is "high Tea". Transport to and from the hotel can be by new model coach, or for an extra cost we can organise a luxury cruiser to take you to the Versace jetty where your personal concierge will meet you and escort you to your tables. Relax in the opulence that is for the rich and famous! After High-Tea, take time out for some shopping at Gold Coast's unique outlet shopping centre 'Harbour Town', where quality brands sell direct for up to 60% less every day. The shopping adventure begins in the Tourism Lounge where you can enjoy complimentary refreshments in air-conditioned comfort. Each person receives a Tourism Club Card that entitles the holder to discounts, gifts and other value-add incentives throughout the centre at participating retail stores and restaurants.
Suggested Schedule:
10:00 Depart accommodation or Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre by luxury coach
10:30 Arrive Harbour Town Shopping Centre Tourism Lounge & receive VIP Shopping Cards & centre map
Free time at Harbour Town (refreshments provided in the lounge)
12:30 Depart Harbour Town for Palazzo Versace
13:00 Arrive Palazzo Versace lobby, passengers are met by concierge and taken to their tables for High Tea
14:30 Depart Palazzo Versace
15:00 Return to accommodation or Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
Mt Tamborine Half Day Tour with lunch (art, crafts,
antique shops & pottery) Approx 5 hrs from departure
Price from $120 p/p based on minimum of 10 passengers
(includes return transfers, wine tasting, craft shopping, lunch)
Set in a tranquil mountaintop rainforest environment, Mt Tamborine is an eclectic mix of National Parks, boutique wineries, bed & breakfast's, antique shops and art and craft galleries. This quaint township is nestled in the hinterland only 25 minutes from Surfers Paradise and offers a diverse range of activities from bushwalking in a subtropical rainforest alive with birdcalls, to shopping, wine tasting or relaxing over great food at one of the many local wineries. You will enjoy a little of each of these on this tour.
Schedule:
00:00 Depart accommodation or Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
00:45 Arrive Mt Tamborine for free time at Gallery Walk
Cheese tasting at Witches Chase Cheese Company - local cheese maker
Wine tasting at local winery
Lunch and wine tasting at local Winery
04:15 Depart Mt Tamborine
05:00 Return to Gold Coast accommodation or Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
Whale Watching Departs 08:15am ~ returns 12:00 noon (between June ~ November)
Price $99 p/p adults, $65 children
(includes transfers, cruise, morning tea)
Join the only Whale Watching cruise that departs from Marina Mirage in Surfers Paradise! On this two and a half hour cruise you will have the chance to see the humpback whales frolicking in the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean. The luxury catamaran type fast cat allows 360 degree viewing and the twin hulls ensure a stable ride. Join us and see these playful and energetic giants of the sea, as they breach from the water only meters from the boat and slap their tails on the oceans surface in a friendly greeting.
08:00 Depart accommodation or Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
08:30 Arrive Marina Mirage to board Whale Watching boat
09:00 Whale Watching cruise & morning tea
11:30 Depart Marina Mirage
12:00 Return to Gold Coast accommodation or Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
Fosters Brewery Tour & Carlton Brewhouse Lunch 4~5 hours from departure
(includes transfers, guided brewery tour, lunch, one hour of beer & wine)
Price $99 p/p based on min 10 and max 100 people (under 18's will not be served alcohol)
Discover how your favourite Fosters brand beer is brewed, bottled, canned or kegged. You will see first hand the state of the art brewing technology in action as the guided tour take in the full brewing process: from raw ingredients to brewing, bottling and then our amazing distribution centre. The friendly staff will test your brewing knowledge as you get behind the bar and pour, then sample the beers and enjoy a delicious lunch in the Brewhouse Bar and Beer Garden. Tour includes one hour of sampling of the different beers, or a red or white for the wine drinkers.
Schedule:
09:30 Depart accommodation or GGCEC by luxury coach
10:15 Arrive Carlton Brewhouse for brewery tour
11:00 Lunch & beer tasting / Fosters gift shop
12:30 Depart Carlton Brewhouse
13:15 Return to accommodation
Winery Visit, Wine Tasting & Picnic Lunch 4~5 hours from departure
Price $115 p/p based on minimum of 10 people (under 18's will not be served alcohol)
(includes transfers, wine tasting & picnic lunch)
Travel in luxury coach to Canungra Valley Vineyard, Canungra Valley Vineyards is nestled in the peaceful Canungra Valley in the Gold Coast Hinterland. Eight of the fifteen acres of land belonging to the Vineyard are 'under vine', consisting of 4,000 vines of primarily Chambourcin and Semillon grape. Here you will enjoy wine tasting and may purchase from a selection of local wines. Behind the homestead runs the peaceful Canungra Creek, the perfect place to relax and enjoy your gourmet picnic baskets and a bottle of wine for lunch. After lunch try your luck at spotting the resident family of platypus in the creek, before travelling back to your accommodation.
Schedule:
09:30 Depart accommodation or Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
10:15 Free time in Canungra town (optional)
11:00 Arrive Canungra Valley Vineyard
Wine tasting
Platypus viewing
12:00 Picnic Lunch
13:15 Depart Canungra Valley Vineyard
14:00 Return to Gold Coast accommodation or Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
FULL DAY ACTIVITIES
Byron Bay Day Tour Departs 07:30am ~ returns 4pm
Price from $125 p/p based on minimum of 10 passengers (includes transfers, admissions & lunch)
Experience a drive past cane fields and some of Australia's most spectacular National Parks and coastal regions from the Gold Coast and down into Northern New South Wales. In the morning we will visit Tropical Fruit World for a tour of their extensive fruit plantation. Try fruit straight from the trees and shop for natural products in their 'tropicoligy' shop. After this you will travel to Byron Bay, the most easterly point in Australia which is an art and craft Mecca that is home to local artists and hippies even today. You will enjoy lunch at the Hog's Breath Cafe before venturing up to the landmark lighthouse. Byron Bay lighthouse is situated at Australia's most easterly point, and on most days you will be able to watch groups of dolphins and the occasional giant sea turtle frolicking in the waters at below the cliffs.
Schedule:
07:30 Depart accommodation or Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
08:00 Point Danger
08:45 Tropical Fruit World
10:30 Dept Tropical Fruit World
11:30 Arrive Byron Bay
12:30 Lunch at Hogs Breath Cafe
13:30 Visit Byron Bay lighthouse
14:30 Depart Byron Bay
16:00 Return to Gold Coast accommodation or Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
Mt Tamborine, Wineries, Gallery Walk (wineries, art, crafts, antique shops & pottery) Depart 9am ~returns 4pm
Price $130 p/p based on minimum of 10 passengers (includes transfers, wine tasting, shopping & lunch)
Set in a tranquil mountaintop rainforest environment, Mt Tamborine is an eclectic mix of National Parks, boutique wineries, bed & breakfast's, antique shops and art and craft galleries. In the morning you will enjoy a leisurely bushwalk in the subtropical rainforest of the Joalah National Park, followed by wine tasting and lunch at a local winery with spectacular views of the Surfers Paradise skyline. After lunch you will enjoy shopping on Gallery Walk, aptly named for its antique shops and art and craft galleries, and a visit to more wineries before returning to your accommodation.
Schedule:
09:00 Depart accommodation or Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
09:45 Arrive Mt Tamborine for short bush walk to Joalah National Park and Cedar Creek falls
11:00 Wine tasting at Cedar Creek Winery & Witches Falls Wineries
12:00 Wine tasting & Lunch Heritage Winery
13:30 Free time at “Gallery Walk”
15:00 Depart Mt Tamborine
16:00 Return to Gold Coast accommodation or Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
Mt Tamborine, Wineries & Harbour Town Outlet Shopping Centre Depart 9am~returns 4pm
Price $125 p/p based on minimum of 10 passengers
(includes transfers, wine tasting, shopping & lunch)
In the morning you will enjoy shopping on Gallery Walk, aptly named for its antique shops and art and craft galleries. This is followed wine tasting and lunch at a local winery with spectacular views of the Surfers Paradise skyline. After lunch you will visit Gold Coast's unique outlet shopping centre 'Harbour Town', where quality brands sell direct for up to 60% less every day. Participants receive a Tourism Club Card that entitles the holder to discounts, gifts and other value-add incentives throughout the centre. Shop till you drop before returning to your accommodation by luxury coach.
Schedule:
09:00 Depart accommodation or Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
10:00 Arrive Mt Tamborine for Free time at “Gallery Walk”
11:00 Wine tasting at Cedar Creek Winery & Mt Tamborine Wineries
12:00 Wine tasting & Lunch Heritage Winery
13:00 Depart Mt Tamborine for Harbour Town
13:45 Check pax in to Harbour Town Tourism Lounge and get VIP Shopping Cards
15:30 Depart Harbour Town Shopping Centre
16:00 Return to Gold Coast accommodation or Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
O'Reilly's Lamington National Park Departs 10am ~ returns 4pm
Price $130 p/p based on a minimum of 10 passengers
(includes transfers, wine tasting, picnic lunch, tree top walk, bushwalking)
O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat is nestled in subtropical rainforest surrounded by World Heritage listed Lamington National Park. Travel via Canungra Valley Vineyard where you will experience wine tasting and a leisurely picnic basket lunch in the picturesque grounds. Feed the Crimson Lorikeets and King Parrots and experience the Tree Top Walk. The first of its kind in Australia, it is 180 metres in length and is made up of 9 suspension bridges, with much of the walkway being 15 metres above the ground and allows you to walk through the canopy to see flowering and fruiting trees and vines, the epiphytic orchids and ferns, and the birds and animals that inhabit the tree tops. On the way back to Surfers Paradise, you will drop in to a local Alpaca farm and meet these gorgeous creatures.
Schedule:
09:00 Depart accommodation or Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
10:00 Arrive Canungra Valley Vineyard
Wine tasting
Platypus viewing
11:00 Picnic Lunch
12:00 Depart Canungra Valley Vineyard
13:00 Arrive O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat
Tree Top Walk and bird feeding (bird feed extra)
14:00 Depart O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat, travel back to Surfers Paradise via Alpaca farm
16:00 Return to Gold Coast accommodation or Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
Tall Ship Cruise & Island Adventure Depart 8:30am ~ returns 4:30pm
Price $129 p/p based on minimum of 10 passengers
(includes transfers, cruise & morning tea, lunch & afternoon tea)
Cruise the calm waters of the Gold Coast broadwater to South Stradbroke Island National Park on an old world sailing ship. Along the way you can partake in optional water sports such as parasailing, speedboat rides and seaplane rides. At the private 9 hectare MacLarens' Landing Island Homestead, you will be treated to a sumptuous Tropical Island BBQ lunch. After lunch enjoy free time for optional water activities or discover the local wildlife on an island bushwalk. On the leisurely return cruise back to Surfers Paradise you will feed the sea eagles from the deck of the Tallship and enjoy afternoon tea.
Schedule:
08:30 Depart accommodation or Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
09:00 Tallship sailing boat departs marina
Speedboat ride $10, seaplane rides $50 and parasailing $50 (prices subject to change)
Morning Tea
10:45 Arrive McLaren’s Landing Island Homestead
11:00 Optional 4WD tour of the island.
12:00 Enjoy a full Aussie BBQ with entertainment
13:00 After lunch enjoy free time. Feed kangaroos, giant lizards, Kookaburra’s and other wildlife
Swim in the resort pool, island bushwalking, beach volleyball etc
14:30 Depart the island, feed the sea eagles and enjoy afternoon tea.
15:30 Arrive back at Marina
16:00 Return to Gold Coast accommodation or Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
Theme Park Admission & Transfers Departure and return to suit
Price $99 p/p based on minimum of 10 passengers
(includes transfers & theme park admission)
Chose from Dreamworld, Sea World or Movie World for a day of action and adventure. We will transport you there and back in a luxury vehicle and provide admission to the theme park of your choice. Spend a day at leisure in the park. (Prices based on the entire group going to the same park, please call us for prices for multiple park drop off and pick ups)
Schedule:
09:30 Depart accommodation or Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
Free time at theme park of choice
16:00 Return to Gold Coast accommodation or Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
EVENING ACTIVITIES
Australian Outback Spectacular Departs 6:00pm ~ returns
10:00pm
Price $130 p/p adults, $110 p/p children based on a minimum of 10 participants
(includes transfers, dinner & show, wine, beer & soft drinks with dinner)
Enjoy a unique and exciting evening dinner show filled with outback music, drama and action with this major Aussie production incorporating up to 40 Australian stock horses, and an exciting array of skilled Australian stockmen and women. The show is set in an enclosed arena featuring a one and a half hour extravaganza with spectacular audio and visual effects as well as a three-course Australian BBQ dinner. Beer, wine and soft drink are served throughout the show.
Schedule:
18:00 Pick up from accommodation
18:30 Arrive Australian Outback Spectacular for pre-show entertainment
20:00 Dinner & Show
21:30 Show finishes
22:00 Drop back at accommodation.
Champagne Sunset Cruise Departs 5pm~returns 7pm (times may change due to sunset times)
Price from $250 p/p based on minimum of 15 passengers (includes transfers, cruise, champagne & finger food)
Watch the sunset to the west from the deck of a luxury motor yacht as you cruise the calm waters of the Gold Coast Broadwater. Departing Marina Mirage, the Gold Coast's luxury yacht harbour, cruise along the canals past multi-million dollar super homes, mega yachts, private helicopters, Seaworld, Palazzo Versace & Marina Mirage. Champagne, wine, beer, finger food will be served by your own personal wait staff & commentary is provided by you own personal skipper.
Schedule:
16:30 Depart accommodation or Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
17:00 Board Luxury Cruiser
Sail the broad water, champagne & finger food
Watch the sunset
18:30 Return to Marina
19:00 Return to Gold Coast accommodation or Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
Terms & Conditions:
· Bookings must be received in writing by email or fax, one month before activity/tour date.
· Activity is available at the time of this quote but is not confirmed until a booking request is received in writing.
· All activities require minimum numbers to operate. Please see information for each activity.
· Final numbers must be received by 7 days prior to activity/tour date.
· Bookings are not confirmed until the agreed deposit is received.
· Some activities will have different booking, deposit and cancellation procedures that will be notified at the time of initial inquiry.
· Increases in final numbers after 7 days prior to activity/tour date will be accepted on the condition that arrangements can be made for seats in the vehicle, admissions and meals.
· Cancellations after 7 days prior to activity/tour date will be charged at full activity/tour price.
· All prices subject to change with changes in pricing of attraction fees and meals.
· Tour Gold Coast takes no responsibility for the above information remaining valid until the proposed event date. We also advise that changes to, or closure of attractions, venues and suppliers services, may result in Tour Gold Coast not being able to coordinate the proposed activities.