Luxury Queensland Holidays

Don’t miss a diving or snorkelling trip to the Great Barrier Reef, one of the world’s natural wonders and its biggest coral reef system. Island hop around the famous Whitsundays and sail to Lady Elliot or Heron Islands to see turtle hatchlings between January and March. Visit champagne pools and shipwrecks on World Heritage Listed Fraser Island and head to Magnetic Island to see the country’s largest population of wild koalas.

Queensland has over 1,000 national parks and forests packed with wildlife. These include the world’s oldest continually surviving rainforest, Daintree, and Noosa National Park, which boasts everglades, freshwater pools and rainbow beaches. You can also visit the World Heritage listed Gondwana Rainforests or the extinct volcanic peaks of the Glass House Mountains. For natural history, discover 25 million year old fossils at Riversleigh Fossil Sites or head to Carnarvon National Park for aboriginal rock art.

Soak up the culture in Queensland’s largest city, Brisbane. Take a stroll on the South Bank among lush parks or enjoy a meal at a world class restaurant. Head to Queen Street for shopping and explore some top museums, botanic gardens or nearby Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. Other Queensland city highlights include tropical Cairns and Townsville, which has a spectacular sunset mountain viewpoint.

In mid-May, the Noosa Food and Wine Festival celebrates great food, wine, live music and entertainment. Whether you are looking for beachfront brunches, dinners with celebrity chefs, live cooking demonstrations or a party under the stars, there’s something for everyone.

The Blues on Broadbeach Music Festival hosts free international and Queensland talent across 20 outdoor stages and venues throughout Broadbeach on the Gold Coast.

One of the biggest folk festivals in the world, Woodford Folk Festival is centred around folk music, showcasing artists from around the world as well as comedy, film, street theatre, and more. You can attend workshops, see the fireworks, and enjoy the incredible food and drink at this must-see festival.

Held in May, Brisbane Street Art Festival is the biggest street art festival in Australia. Taking place within Brisbane’s CBD and its surrounding suburbs, you’ll discover incredible creations displayed by local artists everywhere.

There are so many exceptional seafood restaurants in Queensland is where you can tuck into buckets of tiger prawns, creamy oysters, succulent Moreton Bay bugs and freshly grilled barramundi. 

From crocodile to kangaroo, emu to ostrich, you can sample a wide range of the distinctive flavours of these exotic game during your Queensland holiday. Australian game meat is high in protein and low in fat. Why not visit a local butcher and pick up a selection of meats for your own traditional Aussie BBQ? Alternatively, visit a local restaurant to try a tasting platter.

Queensland’s Aboriginal people have been eating the native macadamia nuts for thousands of years. The land and climate provide the perfect conditions for macadamia trees to flourish. For a macadamia treat, visit the Noosa Chocolate factory and get yourself some delicious chocolate-coated macadamias.

Brisbane is crazy for cronuts. A cronut is a pastry that resembles a doughnut but is created with a crunchy, buttery croissant-like dough that is fried, glazed and usually loaded with a delicious cream filling. ‘Flour and Chocolate’ serve up some of the city’s best pastries, so why not head here to get your hands on one?