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Brisbane Jetski Adventure Tours

Experience Brisbane and the bay a whole new way with Trident Jetskis, offering two epic guided experiences designed to showcase the city’s river and bay from the water

Read On Brisbane Jetski Adventure Tours

Experience Brisbane and the bay a whole new way with Trident Jetskis, offering two epic guided experiences designed to showcase the city’s river and bay from the water

Read On Brisbane Jetski Adventure Tours

With its wealth of nature and mild climate, life in Brisbane is best lived outdoors, with hundreds of walks, parks, bike rides, beaches and pools as well as river activities, theme parks and games to choose from below:

Walking track through the forest
Capalaba
Redlands Indigiscapes Centre
Indigiscapes is a delightful arboretum where everything is native right down to the bush herbs incorporated into the cafe menu
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Playground equipmement and children playing in aquativity area of River Heart Parklands Ipswich
Ipswich
River Heart Parklands
Along the banks of the Bremer river is a stunning river walkway leading to River Heart Parklands, the best children's aquativity park in the west.
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Riverdale Park, Meadowbrook
Meadowbrook
Riverdale Park
The popular southside park has been upgraded to include a fantastic, dinosaur-themed playground
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Playground equipment in Robelle Domain Park
Springfield Lakes
Robelle Domain
Putting new meaning to the word green space, master-planned Robelle Domain is a sprawling 24ha expanse that is the jewel in the crown of Springfield Central Parklands.
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Large steel boulder in Rocks Riverside Park
Seventeen Mile Rocks
Rocks Riverside Park
The cement works adjacent to the entrance at first seem incongruous to this superb green expanse bordered by a hill of towering gums
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Spectacle Garden at Roma Street Parkland
CBD
Roma Street Parkland
This subtropical wonderland, the largest of its kind in the world, sprang to life in 2001 on the site of the old Roma St railway goods yards
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Tree lined path inside Sherwood Aboretum, Brisbane
Sherwood
Sherwood Arboretum
These beautiful gardens sprawl along the river and were established in the early 1920s
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Mt Coot-tha
Simpson Falls Picnic Area
Tucked well into the bush at the foot of Mt Coot-tha and yet only a short drive from the city, Simpson Falls provides an idyllic gum-shaded expanse of green
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Large tree in Anzac Park and children's playground
Toowong
Anzac Park
A rolling expanse of hills forms the setting for this scenic park which is large enough to have a circuit road loop through it
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Row of jacaranda trees in TC Beirne Park Hendra
Hendra
TC Beirne Park
This Federation-style park, once part of the grounds of famed Irish retailer TC Beirne’s Victorian villa, has to be Brisbane’s prettiest green public space.
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Playground at summit of Teneriffe Park
Teneriffe
Teneriffe Park
Hidden away atop Teneriffe’s highest (44m) hill is this charming little green domain, overlooking nineteenth century cottage chimneys
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Kids playground and beach next to the sea looking out to islands on Moreton Bay.
Victoria Pt
Wh Yeo Park
One of the few waterfront bayside parks with a sandy beach suitable for paddling, WH Yeo is a lovely flat stretch of green with views
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Jacarada tree in bloom in Wilson Outlook Reserve park overlooking story bridge at sunrise in New Farm.
New Farm
Wilson Outlook Reserve
This little stretch of green on the precipice of rocky cliffs carved by an ex-quarry and framed by the Story Bridge is one of Brisbane’s secret parks
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Yeronga Memorial Park at sunrise
Yeronga
Yeronga Memorial Park
Few who visit this impressive stately park with its woodlands and memorial paths would realise that it’s one of the oldest in Brisbane.
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Cyclist on Rocks Riverside bikeway
Bikeway
Mt Coot-tha Rocks Riverside
This ride via the Western Freeway bike path begins at the beautiful sub-tropical Botanic Gardens and ends at the southwest’s showcase riverfront parklands.
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Cyclist on dirt track in Daisy Hill Conservation Park surrounded by bush
Bikeway
Daisy Hill Conservation Park
A labyrinth of dirt trails cuts through this lovely gum-forested koala reserve, with three circuits of varying lengths open to horse and bike riders.
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People in cake class
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Luminous Lantern Parade
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Sipping and Snacking on King St
The Summit Restaurant
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50+ Best Restaurants in Brisbane

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The Gatsby Bar
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Brisbane's Best 50 Bars

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