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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:

Burleigh Heads National Park
Burleigh Heads
Burleigh Head National Park
For the best views on the Gold Coast, head to Burleigh Head National Park at Burleigh Heads
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Waterslide at Hibiscus Swimming Pool Mt Gravatt
Mt Gravatt
Hibiscus Swimming Pool
A favourite southside haunt on a hot day is Hibiscus Swimming Pool located in the Hibiscus Sports Complex at Upper Mt Gravatt.
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Griffith University Aquatic Centre
Griffith University Aquatic Centre
Griffith University Aquatic Centre is in beautiful bush surrounds at Mt Gravatt Campus
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Noosa
Noosa National Park
Noosa National Park’s Coastal Track is one of the great walks of the Sunshine Coast – a must for visitors, holiday makers and locals alike.
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Metal bridge inside the Tamborine Rainforest Skywalk
Mt Tamborine
Tamborine Forest Skywalk
Tamborine Rainforest Skywalk is Mt Tamborine’s hidden gem - a rare and unique opportunity to stroll amongst the treetops
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Merthyr Park New Farm
Walk Or Cycle
New Farm To Teneriffe
This leafy riverside trail includes the option for a meander through splendid New Farm Park
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Children playing in fort and on slides inside the Lota Park & Playground in Lota
Lota
Lota Park
A spectacular foreshore park with state of the art facilities and playground
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Lower Moora Park & Beach
Shorncliffe
Lower Moora Park & Beach
At the base of the Shorncliffe cliffs is this enchanting little bay with grassy stretches shaded by cotton trees, rock pools, modern white picnic shelters, BBQs and a playground
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People palying bowls on lawns of Merthyr Bowls Club in New Farm
New Farm
Merthyr Bowls Club
Merthyr Bowls Club is arguably the pick of venues for a weekend game of barefoot bowls
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Bush track and yellow flowering bush inside Banks St Reserve in Newmarket
Newmarket
Banks St Reserve
Straddling Newmarket and Alderley is this 37ha of peaceful bush and parkland where once fields of market gardens thrived.
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Pinic area inside Bellbird Grove, D'Aguilar National Park
D'Aguilar National Park
Bellbird Grove Walk
One of the earliest bushwalking spots on the drive west from Brisbane, Bellbird Grove is also one of the most interesting
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Wetland and busg inside Berrinba Wetlands Browns Plains in Logan
Browns Plains
Berrinba Wetlands
This beautiful 80 ha wetland oasis is Logan's best kept secret and well worth the trip to experience
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Paper brk tree forest inside Billai Dhagun Circuit Track Walk Boondall Wetlands Boondall
Boondall Wetlands
Billai Dhagun Track
This other worldly level 2km walk, which starts from the informative Boondall Wetlands Environment Centre, is an all encompassing snapshot of wetlands life
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Giant rainforest tree in Boombana Mt Nebo
Walk
Boombana Mt Nebo
A few minute’s drive from Jollys Lookout, Boombana is a an off road picnic area with a primitive open fire pit, amenities block and two very different walking tracks
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Family cycling on cycle path on Bribie Island with Moreton Bay ocean in background.
Walk Or Cycle
Bribie Island
A flat easy walk or cycle of about 7km return, this shady path hugs the seafront through a continuous parkland to the Bribie Island Bridge and beyond
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Woman walking on Araucaria circuit track in Brisbane Forest Park next to the Enoggera Reservoir in The Gap
The Gap
Walkabout Creek Walk
Walkabout Creek walks consist of two bush tracks that originate at the Walkabout Creek Information Centre and car park
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The Summit Restaurant
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