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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

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

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:

Giant rainforest tree in Boombana Mt Nebo

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

Family cycling on cycle path on Bribie Island with Moreton Bay ocean in background.

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

Woman walking on Araucaria circuit track in Brisbane Forest Park next to the Enoggera Reservoir in The Gap

Walkabout Creek Walk

Walkabout Creek walks consist of two bush tracks that originate at the Walkabout Creek Information Centre and car park

Couple walking along foot and cycle path in Minnippi Parklands next to lagoon.

Carindale To Minnippi

One of Brisbane’s most charming walk/rides is buried in Eastern suburbia and leads to an ancient lagoon

Reddacliff Place and Treasury Hotel Brisbane

City South Bank

This walk meanders through Brisbane’s best preserved and oldest city precinct, the sprawling parklands, beach and pools of South Bank in the city’s midst.

Clontarf Redcliffe

This scenic seaside walk of around 13km (4-5hrs) return starts at he southern tip of the Redcliffe peninsula

Beach at Coochiemudlo

Coochiemudlo Island Walk or Cycle

Coochie Mudlo Island is one of Moreton Bay's most secluded and compact sand-fringed islands, relatively untouched by time or tourists

Brisbane River and city views along footpath in Mowbray Park East Brisbane.

This walk around East Brisbane, one of Brisbane’s best kept secrets, reveals quaint churches, elegant parks, stately Victorian villas and a hidden creek life

Brisbane river and gum trees Graceville

Graceville River Walk

Following a scenic river gum-shaded path of around 2 km return, this peaceful walk has a playground at each end as well as a quirky role in Brisbane’s convict history

Large rain forest trees in Greenes Falls Circuit Mt Glorious

Greenes Falls Circuit

Located on Mt Glorious, this 4.3km easy-grade walk incorporates the lush Rainforest Circuit which passes through a palm valley on the way to the falls

View from Highgate Hill park

Highgate Hill Walk

A two hour ramble through the labyrinth of Highgate Hill’s historical streets, taking in the river, hidden parks, grand 19th century villas

JC Slaughter Falls

This is a beautiful bushy gorge with grassy creek banks for picnics and barbecues, an open air bush chapel and a resident flock of sulphur-crested cockatoos.

View from the Kangaroo Point City Walk, Brisbane

Kangaroo Point City

This walking circuit takes in quarries, mangrove boardwalks, parks, botanic gardens, bridges and Riverside strip of bars and eateries

long grass, lagoon and paper bark trees in Karawatha Forest in Stretton

Karawatha Forest

Out of the half dozen or so trails available to walk in this vast preserved bushland, the coolest and most scenic are on the southern side in the vicinity of some remnant ethereal lagoons

Mitchelton- Alderley Walk

Mitchelton To Alderley

This path of approx 8km return meanders alongside Kedron Brook via what used to be farmlands

Rotunda in New Farm Park

This walk of around an hour and a half to two hours, depending on stops, begins at New Farm CityCat Terminal

river activities

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Watercolour stand

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Rock on Ice Paradise Resort Gold Coast

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The Book of Mormon QPAC

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Float

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Flame BBQ & Music Festival

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The Summit Restaurant

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