| 1. Visit Brisbane's world known sand bank. | | | | environment and friendly staff. Take a stroll with the |
| The Southbank is a parkland in the middle of the city. | | | | wild kangaroos, cuddle with the lazy koalas or watch |
| The parkland offers fabulous walking paths, cafes and | | | | the crocs while they are fed in the Croccoseum. |
| even a manmade beach. This is a perfect place to | | | | 4. Feed the dolphins at Moreton Island |
| spend a relaxing day at the "beach", and the best part | | | | Moreton Island is a large sand island northeast of |
| is that you don't even have to leave the city! The | | | | Brisbane. The island is a popular spot for four wheel |
| Southbank also offers lots of culture and | | | | driving, whale watching and wreck diving. Best known |
| entertainment with museums cinemas and a market | | | | is the Tangalooma resort that hosts daily hand-feeding |
| during weekends. There is often plenty of live | | | | of wild dolphins. Every evening at sunset 8-9 wild |
| entertainment and various attractions throughout the | | | | dolphins swims to the beach where guests can |
| day | | | | hand-feed them. The resort also offers other exciting |
| 2. Go shopping in Australia's most known pedestrian | | | | activities like wreck diving and whale watching cruises. |
| mall: Queen Street Mall. | | | | 5. Enjoy the panoramic view of Brissie from Mt |
| The Queen Street Mall prides itself on being the | | | | Coot-tha |
| one-stop shop for all retail in Brisbane. The shopping | | | | Roughly 7km from the city centre lays Mt Coot-tha |
| street is completely closed for traffic and therefore it's | | | | reserve, a popular bush and parkland filled with picnic |
| very easy to get around. The Queen Street Mall has | | | | spots and walking trails. With a height of 287 meters, |
| everything you could want in a mall, from the biggest | | | | the mountain should be climbable for almost |
| brand shops to smaller niche boutiques. The mall also | | | | everybody. The lookout on the top features a great |
| has four 24-hour restaurants and coffee shops. | | | | view of the entire city. On a clear day you can see |
| 3. Spend a day at the Australian zoo. | | | | almost all the way to Moreton Island. Early Brisbane |
| The Australian Zoo is the lifework of the dearly | | | | people called the mountain "one tree hill" but it has |
| beloved Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin. Irwin was world | | | | lately been renamed Mt Coot-tha which is an aboriginal |
| known for his passion for animals. We will never forget | | | | word for "place of honey". The aboriginals in the area |
| the mad man sitting on the back of an enormous | | | | used to come here and gather honey from the native |
| crocodile, with nothing but a smile on his face. Australia | | | | stingless bees. |
| Zoo is heavily rewarded for their animal friendly | | | | |