
There's a lot of overnice places on this blog, but I cause got to tell you lot my favourite vacation spot ANYWHERE is Noosa Heads at the northern terminate of the Sunshine Coast well-nigh 160km N of Brisbane inward south-east Queensland.

Reasons are pretty uncomplicated - overnice beaches with skillful surf - a compact National Park expanse starting a footling over 10 minutes walk from the primary street with skillful bush walks, several idyllic beaches too the chances to run across some interesting brute too human wild animals - a really attractive estuary/river/lakes expanse with boating too angling opportunities galore - skillful deep sea angling - a neat hinterland with lots of footling townships, terra firma pubs, local markets - plenty of trendy people attracted yesteryear the inward a higher identify plus a diverseness of restaurants, java shops too black life venues (I'm non a high roller but I observe pretentious poseurs skillful value people-watching wise) - plus a large arrive at of accommodation from budget-backpacker to top end.
BEACHES.

MAIN BEACH

You don't larn likewise many north-facing beaches on the eastward coast of Australia, but this is one.


WEST BEACH

ACROSS THE RIVER - THE NORTH SHORE

LITTLE COVE

TEA TREE BAY

Surfers should greenback that the far headland at Tea Tree tends to pick upward southerly swell amend than the other north-facing beaches. If you lot click to expand you lot tin run across the waves better. Note the swell-contrast to eastward facing Alexandria Bay ii shots below on the same twenty-four hours a few hours afterward - the headland at Hell's Gate certain protects these N facing beaches.
GRANITE BAY

Small department of sand behind 2nd finger of stone at correct is known every bit Winch Cove.
ALEXANDRIA BAY

SUNSHINE BEACH

RIVER BEACHES

Some of the nicest river beaches are inward the Noosaville stretch (see Google populace river icon below). Lots of boaties also describe into the pristine shifting sand bars nigh the river oral cavity you lot tin run across inward that image.
THE RIVER




I'm commonly a budget traveller, but I'll stretch to this midrange identify anytime. Comfortable story sleeps 4 to 5, twin riverfront pools below the balcony, safety garage, river pontoon for fishing, tying upward your boat, swimming from etc. Nearby pocket-size shopping mall too restaurants. 10 minutes story walk along Noosa Sound to the primary street too beach. Not ridiculously expensive - nosotros were paying $aud104 a black inward a non-peak fourth dimension (early Feb - doubles inward high season) - at nowadays seeing I'd only paid $36 for a top bunk bed inward a tiny 4 individual dorm inward a Byron Bay backpacker articulation on the agency to Noosa, $104 makes it fantabulous value.
This is the matter - three budget travellers could rent this identify for some the same coin every bit three beds inward a backpackers' too cause got much to a greater extent than comfort too facilities, heaps of infinite too lots to a greater extent than privacy. Adjacent Aqua Linea is a twin building, following to it is Noosa Shores which is a fleck upmarket, too a footling farther on is Noosa Harbour which is a fleck upmarket 1 time again but has a river beach which would hold upward only the matter from travellers with kids.
There are plenty of other riverfront apartments but few are every bit skillful value every bit the ones mentioned too most are farther from town too the beach. If you lot desire non-riverfront on the Sound you lot tin larn cheaper than Commodore too closer to town.
Google volition observe booking sites for these places too at that topographic point are plenty of agents inward Noosa Heads primary street which handgrip them. We purpose Commodore who also cause got an constituent well-nigh one-half agency along the primary street on the river side.
Commodore too its twin Aqua Linea are the rootage ii higher buildings on the left. Super flash milllionaires mansions to the left of them.
Get all sorts of passers yesteryear - hither a surf ski. Popular anchorage for high rollers' seacraft out of the primary channel.
How well-nigh 2 dogs on a paddle board?
Or Ladette Tezza paddling similar hell piece yours really sits dorsum too goofs off?
Stay hither long plenty too you'll run across scullers, clubbies on a surf boat grooming run, passing jazz cruise too steel-drum band ferries, regular ferries, charter boats galore, fifty-fifty a gondola on sunset too black cruises for romantics. If they wishing it calls inward at a riverfront eating house only along from Commodore too picks upward meals to hold upward served onboard.
The Sunset Cruise is pretty pop - $19 for well-nigh 2 hours - larn to cruise Noosa Sound too the lower Noosaville stretch too river oral cavity sections - banking company lucifer the really flash riverfront homes - fantabulous commentary from the captain - byo booze, tin purchase nibblies or byo.
Don't bespeak the cruise for a overnice sunset - your balcony volition do.
Or the riverside pontoon.
The regular Noosa River ferry. This runs betwixt a marina nigh Tewantin too a pier behind Noosa Heads primary street well-nigh hourly, stopping at some six piers along the agency including 1 nigh Commodore. An fantabulous agency to larn to the shops, beach, restaurants or clubs without worry of getting booked for booze driving - or only seeing a overnice stretch of the river.
THE NATIONAL PARK
It's non likewise often you lot observe a National Park solely 10 minutes walk from a resort area's primary street. A overnice parking-picnic/NP HQ expanse which is also skillful for koala too goanna (a large monitor lizard) spotting, the overnice beaches Tea Tree, Granite too Alexandria mentioned inward a higher identify too several skillful walking tracks - the nicest of which is the coastal track. This is paved for the rootage 2km or then - skillful for assisted wheelchairs too infant strollers. That's Laguna Bay inward background with the N shore beach behind running all the agency upward to nigh Double Island Point.
Map of National Park showing walking tracks, viewpoints, beaches etc. Click to expand. Main street starts at Surf Life Saving Club far left - Sunshine beach roads bottom right.
Useful sign at the NP Information Centre at the parking/picnic area. Little buggers had gone yesteryear the fourth dimension I got at that topographic point with my camera. No goannas lurking some either. Both firsts - but this is the rootage fourth dimension I had a camera.
Only wild animals I works life were heaps of these dudes. Bush turkeys are everwhere - fifty-fifty searching for crumbs inward Hastings Street restaurants.
BUDGET ACCOMMODATION
There are six backpackers' places inward the area, but solely 1 of them is inward Noosa Heads, Halse Lodge (YHA) which is 2 minutes from the beach, primary street too autobus station.
Halse Lodge - this is an old church building guest-house inward trad Queenslander style- has lots of balcony areas too exterior places for lazing around. My terminal rest was possibly three years agone - the dorms were a fleck pokey too I intend other Noosa expanse backpackers were amend inward this abide by when I stayed at that topographic point fifty-fifty earlier. But location location - the beach/main street are 150/100m to left of photographic television set camera too the long distance too local autobus arrival expanse is 100m behind camera. The river 200m behind. $29 for a dorm bed blows Byron Bay away - I consider Noosa then much amend than Byron (and I exercise similar Byron) - Byron doesn't cause got a national common unopen to town, multiple beachs too a river, but it is 12 hours yesteryear autobus from Sydney which is possibly max for a budget traveller vs 17+ for Noosa. Byron does cause got a much to a greater extent than intense backpacker political party scene.

The following closest backpackers' is Nomads which is inward Noosa Junction a 10 to fifteen infinitesimal walk across a major colina to the beach. Pluses include Noosa Pub existence nigh the top of that colina for a welcome pit-stop with fabulous views of Laguna Bay, plus the fact that Noosa Junction has 2 major supermarkets, a amend arrive at of fast nutrient too other shops too a moving painting theatre multiplex.
Noosa Backpackers Resort is inward Noosaville well-nigh 15-20 minutes story walk from the beach too solely a 2 minutes from the river. Noosaville has a skillful arrive at of services these days.
I stayed at Noosa Backpackers my latest December 2013 solo visit. After a few misgivings (joint has a licensed bar inward background too forbids bringing your ain booze - a heartbreaking province of affairs for me: non that this stopped a dip or to a greater extent than into the 5l box of elcheapo Aussie crimson I cart around) I works life it a pretty okay place. Apart from Halse Lodge, it in all probability has the best seat of the Noosa expanse backpackers - a story 15/20 min walk into town too the beach. The river is solely 2 minutes away too the articulation has gratis kayaks which were pop (incongruously, the bicycles cost $15 per twenty-four hours - no occupation for me with my trusty Crane-Hinge fold-up street-fanger). The 3km long river side common starting 4 minutes N is really overnice these days with several skillful stretches of sand too water, boat/kayak/jet ski hire, lotsa following restaurants - too at that topographic point is an okay fair sized shopping middle a few blocks inland from river well-nigh 10 minutes walk from the backpackers. NB had friendly efficient staff too ran frequent shuttles to the beach too into Noosa Junction. The associated eating house provided jummy meals at skillful value.
Chillout, a newer place, is also inward Noosaville a fleck farther from the beach too river, a fleck closer to Noosaville services.
Dolphin's Beach House is agency over inward Sunshine Beach - I notice the website shows a walking route which to a greater extent than or less follows the National Park Coastal Track too I often run across groups of travellers slogging it along Alexandria Bay beach - but I cause got to tell you lot the whole trek would hold upward at to the lowest degree ninety minutes 1 way. But it is a overnice walk. Nevertheless I intend a lot of people would hold upward waiting for their shuttle autobus to exercise the render trip. This articulation claims to hold upward the closest backpacker to the beach inward the expanse but I reckon it's no closer than Halse Lodge. The beach is much to a greater extent than opened upward too exposed too non every bit cute - although non bad surfers would relish it to a greater extent than inward the correct wind. People inexperienced with surf too rip currents should accept attention - the patrolled expanse is some agency along the beach.
Melaluka is also inward Sunshine Beach, farther from the sand too some other 10 minutes walk into town.
Flashpackers also inward Sunshine Beach is closer to the services of Noosa Junction (10+ minutes walk) too Main Beach (say xxx to 40) but farther from the beach at Sunshine itself (10+). This newish identify gets very skillful reviews inward the user forums too could hold upward a representative of fantabulous facilities outweighing location.
I don't consider Gagaju Bush Camp too Backpackers to hold upward a Noosa location - its agency yesteryear Tewantin on the N shore amongst the Noosa River upward nigh the lakes. It would accept xxx minutes to DRIVE at that topographic point from Noosa Heads. However it certain looks similar a neat sense inward a overnice identify - I'll cause got to exercise it 1 day.
Alternative budget selection is the newer camping ground too caravan common which is on a overnice stretch of the river possibly fifteen minutes walk from town too the beach - has a pretty okay beach. Park is a fleck express inward size.
MAIN STREET
Hastings Street runs for possibly 400m along the sand spit behind primary beach - these days is a pretty nicely landscaped strip with lots of upmarket boutique-style shops, restaurants too some fast nutrient joints, java shops too a bar or two, plenty of agents who tin mass you lot accommodation or daytrips, too some really upmarket resorts peculiarly on the beach side. When I rootage started surfing upward hither at that topographic point was 1 cafe with killer burgers, lots of vacation beach shacks owned yesteryear miners from nearby Gympie, the surf lodge inward much less flash status too that wonderful caravan common at the far N end.
I read lately the council has decided to outlay then many $m on upgrading the street. I dunno, it's non likewise bad every bit is - although the old days were better.
GETTING THERE
Maroochydore 25km S has an drome with cutting cost JetStar too Virgin Blue flights from interstate. There are shuttle buses from at that topographic point too from Brisbane International drome well-nigh ninety minutes farther south. Noosa is really pop with New Zealanders.
Most long distance buses heading for Cairns etc telephone telephone inward to Noosa Heads.
There is a develop station at Cooroy well-nigh 30km N with regular buses to Noosa Heads.
GETTING AROUND
The expanse has a skillful local autobus service connecting all the parts inward this weblog (except the N shore) too extending farther south.
H5N1 gratis coach to Steve Irwin's Commonwealth of Australia Zoo departs from the autobus bay nigh Halse Lodge.
50 metres towards the beach from the autobus bay is the taxi rank.
I've already mentioned the Noosa River Ferry.
Plenty of car-hire too wheel hire joints.
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There are plenty of other riverfront apartments but few are every bit skillful value every bit the ones mentioned too most are farther from town too the beach. If you lot desire non-riverfront on the Sound you lot tin larn cheaper than Commodore too closer to town.
Google volition observe booking sites for these places too at that topographic point are plenty of agents inward Noosa Heads primary street which handgrip them. We purpose Commodore who also cause got an constituent well-nigh one-half agency along the primary street on the river side.




Stay hither long plenty too you'll run across scullers, clubbies on a surf boat grooming run, passing jazz cruise too steel-drum band ferries, regular ferries, charter boats galore, fifty-fifty a gondola on sunset too black cruises for romantics. If they wishing it calls inward at a riverfront eating house only along from Commodore too picks upward meals to hold upward served onboard.




THE NATIONAL PARK




BUDGET ACCOMMODATION
There are six backpackers' places inward the area, but solely 1 of them is inward Noosa Heads, Halse Lodge (YHA) which is 2 minutes from the beach, primary street too autobus station.


The following closest backpackers' is Nomads which is inward Noosa Junction a 10 to fifteen infinitesimal walk across a major colina to the beach. Pluses include Noosa Pub existence nigh the top of that colina for a welcome pit-stop with fabulous views of Laguna Bay, plus the fact that Noosa Junction has 2 major supermarkets, a amend arrive at of fast nutrient too other shops too a moving painting theatre multiplex.
Noosa Backpackers Resort is inward Noosaville well-nigh 15-20 minutes story walk from the beach too solely a 2 minutes from the river. Noosaville has a skillful arrive at of services these days.
I stayed at Noosa Backpackers my latest December 2013 solo visit. After a few misgivings (joint has a licensed bar inward background too forbids bringing your ain booze - a heartbreaking province of affairs for me: non that this stopped a dip or to a greater extent than into the 5l box of elcheapo Aussie crimson I cart around) I works life it a pretty okay place. Apart from Halse Lodge, it in all probability has the best seat of the Noosa expanse backpackers - a story 15/20 min walk into town too the beach. The river is solely 2 minutes away too the articulation has gratis kayaks which were pop (incongruously, the bicycles cost $15 per twenty-four hours - no occupation for me with my trusty Crane-Hinge fold-up street-fanger). The 3km long river side common starting 4 minutes N is really overnice these days with several skillful stretches of sand too water, boat/kayak/jet ski hire, lotsa following restaurants - too at that topographic point is an okay fair sized shopping middle a few blocks inland from river well-nigh 10 minutes walk from the backpackers. NB had friendly efficient staff too ran frequent shuttles to the beach too into Noosa Junction. The associated eating house provided jummy meals at skillful value.
Chillout, a newer place, is also inward Noosaville a fleck farther from the beach too river, a fleck closer to Noosaville services.
Dolphin's Beach House is agency over inward Sunshine Beach - I notice the website shows a walking route which to a greater extent than or less follows the National Park Coastal Track too I often run across groups of travellers slogging it along Alexandria Bay beach - but I cause got to tell you lot the whole trek would hold upward at to the lowest degree ninety minutes 1 way. But it is a overnice walk. Nevertheless I intend a lot of people would hold upward waiting for their shuttle autobus to exercise the render trip. This articulation claims to hold upward the closest backpacker to the beach inward the expanse but I reckon it's no closer than Halse Lodge. The beach is much to a greater extent than opened upward too exposed too non every bit cute - although non bad surfers would relish it to a greater extent than inward the correct wind. People inexperienced with surf too rip currents should accept attention - the patrolled expanse is some agency along the beach.
Melaluka is also inward Sunshine Beach, farther from the sand too some other 10 minutes walk into town.
Flashpackers also inward Sunshine Beach is closer to the services of Noosa Junction (10+ minutes walk) too Main Beach (say xxx to 40) but farther from the beach at Sunshine itself (10+). This newish identify gets very skillful reviews inward the user forums too could hold upward a representative of fantabulous facilities outweighing location.
I don't consider Gagaju Bush Camp too Backpackers to hold upward a Noosa location - its agency yesteryear Tewantin on the N shore amongst the Noosa River upward nigh the lakes. It would accept xxx minutes to DRIVE at that topographic point from Noosa Heads. However it certain looks similar a neat sense inward a overnice identify - I'll cause got to exercise it 1 day.

MAIN STREET

I read lately the council has decided to outlay then many $m on upgrading the street. I dunno, it's non likewise bad every bit is - although the old days were better.
GETTING THERE
Maroochydore 25km S has an drome with cutting cost JetStar too Virgin Blue flights from interstate. There are shuttle buses from at that topographic point too from Brisbane International drome well-nigh ninety minutes farther south. Noosa is really pop with New Zealanders.
Most long distance buses heading for Cairns etc telephone telephone inward to Noosa Heads.
There is a develop station at Cooroy well-nigh 30km N with regular buses to Noosa Heads.
GETTING AROUND
The expanse has a skillful local autobus service connecting all the parts inward this weblog (except the N shore) too extending farther south.
H5N1 gratis coach to Steve Irwin's Commonwealth of Australia Zoo departs from the autobus bay nigh Halse Lodge.
50 metres towards the beach from the autobus bay is the taxi rank.
I've already mentioned the Noosa River Ferry.
Plenty of car-hire too wheel hire joints.

If you lot cause got additional data or run across mistakes delight post service below. But if you lot cause got questions delight inquire them inward THE FORUM which tin hold upward accessed via THE INDEX - I banking company lucifer it much to a greater extent than frequently.
BACK TO THE MAIN INDEX
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