Beach at Tea Tree Bay, fifteen minutes walk into Noosa Heads National Park too xxx minutes from the primary street..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.
The Sunshine Coast runs from only S of Caloundra to Noosa Heads. Way nicer IMHO than the Gold Coast which is well-nigh the same distance SOUTH of Brisbane. Please excuse misspelling of Fraser Island - likewise difficult to alter on these modified Google populace images.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.
Noosa beaches from the N - modified Google populace image. Labels volition hold upward clearer if you lot click icon to expand. Note I've called West Beach (to the correct of Main Beach) North Beach - I can't larn used to the east-west orientation of the coast inward this section.MAIN BEACH
This is shot from the far due west terminate of the primary town beach, standing on the stone groyne which was built to assist trap sand pumped onto the beach to rebuild tropical tempest erosion. The primary street runs behind the beach on a narrow strip of sand betwixt sea too a branch of the Noosa River. These days all beachfront accommodation is luxury vacation units. In background is Laguna Hill, the lower constituent vacation apartments too flash houses, the top department constituent of the Noosa National Park.You don't larn likewise many north-facing beaches on the eastward coast of Australia, but this is one.
Speaking of flash joints, cop a await at the identify inward a higher identify the jet ski. Back inward the 80s I had a guide chances to purchase the block of terra firma it is built on. I figured I could exercise it with a biiiig stretch, but seeing it was only well-nigh vertical hillside, would never hold upward able to afford to build. And couldn't afford the belongings costs until some millionaire offered me a bunch of coin for it. If solely ......
For a beer too a feed with a overnice beach thought at reasonable prices it's difficult to crunch Noosa Surf Club's novel bistro deck at the pop eastward terminate of the primary beach.WEST BEACH
This overnice department of sand is right away due west of primary beach - pic inward a higher identify was shot yesteryear turning 180 degrees on the stone groyne that the shot three inward a higher identify this was taken from. Interestingly, the Noosa River oral cavity was 1 time where the photographic television set camera is - the determination was taken to dredge a novel entrance farther due west too pump sand to fill upward inward the old entrance. This was done to protect a novel housing estate (Noosa Sound - run across expanse on which Commodore is placed on the Google populace icon above) created from a depression lying swamp which was opened upward to tempest moving ridge assault thru the old entrance. As a result, this beach is non backed yesteryear the town but yesteryear a pocket-size peninsula of bush called Noosa Woods with several picnic areas too walking tracks. If you lot click the icon to expand you lot tin run across the 2nd groyne at the far terminate yesteryear which the novel river oral cavity at nowadays runs.ACROSS THE RIVER - THE NORTH SHORE
This is the river oral cavity right away due west of Second Beach inward the previous shot. Pretty pop fishing, windsurfing too kayaking area. The beach you lot run across on the far side is a beauty length-wise, extending inward a broad arc N out of shot to the correct for well-nigh 45km to Double Island Point which is non likewise far from Fraser Island. Fraser Island daytrips are pop from Noosa too most of the 4wds larn out via this beach. The beach is backed farther N yesteryear huge sand-dunes (you tin run across some far right) sections of which are famous for vividly coloured sand exposed to passers-by from erosion. The closer expanse of this beach tin hold upward accessed yesteryear a vehicle ferry upriver at N Tewantin well-nigh 8km N of Noosa Heads - okay if you lot cause got a automobile or bicycle. Be careful - unpatrolled too opened upward to large surf too tricky rip-currents.LITTLE COVE
A really overnice boardwalk joins Main Beach background correct too the Noosa National Park HQ too picnic expanse some other v minutes walk behind photographic television set camera - rather attractive Little Cove is one-half agency along. The hillside behind Little Cove has some of the to a greater extent than expensive homes too apartments inward Noosa, then if you lot desire to spot the nouveau riche of Brisbane, Sydney too Melbourne putting on the ritz, this beach aint bad. Aint bad all circular - really sheltered too protected.TEA TREE BAY
Tea Tree is the rootage beach you lot come upward to inward the National Park. It has ever struck me every bit a perfect footling tropical bay. Pic at top of page shows this possibly better. Note less sand than normal inward this shot - the N facing beaches this trip were showing meaning moving ridge erosion from a tropical cyclone the calendar week before - except for Main too Second beaches where the sand-pumping seemed to cause got been effective. 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
Granite is some other 10 minutes walk to the eastward from Tea Tree. To give you lot an thought of recent erosion, I cause got seen virtually the whole expanse betwixt that rootage pocket-size finger of stone at correct too the scrub nearest photographic television set camera covered with sand. But beaches come upward too larn out - solely a few days of fine weather condition tin let the sand to motion dorsum onshore.Small department of sand behind 2nd finger of stone at correct is known every bit Winch Cove.
ALEXANDRIA BAY
A curt distance yesteryear Granite the coast turns 90degrees too heads south. The rootage of the east-facing beaches along hither is Alex. This is a pretty skillful beach - tends to pick upward lots of swell for surfing, non busy. Naturists volition similar the fact it is vesture optional - you lot tin observe nude people anywhere along hither but the pop expanse is at the far southern end. Like all nude beaches it is also pop with gays who tend to favour the key section. Be careful swimming hither - often at that topographic point are large waves too unsafe rips. No patrols, but fortunately, usually surfers who tin assist inward emergencies. The coastal runway hits the beach at this end. There is a mid-park bush runway which takes a slightly longer, less scenic too often hilly route dorsum to Park HQ starting nigh the far end, too some other which comes across the far headland from Sunshine Beach to the south. I shot this from the Hells Gate loop-track which is worth checking for a scenic spot inward the far north-east corner of the coast.SUNSHINE BEACH
To the S of Alexandria Bay is Sunshine Beach. This exends for well-nigh 25km farther S to nigh that distant colina which is behind Coolum - although the beach changes shout out - becomes Sunrise, Marcus, Macoola, Coolum too some I've forgot. Sunshine Beach is yet considered Noosa district - ii of Noosa's backpacker joints are here. But you lot would hold upward looking at the best constituent of an hour+ walk to Noosa primary street from the nearest constituent inward shot. H5N1 pocket-size department of Sunshine farther S is patrolled yesteryear lifesavers, but the beach has lots of unprotected unsafe spots too.RIVER BEACHES
There are dozens of beaches on the river. This 1 is virtually at the far terminate of Noosa Heads primary street, where the really pop municipal caravan too camping ground common 1 time was. When Noosa decided to gentrify it was considered non likewise flash having a bunch of surfers, hippies, Brisbane bogans too Gympie gimps camping ground inward 1 of the best areas of the district - then the camping ground expanse was unopen downwards too turned into a rather overnice too spacious park. I liked it the agency it was - spent many nights inward a neat tent here.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 modified this Google populace icon to exhibit the to a greater extent than of import river features. You are looking from the S here. Once 1 time again click icon to run across things to a greater extent than clearly. Noosa River really starts every bit H2O trickling out of sand colina springs non likewise far from Double Island Point inward the background. Most of the expanse N of Noosaville-Tewantin is constituent of either Noosa River National Park or Cooloola National Park. It is possible to larn out along lake too "everglade" boat trips with Noosa operators.
I shot this from the Laguna Lookout. You tin run across constituent of West Beach too the river oral cavity at right. One of the northern lakes tin only hold upward seen inward far correct background. Typical of National Park viewpoints, trees cause got been allowed to grow too block views of Main Beach, Noosa Heads town too the glorious sweep of the N shore beach all the agency to Double Island Point.
Oh for only a few degrees of wide-angle on my elcheapo Canon. This shot amend shows Noosa Sound, the old swamp turned flash housing estate where my favourite vacation unit of measurement at Commodore is located, mid pix - too the overnice stretch of the river inward the Noosaville to Tewantin stretch running away from photographic television set camera left background.
The perfect spot. The riverfront balcony at Commodore - the primary argue I province Noosa Heads my favourite location. I never tire of sitting hither watching the passing parade on 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.
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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