Step into Brisbane and your worries lift gently off your shoulders. Here the mood is light, the sun warms your face and the people are among the world's friendliest. Add superb dining and a vibrant nightlife and you'll find a destination you won't want to leave.  Known as the City of Sun Days, Brisbane enjoys great weather, a relaxed pace of life and all the cosmopolitan bustle of a major urban hub.  The beer gardens and verandas say it all – you can’t be this lifestyle. 

Brisbane's array of restaurants and sidewalk cafes show this city has embraced al fresco dining and fine cuisine like no other. It has a buzzing nightlife, great clubs and pubs, and the Queen Street Mall in the city's centre is a shopper's paradise.  Brisbane's vivid artistic life ensures a stream of popular and experimental theatre in the city's heart and fringes.

Experience street theatre antics in the city, soak up live music at pubs and venues around town, or gaze at precious works of art. It doesn't seem to matter what time of year it is - there's always something exciting happening in this vibrant city. But don't forget to take in the nearby attractions: visit Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo, hold a Koala at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, discover the wonders of the reef at Underwater World, take in the excitement of the Gold Coast, or just enjoy the spectacular scenery and wildlife along the Sunshine Coast.

Sofitel Brisbane
Positioned in one of the city's most central locations is the magnificent Sofitel Brisbane. Originally the first international hotel in Brisbane, today you'll discover a hotel of refined elegance and truly personal service. Renowned for its imposing arrival, luxurious accommodations and breathtaking views, the hotel's reputation as the leading choice in five star accommodation is absolutely deserved. The elegantly appointed rooms and suites are complemented by the finest personal luxuries to make this one of Brisbane's best accommodation experiences with additional services available to make your stay all the more memorable such as: four dining and entertainment venues and an award winning brigade of chefs, health and fitness centre, spa, hotel masseur and 12m heated pool, Club Sofitel Lounge on the top floor, a fully equipped business centre, babysitting service and a hair salon.

Palazzo Versace Gold Coast
The one-of-a-kind Palazzo Versace takes the beauty, luxury and opulence for which the name Versace is famous and sweeps you into another world. Palazzo Versace combines design features from the opulent palaces of Europe and classical architecture of Roman times, coupled with the highest level of decor and ambience created by Europe's most eminent Grand Couturier - Versace. Inspired by its location - the 205 rooms hotel and 72 condominiums are designed to maximise water frontage. Through the lobby's floor-to-ceiling glass, you'll gaze out at the sparkling Broadwater. In your room, you'll enjoy Versace furniture, linen and bath products to complete the ultimate lifestyle. With endless water features, the external style is classic and timeless, with subdued luxury and understated detail.

Just north of Brisbane is the World Heritage-listed paradise of Fraser Island, the world’s largest sand island.  K'gari, meaning Paradise, is the Aboriginal name for Fraser Island, and you will find it truly is one. Walk among towering rainforest growing in sand, discover huge sand drifts moving across the island, swim in beautiful freshwater lakes, wade in fast flowing creeks, drive along the world's most beautiful beach highway and marvel at colored sand formations.  And don’t forget the amazing wildlife; between August and October, for example, the waters adjacent to Fraser Island are one of the best spots to see migrating humpback whales.

Kingfisher Bay Resort
Kingfisher Bay Resort is located amidst ancient rainforests, mighty sand dunes, fresh water lakes and an abundance of wildlife. The resort offers an ecotourism experience like no other. Hotel style accommodation, a range of dining options and an abundance of activities on hand, including 4WD tours, guided walks, whale watching, water activities and fishing make Kingfisher Bay Resort the choice for your ectourism experience of a lifetime.

The rugged mountains and jungle-like rainforest form part of eastern Australia’s ‘Lost World Wilderness’ area. Lamington National Park, 45 kilometres of the Gold Coast, has graded walking tracks, 500 waterfalls and abundant wildlife.

O’Reilley’s Rainforest Guesthouse
Located high in the Hinterland between Brisbane and the Gold Coast in Southern Queensland, O'Reilly's is the perfect place to get close to nature, or to just relax and unwind and leave the stresses of the world behind. O'Reilly's offers a range of guestrooms to cater to all tastes, from the grandeur of the luxurious Canopy Suites through the most popular Mountain View Rooms to the simple yet comfortable Garden View. For those wishing to indulge, our Pool and Spa area featuring a Plunge Pool, Hot Tub and Sauna along with the magnificent views from the Canopy Suites and the Bar will help you completely unwind. With spectacular views, friendly staff, rainforest guides and lashings of food, you’re sure to enjoy the O’Reilly’s Experience.

Tangalooma is situated on the bay side of Moreton Island just east of Brisbane, just a relaxing cruise away. Heres, one is greeted by clear turquoise waters and an endless stretch of white sandy beach. On many nights,  the Tangalooma inshore dolphins eagerly swim up to the jetty where they are rewarded with fresh fish, hand fed to them by the staff and resort guests. If you visit during whale migration season between July and the end of October you will have the opportunity to participate in the regular whale watching cruises where you can catch a close look at these majestic mammals of the sea.

Tangalooma Dolphin Resort
So beautiful, so accessible, yet you'll feel worlds away.   Tangalooma Wild Dolphin Resort offers 134 modern style units including Deluxe Resort Units and Suites, 56 two storey family villas, 96 hotel rooms and our latest development – Deep Blue 4 ½ star absolute beachfront luxury apartments. The resort boasts a wide range of nature-based and adventure activities. The most popular activity is undoubtedly hand feeding a pod of wild bottlenose dolphins.

The real world just cannot touch the Whitsundays, the gods' own playground of 74 pristine islands dotting warm, truly blue waters. Here you can commune with marine life among coral, tussle with game fish, set sail, explore a rainforest, party hard, or snooze on white sand and just forget. 

The Whitsundays shelter the world's best beaches, particularly Whitsunday Island and its heavenly Whitehaven Beach. Ideal for swimming, its pure white sands slope to clear, warm, blue water, shallow and calm enough for snorkelling amid fishes and rays.  The seven Whitsunday resort islands - offering lodgings from budget to luxury - promise care-free days and a rich diversity of fun: parasailing, swimming, tanning, fishing, partying, bush-walking, diving, eating, sleeping, coral viewing...a true escape.