Brisbane Day Trips & Day Tours

Explore the World Heritage Rainforest of Springbrook National Park, featuring many waterfalls, rainforest walking (approx. 4.5km), great look outs and fascinating Glow Worms. Lunch is served with views over Purlingbrook Falls and hotel transfers are available from both Brisbane or Gold Coast for your convenience.

Spend the day at Australia Zoo, Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin's living legacy. With return hotel transfers from Brisbane or the Gold Coast, you'll travel on the air-conditioned Croc Express coach service and enjoy plenty of time exploring this fabulous wildlife theme park.

Spend the day at beautiful Fraser Island on a guided 4WD eco tour from Brisbane or the Gold Coast. You'll travel north to Noosaville, and catch all the famous attractions on World Heritage-listed Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world. Stroll along sandy beaches and through unique rainforest. Swim in incredible freshwater lakes and encounter wild dingos in their natural habitat. With lunch included, this full day tour offers exceptional value for money.

Cruise to Moreton Island National Park from Brisbane or the Gold Coast for a full day exploring beautiful beaches, fresh water lakes, forests and giant sand dunes. Only accessible by 4WD, your guided Moreton Island Tour includes body surfing, a picnic lunch and the opportunity to spot dolphins and whales (June to October) as well as take in the magnificent views across Moreton Island to the Glass House Mountains.

Experience the natural beauty of World Heritage-listed Lamington National Park on a Queensland day trip from Brisbane or Gold Coast. You’ll visit an Alpaca farm, see unparalleled views from Mount Tamborine, watch for colorful birds, and enjoy a variety of rainforest activities at O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat, including a treetop canopy walk.

Enjoy an adrenalin-filled adventure including two of Moreton Island's most popular activities on a 4WD day trip from Brisbane or the Gold Coast. Your action-packed day includes sand boarding on the island’s sand dunes, as well as snorkeling amongst the Tangalooma Shipwrecks, home to one of Queensland's most diverse marine ecosystems. Throughout the day, you’ll also enjoy Moreton Island's amazing scenery, pristine beaches and abundance of bird and marine life.

Spend a day discovering the many attractions of the Sunshine Coast. You will visit Noosa Heads and Hastings Street before following the coast to Mooloolaba. Browse the boutiques or take a swim in the warm waters of the pristine beaches and explore the underwater world aquarium on this fun-filled full-day tour.

The Gold Coast has it all Palazzo Versace, Surfers Paradise, Broadwater Canal and the magnificent rainforest hinterland. You'll see it all on this full-day trip departing either from Brisbane or the Gold Coast. Be amazed by the numerous contrasting experiences you can squeeze into just one day.

Explore Moreton Island in two-days. Travel by 4WD from Brisbane or the Gold Coast, enjoy pristine beaches, snorkeling ship wrecks, sand tobogganing on giant sand dunes and overnight camping. This Moreton Island 4WD camping tour is pure fun and will leave you with plenty of memories.

Take a couple of days to visit beautiful Moreton Island and meet Bess, Echo, Freddy, Lefty and the other wild dolphins of Tangalooma, cruise from the mainland to Tangalooma Wild Dolphin Resort and overnight on the island. Hand feed the wild dolphins when they visit in the evening. Explore Moreton Island National Park or simply relax. An enjoyable couple of days for everybody.

Experience the natural beauty of Fraser Island on this two-day tour from Brisbane or the Gold Coast. Visit the Seventy-Five Mile Beach, Eli Creek, Lake Wabby and Hammerstone Sandblow. Walk through the lush subtropical rainforest along the Wanggoolba Creek. Learn about Fraser Island's timber history and take a swim in the crystal-clear Lake Birrabeen. Perfect for families, couples or single travelers, this two-day 4WD tour offers lots of eco-friendly fun.

Glow Worms, Sugar Gliders, Whirring Treefrogs and Marbled Frogmouths. Just some of the remarkable flora and fauna to be found in the World Heritage area of the Lamington National Park. Overnight at the historic O'Reilly's Rainforest Guesthouse. Enjoy bush walks through lush rainforest and discover pristine waterfalls. This is a fascinating experience for the nature lover in all of us. O'Reilly's is situated in the centre of the cool, quiet rainforest of World Heritage listed Lamington National Park, with its spectacular panoramic views.