This article was created in partnership with Signature Luxury Travel & Style, written by Cathy Finch.
Dreams of a heavenly holiday on Queensland’s Gold Coast stir up images of long, golden beaches and warm breaking waves. While this coastal city certainly delivers on sun and surf, its real uniqueness is its wild side, writes Cathy Finch.
CLIMB THE TALLEST RESIDENTIAL TOWER IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
Cutting 270 metres skyward, the Q1 building is one of the most iconic landmarks on the Gold Coast and the tallest residential tower in the southern hemisphere. The best thing about it is that you can climb it with SkyPoint Climb. No other building climb in the country offers the same unhindered 360-degree views from 270 metres off the ground.
DRINK COCKTAILS AT SKYPOINT OBSERVATION DECK
If you aren’t fearless enough to complete the climb, SkyPoint Observation Deck also provides an eagle’s-eye view to enjoy a drink as you watch the sun set over the hinterland.
FIND YOUR INNER ZEN WITH YOGA ON THE WATER
A perfect sunrise throws crystal reflections on the ripples of the creek as I meet Kate from Pure Aloha Yoga, who gently coaxes me onto a stand-up-paddle board to find my inner sanctuary amid some very shaky ‘downward dogs’.
FLY THROUGH THE RAINFOREST ON AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST, HIGHEST AND FASTEST ZIP LINE
Home to Australia’s largest zip line attraction, the Mount Tamborine TreeTop Challenge and Canon Flyer tap into the daredevil in all of us, offering more than 120 TreeTop activities over four hectares of bushland and rainforest.Awa
DINING ON THE GOLD COAST
The outdoor dining and picnic area of the nearby Tamborine Mountain Coffee Plantation provides a pretty place to relax after the exertion of freeing my soul on this daring TreeTop experience before winding back down to the coast to refuel.
Bazaar Restaurant at QT Hotel seems like the obvious dinner choice as it advertises its menu as “something to be reckoned with”, fitting with my weekend theme of walking on the wilder side of Gold Coast experiences.
This article was created in partnership with Signature Luxury Travel & Style, written by Cathy Finch.
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Experience Gold Coast acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we are situated, the Kombumerri families of the Yugambeh Language Region.
We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging, and recognise their continuing connections to the lands, waters and their extended communities throughout Southeast Queensland.