Bundaberg

This is the heart of Queensland’s sugar country and the access point to the Southern Great Barrier Reef, with world famous city attractions including the Bundaberg Rum distillery and Australia’s best known sea turtle rookery at Mon Repos.

A haven for nature lovers, Bundaberg is surrounded by eight national parks and 92kms of unspoilt coastline whilst the hinterland offers a true country experience with wide open spaces and many sites of historic interest.

Bundaberg is a popular city for backpackers with working visas as there is plenty of seasonal fruit picking work.

The region offers a wide variety of accommodation, from B&Bs to motel and resort accommodation. Choose from the beach to the country to the reef - from rustic farmstays and country pubs offering a real Australian experience, luxury motels and secluded suites to park and bushland camping and caravanning.

Lady Elliot is easily accessible from Bundaberg for island holiday or a day trip to enjoy snorkelling, interpretive reef tours and scuba to name a few activities. From Bundaberg there is access to dive courses, dive trips and fishing charters which visit the Great Barrier Reef regularly.

Mon Repos Beach
Mon Repos Beach, Queensland’s most significant turtle rookery is only 15kms from Bundaberg and is also the largest loggerhead turtle rookery in the South Pacific. From November to the end of March, witness a natural phenomenon: The annual onshore pilgrimage of giant sea turtles to lay their eggs, followed by the first baby hatchlings eight weeks later.

Migrating humpback whales also come close to shore during the season - August to November - and expeditions are a must.

Cania Gorge
Cania Gorge National Park boasts 3000 hectares of spectacular landscape, prominent sandstone cliffs, caves, eucalypt forest and dry rain forest with mosses, orchids, figs and vines growing in moist, sheltered areas. This secluded area is home to a variety of Australia's native flora and fauna including kangaroos, rock wallabies, and over 100 species of birds.

Must See and Do

· Great Barrier Reef and Islands

· Turtles nesting and hatching at Mon Repos

· Lady Elliot

· Bundaberg Rum Distillery

· Botanic Gardens

· Fairymead House Sugar Museum

· Drive a scenic country loop through Biggenden, Gayndah, Mundubbera and Eidsvold to experience real country hospitality.

· Cania Gorge, gateway to the spectacular Cania Gorge National Park and Lake Cania.

· Scuba diving and snorkelling

· Vineyards and wineries

· Childers and Woodgate

· Offshore and reef fishing

For more information visit Bundaberg Tourism