Gympie Region

The sandy coast of southeastern Queensland, highlighted by Rainbow Beach, Carlo Sand Blow, and Tin Can Bay dolphins.

Gympie Region is located in southeastern Queensland, Australia, centered around the historic gold-mining town of Gympie inland, and the Cooloola Recreation Area along the coast. Rainbow Beach is famous for its colored sand cliffs, while Carlo Sand Blow, Double Island Point Lighthouse, Lake Poona, and Freshwater Lake can be explored on foot or by 4WD. Tin Can Bay offers close-up dolphin feeding, Wolf Rock is a famous dive site, and Inskip Point is the barge crossing to Fraser Island (K'gari). It can be visited year-round, and humpback whales are commonly seen off the coast in winter and spring. It is generally accessed by driving north from Brisbane along the Bruce Highway, taking about three hours; beach driving requires a 4WD and careful attention to tides.

Destinations

• Rainbow Beach

Itineraries

• Brisbane to Cairns East Coast Road Trip – Drive approximately 1,700 km north along the Bruce Highway, connecting sand islands, the Southern Reef, the Whitsundays…
• Noosa, Rainbow Beach & K'gari (Fraser Island) – Head north along the Sunshine Coast through the hinterland and Noosa to Rainbow Beach, then spend two nights on the wor…