Discover Brisbane & Gold Coast Secrets: Your Self-Guided Tour

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Discover Brisbane & Gold Coast Secrets: Your Self-Guided Tour

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8h 30m
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Overview

Discover Brisbane's sun-drenched energy and emerging cultural confidence with your self-guided audio tour. Begin at South Bank where the man-made beach, cultural precinct, and lush parklands lining the Brisbane River have transformed former industrial land into one of Australia's most beloved urban spaces. Wander through the Queensland Cultural Centre. Scale the iconic Story Bridge for unforgettable views, uncover Fortitude Valley’s nightlife and designer boutiques, and meet Australia’s cutest locals at Lone Pine. Extend your adventure beyond the city limits with seamless links to Moreton Island’s crystal-clear lagoons, shipwreck snorkelling sites, and sweeping sand dunes glowing at sunset, then soak up Noosa’s golden surf beaches, coastal walking trails, buzzing riverside dining, and relaxed village charm. Along the way you’ll encounter subtropical skylines, riverside vistas, and coastal horizons that reveal the full spectrum of Queensland’s experiences.

Activity location

South Bank Parklands
- Clem Jones Promenade, South Bank
- 4101, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

Grey Street
- Grey Street
- 4101, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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Discover Brisbane & Gold Coast Secrets: Your Self-Guided Tour

8h 30m
English

Travellers

Language options: English

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Price details

S$10.46 x 1 AdultS$10.46

Total

Until Sun, 22 Feb

What's included, what's not

Digital Map.
Access to the audio guide for 50+ Brisbane&Gold Coast attractions and hidden spots.
Self-guided walking tour (app)
Private transport
Entry fees to tourist attractions or museums.
Our app-based self-guided tour has no physical guide on-site.

Know before you book

Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
Public transport options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

South Bank Parklands

Brisbane's most beloved public space occupies the former World Expo 88 site, its man-made Streets Beach, rainforest walks, and riverside promenades creating an urban oasis where locals picnic, swim, and gather for the markets and events that animate the precinct year-round. The free swimming lagoon, surrounded by sandy beach and subtropical plantings, provides perhaps Australia's only inner-city beach experience, while the Grand Arbour's cascading bougainvillea creates one of Brisbane's most photogenic walks. The parklands' transformation from industrial wasteland to recreational showpiece exemplifies Brisbane's emergence from overgrown country town to confident subtropical metropolis.

Queensland Cultural Centre

This purpose-built cultural precinct concentrates Brisbane's major institutions—Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), Queensland Museum, State Library, and performing arts venues—in a riverside complex that makes culture accessible and inviting. GOMA's Asia-Pacific collection and the interactive Children's Art Centre draw particular praise while the Queensland Museum's displays on natural history and the state's development provide essential context for understanding Queensland. Free admission to the permanent collections reflects Brisbane's commitment to democratizing culture.

Brisbane City

Brisbane's compact city centre clusters around the pedestrianised Queen Street Mall, its mix of historic buildings, contemporary towers, and the arcades and laneways that have revitalised urban life in recent decades. The Treasury Casino occupies the magnificent former Treasury Building while City Hall's clock tower and King George Square provide civic focus. The explosion of rooftop bars, laneway restaurants, and the Howard Smith Wharves development have transformed Brisbane's after-dark scene from deserving its 'BrisVegas' mockery to genuine destination status.

Kings Fortitude Valley

Brisbane's entertainment district has evolved from notorious red-light area to the city's most dynamic area, its combination of Chinatown, live music venues, fashion boutiques on James Street, and the clubs that keep the Valley pumping until dawn. The precinct's history as immigrant quarter—Chinese, Greek, Italian—created the multicultural character that gentrification has amplified rather than erased. The Valley Markets on weekends and the street art throughout the area reflect the creative energy that makes this Brisbane's most essential after-dark destination.

Story Bridge

Brisbane's most recognisable landmark spans the river between Kangaroo Point and Fortitude Valley, its 1940 steel cantilever design now offering bridge climb experiences that reward participants with 360-degree views from the 80-meter summit. The climb traces the outer structure through catwalks and ladders while guides share stories of the bridge's construction during the Great Depression and its role in Brisbane's development. For those preferring feet on ground, the riverside pathways beneath the bridge and the Kangaroo Point Cliffs provide excellent viewing angles.

Kangaroo Point Cliffs Park

These dramatic cliffs across the river from the CBD were quarried in the 19th century to provide stone for Brisbane's early buildings, their vertical faces now serving as rock climbing walls and their summit parklands offering the city's best skyline views. The riverside pathway connects to South Bank while the cliffs themselves host abseiling and climbing experiences for adventure seekers. The evening views of the illuminated city reflected in the river, enjoyed from the cliff-top parks or the restaurants below, provide Brisbane's most romantic outlook.

West End

Brisbane's most multicultural area fills the peninsula across the river from the CBD with Greek, Vietnamese, and African restaurants, indie boutiques, and the relaxed bohemian character that inner-city gentrification tends to erase. The weekend Davies Park Market showcases local producers while Boundary Street's cafes, bookshops, and vintage stores provide the village atmosphere that West End residents fiercely protect. The neighborhood's position on the City Cat ferry route makes it accessible without driving, and the street life rewards aimless wandering.

Mount Coot-Tha Summit Lookout

Brisbane's highest point provides panoramic views across the city to Moreton Bay and the Glass House Mountains, its summit restaurant and café facilities making it a popular destination for visitors and locals marking special occasions. The Brisbane Botanic Gardens at Mount Coot-tha spread across 52 hectares of the mountain's lower slopes, with themed gardens, the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, and walking trails through native bushland. The Aboriginal Art Trail acknowledges the traditional owners while the Japanese Garden and Tropical Display Dome showcase horticultural diversity.

Howard Smith Wharves

This transformed riverside precinct beneath the Story Bridge has become Brisbane's most exciting new destination, its heritage warehouses now housing craft breweries, fine dining restaurants, and the boutique hotel that occupy what was empty space beneath the cliffs until 2018. The wharves' position directly beneath the bridge creates a dramatic setting while the parklands, over-water dining, and the activation of previously inaccessible riverfront exemplify the improvements transforming Brisbane. The weekend farmers market and regular events maintain the energy that makes Howard Smith Wharves essential for understanding contemporary Brisbane.

Location

Activity location

South Bank Parklands
- Clem Jones Promenade, South Bank
- 4101, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

Grey Street
- Grey Street
- 4101, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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