Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

Australia Gold Coast: Fully Figured Out Flights to Gold Coast from China usually require a transfer within Australia ✈️. Buy a local SIM card in China in advance—just insert it after landing and it’s ready to use 📱. For Gold Coast, renting a car for a self-drive trip is recommended, or combine it with a Brisbane + Gold Coast itinerary 🚗. Accommodation: Stay near Surfers Paradise beach 🏖️. You can handle food, clothing, housing, and transportation all by the seaside. Most Australian homestays and hotels don’t provide toothbrushes, toothpaste, or slippers—bring your own 🧴. Pack a light jacket and long pants, just in case. Mornings can feel cool for those sensitive to cold 🧥. Apple’s built-in weather app is very accurate—use it to check sunrise times 🌅. Booking activities on domestic OTA platforms is much cheaper than on Australian official websites 💰. The largest park in Queensland where you can hold koalas is Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary 🐨. Buy tickets + koala photo packages in advance; on-site, you’ll just pay an extra AU$3 per person. Koala holding sessions end at 11:30 AM and resume at 12:30 PM. The koala holding area is visible upon entering the park—queue in order to exchange tickets 🎫. On the drive from Brisbane to Gold Coast, you can stop at Warner Bros. Movie World 🎬. Spend half a day there—highly recommend the Justice League roller coaster, billed as the "Southern Hemisphere’s tallest, longest, and fastest" 🎢. Meriton has properties in Surfers Paradise and Southport. The internet-famous views are at Surfers Paradise—don’t book the wrong one! ❌ Floors 1-26 are hotel-managed (operated by the hotel). Floors 26+ are apartment-style (managed as homestays). Criticism: Minimal service; rooms are cleaned every 3 days. But the ocean-view rooms are stunningly beautiful 🌊✨. If you suddenly want to buy alcohol, go to BWS; for a wider selection, head to Dan Murphy’s 🍻. Don’t miss skydiving in Byron Bay—one of the world’s most scenic skydiving spots 🪂. Book online in advance. If you want photos/videos of the jump, you can purchase them on-site 📸. It’s about a 1-hour drive from Gold Coast to Byron Bay. Those who’ve had LASIK surgery in the past year may feel discomfort during the jump ⚠️. You must watch a sunrise in Gold Coast—it rises right over the coastline 🌞. The best spot to photograph the coastline is Miami Beach. Use Google Maps to navigate to "Savvy Sessions Photography" 📍. The most comfortable picnic/camping spot is Burleigh Head National Park, which also offers panoramic views of Gold Coast 🧺. The park has three hiking trails (A, B, C). Trail A is recommended (about 1km). Don’t exit the park at the end—return the same way 🥾. Q1 Building is great for coastline photos; other activities (like external tower experiences) are optional 🏙️. Night markets aren’t recommended—most products are made in China 🛍️. Tasman Star Seafood Market in Gold Coast offers reasonable prices and good value 🦞. Recommended restaurants: Hurricane's Grill O Bagrl Costa D'oro Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria Da Wei Spicy Hot Pot 🍲 #CurrumbinWildlifeSanctuary #Brisbane