Surfers Paradise

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Imagine Hawaii, only with wider, whiter beaches, and cheaper to stay and eat, and not so commercialized, and weather just a little more temperate, and Australian beer. Now you are starting to get the picture of Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia. With 70 Km of beaches and several hundred Km of tidal rivers and basins, water sports rule Surfers Paradise.

Many Australians believe that Surfers Paradise has been spoilt and the whole of the Gold Coast area now has a somewhat dubious reputation for being a place where foreign tourists go to get ripped off or locals go for a night out in seedy strip clubs (which are plentiful). Although there can be no doubt the area has been overdeveloped, this reputation is probably a little bit harsh and in recent years many of the seedier aspects of the Gold Coast have been redeveloped into more lucrative upmarket ventures. The beaches are undeniably great but be aware that high rise developments just off the main beach mean that every afternoon huge amounts of the beach sit in the shadows!

	surfers paradise Travel Guide : 1 Understand 1.1 When to go 2 Get in 3 Get around 4 See 5 Do 6 Buy 7 Eat 8 Budget 9 Splurge 10 Drink 11 Sleep 12 External links

Understand

When to go

Assuming that you want to experience the sea, the best time to hit the Gold Coast is between October and March when temperatures climb.

Be aware that the first week in December is "Schoolies" week, when the entire area is invaded by tens of thousands of 18 year olds who have just finished their schooling and head to the beaches to let off steam and celebrate. Its a huge party - but if drunken 18 year olds arent your scene then you should avoid the area!!

Get in

Surfers Paradise is located on the Gold Coast of Australia, about an hour by car south of Brisbane. Frequent flights are available from Sydney.

Get around

Surfside bus lines provides public bus services for the Gold Coast area, for time table information and prices check out http://www.transinfo.qld.gov.au

Taxis cabs are another way to go, but can be quite expensive

See

There are 21 theme parks and attractions in Surfers Paradise, including Sea World, Warner Brothers Movieworld, Dreamworld and Wet 'n Wild Water Park. At Currumbin Sanctuary you can see hundreds of mountain parrots. If you want to pet kangaroos and emus, then Fleays Wildlife Park is where you should head.

Do

As the name of the city implies, surfing is the order of the day. You can check live surf cams and surf conditions here (http://www.coastalwatch.com/cam.asp?cam=1300). Other water sports like boating and fishing are also plentiful.

If you are going to swim make sure you swim in patrolled areas (between the red and yellow flags). Each year hundreds of swimmers get into trouble in the strong currents and its always the tourists swimming outside the flags who end up swept out to sea and drowning.

Buy

Eat

Budget

The Surfers Paradise Surf Life Saving Club offers a great lunch deal $6.50 for a large piece of crumbed chicken, chips and salad plus free basic drink. And it right across for the beach just down from Cavil ave

Surfers Paradise RSL Club the staff at the sign-in desk are quite rude and the whole place feels a little seedy as you walk right in to the pokie machine lounge, however once you get upstairs it's ok. This club offers a great value roast dinner from 5:30pm till about 8:30pm for about $6.50, all the other meals are well priced. Beer is cheap and it's just a short walk to Melba?s and Cavil ave.

Jacks Kebabs, this is a great little Kebab joint across from the beach opp. McDonalds, makes a very tasty Kebab and it's popular in the early hours of the morning as all the drunks stumble out of the clubs looking for a meal.

Splurge

Plenty of the hotels around Surfers Paradise offer buffet all you can eat seafood, which is normally quite nice and around $50 - $60 per person plus drinks. Some offer lunch specials or early bird deals.

Drink

Most of the night clubs are down Orchid Ave just off the main strip Cavil Ave, ones to check out are "Shooters" "The Drink" "The Shack" "Elsewhere".

The Shack offers some great drink specials of Thurdays and during the week.

Sleep

A great alternative to hotels is the plentiful supply of apartments (http://www.goldcoastinformation.com.au/GoldCoast/surfers_paradise_accommodation_pg1.htm) that are available for rental in Surfers Paradise. For a lower cost alternative, you may want to check out hostels (http://www.bootsnall.com/hostels/aus/sp/) for backpackers.

External links

Australian Tourism (http://www.australia.com/places_to_go/explore_by_maps/Queensland/QLD_Gold_Coast/Reg_Exp_STD1.aust?L=en&C=US)

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