Honeymoon in Gold Coast

Honeymoon in Gold coast of Australia, acclaimed for its exotic beaches, nightlife, shopping, theme parks and a tropical hinterland. These assets have such thrill and beauty that any newly wed couple would like to explore during your honeymoon. Gold Coast enjoys wonderful weather all round the year. The place permits you to enjoy the tranquility amidst natural beauty. Touring Gold Coast, You can have fun and entertainment with adventure sports and nightlife.

Climate
Gold Coast enjoys a pleasant weather throughout the year. An average of 245 days have a wonderful sunny weather. Railfall is also sufficient with most of it falling during the summer season. Talking of seasons, the Gold Coast region enjoys four distinct season
Summer season extends from December to February with an average temperature ranging between 20-28°C
Autumn season extends from March to May with an average temperature ranging between 15-25°C.
Winter season extends from June to August with an average temperature ranging from 11- 21°C.
Spring season extends from September to November with an average temperature of 15-25°C.

Best time to visit
Gold Coast enjoys a pleasant weather throughout the year as such you visit the region almost any time you want.


Places to visit
Beaches - Gold Coast has approximate 40 km of golden sandy beaches that stretch from South Stradbroke Island to Coolangatta/Tweed . These beaches are very good spot to enjoy a quiet walk on one hand and adventure sports on the other. The crystal clear water with shining sun has rejuvenating effect on work-weary tourists. Few more popular beaches are the Surfers Paradise beach, Broadbeach, Burleigh Heads, Kirra Point and Coolangatta. Some of these beaches are famous for the adventure sports they offer.

Theme Parks - Visit to theme parks would leave you completely overwhelmed. The range of these theme parks differs to great extent and so are their attractions. Two more known theme parks of the Gold Coast region are Warner Bros and Movie world which is a movie related theme park.
Sea world ( marine life related theme park), Wet 'n' Wild Water World ( water theme park) and Paradise Country ( farm life and outback adventure). Few places are better than these theme parks to have fun and entertainment while also getting acquianted with new things.

The Hinterland - The Gold Coast hinterland is also known as the 'green behind the gold'. It is the best place to enjoy nature at its best. A major portion of the hinterland is covered by national parks ( 29 of them!) that house some of the most fascinating flora and fauna of the Australia. Apart from national parks, the hinterland also boasts of the world's biggest volcanic Caldera. The hinterland provides abundant opportunity to enjoy adventure activities like bushwalking, abseiling, hang gliding, horse riding, hot-air ballooning and 4WD safaris. For those who want to enjoy nature and its peacefulness, can go for bird watching. There is also a scope to explore the local arts & craft galleries, township of North Tamborine Mountain, spectacular coastal and rainforest valley views.


Things you must do
Enjoy sports - Gold Coast offers unlimited opportunity to enjoy variety of sports. The beaches are a perfect place to enjoy water sports like surfing, boating, fishing windsurfing, jet skiing, waterskiing, diving and swimming while the hinterland is the perfect spot for bushwalking, abseiling, hang gliding, horse riding, hot-air ballooning and 4WD safaris. For those of you who wish to enjoy relatively less adventurous sports can go for golf, baseball and volleyball. Gold Coast is as such not only a place to enjoy adventure sports, rather, it gives you an equal opportunity to enjoy your kind of sport.

Enjoy shopping - Shopping in the Gold Coast region is an extremely enjoyable activity. Nearly everything that you would want to carry back as a memory of your honeymoon is available for you to buy. Shopping centres are in abundance and located at spots that are easily reachable. Some of these shopping centres are Pacific Fair, Australia Fair / Southport Mall,Robina Town Centre, Harbour Town, Southport Park, The Pines, Tweed City, South Tweed, urfer's Paradise / Paradise Centre / Dolphin Arcade / Raptis Plaza / Cavill Mall / Galleria, Marina Mirage / Mariner's Cove,Broadbeach / Oasis / Neicon Plaza and Runaway Bay Shopping Tow

Enjoy nightlife - Nighlife of the Gold Coast is as vibrant as its day life. There is not a moment you would want to miss out in the nightlife of Gold Coast. Host of options are available for you to enjoy nightlife og the Gold Coast. Bars, pubs, nightclubs, live entertainment comedy and restuarants are open throughout the night. You can choose anyone of them according to your choice and enjoy you night to the maximum.


Not to miss
Events and festivals - The Gold Coast region is always abuzz with life with the events & festivals adding more life and colour. No matter what time of the year you visit the Gold Coast region for your honeymoon, make sure that you particaipate in the events and festivals of that time. Some of the most important events and festivals of the region include Gold Coast Australia Day Celebrations ( Jan), Gold Coast Triathlon( Feb) , Malfunction Longboard (Austalia's Top Malibu Surfing Competition ),
World's Biggest Surfs Party at Surfers Paradise ( March), Gold Coast International Film Festival( April), The Gold Coast Show at Parklands ( August) and Currumbin- Palm Beach Springfest (Sept).


Getting there
By Air - The Gold Coast Airport at Coolangatta is serviced by domestic and international flights. Brisbane international airport is also an option.
By Road - Buses services available from Gold Coast to Brisbane, Byron Bay, Sydney and other major centres
By Train - The Gold Coast is connected by rail to Brisbane's. The closest railway stations include Nerang, Helensvale and Robina.