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HIDDEN QUEENSLAND<br />
AUSTRALIA<br />
locals, beaches & rolls in the hay<br />
The East Coast is awash with party<br />
island paradises, sailing adventures<br />
and wildlife (mostly in the bars).<br />
Epic, yes. Exhausting, certainly. So,<br />
ever sympathetic to your backpacker<br />
hardships (ahem) we’ve risked the<br />
wrath of locals to share some of<br />
their secret spots and laid-back<br />
haunts. Jump back on the wagon<br />
and wield your lasso on an outback<br />
ranch; maroon yourself on a remote<br />
castaway island; or chill out on the<br />
empty beaches and sleepy seaside<br />
charms of 1770 or Emu Park.<br />
getting there<br />
Greyhound, Loka, Oz Experience<br />
and Queensland Rail travel<br />
to 1770, Agnes Water and<br />
Rockhampton (for Kroombit) on<br />
a regular basis. Alternatively, all<br />
three destinations are perfect<br />
additions to any self-drive itinerary<br />
up the East Coast. Too easy!<br />
Cape Tribulation<br />
Port Douglas<br />
Cairns<br />
KROOMBIT<br />
FARM<strong>STA</strong>Y EXPERIENCE<br />
FR<br />
$300<br />
2 DAYS<br />
Pack your togs, whip out your stetson and<br />
leave the East Coast beaches behind for<br />
an epic western in Queensland’s outback.<br />
Spend two days on an authentic cattle<br />
ranch riding horses, cruising on quads,<br />
eating open-fire tucker and sinking a few<br />
at the Wagon Bar. Includes transport from<br />
Rockhampton, bunkhouse cabin and meals.<br />
EMU’S BEACH<br />
RESORT, EMU PARK<br />
PRICES ARE PER PERSON PER NIGHT<br />
FR<br />
$32<br />
FR<br />
$53<br />
rock solid<br />
DORM<br />
TWIN/DOUBLE<br />
Bang in the middle of the party-hard<br />
Whitsundays and Fraser Island, easygoing<br />
Emu Park is the perfect place to get<br />
horizontal. Cross the road to the beach,<br />
chill out at the pool, light up the barbecue<br />
or watch a game with the gang in the bar.<br />
Choose from no-nonsense, comfy dorms or<br />
en suite twins, triples and quads.<br />
ROKKFE/ZBLKFM<br />
FREE PICK-UP & DROP-OFF FROM<br />
ROCKHAMPTON IF <strong>STA</strong>YING 3+ NIGHTS. FREE<br />
WINE/BEER ON ARRIVAL.<br />
POKEMU<br />
Townsville<br />
Airlie Beach<br />
Swap East Coast<br />
party animals for<br />
actual animals,<br />
cowboy boots,<br />
rodeos & the open<br />
spaces of the<br />
outback on a cattle<br />
ranch adjacent<br />
to Kroombit Tops<br />
National Park.<br />
QUEENSLAND<br />
With 300 days of sunshine,<br />
the northernmost surf beach<br />
on the East Coast & access to<br />
the southern tip of the Great<br />
Barrier Reef - the sleepy,<br />
seaside charms of 1770 &<br />
Agnes Water sell themselves.<br />
Which is a good job as the<br />
name is just plain confusing.<br />
Rockhampton<br />
Kroombit<br />
Escape the crowds<br />
and join the 2,000-<br />
odd lucky inhabitants<br />
on the empty beaches<br />
& peaceful parks<br />
(surprisingly) of<br />
easygoing Emu Park.<br />
Emu Park<br />
Fraser Island<br />
Noosa<br />
Brisbane<br />
Gold Coast<br />
1770:<br />
Agnes<br />
Water<br />
GET LARCED<br />
IN 1770!<br />
FR<br />
$175<br />
3 DAYS<br />
See the true Queensland on this<br />
three-day Water package that includes two<br />
nights’ dorm accommodation at Cool<br />
Bananas Backpackers, a sunset kayak<br />
tour plus some amphibious beach buggy<br />
action aboard the pink LARC! Cruise along<br />
Eurimbula National Park’s sands and the<br />
stunning coastline of the Town of 1770.<br />
WERLAR<br />
COOL<br />
BANANAS, 1770<br />
PRICES ARE PER PERSON PER NIGHT<br />
FR<br />
$33<br />
rock solid<br />
DORM<br />
When you’ve gone monkey nuts up the East<br />
Coast, swing by Cool Bananas for some<br />
serious hammock time. Home to pristine<br />
surf beaches, unspoilt wilderness and<br />
sleepy seaside charm, 1770 is a well-kept<br />
Aussie secret. This classic backpackers has<br />
a laid-back vibe, comfy dorms and tropical<br />
gardens hung with hammocks. Too easy.<br />
Free Wi-Fi<br />
WERCOO<br />
82<br />
VISIT WWW.<strong>STA</strong>TRAVEL.COM
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