hi iggy and jelly tots, sorry for the late reply. Not been on the net for long
My visa is done by my bf's mother travel agency. As she is always on biz trip, so the agency does the visas for us FOC! But my friend did it foor 10 bucks!
Anyway my itnerary is as folows after browsing thru sporebrides forum:
v 13th June (Monday ) à Queen's Bday
Ø Major shopping centres closes at 6pm
Day1-
6.30am: Arrive Brisbane. Transfer to GC hotel & check in at abt 9am.
11am: Head to Surfer's Paradise and try to book tours with the local travel agency (Hinterland Tours è Mt Tambourine & O'Reilly's A69, Aquabus A26, Dreamworld entry tics A60, Brisbane sightseeing A70) Additional 300SGD/Pax
Lunch @ Chevron Renaissance with Coles supermarket and few shops...lotsa eateries though....
1pm: Head for 'World's First' amphibious Aquabus tour along the beachfront Esplanade, Narrowneck surfing beach to the Spit, viewing, Palazzo Versace, the Sheraton hotel, Sea World and Nara resort,etc (this bus can travel on water and land hee…)
2pm: Take a bus to Australia Fair SC for shopping and buying groceries (15mins). .
Evening: Either settle dinner at AF SC or return back to SF to have dinner or shopping.
v 14th June (Tuesday)
Day2-
Take a bus to Dreamworld and reach by 10am. Spend the whole day there (I want to cuddle a Koala!!)
Leave around 4++ & proceed to Ashmore Road Steak & Seafood restaurant to have dinner. After that, to beach for star-gazing
v 15th June (Wednesday)
Day3-
Mt. Tamborine &O'Reilly's hinterland tour (9 am to 430pm)
Climb up to the cool quiet rainforests of Lamington Plateau. Visit Mt. Tambourine for its wonderful view of GC and the blue Pacific Ocean. Morning tea and leisure walk in fresh mountain air.
Head to "Green Mountains" of O'Reilly's and lunch @ O'Reilly's Rainforest Guesthouse
Visit Canungra Valley Winery (award winning winery) for wine tasting
Bird feeding also included
Explore hotel nearby for dinner and leisure walk along the beautiful beach
v 16th June (Thursday) --. Night time shopping is available
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Day4-
Alternative: Morning go to Paradise country farm (half day tour with lunch) or Ripley Believe it or not Museum many interesting things to see)
Noon: Shopping @ Harbortown SC! There are lotsa factory outlets there!
If gotta time, can go Pacific Fair for more shopping, walk walk see see keke..
Night: Visit posh Conrad Jupiters Casino & Dracula Cabaret Restaurant (dinner + show) è 20+ /pax
Night shopping @ SF pasar malam shops! Every Friday night - 5.30pm to 10.00pm
v 17th June (Friday)
Day5-
A visit to Brisbane is a must! Cruise along Brisbane river to view attractive suburbs and the trademark places of Brisbane (south bank parklands, newstead house, etc) (8 to 530pm)
Early rest..
v 18th June (Saturday)
Day6-
Must visit Carrara Market (just up the road from Pacific Fair) which only opens during weekends!!!! There are quite a no of stalls there like a couple of hundreds, they are at Nerang-Broadbeach Road stretch ya!
3pm: Home sweet home!