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Australia - The Hinterland

Introduction and overview • Attractions • The Gold Coast • Properties
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When visiting the golden beaches, you might turn around and look behind you and see the green colour of a range of mountains that form a backdrop to the rolling Pacific Ocean. You are looking at Mount Tamborine and Eagle Heights. If you want to pay a visit, do choose a fine, sunny day because if the hills are covered in cloud as they can be, you will not be able to enjoy the splendid views. As you ascend Mount Tamborine, the road winds through a mixture of native bush and rolling foothills to Eagle Heights where you will find dream homes in the form of elegant residences which command sweeping views of the Coast and the ocean beyond.

The area of Tamborine Mount and particularly Eagle Heights thrives as a multi-national treasure and offers both fascinating insights into this multi-cultural or excellent marked walks and the joy of open spaces, views and quiet time with nature to enjoy or simply reflect on nature’s magnificence. There are short walks such as those found at Binna Burra, longer walks such as the Rainforest Circuit and even a Senses Trail. This has been designed with the sight impaired in mind and provides both guide ropes and Braille signs. This walk is not just for the visually impaired and can be enjoyed by everyone.

You can also visit nearby areas such as the Coomera River Valley, Beechmont where you will again experience fabulous views and on to the Lamington National Park. This area is vast, and we can only give you a taste of what you will find away from the famous Gold Coast beaches.

Up in the hinterland, the amateur ornithologist will be enthralled by the many species of birds available, some commons species which are unique to this area. You can find guides who can help you to identify the many species.

On your return, if you have time try to visit the scenic Numinbah Valley and the Natural Arch National Park. A short walk takes you to visit a peculiar formation where the Cave Creek stream plunges through the erodes roof of an underground basalt cave. You can enter further down the pathway to view the resulting waterfall. From here you can see how the cavern’s exit forms a near-perfect archway though which the creek leaves the cave.

Taking this route home through a mixture of lush farmland and rich, subtropical rainforest would also take you past Mount Warning, the 22 million-year-old, now-extinct core of Australia’s biggest volcano, which was given its name by Captain Cook.

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Introduction and overview • Attractions • The Gold Coast • Properties
The Aqua Development • Map of the Gold Coast • The Hinterland

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