"THE GOLD COAST HINTERLAND" Top 5 Page for this destination Mount Tamborine by balhannah

Mount Tamborine Travel Guide: 77 reviews and 225 photos

TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN

To reach this Mountain from any direction, either from the Gold Coast, Brisbane or Canungra, its a scenic drive just getting here.
Tamborine Mountain just 30 minutes from the Gold Coast and less than an
hours drive from Brisbane. It is a table top mountain 550 meters above sea level and located just behind the Gold Coast in an area that is known as......

'The Gold Coast Hinterland'

Once here, enjoy the extra clean air, the beautiful surroundings that include 9 National Parks, this is an area that I love!
There are markets, stunning gardens, Birdlife & Wildlife, Waterfalls, excellent bush & rainforest walks, plenty of picnic areas, Arts & Crafts, including the "Gallery Walk", Wineries, Bed & Breakfasts, wonderful views and more...........

I live nearby and visit here often, its just a short road trip to enjoy the cooler weather in Summer, and the much colder weather in Winter...........

Miner Bird at Cedar Creek Falls

ABOUT THE MOUNTAIN

Tamborine Mountain is part of the northern rim which was formed millions of years ago. Over the years, weathering has produced a plateau with rich volcanic soils, where almost everything grows extremely well!
I love the lush green countryside of Mount Tamborine where I find plenty of roadside stalls selling freshly picked Avocado, Kiwi Fruit, Rhubarb and other fruit and vegetables. Not only stalls selling this, but freshing picked Roses, Proteas and other varieties of Flowers, plus potted plants, all at reasonable prices.

The Mountain also has its own Coffee Plantation, and I noticed a Distillery here on my last visit.

View from Tamborine mountain

The park protects remnants of Tamborine Mountain's plant communities. You will walk or drive through piccabeen palm groves, wet eucalypt forest dominated by tall flooded gums, open forest with bracken fern and on my last visit, lots of wild Easter Lillies growing on the Mountain sides.

Tamborine Mountain is referred to as the "Green behind the Gold" in the tourism industry. It is one of the most visited day-trip destinations in Australia, attracting some 1.3 million visitors, both national and international, annually.

Although one community, the mountain has three distinct "village" areas Eagle Heights is situated adjacent to the north-eastern escarpment....

North Tamborine includes the main business centre and occupies the north-western edge of the plateau......

Mt Tamborine encompasses the whole southern part of the mountain.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Beautiful area in every possible way
Cons:Nil
In a nutshell:Take a city break...Go to Tamborine Mountain

Last visit to Mount Tamborine: Oct 2012
Intro Updated Oct 13, 2012
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Lavender at Handmade cottage - Mount Tambourine

Lovely handmade item's! Shopping (5)

For all those "crafty" people and ones that wish to buy a unique gift that has been lovingly handmade, then the cottage... more travel advice

Cut & Polished Thunderegg - Mount Tambourine

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Some of the home-made Fudge - Mount Tambourine

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Yaqui Jun 22, 2012 at 8:58 PM

Wow, it looks a fairytale there. It is so beautiful and lush! Another excellent page Dee!
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Maryimelda Mar 26, 2011 at 9:20 PM

You never cease to amaze me dee, what in heaven's name is a landmullet? And do they still have that fabulous fudge shop on the Gallery Walk?
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angiebabe Jan 16, 2011 at 8:00 PM

lovely flowers & open gardens up around here and lovely views to the Gold coast - wiped my 1st comment as thought I mustve been mixed up to say Id driven up here when visiting binnaburra as theyd taken over Carnarvon Gorge where Id been working for a year
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wandeljp Aug 29, 2010 at 3:23 AM

Very interesting page about a wonderful place. Seems that the hiking possibilities are real. The nice pictures you did give a good idea from. I like it !
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onedaysomewhere Jul 12, 2010 at 2:45 AM

The Golliwogs at the Markets are Cute. I wish I knew about the Bakery when I was looking for inexpensive food.
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deecat May 12, 2010 at 1:48 PM

Impressive! Such natural beauty with the waterfalls, flowers, rain forest, and park. Sandy Creek Walk tip was marvelous. I would enjoy the wineries too. Terrific photographs.
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glabah Feb 16, 2010 at 1:00 PM

Looks like a wonderful place to visit. Glad we don't have biting ants like that here.
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Faiza-Ifrah Feb 11, 2010 at 5:21 PM

nostalgia - Mt. Tambourine reminded me of off-roading and valley bashing in the sunny UAE. this seems to be a truly exotic place. but danger of flash floods should be real after a rain.
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yumyum Dec 19, 2009 at 9:24 AM

Simply a beautiful place with a lot to do!
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Bwana_Brown Dec 12, 2009 at 5:05 AM

The Mount Tambourine area looks beautiful! Excellent tips here with lots of detail for first time visitors. Great photos too of this part of Australia!