Naturally Delicious - Great Beach Drive

Start your Naturally Delicious Great Beach Drive after spending the previous night in one of the award winning luxury accommodation options on the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, which is filled with sub-tropical rainforests and waterfalls. Explore the quaint township of Montville, where you can visit the galleries, craft shops and stop for a coffee at one of the cafes, as you take in the views down to the coast and the Pacific Ocean.

Start the day early with a delicious breakfast at one of the region’s local cafés, serving a variety of expertly prepared local ingredients and produce. After breakfast, visit North Shore Seafoods as you travel north towards Noosa, to stock up and sample more of the freshest seafood you are ever likely to come across. As you continue your drive north, other ‘foody’ hotspots include The Ginger Factory, a fully operational factory and tourist attraction where you will gain an incredible insight into the production of the world’s largest range of ginger products. As you get closer to Noosa, be sure…

Before your departure, please contact the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service to arrange your permits, and to also receive a safety briefing, tide information and an up to date beach condition report. Depart your accommodation to collect your 4WD hire vehicle, and head north to Noosa North Shore, the southern gateway to the Great Beach Drive. Cross the Noosa River on the vehicle ferry at Tewantin and disembark at Noosa North Shore. Take the time to reduce the amount of air in your tyres to prepare for sand driving, and take the third beach access road to commence your Great…

Before your departure, please contact the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service to receive tide information and an up to date beach condition report. Also be sure to contact Manta Ray Barges to confirm your vehicle transfer. After a delicious Rainbow Beach breakfast overlooking coloured sands and Fraser Island (K’Gari), be sure to check out the Lee Fishing Company, located in Tin Can Bay. The Lee Fishing Company operates a fully integrated seafood operation incorporating catching, processing and the distribution of quality fresh seafood which is distributed throughout Queensland, interstate and internationally. Depart Rainbow Beach and travel to Inskip Point, taking…

Before your departure, please contact the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service to an up to date island tracks condition report, and also contact Fraser Island Barges to confirm you barge transfer. Depart Kingfisher Bay by vehicle Barge to River Heads on the mainland and drive into Hervey Bay on Queensland’s Fraser Coast. Hervey Bay is widely regarded as the whale watching capital of Australia, if not the world, and also offers some of the best seafood produce you are likely to try anywhere in Australia. The whale watching season in Hervey Bay takes place between July to November, and it…

Depart Hervey Bay after a sensational beachside dining experience, to continue the last leg of the Naturally Delicious Great Beach Drive. From Hervey Bay, continue onto the historic town of Maryborough, the home of the creator of Mary Poppins – PL Travers. The streetscapes of Maryborough’s original wharf district, Portside is full of tastes and sounds, remaning relatively unchanged from its days as a thriving river port, when it was one of Australia’s largest and busiest destinations for immigrants in the mid to late 1800’s. Between Maryborough and Gympie, you can also sample delicious macadamia nuts from the small Fraser…