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Queensland's Sunshine Coast is a rare and colourful destination where fun, nature and relaxation are the essence of the Coast. Couples, Families, international visitors and singles alike have made the Sunshine Coast their premium holiday destination for many years. LateRate.com is your online travel agent for last minute Sunshine Coast hotels, business travel, Sunshine Coast accommodation and availability. LateRate.com has a vast range of Sunshine Coast hotels styles and options for staying in this beautiful coastal region.
There is always something for everyone to do on the Sunshine Coast - tanning on stunning beaches, swimming in clear warm water, as well as surfing, fishing, boating, and taking nature walks in vast tracts of National Park and witness a magnificent hinterland full of arts and crafts. The Sunshine Coast is un spoilt but cosmopolitan, where five star resorts meet with pristine rainforests and wetland sanctuaries. It is all just an hour or so by car from Brisbane, Queensland's capital and international gateway.
The southern entry point to the Sunshine Coast is Caloundra, set near a headland with four top surfing beaches on one side, including Kings Beach and Golden Beach at the north, to the Pumicestone channel on the other. Caloundra is highly popular with families and there are plenty of places for young children to swim in safely and good surf for the oldies. Just 16 kilometres north of Caloundra, the township of Mooloolaba sits on a bit of land between a pretty boat harbour and a pristine ocean beach with great surf.
A few minutes drive north brings you to Alexandra Headland, which surfboard riders from all over the world have discovered years ago to have some of the best surf on the Queensland coast off its rocky headland. The headland has a spectacular view up the long, stunning beach to the Maroochy River and beyond to Mount Coolum. The village of Coolum Beach is a pretty large town of and it has a fine beach and a rapidly growing range of four star Sunshine Coast hotels.
The road runs past Sunrise Beach and swings left at Sunshine Beach to take you into Noosa Heads, the luxury end of the Sunshine Coast. The township of Noosa, has the only major beach on the Queensland coast which faces north bordering the south side of the broad Laguna Bay. A big, high headland (Noosa Head) protects the beach and creates ideal conditions for swimming. Hastings Street is the main tourist strip which has a vast range of restaurants, cafes, boutiques and Noosa hotels.