Holiday and Tourist information for Rainbow Beach

Holidaying at Rainbow Beach on Australia’s Sunshine Coast will cater for every need and suit all budgets, for your next holiday. The Sunshine Coast is a holiday paradise lining the magnificent surf beaches of the south east coast of Queensland, which is known as Australia’s sunshine state. Rainbow Beach is located at the northern end of the Sunshine Coast and is the jumping off point to visit Fraser Island which is one of Australia’s leading holiday destinations. The beach at Rainbow is a beautiful surfing beach and gets its name from the magnificent coloured sand cliffs just north of Double Island Point. Rainbow Beach has a quiet , laid back, village like atmosphere and is popular with backpackers, families and well to do tourists alike.Here you will find superb accommodation right on the beachfront at Rainbow Shores resort and in the town centre there are many accommodation options such as Rainbow Getaway Apartments which provides quality self contained holiday apartment style accommodation that is close to everything. This all creates a holiday centre which is popular with the entire family. Rainbow Beach has one of Queenslands most famous surf beach’s and the holiday infrastructure to go with it. There is terrific accommodation to suit every budget. You will find a wonderful array of resorts, apartments, cabins and hostels.

Fraser Island lies just to the north and Rainbow Beach is the ideal location to overnight before catching the barge from Inskip Point. The National Parks office sells camping permits for the island and there is also a four wheel drive hire service. A number of tours to Fraser Island also operate from here. Tin Can Bay is located nearby and if you visit the boat ramp early in the morning it is common to be able to see and feed a pod of Bottle Nosed Dolphins that have been visiting now for many years. This is a wonderful opportunity to get close to some of the wonderful wildlife.

Rainbow beach is also located at the southern end of the Great Sandy Straits and this gives you the opportunity to hire a house boat and explore this magnificent and protected waterway. The Straits have many secluded bays and inlets all the way through to the marina at Hervey Bay and this creates a very special cruising area.

Your next holiday to Rainbow Beach on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia will be enhanced by selecting and booking your Rainbow Beach holiday accommodation through us in this website. If you need any assistance to make your choice, don’t hesitate to contact one of our helpful consultants either by phone or email.