The Gold Coast region of Australia has been well known as a favoured tourist destination in the world. People from everywhere are reaching this part of the Australian subcontinent to enjoy their vacations in the sands and surf of the region. Located close to the ocean, the place of Gold Coast presents a wide range of sightseeing places along with some of the magnificent theme parks and attractions. These manmade attractions are so large and so many, that people find it difficult sometimes to enjoy each and every place.
There are theme parks related to jungles, adventure, water sports, etc where people can spend their entire day without realising that the day has passed. For those who are interested for sightseeing and are mountain enthusiasts, there are adventure activities which can keep them engaged throughout the day. For the beach enthusiasts, there are water sports and activities that can make their vacations worthy. Everyone who comes to the area to enjoy their vacations has something to suit the taste and liking. Although there are plenty of water attractions and theme parks, some of them have special mention and are quite famous among the visistors:
•Dreamworld is spread across a wide area and has a variety of rides, attractions and shows on display. The Big 6 Thrill rides, Tower of Terror, Giant Drop, The Claw and Tiger Island, are some of the world largest and highest rides in the world. And all these are present in the Gold Coast for the tourists who are here for spending a quality vacation.
•Sea world is not only fabulous because of the wonderful marine life, but the closeness with which one can visualise them is sheer breathtaking. The sharks in this destination are fearsome and can be seen from close quarters at the Shark Bay. Polar Bear Shores, Planet SOS, Cartoon Network Cartoon Beach, Sesame Street Beach, etc are part of the Sea World where the kids have a great time looking at things which they could only see in the televisions.
•Wet n Wild Water World presents for the tourists the best splashes that are there. Whirlpool is a high speed water fun that is almost similar to riding in the kayaks in the rapids going down the mountains. Mammoth Falls, Giant Wave Pool, Calypso Beach, etc are places in the water world where the adults can experience the water sports and kids can have a fun time in the water attractions. For the safety of the tourists frolicking in the water, the water attractions are guarded and manned by experienced lifeguards.
•Whitewater World is one of the most advanced water theme parks in the world. The water thrills are quite advanced with high powered technology being used to produce such rapids and water churnings. At the same time, there are family friendly water attractions also, making this place possible to be visited by every member of the family.
Apart from the water based theme parks, there are many jungle based sanctuaries and wild life attractions. Curumbin sanctuary has animals of all species and is a great place to have a whole day looking at the animals. Spectacular outback is a theme park that has a show of lifestyle of the Australian rodeos. Many more such theme parks and attractions are on show for the tourists to enjoy their vacation in the Australian Gold Coast region. It makes for one of the best places in the world where every member of the family will find things to his or her taste.