Visit Bundaberg, Queensland

04/09/2024

Berry exciting news! 🍓😍 It’s officially PYO season at Tinaberries, and the fields are bursting with juicy, ripe strawberries ready for picking.

Top off your visit with some farm-fresh, real-fruit ice cream, and you’ve got all the makings for a sweet day out 😋 Happy picking!

📷: IG/allanahturnerr

02/09/2024

🐢😔Sometimes even turtles get those Monday morning blues! We feel ya little one, but here’s something to turn that frown upside down 💖👇
Tickets for the 2024/25 Mon Repos Turtle Encounters are now on sale 🙌

From November to March the beach comes alive with mamas nesting in the dunes, and then crazy little hatchlings erupting from their nests and dashing towards the ocean from January to March ✨

🎟 https://www.bundabergregion.org/tours/mon-repos-nightly-turtle-encounter #
📆 Tours run from Saturday 9th November 2024 to Sunday 23rd March 2025
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31/08/2024

Today we shell-ebrate the turtley awesome dads in your life! 🐢💚 From grumpy gramps to goofy guys, grazers to gossips, we’re wishing you all a Happy Father’s Day! 🎉

So, go ahead and tag your dad—which turtle twin is he? 😆⁠

📍: Lady Musgrave Experience
📷: IG/rosslongphoto

30/08/2024

Piña coladas in paradise? Yeah, we'd cheers to that too IG/tehi_travels⁠ 🍹✨

Lady Musgrave Experience has everything covered for a perfect Southern Great Barrier Reef getaway. ⁠From glamping beneath the stars to thrilling reef adventures, topped off with exceptional hospitality—it's all here waiting for you!

📷: IG/tehi_travels

29/08/2024

🫶🌿🎉A 10-day celebration of culture, connection, and conservation – say g’day, or yee’gee (hello in Taribelang language) to Milbi Festival!
🤩With so many captivating events, illuminating experiences and native feasts to pick and choose from, here’s our must-do’s and more for you to explore👇

A 10-day celebration of culture, connection, and conservation – say g’day, or yee’gee (hello in Taribelang language) to Milbi Festival! With so many captivating events, illuminating experiences and native feasts to pick and choose from, here’s our must do’s and more for you to explore.

28/08/2024

Psst! Who’s as excited about Turtle Season as this little cutie?! 🐢
🎉Bookings for the Mon Repos Nightly Turtle Encounter will go on sale on Monday 2 September 2024 at 12pm!!

With this being such a popular experience, we've taken some extra steps on our website to make this process as smooth sailing as a trip to the Southern Great Barrier Reef 😏👇

📌 From 11:30am on 2 September 2024, visitors to our website will enter a pre-sale page to allow for a cruisy ticket release.
📌 From 12pm, users will then be moved to a virtual waiting room, which will let you know your place in the queue and estimated wait time.
📌This queue is completely fair and works on a first-come, first-served basis.
📌So savor your delicious morning coffee and sit tight while you wait to be one step closer to booking your turtle-y awesome experience.

👉 https://www.bundabergregion.org/turtles
📸- Queensland Rail Travel

27/08/2024

Excuse us while we pick our jaws up off the floor 😮

Standing at over 700m above sea level, Mount Walsh summit is not for the faint-hearted ⛰️💪🍃 But if you're an experienced hiker and love the thrill of conquering mountain peaks, then this adventure is a must-do 🙌

📷: IG/_marlo_o

25/08/2024

She’s an icon, she’s a legend and she is the moment…

A MUST-DO-MOMENT that is 🥃✨ Because let’s face it, did you even visit Bundaberg if you didn’t tour the iconic Bundaberg Rum Distillery?!⁠

📷: IG/tayla.whelan

22/08/2024

All aboard! ⁠Next stop: Family Fun! 🚂✨ ⁠Hop on the Australian Sugar Cane Railway for a 2km scenic journey through Bundaberg Botanic Gardens.

Thanks to a dedicated team of volunteers, these historic locomotives—once crucial to the sugar cane fields and mills—are now beautifully restored and ready to take you on a memorable journey 🌾

📷: IG/forky.ambo.and.a.jayco

20/08/2024

Dive into Milbi Festival 2024!

🎶 Mitch Tambo at the Sunset Launch
✨ Milbi Twilight Table
☀️ Sunset Sounds with Sneaky Sound System
🛥️ Burnett River Cruises - Bundy Belle
🪃 Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow with Taribelang Bunda Cultural Tours
🐢 Milbi at Mon Repos
🔮 Crystal Grounding at Mystery Craters
🙌 Hands-on environmental activities
and so much more!

Tickets now on sale👇
www.milbifestival.com.au

19/08/2024

*Drumroll, please* 🥁 Introducing the WHOLE SHEBANG from Tinaberries⁠ 🍦🍓

Just when you thought their farm-fresh strawberries and real fruit ice cream couldn't get any more mouthwatering, they've added hot Belgium chocolate into the mix 🤤

Go on... TREAT 👏 YO' 👏 SELF ⁠👏

📷: IG/sezzie_jensen

16/08/2024

You never know what you might find in Bundaberg's backyard 🚙🍃

👉 Like the longest unsupported tunnel in the Southern Hemisphere, AKA Boolboonda Tunnel 📍 Located just 30 minutes west of Gin Gin, this historic tunnel spans 192m and is home to a special colony bent-wing bats 🦇⁠

Whether you walk or drive through, it’s a must-visit on your next off-the-beaten-path adventure!⁠

📷: IG/jackalope747⁠ & IG/alienpurba

15/08/2024

🙌🙌 Marking the start of our favourite time of year (turtle season duh🐢) Milbi Festival is back October 25 - November 3!
Check out the program below👇

14/08/2024

Welcome to Gayndah, the citrus capital of Queensland and home of the BIG ORANGE 🍊✨

Visit between April and October to pick up fresh juice and local produce from the roadside stalls 🥤🤤⁠

📷: IG/flindersoutlaw

12/08/2024

Forget Spotify—our winter soundtrack is brought to you by Mother Nature herself 🐋💙 *TURNS SOUND ON* 🔊 With humpback whale migration in full swing, the Southern Great Barrier Reef is alive with these majestic melodies 🎶

ℹ️ For your very own whale adventure, join a dedicated whale-watching tour with Lady Musgrave Experience or dive beneath the surface like IG/tracyolive at Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort 🤿🐠

10/08/2024

Get your fancy frocks and stretchy pants ready, Taste Bundaberg Festival is back with a mouth-watering lineup of events 💃🍴

We're talking farm-to-fork experiences, creative classes, fine dining degustations, exclusive distillery tours, brewhouse hangs, and all the family favourites (Candyland picnic, anyone? 🍭✨)

Tag your food friends and tuck into all the delicious details here 👇

Queensland’s tastiest food bowl is coming alive this August as Taste Bundaberg Festival returns with a 10-day program jam-packed with more than 30 events, showcasing our region’s vibrant producers and tantalising culinary experiences.

09/08/2024

🌏 In honour of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we celebrate the rich history and culture of the Taribelang Bunda people.

Join guides Bec and Waszie Taribelang Bunda Cultural Tours for an immersive journey through time, discovering the profound teachings of Aboriginal culture through authentic storytelling and Dreamtime, over 60,000 years in the making. Explore sites of significance across the region and experience a genuine connection to Country 💗🙌

06/08/2024

PSA 📣 Exciting news! A brand new nature resort, Turtle Sands , is opening this September in the Bundaberg Region 😍

Say hello to your dream getaway, where you can glamp, camp, caravan or stay in a villa just meters from the turtle-y iconic Mon Repos Beach 🐢🏖️

To celebrate, they're offering up to 30% off stays within the first 12 months! 🎉✨ But hurry – this special offer only applies to bookings made before 12th August 2024.⁠

Celebrate and SAVE 👉🔗 bit.ly/46Cczsd

04/08/2024

Just another beautiful day at Kellys Beach ☀

Nestled on Bargara's Coral Coast, this family favourite offers the best of both worlds with a patrolled surf beach and the calm waters of this tidal inlet!

📷: IG/clarkesbeachshack

02/08/2024

Did someone order their morning coffee with a side of cotton candy skies? Because... ORDER UP!⁠ ☕🌅

📍: The Beach Mill
📷: IG/tangles1984

27/07/2024

Bringing you some Queensland National Parks inspo from Cania Gorge National Park 🙌✨

With 8 graded walking tracks, you can explore towering cliffs, ancient caves and sheltered gorges of this unique sandstone wonder!⁠

📷:⁠ IG/cruisin.blue

26/07/2024

Seafood lovers say hello to Grunske's By The River Seafood Market and Takeaway 🤤👋

It's the ultimate destination for seafood in Bundaberg... where the freshest 100% local catch meets breathtaking views of the Burnett River 🦐🐟

Ready to tantalize your taste buds? 🍽️

📷: IG/thalassoant

23/07/2024

Welcome to Mystery Craters, the quirky pitstop of your road trip dreams 🙌🚙💨

Dated at over 25 million years old, these ancient geological formations were only discovered by a farmer ploughing his field in 1973. Today, ⁠new owners Agnele and Duncan offer visitors the chance to marvel at its mystery with guided and self-guided tours, an onsite cafe, the immersive Earth Room experience and a unique gift shop⁠. ⁠

Intrigued? 🌌✨➡️ bit.ly/3xGLOFU

📷: IG/nowornever_aus

18/07/2024

Want to know one of the best things about winter in the Bundaberg Region?

It's still warm enough for ice cream 🍦😍 And no trip would be complete without digging into the delicious real fruit ice cream at Tinaberries!

Make sure to drop by for an ice cream (or THREE) and you can thank us later 😋⁠

📷: IG/travel___there

16/07/2024

Someone call Barry, because THIS is living 🙌️⛺🚙

Just 45 minutes south of Bundaberg you'll find Kinkuna in Burrum Coast National Park. Here you'll spend your days fishing, exploring or soaking up life's simple joys and your nights falling asleep to the sound of the waves. 🌊

Accessible by 4WD only, it's secluded beachfront camping at its best!⁠

📷: ⁠IG/sarahandkeelan.travels

14/07/2024

We're not sure what's more Instagrammable... the food or the cafe!?! 😍⁠

Set just one block back from the beach, Windmill Cafe Bargara is an award-winning foodies' heaven. Born from a love and respect for the region's beautiful bounty, this eco-friendly cafe puts local flavours at the forefront for an unforgettable experience!⁠

📷: IG/lovee.janee

12/07/2024

Mantas & whales & reef, OH MY 🤿🐋😍

The Southern Great Barrier Reef is bursting with life! With manta ray season in full swing and humpback whales migrating north along the Visit Queensland, Australia coastline, it's a magical time of year to book an adventure with Lady Musgrave Experience ⛴️✨⁠

📷: ⁠IG/mel_hug_a_tree IG/tracyolive IG/rosslongphoto IG_/markfitz

10/07/2024

Just us having a bloomin' good time at Amandine Lavender 😆🌼✨

Hurry, because until the end of August, you too can frolic your way through the vibrant lavender fields and handpick fresh blooms to take home. Plus, stop by the charming gift shop to add a touch of lavender bliss to your everyday life 💜

Join us on this lavender adventure before the season bids us adieu! 👋⁠

📷: IG/chloegill30

01/05/2024

🙌 Road trip calling? Come discover a world full of colour and uncover the historical legends of the North Burnett with this thriving Art Trail!

🎨From towering silo’s, rustic sculptures and spectacular water towers, to gallery exhibitions, and public art woven throughout the quaint rural towns, there are so many moments of awe and inspiration awaiting (and a few good selfie opportunities too 😅🤳)

Trail 👉 https://www.bundabergregion.org/north-burnett-art-trail

📍Monto
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29/04/2024

💁‍♀️Well, if it's good enough for Vogue, then it sure is good enough for your Bundy Bucket List!
👀👀 We're looking at you Macadamias Australia 🙌

With their Ultimate Macadamia Gift Box making it into Vogue Australia's Mother's Day Gift Guide, there's never been a better time to explore the world-class visitor experience, and discover the heart-warming history behind this multi-generational family farm before giving these delicious nuts a taste test for yourself 🌳🌷