{"id":15244,"date":"2024-05-09T14:34:24","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T04:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/?p=15244"},"modified":"2025-11-28T14:26:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T03:26:07","slug":"road-trips-from-gold-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/road-trips-from-gold-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"Buckle Up With 5 Road Trips From the Gold Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pack the car \u2013 it’s time to hit the open road! The Gold Coast is perfectly positioned for road trips up and down the Australian East Coast, with an unbeaten mix of white-sand beaches, tropical landscapes and foodie favourites. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From day trips to the Hinterland and Granite Belt to week-long odysseys to Cairns, each journey promises a raft of new experiences, just waiting to be made into new memories. Recruit friends or family for your next adventure \u2013 with so much to see, do, eat and drink, there will be something everyone loves along the way. Here are five of our favourite road trips from the Gold Coast<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Gold Coast Hinterland<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sitting just an hour\u2019s drive from the Gold Coast, the Hinterland is a natural playground, with lush rainforest that\u2019s just waiting to be explored. Aim for Springbrook National Park to visit the Natural Bridge, a waterfall that falls through the arches of a basalt cave or wind your way along Lamington National Park Road to reach Binna Burra, an accessible area that includes multiple walking tracks past creeks, greenery, huge trees and native flowers. Come lunch, stop by O\u2019Reilly\u2019s Canungra Valley Vineyards to enjoy a gourmet picnic by Canungra Creek \u2013 don\u2019t forget to save a snack for the alpacas at the on-site Mountview Alpaca Farm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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