WORLD OCEANIA AUSTRALIA BUNDABERG


Bundaberg

Bundaberg is in Queensland, Australia.

Get in

Bundaberg is approx. 4 hours drive by car north of Brisbane. Buses do the journey in around 6 hours. Queensland Rail Services Bundaberg with it's TravelTrains the journey can be 4 hours on the tilt train, or up to 6 1/2 on the Sunlander or Spirit of the Outback. Adult fare $62.70 one way. Bundaberg can also be reached by air (QantasLink) from Brisbane (check for specials). The airport is around 4 km west of the city centre.

Get around

Duffy's buses run mainly school buses, although there are some public routes. Other you really need a car to get anywhere outside the city centre. A number of Backpacker hostels run shuttle minibuses for seasonal workers to local farms early in the morning and back again in the afternoon.

See

Central
  • Visit the Bundaberg Rum distillery , where the amber fluid has been produced since 1888. Tours run on the hour, every hour 10 am to 3 pm, Monday to Friday, 10 am to 2 pm, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. +61 7 4131-2999. Covered footware required. Adults $9.90, students, seniors, pensioners, group or more than 15 (prebooking required) $7.70, children 5 to 17 years $4.40, children under 5 free.


  • North
  • The Hinkler House Memorial Museum, +61 7 4152-0222, located in the Botanic gardens, was originally the house of :WikiPedia:Bert Hinkler|Bert Hinkler, a pioneer aviator born in Bundaberg who, in 1928, became the first to fly solo from England to Australia, and, in 1931, the first to fly solo across the South Atlantic. The house was originally located on the Thornhill Estate, Sholing, in Southampton, England, and was rescued from destruction in 1983, when it was dismantled and shipped brick by brick to Bundaberg and reconstructed. Open daily, 10.00 am to 4.00 pm (9.30 am to 4.30 pm during Queensland School Holidays). Closed on Christmas day, Good Friday and ANZAC day (April 25, until 1 pm).
  • Also in the botanic gardens is a restored steam train.

  • East
  • Turtles return each year around December to Mon Repos to lay their eggs at night. In around February, and in December you can see the little hatchlings struggle their way into the ocean against the waves. The beach is part of a National Park, and you must be accompanied by a ranger to see the turtles. Laying and hatching is at night.


  • Do
  • Walk along Bourbong Street and look at some of the city's old buildings.
  • Swim at Bargara beach
  • Go to the Hummock, a 100-meter-tall hill on the outskirts of Bundaberg for a good view of the city and out to the ocean. On a clear day, you can see the tip of Fraser Island


  • Work

    Seasonal work can be obtained picking tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables. Check with the backpacker hostels for more info. To work legally, you require a valid work visa (not a tourist visa) and you should provide the employer with a tax file number if you do not want them to deduct 48 % tax from your wages (normal non-residental tax rate...



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    Mount Wellington Tour from Hobart 2 hours

    Mount Wellington Tour from Hobart

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    • Visit remains of the Female Factory - a one time female prison
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    G'Day and welcome to the Cairns Night Zoo!

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