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Suburb of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Photo: John Rotenstein, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Burleigh Heads is a district of the Gold Coast, mostly known for its wetlands and its national park. For travel purposes, this also includes Burleigh Waters, which is a suburb just to the north.
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A very unusual national park, since ideally, you'd expect most national parks to be outside of cities, which you'd need to travel some distances by car – but not Burleigh Heads National Park, which contains a rainforest, lookouts and several walking trails.
A northerly facing lookout that overlooks the Pacific Ocean.
A little spur off the 460-metre Burleigh Link track, which gives similar views of the cove, but you're on higher ground, giving you a better view of Gold Coast's CBD from afar.
Along the Rainforest circuit, the lookout is approximately around halfway giving you views of a mix of rainforest, ocean, mountains and urban city life.
This wildlfe park is home many native animals, displayed in surroundings similar to their natural habitats aiming to raise awareness of protection, particularly with threatened, rare and endangered species.
Popular with both surfers and families, it offers world-class waves, safe swimming zones patrolled daily, and shaded picnic areas under Norfolk pines
Whilst not the best known of all Gold Coast's amusement parks, it's worth checking out if you have young children.
A high-end espresso and cafe serving the usuals of what you'd find in most Australian cafes, except in a better presented way.
An upper mid-range French patisserie which has some authentic pastries.
A Mexican restaurant with some American and Australian specialties too.
Swell Resort Burleigh Beach
A relaxed 4.5-star resort set within lush landscaped gardens, located just a short walk from the famous Burleigh surf beach. Offers spacious, fully self-contained one-, two-, and three-bedroom holiday apartments equipped with full kitchens, private laundry facilities, air conditioning, and free unlimited Wi-Fi. Excellent guest facilities include a heated outdoor magnesium swimming pool, a spa pool, a full-sized floodlit tennis court, a fitness center, and shared barbecue areas.
A reasonably sized shopping centre containing about 90 specialty stores and a reasonably sized food court – something that is not usually found in shopping centres, only malls.
By car
The Gold Coast Highway (SR 2) runs through the suburb connecting Burleigh Heads with all the coastal suburbs on the Gold Coast.
By bus
There is a bus service connecting Burleigh Heads with the Gold Coast Airport, Tweed Heads, Robina and Broadbeach.
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