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Noosa, Australia
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The Cooloola section is the mainland section of the Great Sandy National Park, containing wetland landscapes, sand dunes and one of the two only everglades systems in the world. It is one of the most diverse and scenic national parks in the state, and arguably, there's no other park that is quite like Great Sandy National Park.
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One of only two everglades system in the world, this one along the Upper Noosa River and goes for a stretch for a few kilometres containing 44% of all bird species in Australia. Getting to Noosa Everglades can either be done on a boat tour from Habitat Noosa, or by renting a canoe from the same resort (and unlike in Florida's Everglades, you don't have to worry about crocs as they don't live this far south).
The only restaurant and bar in the entire vicinity of the park, though options are severely limited. Plenty of good steak, fish and even salads. Though not exactly a restaurant, next to it is an ice-cream parlour, with plenty of good gelato to have in a place with hot sub-tropical weather.
5 km, at the end of the road, turn right onto Louis Basso Drive. Then after 5 km turn right onto the unsealed Elanda Point Road until the end till habitatnoosa.
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