Grand Brisbane from Gold Coast
Gray Line Day Tour G497

Morning Highlights

• Views of St Stephen's Cathedral and Cathedral Square
• Pass the City Botanic Gardens, located on the edge of the Brisbane River
• Parliament House - the meeting place of the Queensland Government
• Glimpse the Treasury Hotel & Casino
• Anzac Square in the heart of Brisbane and home to the Shrine of Remembrance
• Heritage listed City Hall, built in the 1920's
• Cross the Brisbane River by the Captain Cook Bridge and Story Bridge
• Travel through Fortitude Valley - home to a mix of the old and new
• Tour past Chinatown and Queens Street Mall - Brisbane's main shopping precinct
  
• Enjoy a scenic cruise on the Brisbane River
• Spectacular views of waterfront homes and the Brisbane skyline
• Cruise under Story Bridge - built during the Great Depression
• South Bank parklands

Afternoon Highlights

• Pass by Suncorp Stadium and XXXX Brewery
  
• Visit Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary - home to over 130 koalas
• Perhaps have your photo taken while you hold a cuddly koala (own expense and subject to availability)*
• Experience an emu encounter
• Opportunity to hand feed kangaroos (own expense)
• Tasmanian Devils and wombats
• Join in on the koala presentation
• Free shows and native Australian animal exhibits
• Platypus in captivity
• Pass Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens and Brisbane Planetarium
• Mt Coot-tha Lookout - spectacular views toward Brisbane city, Moreton Island and Stradbroke Island