Best Kept Secrets

Known for its laid-back lifestyle, excellent swimming and surfing conditions, the Southern Gold Coast boasts many of the area's best-kept secrets.

This more tranquil environment has attracted Australians for many years, and now its charms attract an increasing number of international visitors.
These beaches offer the perfect place to enjoy some of life’s great, but simple pleasures. Relax on a blanket with fresh cooked fish and chips from one of the many local shops and enjoy the lights from Surfers Paradise in the distance as the sun sets slowly over the mountains of the hinterland.

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Find your secret spots here:
Burleigh Heads
Coolangatta
Currumbin
Kirra
Mermaid Beach
Miami

From the sea to the mountains in search of cool waters on a hot day

Two weeks ago we listed some of the more popular beaches and swimming holes along the coast and up the Currumbin Valley.
This past Saturday, two of us headed out in the Redspot rental car to check off a few on the must-do list. We got to 4 of them, including breakfast at Broadbeach, lunch (an ice cream snack) at the Currumbin Creek and rock pool, and dinner of fish and chips (with Macedonian spices) across from Coolangatta Beach.

1.  Broadbeach at sunrise.
2.  Currumbin Rock Pool by noon.
3.  Rainbow Bay for afternoon delight.
4.  Kirra Beach at Coolangatta on way to airport and home.


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