Top Things to do in Bundaberg
Top 10 Nature & Parks in Bundaberg, Queensland
Discover the best top things to do in Bundaberg, Australia including Woodgate Beach, Promisedland Cordalba State Forest, Bulburin National Park, Australian Sugar Cane Railway, Splitters Farm, Bundaberg Botanic Gardens, Mon Repos Turtle Encounter, Alexandra Park Zoo, Baldwin Swamp Environment Park, Mon Repos Turtle Express.
Restaurants in Bundaberg
1. Woodgate Beach
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 68 reviews
Reviewed By MarleneBlundell - Golden Beach, Australia
The beach at Woodgate is pristine! The sand is white, the sea is so blue and at times you can be the only people there. There is a lovely flat walking track along the foreshore with entry points to the beach, lots of seats and some bbqs and toilets strategically placed. If you want somewhere to breathe again and enjoy peace and the beauty of nature Woodgate beach is it. We will return.
2. Promisedland Cordalba State Forest
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 6 reviews
Reviewed By paulfM6300FD - Hervey Bay, Australia
I don't have a mountain bike so I did wonder why my friends thought this place was a good idea. It's an excellent place to go trail running. The tracks are well laid out, clearly marked and great for simple easy jogs or more challenging technical runs. This is one of my favourite places to run out in the bush. So as not to get in the way of the bikes, we get there just as the sun comes up and get running. We averaged 21k of running each time we've been and it is excellent. I'm sure it's good on a bike as well and suitable for riders of all ages and abilities
3. Bulburin National Park
4. Australian Sugar Cane Railway
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 18 reviews
We are a small heritage railway museum staffed entirely by volunteers. We are dedicated to maintaining and restoring antique sugar related railway items and keeping their history alive for future generations. Please check our Facebook page for the latest updates and running schedule.
Reviewed By Pantherboy - Georgetown, Australia
The Australian Sugar Cane Railway is a must for any history or train buff visiting Bundaberg, in fact it's a great experience for young and old alike. This beautifully looked after steam train journeys right around the beautiful Bundaberg Botanical Gardens and through the train workshop. Hats off to the amazing crew as well. Fantastic experience. $5.00 for adults (cash only!).
5. Splitters Farm
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 54 reviews
Splitters Farm is a working cattle farm & farm stay camping destination just 10min drive north of Bundaberg's bustling central business district. Splitters is a safe haven to over 250 rescued farm animals and counting & conduct self-guided 'Meet the Animals' walking tours at 10am / 11am / 1pm & 2:30pm each day. Bookings are preferred via their website https://bookingsau.newbook.cloud/splittersfarm/index.php?availability_activity Set amongst lush tropical bush land, the 160 acre property is also bordered by Splitters Creek, a fresh water reserve that feeds into the beautiful Burnett River. Visitors can explore the surrounding creek by hiring a kayak, canoe or SUP board. The acreage is home to native animals such as wallabies, platypus, barramundi, prehistoric lung fish and boasts over 150 documented species of bird life. Splitters Farm is currently in a transformation period to offer glamping and camping options by December 2020 in addition to its farm tours & activities.
Reviewed By A1975VPmarkv - Gold Coast, Australia
Great place for kids and animal lovers! The Glamping Tents were first class with everything we could possibly need. You could literally bring clothes and that’s it! Such a relaxing place and the animals make it even better. Camping is a bit of a hassle for our family with a new born and the Glamping Tents made it possible. We got the experience with our family without any effort whatsoever. They have absolutely everything you could possibly need in the accommodation (even firewood to have a camp fire!) we can’t wait to come back again!
6. Bundaberg Botanic Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 471 reviews
Reviewed By 646dianneh
Beautiful gardens as you walk around with lovely Lakes & amazing variety of Plants in all sections which there are a lot of.Watch out for Turtles & Water Dragons in the Wetlands.The Chinese Garden is relaxing.If you don't want to walk the Gardens then check to see if the Train is going & take a ride on it through the park.Make sure you have a look through "Hinkler House" as it is beautiful.Then go to "Cafe 1928" for a meal,coffee,cold drink or something light which is great & has beautiful views over the gardens while you relax.Enjoy.
7. Mon Repos Turtle Encounter
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 698 reviews
Mon Repos Turtle Encounter is the only ranger-guided turtle encounter available on the east-coast and is instrumental in the research into turtle conservation, specifically the endangered Loggerhead turtles that frequent this beach. Take an unrivalled peak behind the curtain of a natural wonder thousands of years in the making at Mon Repos Conservation Park. Watch as mother turtles lay their clutches of eggs from November – January on a ranger-guided tour at the Mon Repos Turtle Encounter. In January – March form a pathway to the ocean for the baby turtles as they begin their dangerous journey into adolescence with only 1 in 1000 turtles making it to maturity. Come witness a miracle at the Mon Repos Turtle Encounter and create memories to last a lifetime.
Reviewed By Nomad469541
This was an incredible experience. Had the honor & privilege of watching a female turtle make her nest, lay her eggs & then make her way back to the ocean.....was truely amazing!! Very professional tour & the guides only had the turtles best interest at heart. The new facilities are fabulous!
8. Alexandra Park Zoo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 253 reviews
**COVID-19** Please be aware of changes to opening times and conditions of entry. We are now closed on Mondays and Tuesdays and open from 9.30am to 4.30pm every other day. Established in 1911, Alexandra Park Zoo is one of Queensland's oldest continuously running zoological facilities. Fully accredited with the Zoo and Aquarium Association Australasia for providing positive animal welfare conditions. We host a number of native and exotic species including dingoes, wallabies, emus, cotton-top tamarin monkeys, spotted-tailed quolls, and numerous native parrots and reptiles.
Reviewed By Kathykan
Nice little zoo with emus, Wallabies and colourful birds. This is a free zoo and with donating to while you're there to assist with maintenance. Children love it. We walked there from our motel and it was a nice family outing.
9. Baldwin Swamp Environment Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 61 reviews
Reviewed By thewanderingslaters - Perth, Australia
Last time we were here it was only a year after one of the floods and things were very different. Cleaned up and the birds are back. Saw many birds with their chicks and Swans with their cygnets. Grounds well maintained, toilets and playground. There are signs to show you around you just have to watch out for them.
10. Mon Repos Turtle Express
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 120 reviews
Enjoy travelling in safety and comfort to Mon Repos Turtle Rookery to experience this amazing natural encounter! The Turtle Express is your transport & ticket package to the encounter.
Reviewed By 105philj
The cherry-on-top to our visit, after waiting patiently from 19.30 until 21.30, when spotters on the protected beach sent word that a loggerhead had beached in the dark, and had crawled up the sands to deposit her eggs. Our conducted party, supervised by the Centre's rangers, were led through the ocean-side trees to the dark beach, lit only by the legions of stars above Here, we watched the huge loggerhead female dig herself into the sand and deposit scores of eggs into her nest. She then covered and buried the eggs, turned towards the ocean and dragged herself back to the waters, ready again to swim thousands of kms around the oceans of the world, until she had once aagain to breed and repeat the huge journey back to exactly the same Mon Repos beach from where she had emerged from the egg shells and begun her initial,amazing move to the ocean, avoiding the predators that took so many of the other hatchlings. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for all of us; viewing the resilience of this creature and marvelling at the built-in process that would bring each turtle back to the very beach where they first appeared, years later to lay her generation's eggs. We watched the Rangers measure her, retag her with fresh information, noting the earlier tags to record her age and travels, all information contributing to an increased understanding of this form of marine life. An experience not to be missed!
