Commence your journey with the stunning views from Laguna Lookout, an Instagram-worthy spot that offers expansive vistas of the Noosa River and its lush landscapes. It’s an idyllic setting to connect with nature and soak in the panoramic beauty.
Stroll down the iconic Hastings Street during your leisure time, a bustling street known for its chic boutiques and vibrant atmosphere. Then, board the Noosa Ferry for a picturesque 45-minute cruise along the tranquil Noosa River. Revel in the scenic river views, a testament to Noosa’s serene waterways and rich biodiversity.
Culinary excellence awaits at Mr. Jones & Me, a top-rated Noosaville restaurant renowned for its delectable 2-course lunch.
The pinnacle of your day is the Serenity Noosa Everglades Cruise, a 2 hr 45 min voyage into the heart of one of the world’s only two Everglades systems. This immersive cruise is a sanctuary for wildlife enthusiasts, offering unparalleled opportunities to witness unique species amidst a backdrop of awe-inspiring scenery.
Book your day tour with Coast to Hinterland Tours for a seamless Noosa experience that blends luxury, adventure, and relaxation. Unearth the region’s best-kept secrets, from breathtaking landscapes to exquisite dining and exclusive river cruises. Capture the essence of Noosa in a day and forge memories that echo beyond the ordinary.
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Laguna Lookout
This Noosa Everglades Tour is a must to have on your itinerary, for sure. We stop at Laguna Lookout which offers the ultimate panorama of Noosa which is a short drive from the bustling hub of Hastings Street and provides sweeping views that extend out as far as the mountains in the distance and across the Noosa River.
Hastings Street & Noosa Main Beach
Next stop is Hastings Street where you will enjoy 45 minutes’ free time to explore Hastings Street and Noosa Main Beach. You will have plenty of time to grab a coffee or browse the many shops along Hastings Street or take a walk to Noosa National Park.
Noosa Main Beach is one of the few beaches along Australia’s coastline facing north and is the best option for families or those who are not confident in the surf, as it is protected by the headland, has gentle waves and is patrolled year-round by surf lifesavers.
Noosa Ferry
After Hastings Street, you will take a ride on the Noosa Ferry up the Noosa River to Tewantin for an appetising two-course lunch on the river. The Noosa Ferry will allow you to enjoy the passing scenery in a laid-back manner, this is one of the many Sunshine Coast attractions for the camera!
The ferry will pick you up at Hastings Street and take you on a ferry cruise along the Noosa River to Noosa Marina. You will get to see local wildlife, amazing scenery and views right over the water, and you’ll also get to check out the region from a different viewpoint.
Mister Jones and Me – Lunch
Mr. Jones & Me in Noosaville offers a highlight of your Noosa tour with a 2-course lunch that captures the essence of the region’s culinary delights. Indulge in fresh, locally-sourced dishes in a relaxed, stylish setting, ensuring a dining experience that’s as memorable as it is delicious.
Noosa Everglades Serenity Cruise
After lunch enjoy a 20-minute scenic drive through Noosaville & Tewantin past the forestry plantations before arriving at Habitat Noosa Everglades Eco Camp, recently awarded Australia’s Best New Tourism Business, where you’ll depart on an afternoon Serenity Cruise, on Lake Cootharaba, heading north up the Upper Noosa River to Fig Tree Point (historic indigenous location ) past the Kinaba Information Centre.
This is the start of the Noosa Everglades. Onboard you’ll enjoy a glass of bubble and light savoury afternoon tea before returning to Habitat Noosa with the sun lowering over the lake to end what is an amazing full day in Noosa.
Noosa is one of the many jewels in the Sunshine Coast crown, and with stunning beaches, nature at every turn, and one of the most famous shopping streets in the region (Hastings Street), this is somewhere you simply have to visit.
If you’re a lover of gastronomy, there are several top-quality restaurants in Noosa too, making it a foodie’s delight! Stuff yourself with delicious fare and walk it off along the main shopping street – go on, you know you want to!
The sunsets in Noosa are also some of the best around, in fact, they are rivalled by very few in the entire country. The Noosa National Park is home to an abundance of flora, fauna, and wildlife to explore, and the coastal path shows you some of it, with stunning views aplenty. Remember your camera for this one!
Within all of this, Noosa has that typically laid-back, surfer vibe that this part of Australia is so famously known for. Friendly, welcoming people are at every turn, and when it comes to showing you the best of Noosa, you’ll have a queue of people offering their services. Of course, your driver is also an expert in the area, and if you want to know anything, ask away!
Regardless of the month of the year, Noosa bathes in the sunshine, and even when it’s winter everywhere else, Noosa doesn’t know what that word means!
Put simply, Noosa should be on your ‘things to see and do on the Sunshine Coast’ list, and if you aren’t basing your entire vacation there, our half-day trip will show you a snapshot of this beautiful part of the coast. Of course, you might love it so much that you want to go back again, and in that case, why not?!
Superb!! - We had an amazing 3 day tour..the drivers/guides were highly knowledgeable and friendly!
We were very tired at the end of each day but happy!
Highly recommended
Great day out. - The trip was excellent , the weather was perfect and the views were stunning. Our driver Rob was friendly, obliging and nothing was too much trouble. Made the day run... read more seamlessly and everyone feel comfortable. Would highly recommend this tour company.
Fabulous Eumundi transfers - Excellent Eumundi market transfers from Mooloolaba. Lovely informative driver. Would recommend to anyone visiting the Sunshine Coast.
Market trip. Pleasant and good experience - Good efficient pick up from Seaworld to go to the markets at 7.50am. Our driver was very pleasant and gave helpful interesting information on our trip up there. Arrived at... read more market before 9am and collected at 12:00 for our return trip. Plenty time to go around market grab a bite to eat if you want and any purchases. Glad we used this company as very convenient. Many thanks .
Great adventure to the Ginger Factory. - Great day out. Jeff our driver and guide picked us up from our hotel in his lovely clean and shiny coach. We then picked up other passengers and made our... read more way to the Eumundi Markets. Jeff gave us lots of interesting information on the drive concerning places we passed and local history of the area. We dropped off the passengers for the market and continued on our way to the Ginger Factory. Jeff helped us purchase tickets for the tasting and tour. It was so interesting and fun later at the tasting test area. We then explored the wonderful soundings of the factory and then visited the nut and chocolate factory. Jeff was waiting for us and we travelled back to Eumundi markets where we spent an hour before picking up the other passengers for the trip back to Mooloolaba. The whole day was delightful with so much information and things to see and do. A great day. Thank you Jeff.
Picked up on time by Lucas, he was courteous, interesting and informative we had a great day out beautiful scenery and places would recommend to anyone had we travelled independently... read more we would have missed so much, thanks Lucas
A great, relaxed scenic food and wine tour! - We had the opportunity to participate in the Scenic, Food, Cheese and Wine Tour. This was included in our package.
Our host was Rob and we were picked... read more up from the Mantra Mooloolaba as pickup was unavailable for us at the Ultiqa Shearwater at Caloundra. We parked under the Coles for free with no consequences.
Our tour was 8 people (our party was of 4) on a minibus.
The day started by visiting the Maleny Cheese Factory - excellent cheese tasting. From here, we visited a lookout of the Glasshouse Mountains. We then had time in Maleny which included a small chocolate tasting and selection of our free chocolate. We then had the opportunity to look through the interesting local shops - very enjoyable cute town.
We then visited Clouds winery where we did a flight of wines. At this point it was clear that our small group really clicked and we had a fun time at the wine tasting.
We then went to Secret’s of the Lake at Montville for lunch. A beautiful location which should be considered for accomodation! After lunch, we visited the town of Montville (also another cute tourist town) and viewed the Mapleton falls.
I highly recommend doing this tour. It was a lot of fun and we got to see things we ordinarily would not have. Thanks very much!
Great service, friendly driver - Great service, friendly driver Dave was extremely genuine and caring when our adult daughter became unwell & could not join us at the last minute.
Vehicles are air conditioned and... read more comfortable.
Great service, friendly driver Dave was extremely genuine and caring when our adult daughter became unwell & could not join us at the last minute.
Vehicles are air conditioned and... read more comfortable.
Perfect pickup promptly and politely performed by Dave. He made the journey fun and informative, taking time to ensure everybody onboard was all set for a great time at the... read more market. We had a great time browsing the market stalls and trying some of the tasty food on offer. Expanded my knowledge of Australian market fare with a potato slinky and some refreshing sugar cane juice. The length of time spent at the market was ideal, giving us plenty of time to explore and still survive the heat. Dave went above and beyond to ensure the trip was just as enjoyable as the rest of the day.
A very enjoyable day. Our driver and guide Geoff was excellent, very friendly and informative with lots of local knowledge. Great views of the Hinterlands, fabulous selection of cheese... read more and wine tasting, and a superb lunch in a beautiful setting at Secrets on the Lake. I would definitely recommend this tour and company.
Very enjoyable and relaxing we we fortunate enough to only have 4 people on the bus
Everything was professionally done
Jan was excellent with the info on the tour
Our tour guide was Geoff. He was very friendly, professional and knowledgeable about the area. The time allowed at the markets is about right. The markets themselves... read more are worth the visit.
Our tour guide was Geoff. He was very friendly, professional and knowledgeable about the area. The time allowed at the markets is about right. The markets themselves... read more are worth the visit.
Amazing Cheese and Wine tour
Jeff our driver/ Guide was knowledgeable in every aspect a pleasure to have met him!
Wouldn’t hesitate to advise others to do this tour. Thank... read more you
Fantastic day out !
Dale our tour guide/bus driver very informative , made our day so enjoyable . Thank you .
Lots to see , scenery stunning ,... read more lunch divine , cheese factory sooooo good . Jam packed day , with time to unwind on bus on way back . Highly recommend to do !
Not enough time - Optus crashed on this day, & bus turned up an hour earlier than we had been first advised, & thus we had to be contacted by hotel reception. Driver was... read more very polite, picked up others, then doubled back for us.
Excellent quality, & innovative crafts on display, plenty & varied foods available, well laid out, easily accessible stalls. 3 hours not enough time to see it all.
Picked up on time & comfortable trip back to hotel.
Would highly recommend taking bus as parking was a nightmare. Great day.
Optus crashed on this day, & bus turned up an hour earlier than we had been first advised, & thus we had to be contacted by hotel reception. Driver was... read more very polite, picked up others, then doubled back for us.
Excellent quality, & innovative crafts on display, plenty & varied foods available, well laid out, easily accessible stalls. 3 hours not enough time to see it all.
Picked up on time & comfortable trip back to hotel.
Would highly recommend taking bus as parking was a nightmare. Great day.
This was a well worth tour, we had a very pleasant driver, who was very informative and punctual as well. Would definitely re o mend this tour company on the... read more Sunshine Coast.
For a first time experience in a part of the country we have never been before, it was a great way to go and see things... read more we never have have found on our own.
Totally recommend it.
Magic is the only way to describe the experience. From the ginger factory, macadamia nuts to the sweeping views of the hinterland, glass mountains. It was a magnificent tour. The... read more rainforest was a special highlight
An all day adventure with detailed, interesting and entertaining commentary from Geoff. An experience Lisa and I will never forget.
Corporate Team Buidling - What an amazing team building day! We experienced a day filled with local hospitality, team challenges and making memorable moments. With Coast to Hinterland Tours, the booking was easy,... read more they were on time, professional and had planned our day perfectly to incorporate the little touches that were important to us. Their local knowledge, flexibility and amazing suggestions resulted in a fun filled day that was relaxing. Our friendly tour host Dave was outstanding – passionate, informative, engaging and entertaining, and was amazing at keeping us on track. Everything was taken care of, right down to our favorite things. We highly recommend this company, and we definitely will be back for another tour soon!
Exceptional service - We were looking at celebrating our wedding anniversary and I wanted to surprise my wife with something different. That is when I found the Coast to Hinterland Tours offering private... read more tour of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. From my first contact enquiry with the front line staff, I found the business very professional and helpful. The tour I chose afforded me the opportunity to select the experiences I was interested in from a supplied list. I couldn’t fault any part of our experience from the initial communication to the actual tour on the day I selected.
Great knowledgeable driver - Our driver was cheerful, knowledgeable and punctual. Her driving was careful and skilful. Would highly recommend
Great trip up to Eumundi Markets - Recently went on this minibus return trip up to the markets. Picked up from my accommodation spending plenty of time at the markets to shop and explore. Very friendly crew... read more who made the journey enjoyable sharing their knowledge of the local area. Highly recommend this company.
A spoil for our girls - Picked up on time. Delivered on time and returned on time. Just does not happen every day. Dave was our driver. Very polite and caring and very knowledgeable. Great trip.... read more Highly recommended
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Must say Geoff is by far the best tour guide we have had on any QLD tour.
Hope things are picking up for you guys, all the best.
Regards
Don and Kerry.
Bloody Amazing!
Review of: Sunshine Coast Private Scenic Guided Tour Inc. 2-Course Gourmet Lunch
Geoff was probably the best guide I could have asked for. I wasn’t really fazed with an itinerary so we just made it up as we went along. Don’t make the mistake of hiring a car and getting lost. Geoff knows where everything is and also an extensive history behind everything from coffee, beer, wine, views, gin and eateries.
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5/5
We had a great day with Jeff our tour guide. He was very informative sharing stories. This day tour is a must. We were taken to quant towns that we may never have came across on our own. Thank you for a most enjoyable day.