Experience Noosa like a local and witness its incredible highlights in just one day with Coast to Hinterland Tours. Our private tour offers an immersive journey showcasing this coastal gem’s very best.
Begin with the awe-inspiring vistas from Laguna lookout, where you’ll be treated to panoramic views of the Noosa River and its surrounds. It’s a perfect opportunity to appreciate the natural beauty and breathe in the fresh air.
After free time in Hasting Street, next, your adventure takes you on a 45-minute Noosa Ferry and cruise along the Noosa River, where you’ll be treated to breathtaking views and a serene atmosphere. Glide through the pristine waters, taking in the natural beauty that surrounds you.
Indulgence awaits as we take you to one of Noosa’s top-rated restaurants for a delightful 2-Course lunch @ Mister Jones & Me Noosaville. Savour the flavours of the region, prepared with the finest local ingredients. Our culinary experts will ensure your taste buds are thoroughly satisfied.
Next, prepare to be captivated by the mesmerising 2 hr 45 min Serenity Noosa Everglades Cruise. Explore this unique ecosystem, home to an abundance of wildlife and stunning landscapes. It’s an exclusive experience that will leave you with memories to treasure.
Embark on an unforgettable journey and immerse yourself in the essence of Noosa. Book your private tour with Coast to Hinterland Tours today and discover the hidden gems, breathtaking landscapes, and authentic experiences that make Noosa a true paradise. Create memories that will last a lifetime.
Pick up available from all Sunshine Coast Locations
Pick-up at approximately 9 am
Drop-off at approximately 6 pm
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
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 apparently 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?!
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
Fabulous experience. Peter was great and very knowledgeable. It was a very relaxing and lovely afternoon seeing the Everglades and spotting some wildlife.
We enjoyed the experience very much... read more and would highly recommend it to anyone who want to have a unique and fabulous tour!
Great tour to the markets - We were taken right to Eumundi Markets and given three hours to do our browsing, shopping and eating. Mark and Geoff were very informative about the Sunshine Coast, and were... read more able to answer our questions.
Enjoyable tour of the hinterland - This tour included a lot of sightseeing in the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast. We had a lovely view of the Glasshouse Mountains at our morning tea stop, then a... read more cheese tasting stop in Maleny where we could taste several local cheeses. Our next stop was to taste three local wines, still in Maleny. Our lunch was at an excellent venue in Montville. We were collected at our accommodation in the morning and taken back in the afternoon. Although we saw such a lot of the beautiful hinterland area, the tour never seemed hurried. Our driver, Rob, was courteous and friendly. It was an enjoyable trip for the five passengers on the bus.
A great day out - My sister and I loved our day out. The safe comfortable coach picked us up at our hotel. Our driver was friendly and informed, and we enjoyed chatting with our... read more fellow passengers. Three hours at the market was the perfect time to enjoy the various offerings in full, and it was great to be able to look forward to the pleasant trip back. Very good value for an easy and enjoyable day out.
Great - Excellent service. Mark is a great driver and told history of the surrounding areas. Comfortable and prompt ride. Would highly recommend
Great tour - This was a great tour. We booked it for my sister’s hens party. It was excellent value for money - they filled the day with so many places. The venues... read more we went to were really good, with excellent food for lunch and great service. Our guide, Dave, was very attentive and helpful. He made sure everyone had a great day.
Most enjoyable day on our trip to Eumundi Market with a very informative commentary. Loved the atmosphere
This tour is highly recommended! Lucas is an amazing host. We where well entertained by his great personality! - Lucas was an excellent host! This tour is highly recommended. We had an absolutely beautiful day with views of Glass House Mountains followed by cheese tasting and wine with very... read more generous servings then on to Secrets by the Lake for an amazing lunch followed by a visit to the chocolate factory where we each received a beautiful box of chocolate!
Lucas was very knowledgeable about all of the points of interest.
Broken by interesting variety - The package of accommodation pickup and drop off, a small 11 seater bus, excellent guide, time in small towns, confectionary ginger production factory, macadamia nut factory, rolling countryside, food, lookouts,... read more vistas of the coast and the Glass House Mountains, waterfalls, rainforest walks, native birds and animals, local produce, was perfect. The variety, the pace of the full day, and the opportunities to learn, were excellent.
We are a group of golfers on tour from New Zealand. - Excellent and reliable service for our golf group. Pick up was from several areas and return trips were on time with pleasant service. I would recommend Coast to Hinterland Tours... read more for small or large groups.
Ladies Day Out - We were a group of 8 ladies (early 70's) and chose to do a private tour.
Choosing what we would do was made very easy with help from Mark... read more who tailored the tour to suit our interests.
Dave was our driver on the day and he could not do enough for us. Thank you Dave.....you are the best.
The coach was very comfortable and clean.
We visited Montville, Maleney & Kenilworth, did a number of food tastings, toured the Ginger Factory and managed to spend money everywhere including a bit of quick retail therapy here and there.
On behalf of our ladies I would like to thank you for a great day out and we would thoroughly recommend your Company to anyone.
Our tour experience was absolutely sensational. Jeff was an amazing guide with a wealth of knowledge to share with with us. The food, wines, cheese and towns were fantastic! A... read more must do if visiting the Sunshine Coast!
Excellent service - the driver called us with an ETA prior to arrival a we were the last pick up, and he could not have been any more helpful. We... read more had a great trip to the market and would definitely book again.
Eumundi minibus - Our driver, Dave, did an excellent job. Spot on with times, engaging, relaxed drive to & from markets. Bud was cleans & well presented.Markets were packed 9:30am, but still room... read more to move
Good day out
We had a delightful day with our guide, Jeff. We planned an itinerary, which visited the Mary Cairncross Rainforest Reserve, the Maleny Botanic Gardens and lunch at the Secrets... read more on the Lake. Throughout the entire journey, Jeff explained history of each area and provided tips as to what we should pay particular attention. When we wanted to change what we did on the fly, Jeff accommodated us and substituted another venue for visiting. We highly recommend Jeff and the tour operator.
We have just done the Sunshine Coast Private Wine tour with Coast to Hinterland, to say we had a sensational day is an understatement. We had an absolute ball,... read more what a great day. Being a Monday quite a few of the places on the itinerary weren't open, so Mark rehashed our itinerary with other venues, we stopped at the Sunshine and sons Gin distillery where Ash and Michael ran us through the making of and then the drinking of the gins, it was fabulous and beautiful Gin. After many laughs it was time to head back to the bus with our tour leader Jan, she was wonderful, nothing was too much trouble, she was funny, lighthearted and incredibly friendly. We visited the Barrel winery and lunch at the Montville Bar and Grill, which has a lovely alfresco eatery. Overall I would not hesitate to recommend this tour but also this company, they were wonderful to deal with.
Dave the bus driver was fantastic, his easygoing relaxed nature with excellent commentary made for an enjoyable trip.
Plenty to see at the market with heaps of food options, a... read more great day.
This tour was sensational and we highly recommend both the tour, tour guide Ngaere and the company, Coast to Hinterland Tours. This tour allowed us to find places that we... read more would have never found on our own. The lunch at Secrets was to die for with the most spectacular view and the very helpful staff. Make sure you check out all the wooden cravings on the property. The tour took us to some very special places with the best views of the Sunshine Cost and beyond. Can't rate this tour highly enough.
Amazing tour full day of sights and beautiful food. Our guide Geoff was the best. Our extensive cheese platter was so good, wine tasting was very generous, excellent wine,... read more our 2 course lunch at Secrets I won't forget for a long time, it was perfect, we all received a box of yummy Belgium chocolates, we picked 5 slabs each!!
Between the food stops we visited lookouts, waterfalls and spent time in Melany and Montville, two gorgeous little towns full of treasures.
We had a lot of fun..
Raelene & Chris
Day trip to the Markets : ) 26th October 2022
our driver was awesome, he remembered everyone's names and was polite and friendly at all times and happily shared his... read more knowledge I have been to the markets previously and normally drive, however i would not hesitate to book these guys again. We had plenty of time at the market and didn't feel rushed at all.
Peter was a very courteous, friendly and informative driver. Our trip was in a clean, modern and refreshing minibus. The time given was generous and we even... read more got the scenic route back. The office girls were most helpful with calls and confirmation.
We started early which meant we could enjoy the markets before all the crowds started to arrive. Our driver, Mark, was very accommodating and pointed out several places of... read more interest and gave us facts relating to the markets along the way
Jan did an exceptional job as our tour guide. The range of stop offs were just right, interesting and Jan's commentary was perfect. Our lunch was scrumptious and we loved... read more having time to explore each destination. We had a wonderful group of people on our tour group, which added an extra special element! Many thanks!
Marissa
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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.