Visiting Australia : A trip to the South Bank, Brisbane

One of Brisbane’s best locations, Brisbane’s South Bank attracts more than nine million people annually and is one of Brisbane’s popular destinations and meeting place. This top recreational destination provides free entertainment for the whole family. No matter how you like to spend your leisure time, you will always find something to see and do in South Bank.

The South Bank Parkland is connected to the city through a bridge called Victoria bridge, the Parkland consist of a mixture of rainforest, water, grassed areas and plazas as well as features such as the riverfront promenade, the Streets beach, the Grand Arbor, the Suncorp piazza, the Nepal peace Pagoda, the wheel of Brisbane, restaurants shops and fountains. The parklands are also home to the Queensland Conservatorium of music.

An Arbor of bougainvillea provides a one -kilometer walkway through the length of Brisbane’s South Bank. It is considered the defining symbol of the arts, entertainment and leisure. For those who are interested in art, culture and entertainment here they will find Queensland performing arts centre, Opera Queensland, Queensland Theatre Company, Queensland art gallery and the Greater union hyots south bank cinemas.

Aquativity is fun, interactive water –Play Park especially designed to encourage families and children to come together and enjoy the outdoors. Australia’s only beach in the middle of the city, Streets beach is Softbank’s most popular attractions. A unique, man-made swimming beach, Street beach has a sparkling clean crystal clear lagoon with white sand beaches, palm trees, pebbled creeks and shady shallows surrounded by sub-tropical trees and exotic plants. It offers a range of water based activities, from dragon boating, rowing and outriggers, to water skiing and canoeing.

Fully owned and operated by World Tourist Attractions Australia, the wheel of Brisbane stands 60m tall and impressive, illuminating the Softbank’s skyline and river with thousands of LED lights at nights and presenting an exciting new landmark for visitors and locals.

With more than 30 restaurants, cafes and bars, visitors to South bank are assured of a wide choice not only of dining values but of a variety of cosmopolitan cuisine by Australia’s multicultural society.

Every Friday night, Saturday and Sunday crowds flock to buy local and interesting wares from the south Bank Lifestyle market. With an exciting range of arts, craft, homewards, collectibles, exotic items designer fashion and much more, the markets are a great way to discover something new.

As Far as accommodation or flights are concerned, Brisbane is not as expensive as other cities of the same luxuries and standard will be. Cheap flights to Brisbane form UK, are offered at large to increase tourism in the region. There are also sale and promotional offers on cheap tickets to Brisbane by some of the top airlines including Qantas, BA and Singapore Airways. For more details about ongoing flights offers and special promotional fares on Brisbane flights by leading airlines flying from major UK airports have a look at Cheap Flights to Australia.

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