Travel to Mt Tamborine with our Gold Coast car hire service.
Mount Tamborine is part of Australia’s famous Gold Coast, yet is far separate from it. It is the most northerly plateau, positioned directly west from Surfers Paradise. The beaches, shopping and night life of the Gold Coast are only a pleasant 40 minutes drive from the Mountain, with Brisbane only a 1 hour drive away when you take advantage of our car rental Gold Coast service.
The small plateau is rich in animal and bird life, with bird feeding a local hobby enjoyed by many of the residents. The most friendly and colourful birds are the parrots, especially the aptly named Rainbow Lorikeets. The beautiful red and green King Parrots, the pastel blue and yellow Pale Headed Rosellas and the red and purple Eastern Rosellas are all to be spotted in most of the Mountain gardens. The music of the Mountain is provided by a less gaudy band of Magpies, Butcher Birds and the shy Whip Bird harmonize from daybreak until sundown.
The original mountain vegetation was predominantly sub-tropical rainforest. Valuable cabinet timbers such as the Australian Red Cedar lured the first settlers to Tamborine Mountain over 100 years ago. Since then much of this dense forest has been cleared to make way for farming although many remnant stands of the original forest still exist.
Nine National Parks almost encircle the Mountain escarpments, containing examples of the various types of rainforest that once covered the area. The most amazing of these are the belts of Piccabean Palm forest that cling around creeks and waterfalls.
Tamborine Mountain is certainly not a typical suburban community, with a population of over 6,000 people. The serenity, peace and beauty of the area has attracted many talented artisans and crafts. Keen gardeners consider it a perfect retirement spot, where they can indulge their green thumbs to their heart’s content and develop gardens straight out of Eden. Young families also choose to live on the mountain because they consider it an ideal place to raise children away from the temptations of suburbia.
Gift shopping is a real delight on Tamborine Mountain, with many outstanding artisans selling their wares through local galleries. While most of the galleries are concentrated on Gallery Walk, most exquisite Australian made crafts are to be found at Fingerprint Gallery on Alpine Terrace.
Bush walking and bird watching are probably the most popular activities on the mountain, with gardening not far behind. However there are numerous sporting clubs and recreational groups on the Mountain.
The younger and more active are catered for with football, cricket and soccer clubs as well as a swimming club. Golf is a particularly popular sport and Tamborine Mountain Golf Course is an incredibly beautiful and scenic course. Tennis and lawn bowls attract a wide range of age groups also.
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