Visit Sunshine Coast, Australia

Less than two hours north from Brisbane you will find the picture-perfect and aptly named Sunshine Coast.

Tempting azure waters flank the sweeping honey beaches and thriving villages are sheltered in emerald valleys.

Exploring the Sunshine Coast

A colorful selection of restaurants, galleries and markets provide distraction from the array of heady outdoor choices centered, naturally, on an enviable collection of beaches; the surf-perfect rolling waters of Rainbow Beach and traditional favorites such as Noosa.

Venture in to some of the best-preserved subtropical rainforest at Mary Caincross for some out-of-this-world bushwalking, while a hike to the top of the volcanic crags of the Glass House Mountains rewards with a panoramic vista.