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Gold Coast Australia Travel Destinations – Coolangatta
Coolangatta is a city in the southern part of Gold Coast Australia, very close to the border between Queensland and New South Wales. The airport of Gold Coast is situated here. You can fly to the Great Barrier Reef in the south and come back within a day. The beaches in the northern side of Coolangatta, Rainbow Bay and Greenmount are famous as surfing and swimming beaches, apart from Duranbah and Snapper Rocks, also known as Flagstaff Beach. Anglers who like to fish enjoy Coolangatta for the bream, tailor and snapper available in plenty in the Coolangatta beaches.
It is believed that the charms of Coolangatta were discovered in the 1880s. The town of Coolangatta with its twin town of Tweed Heads were established around 1883. However, the first person to discover Coolangatta is mentioned as Captain Cook, when he arrived in this coast in 1770. He named the areas around Coolangatta as Point Danger and Mount Warning. The Tweed River developed into a port area around 1830 and cedar wood was shipped from there.
The first surf life saving club was established in Gold Coast Australia in Queensland at Greenmount in 1909, the earliest in this area. Coolangatta is not just a bathing or surfing holiday resort but also boasts of diving sites like Cook Island in the south and Kirra. Point Danger is a vantage point from where you will be able to spot dolphins and humpback whales that migrate according to the season. Birds of various types and hues will be circling above your head here.
Second Sunday of the month in Coolangatta is famous for shopping, markets and dining. The celebration of rock ‘n’ roll festival in June, known as ‘Wintersun’ and the September food feast on the beach as A La Carte should never be missed if you love Gold Coast holidays. New Year Eve will explode with fireworks from both New South Wales and Queensland, within an hour. The Captain Cook lighthouse is considered a tourist landmark not to be missed.
Gold Coast hotels, Gold Coast resorts and other Gold Coast accommodations in Coolangatta are available in plenty to suit any budget. The Beach House Seaside Resort Coolangatta, the Beachcomber International Resort, the Bella Mare Beachside Apartments, the Bila Vista Holiday Apartments, Blue C Apartments, Bombara Resort, Greenmount Beach Resort, Mango Tree Vacation Club at Calypso Plaza, Mantra Coolangatta Beach and Mint Resorts & Apartments at Ocean Plaza Resort are some of the best Gold Coast accommodations in Coolangatta.
Points North is another Mint Resorts & Apartments in the heat of the town of Coolangatta in Gold Coast. Oaks Calypso Plaza Resort, Outrigger Twin Towns Resort near the Twin Towns Club, Rainbow Bay Resort, Rainbow Commodore Apartments, Reflections on the Sea, Reflection Tower Two, Skyline Holiday Units, The Bay Apartments and Tweed Ultima Apartments are some of the other Gold Coast accommodation options, if you plan Gold Coast holiday travel. Coolangatta is a rare experience in Gold Coast Australia that should not be missed.
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