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The Big Pineapple

Nambour Connection Road, Woombye QLD 4559

Taste
Food, Food, Food! Indulge yourself with our world famous parfaits and sundaes. Our restaurant will tempt you with delicious meals, snacks and fresh juices.
Fully Licenced
The Big Pineapple is fully licenced to compliment our restaurant and function facilities.
Experience
You can experience the plantation aboard our unique Plantation Train as it tours past exotic fruit trees and sub-tropical rainforest. A pineapple growing demonstration is included in the tour. This trip visits our Wildlife Reserve where you can observe Australian native animals including koalas, kangaroos, wombats, emus, owls, exotic parrots and much more.
Our Animal Nursery is a great childrens favourite, where they can touch and feed all the baby animals.
Childrens parties can be arranged to include meals and a personalised Animal Nursery tour.
Our Nutmobile will carry you through tranquil rainforests and our own macadamia plantations, where we will show you how macadamias are grown and harvested.
Children under 4 are free on all tours.
The Big Pineapple has been recognised as a National Icon for its significant role in the tourism industry.
Shopping
Visit our large gift shop and try our extensive range of pineapple and tropical fruit jams, preserves and sauces all made exclusively for the Big Pineapple, as well as a large range of our own confectionery available for your enjoyment.
Try one of our special pineapple or macadamia biscuits that are made fresh daily in our very own bakery. We have a large range of Australian produce, arts and crafts, souveniers, toys, leisure wear, jewellery and aboriginal arts and crafts.
Our friendly staff will give you every assistance in making your selection.
Functions
Set in a tropical tranquil setting with ample parking and excellent catering facilities, the Big Pineapple is fully licenced and is an ideal venue for all occasions including formals, conferences weddings and trade shows.
Ask how we can organise your special event, or simply hire a room for the day.

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The Ginger Factory

50 Pionner Road, Yandina QLD 4561

Open daily with free admission the iconic Ginger Factory is one of the Sunshine Coast’s most popular tourist attractions. 

Discover our story of ginger from paddock to plate and see how Buderim Ginger have become the largest processor of ginger in the world.

Experience the fascinating world of bees with our live bee show then taste our sensational varieties of honey.

Go Overboard with the gingerbread man as you set out on an exciting water voyage visiting hundreds of puppets from every port of the world.

Ride Moreton our 100 year old Ginger train as you relax in our open air carriage and enjoy our beautiful gardens.

The Ginger Factory is the perfect place to experience the authentic taste of Queensland with great shopping along with a fantastic café featuring modern Australian cuisine surrounded by acres of beautiful tropical gardens & walks.

Prices:

Ginger Train
Adult: $8.00
Child: $7.00
Senior: $7.50
Family $30.00

Overboard Boat Ride
Adult: $12.50
Child: $11.50
Senior: $12.00
Family: $ 44.00

The Factory Tour
Adult: $15.00
Child: $11.00
Senior: $13.00
Family: $57.00

The Live Bee Show
Adult: $15.00
Child: $11.00
Senior: $13.00
Family: $57.00

Tour Double Deal – Includes the Factory tour and the Live Bee Show
Adult: $26.00
Child: $19.00
Senior: $23.00
Family: $98.00

Ride Double Deal – Includes the Ginger Train and the Overboard Boat Ride
Adult: $17.00
Child: $17.00
Senior: $17.00
Family: $72.00

Superpass – Includes all rides and attractions
Adult: $43.00
Child: $36.00
Senior: $40.00
Family: $165.00

How to get to The Ginger Factory

Just 60 minutes north of Brisbane Airport. Follow the Bruce Highway (M1) to the Yandina/Coolum exit and follow the signs. 

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Suncoast Cable Watersports

367 David Low Way, Bli Bli QLD 4560

Experience the latest in extreme sport at Suncoast Cable Watersports Bli Bli where you can master the art of Wakeboarding, Kneeboarding, Wakeskating or Waterskiing with the help of trained professionals on the dock.
Just a 2-hour flight north from Melbourne will land you at Maroochydore Airport. A 5 minute drive from there can have you standing on the dock ready to go shred the most obstacle littered Cable Wakeboard lake in Australia. Bli Bli's Suncoast Cable Watersports Cable park boasts world class kickers and sliders to suit all skill levels from beginner’s right up to advanced. This allows everyone the opportunity to take their riding to the next level.
The standard price includes life-jacket and selection of kneeboards, skurfboards, wakeboards and skis. Pro model wakeboards and wakeskates are available for hire for an additional fee. Eftpos and major credit cards are accepted.
Free barbecue facilities are available. Or you can enjoy a meal, fresh roasted coffee or a beverage, lakeside at the fully licensed Cypress Café.

*Children under the age of 10 years and 35 kg are not eligible to participate unless they have their own life jacket

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Ex-HMAS Brisbane Conservation Park

Mudjimba Island, 2.8 nautical miles east of Mudjimba Island, Mudjimba QLD 4564

Dive the Brisbane and experience this historical treasure and budding environmental wonder. The ex-HMAS Brisbane Conservation Park is an artificial reef and dive site off the Sunshine Coast, and is set to become one of Australia's premier dive attractions. This is the only former Navy dive wreck in Australia offering divers the unique opportunity to explore both the forward engine room and the boiler room. A former missile destroyer, the HMAS Brisbane, was scuttled 2.8 nautical miles east of Mudjimba Island on 31 July 2005 to begin its new life as the 'anchor' attraction for dive tourism in Southern Queensland. Divers can explore the 133 metre former warship and view different areas of the ship. Access holes allow passage into the ship's interior, where divers can swim through living and sleeping quarters used by the crew during the ship's service from 1967 to 2001.

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Brewbake at the Big Pineapple

76 Nambour Connection Road, Woombye QLD 4559

Brewbake - Freshly brewed beer and baked meat pies. Australia's newest Microbrewery located at the iconic Queensland attraction on the Sunshine Coast, The Big Pineapple. See the brewing process right at the bar, try a tasting paddle, take home a unique one litre stubby. Beer and Pies, what else do you need?

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Sunshine Castle Bli Bli

292-296 David Low Way, Bli Bli QLD 4560

The Sunshine Castle is an award winning tourist attraction and function venue. Much in the tradition of Castles all around the world the Sunshine Castle captures the imagination of old and young alike. A stand out landmark in this location this Norman style Castle, with medieval additions, complete with moat, turrets, towers and drawbridge is completely unique in Australia. The Castle offers a plethora of highlights on a self walk tour. Wander over the drawbridge into another time and feast with Kings in the Great Hall or squalor in shame in the dungeon. The Castle keep a 24 metre look out tower offers stunning views from Coast to Hinterland. Children are sent on a Treasure Hunt and are able to choose a treat from the Kings treasure. A new history shields tour offers detailed information on the medieval elements of the Castle and history. The fully licensed Castle Cafe offers delectable treats including the classic Castle Lambshank and a German sausage platter to die for. The Castle also offers functions and weddings, children's birthdays and School workshops. The Castle is recently also home to Absolut Toys, a toy shop offering quality toys at affordable prices.

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Nutworks

37 Pioneer Road, Yandina QLD 4561

Nutworks is in Yandina directly across the road from The Ginger Factory. 

Visitors are welcome to uncover the history and health benefits of macadamias – local to this very area, view macadamia processing, chocolate panning and roasting, as well as sample macadamias in a variety of flavours. 

Admission is FREE and the retail shop is full of unique gifts and souvenirs including boutique macadamias, chocolate, confectionery and beautifully packaged gifts and hampers. 

Relax with a coffee in the Cafe and enjoy a macadamia scone or a decadent treat from the ever-changing cake display. 

Nutworks also has an online shop where all products are at your fingertips to order for delivery Australia-wide. 

Follow Nutworks on Facebook for updates, recipes and more. 

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Amytis Gardens Cooking School

51 Malones Road, Kiels Mountain QLD 4559
Fragrant, spicy and flavoursome, Thai food has quickly become one of Australia's favourite cuisines. With exotic ingredients like chillies, lime, lemongrass and coconut milk, it's easy to see why. For those a little more curious of their Asian cousins, they have introduced a hint of Japan, Malaysia and China to their menu. With individual gas burners, you create and eat your very own dishes which you can enjoy with new friends and a glass of Thai Singha beer or wine. They also keep their 100 per cent hands on classes small (maximum of eight people), so that everyone gets full attention. The best thing is when you sit down, smell the fantastic aromas and think "I made this myself!" All levels of experience are welcome from beginners to advanced.
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Ramada Marcoola Beach

923 David Low Way, Marcoola QLD 4564
Overlooking soft white sands and the sparkling Pacific Ocean, Ramada Marcoola Beach offers the perfect base to relax and explore the best attractions of the Sunshine Coast. The absolute beachfront resort offers accommodation options ranging from hotel rooms to one, two and three-bedroom apartments, plus spacious and spectacular penthouses, providing a comfortable and convenient holiday experience just a short drive from popular hotspot Noosa....

Sunshine Coast Airport Visitor Information Centre

Friendship Drive, Mudjimba QLD 4564
The Sunshine Coast Airport Visitor Information Centre is located inside the Arrivals Hall at the Sunshine Coast Airport on Friendship Drive in Mudjimba. This accredited visitor information centre offers a one stop shop for travel information including maps, brochures, and itineraries. The new remodelled centre is accessible 24 hours with self-help access to brochures and a large touchscreen for visitors to make bookings for accommodation and tours or search for events or things to see and do. Staffed between 9.30am and 3.30pm by skilled and knowledgeable local Tourism Ambassadors (Volunteers), the Sunshine Coast Airport Visitor Information Centre can provide advice on the things to see, things to do and where to eat. Discuss with the friendly Ambassadors your travel plans. This VIC received the 2014 Queensland Information Centre Award Runner-Up for Visitor Servicing....

Marcoola Beach

Marcoola Beach, Marcoola QLD 4564
Marcoola Beach is located just north of Maroochy River and boasts quiet uncrowded beaches, which are best suited for serious surfers and walkers. Marcoola Beach is a great escape - unwind for a quiet barbecue or picnic with open grassy parkland, shady trees and children's park. Apartment style accommodation, as well as a range of hotels are available with eateries within easy driving distance. Marcoola Beach is close to the Sunshine Coast Airport, and about 10 minutes' drive south of Coolum....

Ginger Factory

50 Pioneer Road, Yandina QLD 4561
Open daily with free admission the iconic Ginger Factory is one of the Sunshine Coast’s most popular tourist attractions. The park features great shopping facilities, modern dining, educational tours, fun rides, regular school holiday entertainment, an undercover playground, free wi-fi, and is surrounded by acres of beautiful sub-tropical gardens and walks. Discover the paddock to plate process of confectionery ginger on the Factory Tour. Learn how ginger is grown and harvested before tasting a delicious range of ginger inspired treats. Get a real buzz with the Superbee Live Bee Show. Watch the honeybees as they industriously go about their business of making honey, before tasting some delicious samples in the honey shop. Board your very own lifeboat on the Overboard boat ride and follow the gingerbread man on an exciting water voyage around the world. During his adventure, you will be mesmerised by over 250 handmade moving puppets! Ride Moreton, the 115 year old Ginger Train, relax in an open air carriage as you take in the sights of the park. The Ginger Factory is the perfect place for the entire family to experience the authentic taste of Queensland. Costs apply to tours and rides....

Nambour

Nambour, Nambour QLD 4560
Nambour was settled in the 1860s by miners disappointed after the poor returns from the goldfields at Gympie, just north. Today it is a thriving rural community a short distance west of the Sunshine Coast, and features many government offices and public facilities such as the Nambour Hospital. Nearby is a macadamia nut factory, a winery and many other things to see. Nambour is about 100 kilometres north of Brisbane....

Sunshine Watercraft

Sunshine Plaza Pontoon154 Horton Pde, Sunshine Plaza QLD 4558

Nambour Golf Club

1051 Nambour Connection Rd, Nambour QLD 4560
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Ginger Factory - Temporarily Closed

50 Pioneer Road, Yandina QLD 4561
Open daily with free admission the iconic Ginger Factory is one of the Sunshine Coast’s most popular tourist attractions. The park features great shopping facilities, cafe, educational tours, fun rides, regular school holiday entertainment, an undercover playground, free wi-fi, and is surrounded by acres of beautiful sub-tropical gardens and walks. Discover the paddock to plate process of confectionery ginger on the Factory Tour. Learn how ginger is grown and harvested before tasting a delicious range of ginger inspired treats. Get a real buzz with the Superbee Live Bee Show. Watch the honeybees as they industriously go about their business of making honey, before tasting some delicious samples in the honey shop. Board your very own lifeboat on the Overboard boat ride and follow the gingerbread man on an exciting water voyage around the world. During his adventure, you will be mesmerised by over 250 handmade moving puppets! Take a relaxed ride in open air carriages around the lush gardens and ginger factory grounds on our beloved historic train Moreton, now 118 year old. The Ginger Factory is the perfect place for the entire family to experience the authentic taste of Queensland. Costs apply to tours and rides....
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Sunshine Castle Bli Bli

292-296 David Low Way, Bli Bli QLD 4560
The Sunshine Castle is an award winning museum, attraction and function venue. A stand out landmark in this location this Norman style Castle, with medieval additions, complete with moat, turrets, towers and drawbridge is completely unique in Australia. The Castle offers a plethora of highlights on a self walk tour. Wander over the drawbridge into another time and feast with Kings in the Great Hall or squalor in shame in the dungeon. The Castle keep a 24 metre look-out tower offers stunning views from Coast to Hinterland. Children are sent on a Treasure Hunt and are able to choose a treat from the Kings treasure. A educational history shields tour offers detailed information on the medieval elements of the Castle and history. The Castle doll museum was 'all dolled up' and renovated in 2020 showing off a diverse selection of dolls in a chic new home fully designed by a local Sunshine Coast artist. Further displays take you through the dancing dolls displays, a fairy tale walk to a quaint little model train railway which is sure to impress. The fully licensed Castle Cafe offers a range of delectable treats. The Castle also offers functions/weddings and children's birthdays. The Castle is also home to Absolut Toys, an independent toy store offering quality toys at affordable prices....
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Yandina

39312 - Yandina QLD 4561
This is the famous 'Ginger Town' of the Sunshine Coast hinterland, which boasts some of the most beautiful country in Queensland. Yandina lies just to the north of Nambour, the centrally-located retail and service town for the central Sunshine Coast hinterland. This area is extremely rich in natural rainforest parks and reserves. Native animals such as kangaroos, koalas and wombats, which can often be elusive in the wild, are on constant show here. Yandina is home to the Ginger Factory, where you can sample all things ginger, and taste the delights of the award-winning Spirit House restaurant. Yandina is 107 kilometres north of Brisbane....
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Bli Bli

40109 - Bli Bli QLD 4560
The name Bli Bli means 'many swamp oak trees'. While in Bli Bli be sure to take a cruise through the Maroochy Wet Lands Sanctuary, or walk the boardwalks through swamps and mangroves. Wheelchair access is provided via the boardwalk for part of the way. For those wanting to add a little bit of history to their holiday, make sure to visit Sunshine Castle and its many medieval features, including drawbridge and moat, dungeon, and torture chamber. Also located at Sunshine Castle is a doll museum featuring animated dancing dolls and dolls in national costume. For the daredevils, try the cable waterski park. Here you can learn wake boarding, knee boarding, skurfing or water skiing. For a more relaxing experience try your luck at catching a big Barramundi. Nearby Muller Park provides a leash-free area to spend the day with your pets....
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TreeTop Challenge - Sunshine Coast

76 Nambour Connection Road, Woombye QLD 4559
Get Ready to Push your fears to the limit and get your adrenaline racing at the TreeTop Challenge on the Sunshine Coast. Their Adventure Park takes you sky-high with 100 challenges and 12 ziplines sitting in the trees at more than 25 metres above the ground. Expect to have a thrilling day out in nature as you conquer personal goals, have a whole lot of fun and soak in stunning views from the tree canopy. Located at The Big Pineapple, their Adventure Park features five exciting courses which start off easy and work up to heart-pumping extreme! Their Adventure Park is stretches through eight acres of the most incredibly lush rainforest (which they think looks like the dense green of the Daintree in Far North Queensland). Their Adventure Park is fully supervised and is a self paced tour, which means you can complete each course at your own speed. To complete their Adventure Park, abs are not necessary, but some fitness is required to complete the course as you do need the strength to climb through the trees. If you’re keen to escape to a world of adventure, push past your comfort zone join them at TreeTop Challenge! ...
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Woombye

41803 - Woombye QLD 4559
Woombye used to be called Cobb’s Camp due to the fact that it was a staging post for the Cobb & Co coaches. The local pub celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2000, and is certainly worth a visit. Woombye is home to luscious sub-tropical fruits, and the popular Macadamia nut. The macadamia, of course, used to be known as the Queensland Nut - until some generous soul introduced Hawaiians to its taste and growth potential. The township is located off the Bruce Highway, west of Maroochydore. It is also the location of the Big Pineapple - so big you can't miss it. Woombye is close to major attractions including the Big Pineapple and Wildlife HQ....
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Forest Glen

42453 - Forest Glen QLD 4556
Whilst at Forest Glen be sure to take a drive through Tanawha Tourist Drive, where you will find great attractions and wonderful scenery. Meander through Buderim Forest Park with its beautiful rainforest, barbecue picnic facilities, forest boardwalk, and unique flora and fauna. Forest Glen is also home to a large conference venue. The village lies about 12 minutes' drive west of Maroochydore....
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Xperiences

270 Ocean Drive, Twin Waters QLD 4564
Xperiences is a custom built adventure training, team building and leisure centre in the heart of the Sunshine Coast. Located in the Novotel Twin Waters Resort, Xperiences is a must-do attraction on a visit to the Sunshine Coast. Xperiences has been operating for more than 12 years offering a range of exciting and innovative activities to get you outside and enjoying the great outdoors. From Paintball, Gelball and Archery to Guided Segway Eco Tours, Zipline /high-rope Tower and climbing wall and also an Outdoor Movie Nights, Xperiences has a range of exciting options that are sure to delight each and every person who steps foot into a 4500 square metre facility. School and youth groups, sporting teams and corporate teams are also catered for with our team building and outdoor education programs. These programs range from one hour to day-long programs and aim to meet your group's demographics, needs and requested outcomes. Xperiences is easily accessible by bus and self-drive with plenty of parking available onsite. Xperiences is also located less than 5 minutes by car from the Sunshine Coast Airport. Accommodation and food are also available in the resort making this the perfect location for your next visit. ...