Planning a Trip

Getting There & Getting Around -- From the Gold Coast, head to Nerang and follow signs to Beaudesert. The Mount Tamborine turnoff is off this road. Alternatively, take the Pacific Highway north to Oxenford and take the Mount Tamborine turnoff, the first exit after Warner Bros. Movie World. Many tour operators run minibus and four-wheel-drive day trips from the Gold Coast, and some run tours from Brisbane. A fun thing to do is take a tour with the Tamborine Trolley Co. buses (tel. 07/5545 4321), modeled on early-20th-century trams, which have a variety of tours to wineries and other attractions. A 3-hour winery tour costs A$45 (US$41/£20) per person, while a full-day food and wine tour costs A$95 (US$86/£43) with pickup from your accommodations.

Visitor Information -- Head to Gold Coast Tourism's Visitor Information centers to stock up on information and tourist maps before you set off. Brisbane Visitor Information Centre also has information. The Tamborine Mountain Information Centre is in Doughty Park, where Geissmann Drive joins Main Western Road in North Tamborine (tel. 07/5545 3200; www.tamborinetourism.com.au). It's open Sunday to Friday from 10am to 3:30pm, Saturday from 9:30am to 3:30pm.