Nice seeing your recommendation here. One of my itinerary will be travel from Melbourne (Philips Island) to Gold Coast. From Philips Island itself, currently I'm considering Penguin parade, Koalas Conservation, Churchill Island Heritage Farm and Nobbies Antarctic Journey. Not sure I should skip Koala Conservation and Churchill island heritage and proceed to Currumbin Wild Life ? Recommendation is much appreciated.

Hi All,

I will travel to Gold Coast for 2 nights 3 days.

Searching from Internet, within Gold Coast itself with many theme parks such as Dream World, Sea World, Wet N Wild, Warnes Bros Movie World, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary etc. Can see somehow there with a bit duplicated.

Due to the time that I have, seeking advise and recommendation for the best pick. Thanks in advance.


This post has been edited by invest2229: Mar 3 2019, 10:19 AM

Not really duplicate.

Thrill rides - Dreamworld
Super heroes and kids - WB Movie World
Animal/Zoo - Currumbin
Waterpark - Wet N Wild
Marine animal show - Sea World

Ok.. got it. Because i saw most of the theme park with roller coaster and fun games. Btw, if for you to only choose 2, which will be the recomendation?

This post has been edited by invest2229: Mar 3 2019, 03:07 PM

Its based on personal preference.

I like DC super heroes stuff so I went WB Movie World.
I'm afraid of thrill ride so I didn't go DreamWorld.
I went Sea World too and I felt its really worth it.
I didn't went Wet N Wild cuz I didn't like water park.
I went Currumbin but for me if I don't have time I wouldn't go, its just seeing animals.

This post has been edited by shirley_andy: Mar 3 2019, 11:55 PM

I will be in Australia for 9 days. Can anyone advise what is the best company SIM card that I can buy from there with data?

This post has been edited by invest2229: Mar 8 2019, 01:50 PM

i used optus twice. good price & no network problem while i was there (sydney, melbourne, perth), but not yet try gold coast. planning to visit there this year,

I would also recommend Optus $2/day plan. It works fine in Gold Coast

Thanks for advise. Not sure I can buy this Optus SIM card from Avalon airport ?

cant remember much about avalon airport. We arrived there once but too busy arranging our car rental & didnt have time to explore more. its very small airport. At that time air asia still used melbourne airport.

get here https://shopee.com.my/Australia-Lebara-Trav...1979.1306251469

36GB of data for RM 87, way cheaper than buying in australia

Looked into some public transport options in gold coast, sydney and melbourne, looks like they accept credit/debit visa or mastercard? So theres no need to buy an Opal card right?

With Opal card, you get 30% discount on Train fare during off peak and $2.70 flat fee on all public transport on Sunday.
Not sure if that is applicable for credit/debit card. Opal card is free, you just need a minimum reload of $10
Melbourne would have Myki card, not sure about Gold Coast as I have not been there in years

Visited SeaWorld and DreamWorld. Don't see SeaWorld is up to the standard. Singapore SEA or KLCC aquarium even better than SeaWorld. In my opinion you can skip this unless you have nothing to do there.

This post has been edited by invest2229: Apr 27 2019, 09:27 AM

I am considering whale watching cruise. Anyone got experience?

ya I paid AUD45/pax book via bookme.com.au

is this for half day cruise? was it worth it?

yes half day, I never went before so definitely worth it for me.

just check that website. looks like no more AUD45 for half day. only 99 for 2.5 hours.

juse came back from GC. nice holiday, winter but sunny weather