It’s well known that Aussies love “Big Things”. There are more than 150 oversized novelty objects around the country, it's pretty much our "go-to" tourist attraction when drawing visitors to a town. When you think of Coffs Harbour, the Big Banana is usually the first thing that comes to mind, it has been in situ since 1964, as the second Aussie Big Thing (the first was The Big Scotsman in Adelaide, which is one year older). The Coffs Coast stretches for 50km between Red Rock in the north to the surfing Mecca of Scotts Head in the south, before creeping inland, uphill, as far as Dorrigo. Being almost precisely halfway between Brisbane and Sydney has seen the Coffs Coast, or more specifically Coffs Harbour, a traditional overnight stop for many a family taking the Pacific Coast drive. But an overnight stopover it is no longer! To make the most of all the Coffs Coast has to offer, book accommodation in Coffs Harbour or a holiday house or beach house on the Coffs Coast for at least a week or two. Find your Coffs Harbour holiday house at Search and Stay.
Things To Do On The Coffs Coast
The Big Banana Fun Park is just that - an amazing Fun Park. You'd be hard-pressed to think of another kids pleasure activity to add to the list of things to do for kids; a water park, laser tag, tobogganing, giant slide, mini-golf, ice skating, 4D ride simulator, reptile world and even cheese making. The Big Banana is definitely a must-do when in town, especially with kids in tow, but Coffs Harbour and Coffs Coast has so much more to offer. Come for the Banana, stay for the butterflies, dolphins, indigenous adventure tours and Surf. Find yourself some holiday accommodation on Search and Stay and enjoy exceptional Marine and National Parks, amazing beaches and a plethora of other entertaining holiday activities.
The Butterfly House – Be surrounded by hundreds of live Australian butterflies in an indoor subtropical rainforest setting. Then head into the dinosaur forest complete with six life-sized moving, roaring dinosaurs.
TreeTops Coffs Harbour - At TreeTop Adventure Park in Coffs Harbour, there's an awesome array of challenges in the trees. Featuring awesome flying foxes, cargo nets, Tarzan swings, tightropes, suspended rafts, trapezes, twisted ladders and more!
Dolphin Marine Conservation Park - Be a dolphin trainer for a day or try an in-water experience that gives you the chance to enter the water and interact with some of the dolphins and seal family in one of the most interactive and fun encounters.
Solitary Island Aquarium – If you love aquariums, which every kid does, while on the Coffs Coast you have to visit the Solitary Islands Aquarium.
Wajaana Yaam Adventure Tours - Wajaana Yaam Adventure Tours offer a great start to the day as you stand up paddleboard in one of the beautiful marine park creeks. Adults and kids will love swimming, snorkeling, collecting and tasting seasonal bush tucker, learning Gumbaynggirr language and stories and trying a backflip off a rope swing!
National Parks, State Forests and several Nature Reserves – With more than 84,000 hectares of World Heritage-listed areas on the Coffs Coast. Go bushwalking, relax beside a mountain waterfall, sing along with the vibrant birdlife or unpack a picnic in some wide-open space.
Beaches, beaches and more spectacular beaches – Try the Coffs Coasts northern beaches of Arrawarra & Corindi Beach, Emerald Beach, Moonee Beach, Sapphire Beach, Red Rock and Woolgoolga when you’ve finished exploring the Northern Beaches head South of Coffs Harbour to Boambee, Bonville, Sawtell and Torrmina. Find beach houses and summer holiday rentals for all these beaches at Search and Stay.
Learn to surf – If you'd like to pick up the pace a bit, try one of the Coffs Surf schools or take a kayak and paddleboard tour.
Both types of diving – go scuba diving or skydiving.
Gone fishing - If sportfishing is your idea of the perfect holiday, Coffs Coast has tremendous all-year-round fishing but if you're after Blue Marlin, Coffs Harbour has some of the best blue marlin fishing on the New South Wales east coast from November through to May.
Watch the Whales - The Solitary Islands Marine Park is a meeting place where Humpback whales converge on the coastline during their annual migration from Antarctica. This makes the Coffs Coast one of the best and most convenient locations in Australia to experience the whales up close and personal.
Explore the Orara Valley - take a tour of the beautiful valley towns area on a Mustang Trike to check out Coramba, Glenreagh, Nana Glen, Upper Orara & Karandi and Lowanna & Ulong. Find your Coramba holiday house, Glenreagh holiday home, Nana Glen Farm Stay, Upper Orara holiday accommodation and Karandi holiday rental at Search and Stay.
Head bush on a bike or to the beach on a horse - If you love mountain biking explore the coastal rain forest and beach trails that surround the Coffs Coast or a take horse trail ride through the Orara Valley rainforest and rivers or try one of the enormously popular Boambee Beach & Lagoon rides.
Jump into a helicopter - if all that isn’t enough they stay another week in your holiday property and enjoy the Coffs Coast from the air.
Find your perfect Coffs Harbour holiday accommodation at Search and Stay and for more travel information: www.coffscoast.com.au
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