For anyone else in future who is keen to visit this part of Queensland, especially the ocean, you have so many options! Firstly, the sunshine coast is of course beautiful. From Caloundra to Noosa, there’s a an option that will fit all budgets (Caloundra being the more wallet friendly). Aussie world is a fun amusement park near Caloundra, there’s also a great aquarium on the coast. Travelling further up, Rainbow Beach is great for camping. The Fraser Coast is a must. Hervey Bay is beautiful both in and out of whale season. Small town with some of the best food and coffee you’ll try. Seventeen Seventy is very popular, but a little over hyped in my opinion. Tannum Sands is a special little beach town. Another smaller town with a chill vibe. Road tripping from the sunny coast up along the coast is amazing.

I really liked Cairn’s, there’s plenty to do there.
The heat means plenty of water activities.
Sunshine Coast is great because of the Zoo and theme park.

Oooh, super exciting to hear you loved it – we’re off there this May with our 3 children!!!
I would highly recommend Cairns, there’s so much free stuff to do there and the Cairns Coconut resort looks amazing!!!

I would love to do qld with my kids – maybe when my youngest is a bit older

We took our son to Noosa last year ( he’s 5) and he LOVED IT! so many nice beaches to play on, the aquarium, Australia zoo, Malaneys, so many nice nature walks etc. He has been asking non stop to go back, it was a great family friendly holiday

I hope your family has enjoyed Queensland, wherever you may be. Daydream island is great for families if you’d like to stay in the Whitsunday islands. Abit pricey but if you get the ‘kids eat and stay’ deal, its well worth it.

Paradise resort was out go to when our son was little.A hire bike is a lovely family outing with a picnic.kids will swim all day and have a ball.

Sunshine Coast is alot slower than the Gold Coast if that’s what you like. Australia Zoo is great! Awesome shows, great food and kids play areas. If you get an airbnb by the beach you really can’t go wrong.

The caravan park at Whitsundays is amazing could stay in a cabin there they have everything there I love it for our kids.

The Whitsundays is lovely but not sure if there’s any kid friendly places there. Probably more suitable resorts on the Sunshine coast

Townsville caters for families. Still warm enough in May to swim. Head to Riverway for 3 different sized swimming pools for different age groups. All are patrolled by Life Guards; there are picnic areas and you can watch the tortoises in the Ross River.

Oaks sunshine coast Oasis resort has a water park for kids, and mini golf and a big trampoline.
While up here you can also do Underwater world, aussie zoo, big pineapple zoo, aussie world, tree tops challenge at big pineapple has a whole section for kids, botanic gardens and bird sanctuary at maleny. heaps of stuff!

Pretty sure Queensland has lots of fabulous family friendly holiday spots, as it’s geared toward tourism

Australia zoo is fun for the kids. We went there before we had kids and it’s quite massive so they’ll have heaps to see. Plus you can pay for specific experiences. We did the rhino patting and walking of a wombat which were both heaps fun.