Ilkley Travel Guide
Tourist Guide
Popular places to visit
Hastings Street
Located in the heart of Noosa Heads, this beachside street is a chic enclave of cosmopolitan cafés, resort-style accommodation and designer shopping.
Noosa Beach
Pristine white-sand shores, calm waters and lush forest alongside cosmopolitan shopping and dining await in this fashionable beachside town.
Mooloolaba Esplanade
Walk along the waterfront, have a barbecue on the grassy parklands, let the kids enjoy the playground and shop in the boutique shops after a swim in the ocean.
Mooloolaba Beach
Cool off in the water, stroll along the coastal esplanade and scuba dive among military shipwrecks.
Bulcock Beach
Clear ocean waters, a dazzling stretch of sandy shore, warm paddling pools and a beachside boardwalk combine to make this a classic seaside getaway.
SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast Aquarium
Watch seals play with their trainers, sharks swim above your head and dolphins jump out of the water at this award-winning marine park.
Activities
Mooloolaba: Seafood Lunch Cruise
Eumundi Markets Bus Transfer: Mooloolaba Sunshine Coast & Noosa
The Sunshine Coast: The Ginger Factory Play Taste & Discover
Ginger Factory and Nutworks Return Bus Transfer: Sunshine Coast
Everglades Explorer - Noosa Everglades Tour
Our pick of the best Ilkley Hotel Deals
Mercure Sunshine Coast Kawana Waters
Perfect for a weekend getaway on the Sunshine Coast.
Reviewed on 23 Mar 2026
Ramada By Wyndham Marcoola Beach
Bathroom shower leaked water had to ise the towels every time we had a shower only 2 sachets of coffee for a weekend stay carpets were stained and bubbled
Reviewed on 23 Mar 2026
Mantra Mooloolaba Beach
Room was great
Reviewed on 24 Mar 2026
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Sunshine Coast by IHG
Didn't use
Reviewed on 22 Mar 2026
Novotel Sunshine Coast Resort
Overall property has a lot of features, things to do and beautiful lobby. The yard and pool could use a good cleanup
Reviewed on 19 Mar 2026
Pelican Waters Resort
The whole resort was incredible. Clean, quiet and had everything we needed right there.
Reviewed on 23 Mar 2026
Other neighbourhoods around Ilkley
Buderim
Buderim is noteworthy for its spas, and you can make a stop at top attractions like Buderim Forest Park Nature Refuge and Foote Sanctuary of Buderim.
Mountain Creek
Mountain Creek is noteworthy for its shopping, and you can make a stop at top attractions like Mountain Creek Conservation Area Nature Refuge and Mooloolah River National Park.
Alexandra Headland
Travellers to Alexandra Headland praise its stunning beaches. If you've got some more time to explore, be sure to stop by Alex Beach and Mooloolaba Esplanade.
Montville
Montville is noteworthy for its spas, and you can make a stop at top attractions like Flame Hill Vineyard and Kondalilla Falls.
Cotton Tree
When in Cotton Tree, you can plan a visit to Maroochydore Beach and Sunshine Plaza, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.
Mooloolaba
A noteworthy feature of Mooloolaba is its stunning beaches. While you're in town, be sure to stop and check out The Wharf Mooloolaba and Mooloolaba Esplanade.
