Parklands 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
Ginger Factory and Nutworks Return Bus Transfer: Sunshine Coast
The Sunshine Coast: The Ginger Factory Play Taste & Discover
Eumundi Markets Bus Transfer: Mooloolaba Sunshine Coast & Noosa
Everglades Explorer - Noosa Everglades Tour
The Ginger Factory Play, Taste & Discover Bundle Experience
Epic Surf Safari Beach 4WD Day Tour -Noosa to Double Island Point
Our pick of the best Parklands Hotel Deals
Mercure Sunshine Coast Kawana Waters
Everything thing was good and satisfying.
Reviewed on 8 Feb 2026
RACV Noosa Resort
The hotel complex is very modern with numerous amenities. The rooms are spacious and very comfortable. The staff was a pleasure to deal with. The hotel complex is well located in the Noosa area.
Reviewed on 12 Feb 2026
Novotel Sunshine Coast Resort
Staff were fantastic but the state of the room was very poor - especially for what it cost! We had an unclean floor, including a dead spider, the walls had something dripped down on it and even when showed to the evening staff was never cleaned off. We had a trail of ants marching in along the floors ...
Reviewed on 11 Feb 2026
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Sunshine Coast by IHG
Clean room staff was wonderful very helpful beautiful location
Reviewed on 8 Feb 2026
Mantra Mooloolaba Beach
Hot spot hotel Clean So short for long stay Minimal Amenities , so hard for cooking But very nice at all
Reviewed on 10 Feb 2026
Landmark Resort
There was no walk-in shower. Instead you had to step over the lip of a jacuzzi and there were no grab bars. (An accident waiting to happen). The outdoor pool was dated and need of an upgrade. Stingy with the amenities, in particular the toilet paper.
Reviewed on 11 Feb 2026
Other neighbourhoods around Parklands
Marcoola
The pristine beaches and ample dining options are top of the list for many visitors to Marcoola. A stop by Marcoola Beach or Yaroomba Beach might round out your trip.
Mount Coolum
You'll enjoy the beaches and restaurants in Mount Coolum. You might want to make time for a stop at Mt Coolum Golf Club or Mount Coolum National Park.
Twin Waters
Twin Waters is known for its ample dining options, and you can make a stop by Twin Waters Golf Club and Yaroomba Beach while in the area.
Coolum Beach
The beaches and seaside views are top of the list for many visitors to Coolum Beach. A stop by Aqua Fun Park or Coolum Beach might round out your trip.
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.
Maroochydore
Maroochydore is known for its beaches, and you can plan a trip to Maroochydore Beach and Sunshine Plaza while you're in town.
