Mt Tamborine Botanical Gardens
40 Kms drive, give or take a few kilometers, from the Gold Coast is the plateau called Tamborine Mountain which is part of the Scenic Rim, the name given to a group of mountains in South East Queensland.
Bavarian influence
Some interesting facts about this magnificent mountain are:
Gallery Walk, Mt Tamborine
There is a vast area of rainforested national park areas on the mountain with abundant birdlife and a variety of flora, one of which is the oldest national park in Queensland, Witches Falls National Park. Mt Tamborine Walking tracks are provided in six sections of Tamborine National Park. Most walking tracks are short and can be walked within a few hours. The walks are relatively easy although some tracks have short, steep grades.
Walking Trail, Mt Tamborine National Park
Witches Falls, Mt Tamborine
Strangler Fig Tree
Cedar Creek Falls
There is lots to do and see on the mountain including:
Mt Tamborine Rainforest
A Birds Eye View
Mt Tamborine Winery
German Cuckoo Clock Shop
One of the many Cafes along Gallery Walk
Mt Tamborine Botanical Gardens
During my visit the annual Tamborine Mountain Scarecrow Festival was being held so there were scarecrow displays everywhere.
Scarecrow Display
Tamborine Mountain is a hinterland paradise far enough away from the madding crowd of Brisbane and the Gold Coast, but near enough for a comfortable day trip. The highlights for me were the walks through some of the oldest living rainforest in the world, an encounter with some Lyrebirds in the rainforest and the spectacular views over the Dividing Ranges to the west and the Gold Coast to the east.
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Michelle Weaver (@pinkypoinker)
October 24, 2014Scotto and I stayed there for our honeymoon and went back for our first year anniversary. I love it. Judith Wright the poet lived there for many years and wrote much of her poetry there.
Kathy
October 24, 2014What a beautiful honeymoon spot. I can imagine why Judith Wright wrote her poetry there. It is just divine. :)
Johanna
October 24, 2014I’ve been on a whistle stop visit and loved it. Your photos have showed me how much we missed and how much I’d like to go back. Yes, it is paradise I reckon :)
Kathy
October 24, 2014Jo you could easily spend a few days here exploring the mountain, tasting the wines, taking in the breathtaking scenery and doing some of the walks. I have had the odd weekend retreat here and really loved it.
budgettraveltalk
October 24, 2014This is a gorgeous place. We stayed in a new tall queenslander called Canyon Cottage about 12 years ago. We loved everything about the cottage and tambourine mountain. You are so lucky to have the mountains as your back yard.
Kathy
October 25, 2014Yes I am lucky Jan to have so much beauty surrounding me. My next foray is to Currumbin Valley and Mt Cougal so stay tuned!
Johanna
November 16, 2015Glad I’ve revisited to read again Kathy – it all looks so beautiful and I must get back soon.
Kathy
November 16, 2015Thanks Jo, I thought it was worth re-visiting as Tamborine is such a lovely day trip from the Gold Coast. Much like your gorgeous Margaret River, but on a much smaller scale. :)
seizetheday20
November 16, 2015I so love Mt Tamborine. A group of friends and I regularly go up there for a girl’s weekend, and it’s so much fun. We’ve enjoyed shopping, dining, bush walking, winery tours and lots more. Another great attraction is Tamborine Cooking School, run by the lovely Terri Taylor. We’ve done many of her cooking classes and I highly recommend them :-)
Kathy
November 16, 2015Thanks for the recommendation of the cooking class Lyndall. I’m sure that is something my group of WINOEs would like to participate in on one of our weekends away. Mt Tamborine is a gorgeous place and we are so lucky that we have it nearby on the Gold Coast. :)
seizetheday20
November 16, 2015You’re so right Kathy. Be sure to tell Terri at Tamborine Cooking School that I sent you :-)
budgettraveltalk
November 16, 2015It is wonderful that both the Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast have such wonderful hinterlands. It adds another dimension to a beach holiday. The scarecrows would have been interesting to see.
Kathy
November 16, 2015It certainly does Jan. I love to escape to the hinterland during our long hot summers where the temperature is always a few degrees cooler and the countryside is so lush and green. :)
A Taste for Travel
November 17, 2015Whenever I think of Australia images of long beaches and desert come to mind so it’s fascinating to hear that there is also lush rainforest! Those beautiful palms at Gallery Walk, Mt Tamborine are quite unique — they’re feathery and short – like nothing I’ve seen in the Caribbean or Mexico.
Kathy
November 17, 2015We do enjoy the best of both worlds here on the Gold Coast. Stunning beaches and green lush hinterland. I’m not sure what type of palms these are at Gallery Walk – possibly Date Palms. Thanks for dropping by my blog. :)
Art Partners
November 18, 2015How lovely and lush with wonderful sounding fruit. And those gigantic trees! It sounds and looks like a very inspiring place to visit! Thanks Kathy.
Kathy
November 19, 2015Tamborine Mountain is a beautiful place for a Sunday Drive or anytime really. It is a nice change to the beaches and tourist strip of the Gold Coast. :)
Life Images by Jill
November 19, 2015Tambourine Mountain looks like a wonderful place to visit. But what does Tambourine in the aboriginal dialect mean?
Kathy
November 26, 2015Tamborine Mountain is absolutely gorgeous. The word Tamborine was apparently adapted from the aboriginal word Jambreen. So nothing to do with a musical instrument! :)