PLEASE, come and sit, sip, taste, hike, swim, picnic with an alpaca, kiss a camel and smell the flowers because the Scenic Rim is OPEN FOR BUSINESS!
Parts of the Scenic Rim have faced some wild weather over the Christmas period. We are thankful for the support and patience our visitors have shown for residents and local businesses at our beloved Tamborine Mountain and surrounding areas, as we work to restore what makes this part of the world so very special. While they recover, the Scenic Rim is a BIG BEAUTIFUL REGION and it’s ABSOLUTELY OPEN FOR VISITORS!
Tourism operators across the central and western areas of the region are open and waiting to welcome visitors with open arms and a wide Scenic Rim smile 🤗 and there’s operators on Tamborine Mountain and the surrounding areas that are already back OPEN.
Here’s some great ways to show your love for the famous Scenic Rim, the place the Lonely Planet placed in the top 10 regions of the world in 2022, and the region Qantas Travel Insider has deemed one of the coolest ‘must visit’ places in 2024 (and it’s just an hour from Brisbane and the Gold Coast):
🍻 Say cheers with a schooner and a feast at Scenic Rim Brewery
🐪 Kiss a camel at Summer Land Camels
🛀 Soak in the outdoor tub at Wander
💚 Celebrate with family and friends at The Bowl Boonah
🥂 Enjoy lunch with lake views at The Overflow Estate 1895
👙 Cool off in the creek while camping at Kerry Valley Secret
🦙 Picnic with an alpaca at Mountview Alpaca Farm
🏊♂️ Dive into one of Australia’s most spectacular infinity pools at O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat
⛰️ Unleash your inner adventurer at Mt Barney Lodge
🏕 Stretch out on a hammock at Ketchup’s Bank Glamping
💐 Wander the flower fields at Elderflower Farm
🌄 Relish the sunsets from the deck at Worendo Cottages
🏡 Stay in a Tiny Wild House at Binna Burra
After a monumental effort, here’s some places at Tamborine Mountain and surrounds that have reopened and NEED OUR SUPPORT!
🍵 Grab a coffee and toasties at Picnic Real Food Bar led by famed chef Brenda Fawdon
🍺 Stop off for a cool one at our favourite pub in a paddock, the Bearded Dragon Hotel
🚜 Put your kids in the digger’s seat of amazing CAT mini-excavators at DIG IT Home | Dig IT
🍷 Taste brilliant wines and cheese platters at Witches Falls Winery
🍸 Chill out and sip great gins at Cauldron Distillery
🍹 Taste internationally award winning liqueurs at Tamborine Mountain Distillery
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN AND SURROUNDS:
Trees and powerlines are still down at Tamborine Mountain and the surrounding areas and a very big cleanup is still underway with many properties still without power, internet and water.
If you have a visit planned to support a local business, please check each operator’s websites and socials before venturing up the mountain.
And please, don’t be a sticky beak. To give locals the space to recover and allow local communities and emergency services to work as efficiently as possible, we ask that visitors please stay off the roads when possible.
Please show your support for the small businesses on the mountain by booking accommodation or a winery tour for next year, buy from their online stores or plan a trip to the gallery walk shops when they are back open again 🥰
For real-time updates on all matters relating to the weather events, including road closures visit: https://disasterdashboard.scenicrim.qld.gov.au/
We’re a big, beautiful region and we are OPEN for visitors across the region!
Here’s some more things for visitors to do:
THE ULTIMATE SCENIC RIM FAMILY ROAD TRIP HERE
Sort your playlists and roll down the windows because here’s 12 great ideas for the ultimate family road trip, from kissing camels to picnics with alpacas.
BEST PUBS and PLACES TO SIT AND SIP HERE
If you’d like to sip the Shazza, the Digga, Fat Man or the highly recommended PharQue beer, head to the Scenic Rim Brewery, if it’s gastro menus and signature dishes from an acclaimed chef, then you’ll need The Roadvale Hotel, and if you’re a Palmy fan, drive directly to The Canungra Hotel and order the ‘Parmegedon’. These are just two of the 11 classic Queenslander pubs that call the Scenic Rim home.
PET FRIENDLY DAY TRIPS AND GETAWAYS HERE
If you are a pet owner, then you know – holidays and day trips are better when everyone can travel. So cancel the dog-sitter, grab a leash, call ahead, and set the GPS for the Scenic Rim because here’s a PAWSOME list of pet-friendly accommodation, activities, parks and eateries.
EPIC ADVENTURES, WALKS, RUNS, PADDLES AND SWIMS HERE
BEST PLACES TO COOL OFF HERE
PLACES TO STAY WITH RIVER ACCESS HERE
BEST PICNIC SPOTS HERE
BEST HOLIDAY DEALS HERE
VISIT THE SCENIC RIM! Find out all you need at visitscenicrim.com.au
For more information contact, to interview operators or for imagery and more, please contact Kath Rose on 0416 291 493 or kath@kathrose.com