Things to see in Brisbane

Hellloooo my people. Hope you are well. This blog that I give to you today is about the lovely Brisvegas. Brisbane is beautiful and one of my favorite cities in the world. Its colourful, vibrant and full of life. Brisbane is famous for its Brisbane River. Most of the year the river is murky brown but is still amazing to go for a walk beside, take a cruise or long or dine beside. Below is my list of favouirte things to see in this great city.


XXXX Brewery-http://www.xxxxalehouse.com.au/ Cost: Free Entrance Tour: Adult $27.00 Non Drinking Adult: $23.00 Child $16.00. Tour include 4 complementary beers which you get to try in the famous XXXX Ale house Bar. The tour takes a bit over an hour. Beer and BBQ tours runs a few times every Saturday and Wednesday nights. These beer and bbq tours cost around the $40.00 mark. When booking your tour make sure you book in advance as these tours book up fast and only take 20 guests at a time. This tour is full of history and information and is one of Queensland's iconic landmarks. If you are not going to go on the tour they also have a fantastic restaurant that runs Monday to Friday for lunch or for the famous beers. Another great reason to go to the brewery is to try beer out of a wooden keg. There is only two places in Queensland where you can try this and the brewery is one of them. The XXXX Brewery is located in Milton which is in central CBD. The Brewery is accessible by train and bus. The Milton train station is directly across the road. You can book either by ringing the XXXX Ale house office or on line.  Larger groups may receive discount.

XXXX Brewery

Sirromet winery http://www.sirromet.com Cost to visit: Free Tour and Tasting: $20.00 Sirromet winery is magnificent. The views over the vine yard are beautiful. The winery boast 5 star gourmet restaurant which is open 7 days a week and looks over the mountains. You can visit for breakfast, lunch, dinner or a tour and wine tasting. Tours taking about 30mins and go behind the scenes of where and how the delicious wine is made. And after the tour you can taste some for your self. Sirromet is very popular. Not only for its restaurant but for its tours. Make sure if you book in advance. Either by the website or by the phone. To get to Sirromet you should take a car. They have plenty of parking.

                                                                   Sirromet Winery

Southbank: http://www.visitsouthbank.com.au/ Cost: Free. South Bank is the Crown Jewel of Brisbane. South Bank has it all. A fake beach over looking the Brisbane River and City, fantastic restaurants and markets. Chocolate shops to street performers, swimming and sun baking South bank has something for everyone. South Bank is located in the middle of Brisbane City. It will take 5mins walk to get to South Bank.

South Bank

Ride the City Cat:http://jp.translink.com.au/travel-information/network-information/ferries/citycat Cost: $5.00-$10.00 The City Cat is Brisbane version of a Ferry. City Cat rides are very cheap to ride and are a great way to see some scenic views of Brisbane. Terminals can be found all the way along the Brisbane River.

Ride The City Cat

Mount Cootha & Botanic gardens: http://www.brisbanelookout.com/ Cost: Free. Mount Cootha has fantastic views as well an amazing restaurant. You can get there by a bus or car. Mount Cootha and the Botanic Gardens are located about 5mins from the city. The views are spectacular and the food is fantastic. The Botanic gardens are located at the bottom of Mount Cootha. The Gardens hold a planetarium, a restaurant and magnificence gardens.

Mount Cootha

Museum, Queensland and Science Centre  http://www.southbank.qm.qld.gov.au/ Cost Museum: Free Science Centre: Adult $14.50 Child: $12.00 The museum is fantastic for all ages. From Dinosaur exhibitions to animal exhibitions there is alot of things to see and do. The Science Centre is exactly what it sounds like. The centre is aimed at children to help make science fun. I'm not a child but the science centre is great fun.  The are open from 9:30am-5pm. To get to either its a 5min walk from the city it is located at Southbank.

Queensland Museum

Queen Street Mall: http://www.bnecity.com.au/ Cost: Free Restaurants, great shopping, night clubs, live performances and fashion. They Queen Street Mall is fabulous. In there is so much to do.  Queen Street Mall is located in the middle of the city.

Queen Street Mall 

Treasury Casino http://www.treasurybrisbane.com.au/Pages/default.aspx Cost: Free Entry. Treasury casino is located in the middle of Brisbane city over looking the river. The Treasury Casino not only host black jack tables and also restaurants but has live gigs and djs every weekend and fantastic accommodation. The Casino is located in the centre in the city on  Queens Street Mall. 

Treasury Casino

Foot ball game at Suncorp Stadium: http://www.suncorpstadium.com.au/ Cost: Varies depending on the game. Watching the football is one of Australia's favourite past times. Cheap beer and joining in yelling and cheering at the teams on the fields all part of the fun. Suncorp Stadium is located in Milton and you can get there by train, bus and car. It is 5mins away from the centre of the city. If you do have a football ticket there are buses that run to the stadium that you can catch for free. The best way to get there would be by bus or train. There is restricted parking around the stadium and they do tow so beware. To book to go to a game you will have to make sure a game is on on the above website as they only run a few months of the year. You can book tickets on line at www.ticketek.com.au or sometimes if they are not sold out they sometimes sell them at the gate. Park Road is close by where you van have some dinner or drinks before the game.

Suncorp Stadium 

Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary: http://www.koala.net/ Cost: Adult $33.00 Child $22.00 Open: 9:00am- 5:00pm.  You can hold a Koala, hold a Snake, feed a lorikett, feed a kangaroo and interact with other wildlife and watch other animal shows. You can get to Lone Pine by city cat, bus and car. Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary 13km from the city.

Lone Pine Wild Life

Tangalooma: http://www.tangalooma.com/info/home/  Cost: Adult return ferry: $80.00 Child return ferry: $45.00. Tangalooma is 40km of the coast of Brisbane. Tangalooma is accessible by boat only. Dolphin Feeding is one of the best activity on the island.  Water Based activities: Whale watching, scuba diving, sun set cruises, snorkeling the ship wrecks and para sailing. Land Based activities: Sand dune tobogganing,
4wheel driving, helicopter joy rides, island tours and day spa visits. There is too much to do in just one day. They have fantastic accommodation which amazing views. Ferries run 4 times a day and have car parks back on land.

Tangalooma Island

Story Bridge Climb: http://www.sbac.net.au/ Climb Tickets: Adult: $99.00 During the day Adult Twilight: $119.00 Adult: $84.15 Adult Twilight Climb: $101.15. The story bridge climb is a fantastic experience. The view of Brisbane and the Brisbane river is indescribable. If you want to see something magical climb the bridge at Twilight seeing the sunset set is so beautiful and you wont regret it. The Story Bridge Climb also offers a Climb and Dine package or a Climb and Stay package.

Story Bridge Climb

Please feel free to contact me or comment if you would like any more tips on what to see in Brisvegas.