FIND NORTH TAMBORINE

Adventure joins nature at Thunderbird Park on Tamborine Mountain less than an hour from Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Come for the day or stay and play. Choose from a range of exciting adventures and on-site accommodation on this 112-hectare rainforest playground. It’s fun for all the family and there is something to suit all age groups.

Hunt for gemstone filled thundereggs formed when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Take the Adventure Parc challenge, its Australia’s highest and longest adventure ropes course; do battle with Laser Skirmish, a fun experience in a jungle setting. Relax in the rainforest, go bushwalking, horse trail riding or swim in the rock pools.
Thunderbird Park is a wildlife and geological oasis. Find treasure in the world's largest thunderegg mine. Thundereggs range from a few grams to over 600 kilograms. Most are filled with agate and other quartz varieties. The mine is open from Wednesday to Sunday from 8.30 to 3.30pm, every day during Queensland Public School Holidays and all public holidays except Christmas Day and Good Friday. The admission price includes a mining permit, a pick, shovel, and a bucket to hold the treasure.

The ropes course offers a range of challenges from relatively easy to very strenuous. Choose your challenge and enjoy hours of high adventure. Hang on to the ropes and take a flying fox ride through towering eucalyptus trees, crawl through tunnels, play action movie jungle games and tumble through the air. Choose from a range of adventure games. The course is open to adults and children (height requirements apply). Jump suits and harnesses are supplied, covered footwear must be worn. The ropes course is open from 9.30am to 3.30pm every day except Christmas Day and Boxing Day, phone 5545 1468 for bookings.

Laser Skirmish is a fun outdoor activity for all ages. It’s like paintball but without the paint (or the pain). Zap your mates with a laser beam in this tactical combat game. Kit up in camouflage gear and face paint. Laser Skirmish games are challenging but safe. Join in a public session or book a private party. It’s great for birthday parties, end of year school break-ups, corporate events, and field trips. Open sessions at Thunderbird Park every Saturday afternoon, bookings essential. Visit www.laserskirmish.com.au or phone 1300 666 559.
Go horse trail riding through mountain rainforest and bushland. Gentle horses take riders on a fun filled adventure; rides are suitable for beginners and experienced riders. Friendly guides escort groups of up to 12 riders. Bookings essential, phone 5545 1468.
Self-catering lodges suit couples, families, and larger groups. Get back to nature, pitch a tent on a large, shady site, or book a landscaped caravan site. Prices suit all budgets. Enjoy the rainforest greenery and the trickle of the rock pools. Meet the friendly wildlife and colourful birds. Breakfast with the birds; enjoy a cold drink and a pizza from the wood-fired oven on The Terrace, its open every day of the week. The onsite Rainforest Restaurant and Bar is open for dinner Thursday, Friday & Saturday nights.

In a setting of 30 private acres of magnificent rainforest alongside a kilometre of tumbling creek and rockpools -
DISCOVER: THE TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN ECO CENTRE AND RAINFOREST SKYWALK at Tamborine Mountain, Queensland, Australia.
A new eco-adventure exploring the beautiful rainforest canopies and habitat in a different and thrilling way.

Visitors depart from the Rainforest Eco Gallery and begin the adventure on a spectacular elevated walkway through the beautiful middle and upper canopies of the rainforest. The walkway is a stable, high-tech steel structure enabling visitors to explore these canopies in a safe and secure way. It descends gradually to the lower canopy and follows points of interest including rockpools and waterfalls, a butterfly lookout, local history enclosure and sheltered rest areas along the way until reaching the amazing Skywalk. This is a 40 metre long cantilever soaring 30 metres above the valley, with spectacular views over the creek and the rainforest canopies below. Finally the walk returns along the rainforest floor to the Centre.
The tour takes approximately 45 minutes and is suitable for all ages.

Experience a day of total relaxation where you and your friend/s will be pampered from top to toe in your own private day spa on tranquil Tamborine Mountain.

Begin your day together lounging in the hydrotherapy spa, mineral bath and melting your tensions away in the steam room. It\\'s a great opportunity to kick back with a few of your friends and enjoy a glass of champagne.

Then it\\'s time to be pampered by the therapists at Getaway Day Spa. The staff are all fully qualified beauty and massage therapists, ensuring your treatments are of the highest standard. With a variety of packages to choose from, you may decide to have only one treatment or indulge yourself with one of the deluxe packages.

Ripple Mt Tamborine Massage, Day Spa and Beauty - the day spa that comes to you. They service Mount Tamborine, Springbrook, all Gold Coast Hinterland and all Gold Coast. It's perfect for couples massages, hens party, girls pamper day, corporate massage, parents wanting some time out or busy professionals looking to relax and unwind. There is an indulgent massage or spa package designed just for you. Try one of their rare massage styles, unique to Ripple here in Australia. You're welcome to choose from the deeply relaxing hot stone, the Russian deep tissue massage, seashell or the luscious chocolate massage. Or perhaps their pregnancy massage, Blokes men massage, deep tissue, remedial or corporate massage. Full health fund rebates with all their massages. A full beauty service with manicures or pedicures, and a facial for every skin type is available. Ripple has a range of services with something for every budget. Have the luxury of their friendly, fully qualified massage therapist come to you, just relax, unwind and let them do the rest.

The adventure of being part of a simulated battle now can be experienced at 'Laser Skirmish' at Thunderbird on the Gold Coast, Australia. Gold Coast's Thunderbird Park is home to a unique combat entertainment attraction. It is actually inspired by the famous Kokoda Track. The outdoor field offers an area of 12,000 square meters (3 acres). The entire area is planned to be thrilling, like a live video-game. The weapon props available to the combatants offer a wide variety of gaming guns. The gaming guns also have patented real-time hit-feedback, so you know when you've got your opponent. The experience kicks off with a mission briefing. The gamers are divided into two teams - Team Bravo battle Team Delta - and gamers play out a series of mock missions for fun. The battlefield is quite authentic being set in the tropical jungle. Gamers can then debrief amongst themselves at the Rainforest Kiosk while enjoying a wood-fired pizza and a drink from the bar. Gamers can make it a real holiday with on-site accommodation from camping to rainforest chalets.