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( 0410 494 240; www.goldcoastwatersports.com ; Mariner's Cove, 60-70 Sea World Dr, Main Beach; per person
from $65) Daily parasailing jaunts.

Jet Ski Safaris
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JET-SKIING

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( 0409 754 538, 07-5526 3111; www.jetskisafaris.com.au ; Mariner's Cove, 60-70 Sea World Dr, Main Beach; tour
30min/90min/2½hr per ski from $100/240/380) Jet-ski tours up and down the coast and out to South
Stradbroke Island. No experience necessary; cheaper if you tandem on a ski with someone
else.

Island Adventures
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WHALE WATCHING

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( 07-5532 2444, 1300 942 537; www.tallship.com.au ; Mariner's Cove, 60-70 Sea World Dr, Main Beach; 3hr tour
adult/child from $99/69) Cruises to South Stradbroke Island and beyond in search of big wet
mammals. Lots of add-on options and longer tours also available.

Tours

Broadwater Canal Cruises
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CRUISE

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( 0410 403 020; www.broadwatercanalcruises.com.au ; Mariner's Cove, 60-70 Sea World Dr, Main Beach; 2hr cruise
adult/child/family $22/15/60; 10.30am & 2pm) Runs slow-boat cruises around the Broadwater
canals behind Surfers Paradise.

Gold Coast Helitours
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( 07-5591 8457; www.goldcoasthelitours.com.au ; 5min ride adult/child $65/55, 20min $190/140) Runs a range
of helicopter flights over the Gold Coast in black-and-orange choppers.

SCENIC FLIGHTS

Sleeping

Surfers Paradise YHA at Main Beach
( 07-5571 1776; www.yha.com.au ; 70 Sea World Dr, Main Beach; dm/d & tw $31/79; ) In a great first-
floor position overlooking the marina. There's a free shuttle bus, barbecue nights every

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