Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
www.bigpineapple.com.au
;
76 Nambour Connection Rd, Woombye)
Just 10km west of Maroochy-
dore lies (OK, sprouts) the 16m-high Big Pineapple, possibly the most iconic of all
Queensland's Big Things (
Click here
)
. You can climb it, shop in its shadow (markets
every Saturday from 6.30am to 1pm), or toot around it on a little train.
DIVING
Scuba World
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
( 1300 677 094;
www.scubaworld.com.au
; Mooloolaba Harbour (next to Underwater World); dives from $119;
9am-5pm Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm Sun)
Arranges shark dives (certified/uncertified divers $195/245) at
Underwater World, coral dives off the coast and a wreck dive of the
Brisbane
. PADI
courses available.
Robbie Sherwell's XL Surfing Academy
( 07-5478 1337;
www.robbiesherwell.com.au
; 1hr lesson private/group $95/45)
Dip a toe into Aussie surf
culture at this long-established school.
SURFING
Suncoast Kiteboarding
( 0422 079 106;
www.suncoastkiteboarding.com.au
; 2hr lesson $180)
At Cotton Tree, Noosa and
Caloundra.
KITE-BOARDING
Sunreef
( 07-5444 5656;
www.sunreef.com.au
; 110 Brisbane Rd, Mooloolaba; PADI Open Water Diver course $595)
Of-
fers two dives ($150) on the wreck of the ex-HMAS
Brisbane
. Also runs night dives on
the sunken warship.
DIVING
Hire Hut
( 07-5444 0366;
www.oceanjetski.com.au
; The Wharf, Parkyn Pde, Mooloolaba)
Hires kayaks (two hours
$25), stand-up paddleboards (two hours $35), jet skis (one hour $150) and boats (per
hour/half-day $42/75).
WATER SPORTS
Sunshine Coast Bike & Board Hire
( 0439 706 206;
www.adventurehire.com.au
)
Hires out bikes and surfboards from $30 a day. Free
delivery to local accommodation.
SURFING
Swan Boat Hire
BOATING
