Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sleeping
Gagaju Bush Camp
( 07-5474 3522;
http://gagaju.tripod.com
; 118 Johns Rd, Tewantin; dm $15; )
The refreshingly feral
Gagaju Bush Camp is a riverside eco-wilderness camp with basic dorms constructed out
of recycled timber. There's a somewhat hands-off managerial approach, unless a good
party is involved! Don't forget to bring food and mozzie repellent. A courtesy shuttle runs
to and from Noosa twice a day.
HOSTEL
$
Noosa North Shore Retreat
( 07-5447 1225;
www.noosanorthshoreretreat.com.au
; Beach Rd; unpowered/powered site from $20/30, cabin/r
from $75/145; )
They've got everything here, from camping and vinyl 'village tents'
to shiny motel rooms and cottages. Ditch your bags, then head out for a paddle around the
lake, a bushwalk or a bounce on the jumping pillow. The retreat also houses the
Great Sandy
Bar & Restaurant
, open weekends for lunch and dinner (mains $15 to $25).
RETREAT
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Lake Cootharaba & Boreen Point
Cootharaba
is the biggest lake in the Cooloola Section of Great Sandy National Park, meas-
uring about 5km across and 10km in length. On the western shores of the lake and at the
southern edge of the national park,
Boreen Point
is a relaxed little community with several
places to stay and to eat. The lake is the gateway to the
Noosa Everglades
, offering bushwalk-
ing, canoeing and bush camping.
From Boreen Point, an unsealed road leads another 5km to
Elanda Point
.
Activities
Kanu Kapers
( 07-5485 3328;
www.kanukapersaustralia.com
; 11 Toolara St, Boreen Point; half-/full-day guided tour $155/185,
1-day self-guided tour $75)
Paddle into the placid Everglades.
KAYAKING
Discovery Group Canoe Safari
BOATING
