Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 07-4944 5888; 9am Wed May-Sep)
Weekly wandering (1½ to two hours) that takes
in the sights and secrets of ye olde Mackay. Leaves from the visitor centre at the Old
Town Hall, Sydney St.
Festivals
Wintermoon Folk Festival
(
www.wintermoonfestival.com
)
Folk and world-music lovefest every May.
MUSIC
Sleeping
There are plenty of motels strung along busy Nebo Rd, south of the centre. The budget
options (from around $110 for a double) post their prices out front and tend to suffer from
road noise.
Stoney Creek Farmstay
FARM STAY
$
( 07-4954 1177;
www.stoneycreekfarmstay.com
;
Peak Downs Hwy; dm/livery stable/cottage $25/100/145)
This bush retreat (32km south of Mackay) is a down'n'dirty option in the best possible
way. Stay in an endearingly ramshackle cottage, the rustic livery stable or the charismatic
Dead Horse Hostel, and forget all about the mod-cons for a while: this is deadset bush liv-
in'. Three-hour horse rides cost $95 per person. The owners will pick you up if you ring
ahead (minimum of two people). Willing Workers on Organic Farms (WWOOFs) wel-
come.
Mackay Marine Tourist Park
( 07-4955 1496;
www.mmtp.com.au
;
379 Harbour Rd; unpowered/powered site $30/34, budget cabin $95, villa
$110-150; )
A step up from the usual caravan parks: all cabins and villas come
with private patios and widescreen TVs, and you've gotta love anywhere with a giant
jumping pillow.
CARAVAN PARK
$
Gecko's Rest
MAP
HOSTEL
$
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