Welcome to Surfers Paradise

No matter your tastes, Surfers Paradise is the heart of the Gold Coast and has something for everyone.

Bathers and surfers have been frequenting the clean white sandy beaches here for more than 100 years to frolic in the consistently small swell. Try your hand at surfing, challenge your friends to a game of beach volleyball or relax and take in a movie at the beach cinema*. Boasting Australia's finest choice of hotel and resort accommodation, Surfers Paradise is the ideal destination for both holidaymakers and business travellers alike.

If you've had enough of the sand and the sun, head into the lively Cavill Mall, with its colourful shopping, cafes and quirky entertainment. Visit the famous Ripley's Believe It Or Not and the unnerving Waxworks museum, or travel to another world at Infinity, Spacewalker and Timezone.

If you'd prefer to take it down a notch, relax in a beachfront cafe, enjoying an all day breakfast and the passing parade. Play a game of chess on the outdoor tables, then browse the local galleries featuring work from locally and internationally recognised artists.

A foodie's paradise, Surfers Paradise offers a huge variety of dining, varying from snack bars and takeaways to chic cafes to exotic restaurants, to seafood buffets and steakhouses and the finest in a la carte dining.

Surfers Paradise is well known for its nightlife which rages every night, coming to a climax with the spectacular SuperGP and the annual 'Schoolies' influx. A variety of clubs offer different music including live local bands, retro nights, jazz and blues, DJs, dance and techno.

*The beach cinema runs on various dates throughout summer, weather permitting.