DAY-CAYs are here to stay, and these September School Holidays, the Scenic Rim is the perfect destination, with working farms, epic hikes, adrenaline adventures, treetop walks, wineries, cheese tours and of course, lots of four legged friends to catch up with! Your Scenic Rim Road Trip awaits….
Get an adrenaline hit on the TreeTop Challenge
Encourage your child’s sense of adventure at Australia’s largest zipline and high ropes adventure, the TreeTop Challenge at Thunderbird Park on Tamborine Mountain. Explore the Juniors Park (for 3 to 7 year old children), check out the Adventure Park or get the ultimate thrills on the Canyon Flyer. Bookings essential.
On your bike!
Book a mountain bike workshop with On the Edge Events (beginners and intermediate) at the Kooralbyn Valley Mountain Bike Park. Or if motocross is more your thing, book in for a Coaching Holiday Camp at Queensland Moto Park!
Connect with local food at Tommerup’s Dairy Farm
Get to know your local farmer at Tommerup’s Farm Gate events. Shop from the fully-stocked farm larder, indulge in fresh-baked farmhouse cakes and rich Jersey Girl ice creams at the Hut Café and pull up a picnic blanket to relax and take it all in.
Time to GLOW!
The Glow Worm Caves Tamborine Mountain never get old! See thousands of healthy glow worms inside this purpose-built cave at Cedar Creek Estate. It’s an incredible conservation initiative, and an affordable experience for the whole family.
Take to the skies with Hot Air Balloon Gold Coast
See the stunning Scenic Rim from the sky with Hot Air Balloon Gold Coast and indulge in breakfast and wine tasting at O’Reilly’s Canungra Valley Vineyards. It’s a holiday experience you’ll never forget! Click here for your exclusive Visit Scenic Rim offer.
Make cheese at Towri Sheep Cheeses
Develop a delicious new skill at a Towri cheese-making workshop. Take your own hand-made sheep cheese home at the end of the day, along with recipes to practice your new-found skills. Weekday workshops are $180 per adult and $90 per child (6 to 16 years old). Bookings essential via info@towrisheepcheeses.com.au
Relax with the family at Witches Falls Winery
While away the hours under the shade of a tree at Witches Falls Winery with a delicious wine or cider in hand and a gourmet local cheese platter to nibble on. Do a wine tasting and maybe even buy a sneaky bottle or two to take home. Open 7 days a week!
DAY CAY ay Sarabah Estate Vineyard
Find your happy place at Sarabah Estate Vineyard! Take the whole family for a lazy country breakfast from 8am every Sunday morning, or pop in Friday to Sunday for some fun in the sun. And keep an eye on Sarabah Estate Vineyard’s fun calendar of events, from Yoga in the Vines to Sip and Paint!
Shop Local
Why not visit a Farmer’s Market in the region, think of the low food miles! Or pop into one of the amazing butchers – Butcher & Co is in both Kalbar and Boonah – or walk the main streets and shop for local treats and artisan pieces. See more here: https://www.visitscenicrim.com.au/things-to-see-and-do/markets/
See the Scenic Rim with Drayhorse Shires
Take a tour of the Shire Horse Farm, tuck into a drovers lunch or morning tea and board your horse-drawn carriage for a scenic tour of the region. Children welcome!
Kiss a camel (and like it!)
Pop into Summer Land Camels 7 days a week for a fantastic farm experience. Have a camel ride (bookings essential), do a farm tour, get a camel selfie, eat delicious local food at the Homestead Café and buy amazing camel products to take home.
Have fun in the sun at Canungra Valley Vineyards
Have the ultimate picnic beside the creek at Canungra Valley Vineyards, 7 days a week, with plenty of space for the kids to run around. Book a homestead picnic basket, try the new vegan picnic basket or order from the weekend lunch menu or weekday lunch menu. Feeling fancy? Book one of the new Creekside Long Tables for something special. And remember the iconic Mountview Alpaca Farm, located on the property! Feed the alpacas or even take one for a walk.
Lunch at Albert River Winery
Have lunch with your friends, family or workmates at Albert River Winery, open Wednesday to Sunday. Special two and three course menus available, plus a menu just for the kids.
Alpaca Picnic!
What’s better than an alpaca picnic – not much! Book yours here Mountview Alpaca Farm
Scenic Rim Farm Shop & Café and Elderflower Farm
Under towering 120-year-old Jacarandas and overlooking the fields of Kalbar sits the country’s newest food hub – the Scenic Rim Farm Shop & Café, home to the Scenic Rim Farm Box, resident chef and regional food ambassador Kate Raymont and Elderflower Farm. A regional food homebase with fresh produce, wine, cheese, olives and artisan goodies from right across the Scenic Rim in one stop, there’s cut flowers, garden shop, plants & flower workshops, and the café is home to Annie’s Famous Carrot Cake, Tamborine Mountain Coffee and Rose Petal ice cream. A MUST TRY are the FLORIPOPS (edible flower lollipops).
GO TO – Buy From the Bush Festival at Summer Land Camels – September 18
The BUY FROM THE BUSH FESTIVAL on September 18 at Summer Land Camels will showcase what makes the Australian bush – and the people who call it home – so special. Queenslander Kerri Brennan started Buy From the Bush QLD in 2018 while her family-run cattle property on the Darling Downs was in the grips of a seven year drought. The one-day festival includes makers, growers, producers, artists and businesses from as far away as Longreach and from across the Scenic Rim region – and it’s perfect to ensure that this year, it will be a Queensland Christmas come December 25!
Saturday September 18 – from 9am to 3pm at 8 Charles Chauvel Drive, Harrisville, QLD 4307 Australia
https://summerlandcamels.com.au/pages/whats-on
Got time to spare?
More than a day to spare? Here’s where to stay – https://www.visitscenicrim.com.au/holiday_deals/
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