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Brisbane Jetski Adventure Tours

Experience Brisbane and the bay a whole new way with Trident Jetskis, offering two epic guided experiences designed to showcase the city’s river and bay from the water

Experience Brisbane and the bay a whole new way with Trident Jetskis, offering two epic guided experiences designed to showcase the city’s river and bay from the water

With its wealth of nature and mild climate, life in Brisbane is best lived outdoors, with hundreds of walks, parks, bike rides, beaches and pools as well as river activities, theme parks and games to choose from below:

Mowbray Park seen from across Brisbane River

Mowbray Park is a remnant of the riverine estate established in 1850 by the father of East Brisbane Reverend Thomas Mowbray

Japanese gardens inside Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens in Toowong

Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha

It’s possible to happily pass an hour or a day within the 56-hectare subtropical expanse that is Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens

People standing on Mt Gravatt Lookout with views on to Brisbane city buildings.

Mt Gravatt Lookout

Since 1893 Mt Gravatt has attracted climbers, after the colonial government of the time deemed the hill’s 132 acres a recreational reserve.

Playground equipment inside Neal Macrossan Park in Paddington

Neal Macrossan Park

One of the city’s oldest parks was originally built as the playground to for Brisbane's oldest kindergarten, circa 1905

Nerima Gardens, Queens Park, Ipswich, Japanese, water lillies, Queensland

Nerima Gardens Queens Park

The picture perfect self-contained Japanese garden sits on the eastern hill end of Queens Park behind the historic caretakers cottage.

New Farm Park

The city’s grandest century old park has rose gardens, rotunda, massive fig tree playground and more

Newstead Park a dawn with palm trees and lawns surrounding Newstead House on the hill.

This park is actually the grounds of Brisbane’s oldest home Newstead House (1846)

Northshore Riverside Park, Hamilton

Northshore Riverside Park

This park is a wonderfully planned green space with something for every member of the family

Lawn and trees inside Oriel Park in Brisbane's Ascot.

This picturesque long-established park is heavily shaded with figs, jacarandas and poinciettas and features Federation era picnic rotundas and a bamboo grove

Orleigh park seen from opposite bank of the Brisbane River

A peaceful fringe of Moreton Bay fig shaded parkland on the river at West End

Bike track inside Perrin Park Toowong

Tucked away in a low lying hollow beside Gailey Rd is this fantastic grassy common for children, walkers, picnickers and dogs.

Boy on Flying fox in Queens Park Ipswich.

Ipswich's family friendly grand historical park, established in 1864 and named after Queen Victoria is today the green recreational heart of the city.

Bats flying during the day in Redcliffe Botanic Gardens

Redcliffe Botanic Gardens

In the heart of Redcliffe lies this unexpected lush green oasis, part Moreton Bay rainforest and part wallum (banksia) heathland

Walking track through the forest

Redlands Indigiscapes Centre

Indigiscapes is a delightful arboretum where everything is native right down to the bush herbs incorporated into the cafe menu

Riverdale Park, Meadowbrook

The popular southside park has been upgraded to include a fantastic, dinosaur-themed playground

Playground equipment in Robelle Domain Park

Springfield Lakes

Putting new meaning to the word green space, master-planned Robelle Domain is a sprawling 24ha expanse that is the jewel in the crown of Springfield Central Parklands.

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