Melaluka on the Beach Noosa




Noosa offers a relaxed and carefree beach lifestyle with a full range of cafes, restaurants, bars and shopping to meet everyones budgets and desires.

	Noosa has a sub-tropical climate with 300 days of sunshine per year and day time temperatures rarely falling below 20^oC. This allows for a wide variety of outdoor activities from water sports to an assortment of tours around the local area.(See "Things To Do" for more details).

Noosa is the most popular and most beautiful town on the Sunshine Coast and one of the most desirable destinations in Australia. This is due to its' unique enviroment of golden sundrenched beaches. The Noosa National Park with its' stunning coastline and tracks into the heart of the park and the Noosa River which stretches from the river mouth up into the Everglades of the Cooloola National Park.

Noosa is the perfect gateway to the attractions of the Sunshine Coast and the surrounding areas, such as Fraser Island (The worlds' largest sand island), The Everglades, The Cooloola National Park,The Hinterlands and the Glass House Mountains. Australia has among the best beaches in the world and Noosa has among the best beaches in Australia. So when you come to visit Noosa, stay on the beach. We are only a one minute walk across to 14km of beautiful white surf beach, and a stroll to the Noosa National Park.

	Surf can be found on most of the beaches, mainly from Sunrise/Sunshine Beach then through to the beaches and points within the park and over to Noosa Heads, where the surf tends to drop of to anything from small to nothing. The weather will determine where the best surf is.

The Noosa National Park, beginning at the northern end of Sunshine Beach, is a must for your stay in Noosa. It features breathtaking coastal views, rainforest and an assortment of wild life, including sleepy koalas, hungry goannas, bush turkeys and a large population of bird life. In the ocean you can have the pleasure of watching the dolphins on their daily northward swim. (The best time to see the dolphins is in the morning around 9-10am, dolphins permitting) and possibly on their return in the afternoon, (light permitting). There are a number of different tracks through the national park, with the most spectacular being the coastal track, walking via 4 beaches within the park and another 2 beaches on either end. You can also take one of the many tracks into the heart of the park, most of which are well sign posted.

At the end of your walk you will find yourself in town with plenty of choices for breakfast, lunch or dinner and all the shopping at you finger tips. A casual walk up the beach from Melaluka will bring you to the Sunshine Beach Centre with its cafe/bars, restaurants and shops. The Sunshine Beach Surf Club, in the same area, boasts fantastic ocean views from their terraces and beer garden, while providing a great variety of well priced meals and drinks at their bar.