Couple on beach, Fraser Island, Queensland © Tourism & Events Queensland

Couple on beach, Fraser Island, Queensland © Tourism & Events Queensland

The Pacific Coast Way: a must-do Gold Coast to Cairns road trip

The Pacific Coast Way: a must-do Gold Coast to Cairns road trip

Man walking with surfboard at Rainbow Bay © Tourism and Events Queensland

Rainbow Bay, Gold Coast, Queensland © Tourism and Events Queensland

Girls looking out at the Glass House Mountains © Tourism and Events Queensland

Glass House Mountains, Sunshine Coast, Queensland © Tourism and Events Queensland

Whale breaching at Hervey Bay © Tourism and Events Queensland

Hervey Bay, Fraser Coast, Queensland © Tourism and Events Queensland

Green sea turtle, Lady Elliot Island, Great Barrier Reef, QLD © Tourism & Events Queensland

Green sea turtle, Lady Elliot Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland  © Tourism & Events Queensland

Top tip

Visit the Mon Repos Turtle Centre between January and early February to see baby turtles hatching from their nests.

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Wilson Island, Queensland, Southern Great Barrier Reef, QLD © Tourism and Events Queensland

Wilson Island, Queensland, Southern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland © Tourism and Events Queensland

People walking into the Capricorn Caves © Tourism and Events Queensland

Capricorn Caves, Capricorn, Queensland © Tourism and Events Queensland

People standing by the river in the Eungella National Park © Tourism and Events Queensland

Eungella National Park, Mackay, Queensland © Tourism and Events Queensland

Group of people at Hill Inlet © Tourism and Events Queensland

Hill Inlet, Whitsundays, Queensland © Tourism and Events Queensland

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Two girls sat on Hawkins Point looking out to sea © Tourism and Events Queensland

Hawkins Point, Magnetic Island, Queensland © Tourism and Events Queensland

People walking on the beach at Port Douglas © Tourism and Events Queensland

Port Douglas, Cairns and Great Barrier Reef, Queensland © Tourism and Events Queensland

This article was written by Tourism and Events Queensland. For more information about road trips in Queensland, go to queensland.com.