Your holiday to the beautiful Sunshine Coast starts with a trip to Gympie.
Gympie is a place filled with natural, untouched beauty. Only 90-minutes from Brisbane, domestic and international travellers head here all year round to enjoy the beautiful coast, laidback lifestyle, and gorgeous weather. From the moment you arrive at Gympie Downtown, you’ll be surrounded by true Australian nature, so make sure to always have your camera ready as you’ll want to capture every moment of your time here.
Of course, just like with any great Australian destination, you’ll want to see as much as possible. You can do this easily with a hire car from Hertz. Simply head to our offices in Gympie Downtown to pick out a rental car that suits your needs. Book ahead of time to speed up this process even more, and then you’ll be off on your Gympie adventure.
Discover the City of Gympie with your Rental Car
One of the best ways to start off your exploration of Gympie is to start with the Riverwalk. It stretches over nine kilometres of both sealed and unsealed pathways that connect the city of Gympie with the Mary River and the Historic Gympie Station. You can choose to walk the pathway or cycle along, and it can be done in sections if you don’t fancy a long walk. There’s even a cafe stop along the way so you can refresh yourself while out and about.
Perhaps once you’ve finished walking the Riverwalk, you can head to the beautiful heritage-listed park, Memorial Park. It’s the perfect spot to enjoy the day; if you have little ones, there are water fountains, walkways, a duck pond and an all-abilities play area that everyone can enjoy. Come here for a sunset picnic after a long day of exploring all that Gympie has to offer.
Get Out in Nature with Hertz
One special aspect of Gympie is the nature that surrounds the main city. Everywhere you look there is somewhere to explore, and all of it is accessible with your Hertz rental car.
For example, take a day trip to the Woondum National Park. A local favourite in the summer months, families flock here to play in the natural water park, filled with rock pools, rivers, and waterways. Maybe go rock hopping, paddling, and swimming to cool off from the Queensland heat. It’ll be especially nice after a trail walk or hike through the national park itself. There are also opportunities for mountain biking, 4WD, and even horse riding, too.
Drive out to the coast for a spectacular beach day. Just a 45-minute drive from Gympie city is the Cooloola Cove. Cooloola Cove is one of the many beaches along the Queensland coast. It is well worth a visit in itself, or perhaps as a stopover to the beautiful surrounding beaches, too. Cooloola Cove also neighbours the famous Rainbow Beach, which is miles and miles of pure white sand, epic blue seas, and stunning headland.
Adrenaline-seekers should also check out the Skydive Rainbow Beach and see the shore from above. It’s a view unlike any other and definitely worth considering while you’re in the area. You’ll likely want to come to the beach more than once while staying in Gympie, and it will be even easier in your rental car.
However you spend your time in Gympie, you’ll have a wonderful time. Gympie is part of one of the most naturally stunning areas in Queensland, which you can enjoy with ease in your Hertz rental car.
