3★+ hotels in Gold Coast from €76/night (range €76–672, 39 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
In Aug, Gold Coast typically sees ~21°C daytime highs and 9 rainy days.
Top-rated tours and tickets from €111 — book ahead for the popular ones.
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The Gold Coast is a large city along the coast in the southeast corner of the state of Queensland in Australia. The year-round warm weather, theme parks and many beaches just south of Brisbane have made it a popular destination with travellers. Surfers Paradise forms the glitzy hub of tourist activity. Each year thousands of Australian students complete their secondary education by indulging in Schoolies Week by travelling to the Gold Coast for a week of partying.
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