When you are visiting Brisbane, Australia, you will be able to explore the city by foot, or with public transportation. You can stop by your hotel welcome desk, or any local information center to pick up a map, which will assist you should you decide to do a self guided tour on foot. If you are more of a public transportation person you can utilize the buses, commuter trains or City Cat Ferry, for your self guided tour.
When you are planning on utilizing the public transportation, you may want to consider purchasing a Rover ticket. Rover tickets can be purchase for an unlimited amount of rides for the duration a day, a week or a month. Another way to tour that is both economic and fun is the City Sights Tram Bus Tour. This tour starts on an open sided bus and allows you to get on and off at all tour stops, whenever you choice, just show your ticket and you continue your tour when you are finished seeing the sights at you current drop off location.
Brisbane's City Bus service travels around the centre of the city. The Cityxpress buses service the suburbs. All buses stop at the Queen Street Bus Station near the Myer Centre. Commercially operated tour companies also offer coach tours of the city's highlights, as well as to the surrounding areas including Sradbroke Island, Moreton Bay and Surfers Paradise and the mountain hinterland. All types of public transport run until midnight and taxis are plentiful in the centre of the city at night. Driving is also not generally a problem although parking spaces are scarce. There are numerous well maintained bike tracks around the city for keen cyclists.
If shopping is what you desire head to the centre of the business district and stop by the Queen Street Mall. This is a large mall complete with department stores, over 200 individual stores, arcades, a dinning court and food hall.
Other great shopping locations include Paddington and Milton, for those who like exclusive boutique style shopping. Quilpie Opals, if you desire to bring home an Australian Opal, and Aboriginal Creations if you are looking to bring home some native artifacts.
When you are planning on utilizing the public transportation, you may want to consider purchasing a Rover ticket. Rover tickets can be purchase for an unlimited amount of rides for the duration a day, a week or a month. Another way to tour that is both economic and fun is the City Sights Tram Bus Tour. This tour starts on an open sided bus and allows you to get on and off at all tour stops, whenever you choice, just show your ticket and you continue your tour when you are finished seeing the sights at you current drop off location.
Brisbane's City Bus service travels around the centre of the city. The Cityxpress buses service the suburbs. All buses stop at the Queen Street Bus Station near the Myer Centre. Commercially operated tour companies also offer coach tours of the city's highlights, as well as to the surrounding areas including Sradbroke Island, Moreton Bay and Surfers Paradise and the mountain hinterland. All types of public transport run until midnight and taxis are plentiful in the centre of the city at night. Driving is also not generally a problem although parking spaces are scarce. There are numerous well maintained bike tracks around the city for keen cyclists.
If shopping is what you desire head to the centre of the business district and stop by the Queen Street Mall. This is a large mall complete with department stores, over 200 individual stores, arcades, a dinning court and food hall.
Other great shopping locations include Paddington and Milton, for those who like exclusive boutique style shopping. Quilpie Opals, if you desire to bring home an Australian Opal, and Aboriginal Creations if you are looking to bring home some native artifacts.
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