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50 Day Trips from Brisbane to do with Kids

Day trips from Brisbane are easy to plan and do when you have our e-book that will show you the best 50 Brisbane day trips that are suitable for you and your family! Stop the search, and download our FREE e-book now and you will have a year’s worth of day trips around Brisbane up your sleeve to keep you busy!

Brisbane city skyline and Brisbane River viewed from South Bank on a sunny day
The Brisbane River and city skyline as seen from South Bank – a classic view to enjoy on a day trip.

1.Roma Street Parkland and Steam Trains

Kids enjoying outdoor circus-style play activities on the lawn at Roma Street Parkland Brisbane
Children having fun with outdoor circus-style games on the Roma Street Parkland lawns one of the many free family activities often held here.

Roma Street Parkland is Brisbaneโ€™s lush inner-city oasis, perfect for a relaxed day trip. Families love the huge adventure playground, shady picnic lawns, tranquil gardens and seasonal flower displays. Bring a picnic or grab a coffee nearby and let the kids climb, explore and play while you unwind amid the vibrant greenery.

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2.Gardners Falls

3.Cedar Creek Samford Day Trips

4.Nielsenโ€™s Native Nursery

5.Cool down in Redcliffe

6.South Bank

7.Queensland Museum Rail Workshops

8.Ipswich Culture and Animals

9.JM Jones Tearooms

10.Mount Tamborine Day Trip

11.Broadwater Parklands

12.Big Pineapple & Buderim Forest Park

13.Markets, Nature and iconic food factories

14.Butterfly House & Beach at Bribie Island

15.Currumbin Rock Pools & Bird Feeding

16.The Planetarium, Botanic Gardens and JC Slaughter Falls

17.Day out in Wynnum

18.Currumundi Lake

19.Holograms, Shopping and Play Day

20.Shop & Play at Chermside

21.Springbrook Plateau, Springbrook National Park

22.Kings beach

23.Lamington National Park and Mountview Alpaca Farm

24.Coomba Falls

25.Stradbroke Island

26.Climb Mount Warning

27.Feed the Dolphins at Tin Can Bay

28.Tallebudgera Creek

29.Eat Street markets & Flying Trapeze

30.Bearded Dragon

31.Bunya Crossing

32.Sea Life Underwater World

33.A Day out the Redlands Precinct

34.Booloumba Falls

35.Whale Watching and Cavill Avenue

36.Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary and Playgrounds

37.Victoria Park Golf Club

38.Colmslie Pool & Playground

39.Australia Zoo

40.Rainforests and Wildlife at Burleigh

41.Cool off in Ipswich

42.Sunshine Castle

43.The Cube and Botanical Gardens

44.Mapleton National Park

45.Minyon Falls and The Boggy Creek Walk


46.Wivenhoe Dam

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Janine Mergler

Janine Mergler is a veteran Queensland teacher, graduating from QUT with a BEd majoring in Social Sciences. After many years in the classroom, Janine moved on to academia. She has proudly trained new generations of teachers in her role as a lecturer at Queensland University of Technology Faculty of Education. She has also worked in the Queensland Government as an education specialist, developing education resources and delivering community awareness programs to help families conserve water. Currently she is the owner and editor of Families Magazine, a publication specifically targeted at parents who value a quality education for children.ย  Janine leads a team of professionals who write about family lifestyle, early childhood, schools and education information and family-friendly events.

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