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Brisbane Jetski Adventure Tours

Experience Brisbane and the bay a whole new way with Trident Jetskis, offering two epic guided experiences designed to showcase the city’s river and bay from the water

Experience Brisbane and the bay a whole new way with Trident Jetskis, offering two epic guided experiences designed to showcase the city’s river and bay from the water

With its wealth of nature and mild climate, life in Brisbane is best lived outdoors, with hundreds of walks, parks, bike rides, beaches and pools as well as river activities, theme parks and games to choose from below:

People on bikes and getting ready to canoe on Brisbane River next to Riverlife Adventure Centre in Kangaroo Pt

Riverlife Adventure

A thriving hotspot for all on-river and riverside activities is housed in the city’s singular remaining naval defence depot (circa 1888)

indoor lap pool and lanes with giant tv screen

Brisbane Aquatic Centre

The sporting legacy of the 1982 Commonwealth Games is still going strong as the Sleeman Sports Complex

The Centenary Pool complex was built to commemorate the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and until 1980 was Brisbane’s principal aquatic sports centre

Lap pool and aquativity slides inside Chermside Pool

Chermside Aquatic Centre Pool

This swimming complex is one of those rare commodities encompassing swimming pools and a small water park under the one open roof.

Lap pool and wading pool with slides inside Colmslie Pool Morningside

With up-to-the-minute facilities and fringed by a grove of statuesque gum trees, Colmslie Pool is a fantastic all year amenity for children and adults alike

Manly Municipal Pool

Nestled on the foreshore, Manly Pool is a bright little patch of blue comprising a 25 m covered pool with access ramp, a toddler pool, slide and a kiosk.

People swimming in Newmarket Pool with giant floating castle with children playing on it.

This fantastic family friendly pool complex and playground features giant Joan Miro-esque water sculptures dotted in and round the kids’ pools.

Swimming pool and lockers inside Spring Hill Baths.

Spring Hill Baths

The oldest surviving swimming baths in the southern hemisphere, the quaint Victorian baths sit nestled in a quiet street

Slides and wading pool inside The Plantation Pool Gumdale

An old-fashioned resort style cluster of pools, picnic and barbecue amenities, beach volleyball and tennis courts

Valley Municipal Swimming Bath building red brick facade

Fortitude Valley

Valley Municipal Swimming Bath

The austere brick façade of these 1925 swimming baths belies the open air palm fringed pool area on the other side

Playground equipment in Bancroft Park Red Hill

This is one of a handful of parks where children and dogs can happily co-exist as they run free under the watchful eye of their owners.

Picnic shelter and kinds plaground inside Bowman Park in Bardon

This park nestled in Bardon’s foothills is a peaceful shady ground for picnicking and small child’s play

Playground along Brisbane River in Brisbane Corso Reserve Brisbane Corso Reserve Yeronga

Brisbane Corso Reserve

Spread in a narrow ribbon along Yeronga’s riverfront is this peaceful park which is both a great locale for cycling, rollerblading and strolling

Bulimba River St Park

Bulimba Riverside Park

With cross-river views to Teneriffe, this wide open green space has a playground, dog offleash area and BBQs

Lake Samsonvale and bush on edge of Bullocky Rest park.

Hugging the shores of Lake Samsonvale, this tranquil and spacious eucalypt treed reserve is arguably one of the best picnic and barbecue spots around

View of Brisbane city from lookout at top of Camp Mountain Recreation Reserve Park

Camp Mountain Recreation Reserve

While crowds flock to nearby Jollys Lookout, up on Camp Mountain a much smaller group of picnickers enjoy views of city and bay that are just as spectacular

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