Imagine having both the surf coast and the Southern Great Barrier Reef at your doorstep. Sounds like paradise? Well if you are planning a visit to Agnes Water that is exactly what you can expect!
Located on Queensland’s Discovery Coast, Agnes Water is located around 90 minutes south of Gladstone CBD and just south of its twin coastal town, Seventeen Seventy and 1 hour and 24 minutes drive from Bundaberg.
Imagine having both the surf coast and the Southern Great Barrier Reef at your doorstep. Sounds like paradise? Well if you are planning a visit to Agnes Water that is exactly what you can expect!
Located on Queensland’s Discovery Coast, Agnes Water is located around 90 minutes south of Gladstone CBD and just south of its twin coastal town, Seventeen Seventy and 1 hour and 24 minutes drive from Bundaberg.
Known as the ‘birthplace of Queensland,’ it was in Seventeen Seventy that Captain James Cook first set foot on mainland Australia. It is here that Australia’s east surf coast meets the Great Barrier Reef.
Agnes Water receives around 300 days a year of sunshine and it’s local and relaxed way of life makes it for the perfect holiday getaway.
Top things to do:
- Relax on a deserted beach.
- Snorkel or scuba diving the pristine coral cays of Lady Musgrave Island.
- Kayak along the 5.5km coastline of Agnes Waters Beach.
- Enjoying a drink as you experience some of Queensland’s best sunsets from a seaside eatery.
With a range of accommodation options to suit any kind of traveller, from backpacker hostels to 5-star retreats, you will leave Agnes Water refreshed, relaxed and rejuvenated.
