I like Sea World on the Gold Coast. Its one of my favourite theme parks on the Gold Coast. The shows are great, particularly the jet ski show on the great lake (pictured above). Most importantly they are focused on conservation, rehabilitating injured sea animals, and education. So, its the perfect blend of entertainment and education for everybody.
Sea World is also the closest theme park to the Gold Coast, only a five minute bus ride from Surfers Paradise.
As you would expect there are some great aquariums, and you can quite close to some of these bad boys.
This (below) is a Megalodon, which they say has been extinct for millions of years, its like a big Great White Shark. Maximum length was about 18 metres!
After watching Jurassic World a couple of days ago, I'm not taking any chances. Despite what you have heard its safe to swim in Australia, and shark attack is rare considering how much time Australians spend in the ocean. Having said that the Australian saltwater crocodile is absolutely deadly, and there are very few survivors of their attacks, so in the Northern Territory you can't take any chances with them.
Whilst your here definitely see the Jet ski show and the Sea Lion show as they are world class. Overall I think Sea World is good for all ages, even the parents find the shows intersting, and ittle kids get a chance to have fun and learn about wildlife. However, the most important point about Sea World is they do great work in wildlife conservation and helping injured sea life
Outside Sea World there are better food options with a number of good seafood restaurants, because its next to a working fishing port. In Australia we are lucky, because our chefs have a great supply of top quality fresh food, we are 'food bowl of Asia' after all. Its rare to have a really bad meal, and we are also blessed with cuisine from all over the world due our mulitcultural society, so definitely try our Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese restaurant on the Gold Coast.
Of course Sydney in my opinion has some of the best restaurants in the world, although of course I'm biased, because its my home town. Tomorrow, I'll be flying home back to Sydney, but I might do some blog posts about Sydney whilst I'm still on holidays, so you can understand why I think its one of the best cities in the world.
Travel Information
Sea World - http://seaworld.com.au
