Should you be arriving by sea or land the shipping terminal, bus terminal and train station are all in the city centre. The Northern Beaches are made up of Machans, Holloways, Yorkeys Knob, Trinity, Kewarra, Clifton, Palm Cove and Ellis Beaches. Each is a small, separate township with its own distinctive character. Together, the beachside towns provide much of the city's holiday accommodation, including island and mainland resorts, motels, holiday apartments and caravan parks. Palm cove is the major beach providing great beach, accommodation with ocean and island views.
Kerrawa beach has a fantastic small village feel.
The Reef region is one of Australia's major tourist destinations. High-speed catamarans will take you to isolated areas which were previously only seen by a privileged few. To ensure this precious and fragile natural attraction is preserved, tour operators have to observe guidelines relating to the number of tourists and the activities enjoyed. The warm waters off Queensland offer some of the best boating and diving in the world. This diversity creates a kaleidoscope of colour for divers, snorkellers, and people viewing from underwater observatories and glass-bottomed boats.