SCENIC RIM:
Road trips

2 OCTOBER 2025

It’s time to buckle up, queue your ultimate playlist and get your snacks ready for a road trip throughout the lush Scenic Rim - Brisbane’s World Heritage listed backyard. Discover jaw dropping lookouts, quaint farm stays and epic rainforests with magical waterfalls and hidden foodie delights. 
With its unspoilt natural environment, bounty of foods and flavours and unwaveringly warm hospitality you can find the Scenic Rim only a short drive from Brisbane City and is a must see when visiting Brisbane.

Mount French & Boonah Scenic Drive: Food, Farms & Falls

Scenic Rim Farm Shop, Lagoon

Start your day the best way, at the Scenic Rim Farm Shop and Cafe with a menu highlighting local ingredients, delicious coffee and locally made products on sale, this is the perfect introduction to everything the Scenic Rim has to offer.

Elderflower Flower Field, Lagoon

Neighbouring by is the Elderflower Farm that has freshly cut flowers for you to discover and purchase. Take your time wandering through the flower field, where you can take gorgeous pictures and really breathe in the freshest air.

Mount French Lookouts & Short Walks

Stretch your legs as you reach Mount French where you can find short-but-sweet trails that lead to panoramic views of the Scenic Rim and horizon - limited effort for maximum payoff.

Lake Moogerah picnic

Lake Moogerah is only a stone’s skim from Arthur Clive’s Aratula bakery – talk about a perfect picnic combination – and offers picture-postcard views from the lookout and picnic area above the lake. It’s a popular spot for boating, bushwalking and fishing enthusiasts, and if the weather is warm enough, the kids can take a quick dip before hitting the road.

Summer Land Camels, Harrisville

Get up close with the gentle giants of Summer Land Camels and watch as they ponder around the paddock. You will also find the homestead café onsite where you can buy and a range of items based on camels’ milk, from the gelato to the skincare, there is much to learn.

Tamborine Mountain & Surrounds Scenic Drive: Rainforests, Wineries and Views

Alpacas and wine, Canungra

Rollout a picnic blanket next to Canungra Creek, located on O’Reilly’s Valley Vineyards and enjoy a glass or two from the cellar door, or delight in a Devonshire tea with homemade scones on the veranda of the estate. After indulging in your chosen refreshment, discover the Mountview Alpaca Farm, as the fluffy animals walk around the vineyard.

Paragliding or Scenic Flights, Boyland

Up next: it’s time to take off. Take the leap of faith as you soar over the Scenic Rim and soak in the wild beauty from birds eye view with an Oz Paragliding or hang gliding experience.

Tamborine Mountain Rainforest Skywalk & Glow-Worm Caves

Feel on top of the world as you walk above the rainforest along the Tamborine Rainforest Skywalk and onto the viewing platform that hovers 30 meters above the creek below. Then, discover the depths of the forest as you partake in a glow-worm cave tour where the bioluminescent light is bound to be magical.

Waterfalls

From Cedar Creek Falls, Tamborine Mountain to Lower Portals, Mt Barney National Park it’s time to cool off as you uncover lush, postcard-worthy waterfalls that are the perfect way to unwind.

 

Need somewhere to stay for the night so you can keep exploring? There is a wide variety of stays found throughout the Scenic Rim for any traveller!

An image of a family standing on a ledge in a rainforest, surrounded by large rocks and trees.