Child friendly holidays and accommodation in the Northern Rivers Region

The Northern Rivers spans from north of Coffs Harbour in the south to Tweed Heads\Queensland border to the north. The area is famous for family holidays beautiful beaches and countryside.

Getting there:
by road - From Sydney: 6 hours along the Pacific Highway you enter the Northern Rivers. The region spans another 5 hours north. From Brisbane: approx 1 hour south of Brisbane you enter the Northern Rivers region at Tweed Heads. The area continues another 5 ½ hours to the south.
by bus - Most NSW bus companies service through to QLD. Queensland travellers should also have a reciprocal service to Sydney thru the Northern Rivers. (Please refer to your preferred transport company for timetables and fare prices).
by train: The XPT Countrylink, has daily services to Brisbane servicing parts of the Northern Rivers (refer to http://www.countrylink.info for further information)
by plane: Virgin Blue offers flights to Ballina from Adelaide, Sydney, Cairns and Melbourne and to the Gold Coast from various other destinations. (Refer to Virgin Blue for prices and timetables). Qantas offers flights to Ballina/Bryon from most capital cities (Refer to Qantas for prices and timetables).

Accomodation:
Like the scenery the accommodation in this area is very diverse. You can camp near the beach or enjoy 5 star luxury in the seclusion of the rainforest.