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Bundaberg Aqua Scuba
About 16km east of Bundaberg, the small beach hamlet of Bargara has good diving and snorkelling at Barolin Rocks and in the Woongarra Marine Park. Bundaberg Aqua Scuba offers four-day, PADI open-water diving courses for $219, but this only includes shore dives. Advanced open-water dive courses cost from $265.
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Melting Moments the Kafé
Wraps, salads, homemade biscuits and slices are dished up in pleasant outdoor seating at this main-street café.
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Bundaberg Arts Centre
In town, the Bundaberg Arts Centre is a small gallery displaying local and travelling exhibitions.
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Alexandra Park & Zoo
The small Alexandra Park & Zoo is tucked into a green corner on the banks of the Burnett River. A handful of animals, including the ubiquitous kangaroo and some vivid and vocal parrots, reside here. It's a pretty spot and the large, grassy park begs for a picnic. There's a 1km boardwalk from here that follows the river to the Riverside Parklands – a narrow stretch of greenery with riverside barbecues and picnic tables, and night markets on the first Friday of each month between September and April.
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Bundaberg Ferry Company
Bundaberg Ferry Company operates the Bundy Belle, an old-fashioned ferry that chugs at a pleasant pace to the mouth of the Burnett River. The tour includes a commentary and morning or afternoon tea, and the scenery includes mangroves, farmland and even the Bundaberg Rum Distillery.
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Bundaberg Rum Distillery
Wake up and smell the molasses! Tours at the Bundaberg Rum Distillery follow the rum’s production from start to finish and, if you’re over 18, you get to sample the final product. The one-hour, wheelchair-accessible tours run every hour on the hour. Note, you must wear closed-toe shoes.
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Indulge
Intoxicating pastries, fancy brekkies, decent coffee and consistently good food draw in the crowds.
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Fairymead House Sugar Museum
At the southern end of the Botanic Gardens the Fairymead House Sugar Museum , set in an 1890s Queenslander house, documents the development of the sugar industry, including some frank displays of the hardships endured by Kanakas (South Sea Islanders) in the cane fields.
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Les Chefs
One for the carnivores, this upmarket, intimate restaurant goes global, treating diners to duck, veal, seafood, chicken and beef dishes à la Nepal, Mexico, France, India and more. It's immensely popular, so make a reservation.
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Hinkler House Museum
The Hinkler House Museum is set inside the house of Bundaberg's most famous son, the aviator Bert Hinkler, who made the first solo flight between England and Australia in 1928. The house was painstakingly relocated from Southampton in 1983.
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School of Arts Building
Interesting old buildings in the town centre include the School of Arts Building, the oldest public building still standing in the Bundaberg. Pick up a copy of A Walking Tour of the Bundaberg City Centre from the visitors centres.
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Spinnaker Restaurant & Bar
With a picturesque perch above the Burnett River, this is a great choice for a long lunch, an intimate dinner or a sundowner at the bar.
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Spicy Tonight
Bundaberg's spicy little secret combines Thai and Indian cuisine, with hot curries, vindaloo, tandoori and a host of vegetarian dishes.
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Bundaberg & District Historical Museum
The Bundaberg & District Historical Museum has plenty of colonial-era antiques like quaint 1920s handmade quilts. Look for the wedding albums showcasing every Bundy bride since 1974.
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Baldwin Swamp
Some 3km from the city centre is BaldwinSwamp, an 87-hectare wetland reserve of lagoons and forest filled with birds, trees, loads of bandicoots and other furry night-time friends.
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Metro Bar
The front bar at Metro is perfect for a breezy post-work beer on stainless steel tables and comfy black bar stools. If you get peckish, head out the back for some reasonable Australian pub food.
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Botanic Gardens
The Botanic Gardens , 2km north of the centre, is a green oasis of tropical shrubs, towering trees and flowering gardens surrounding a few small lakes. Bring a picnic lunch!
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Queenslander
Enjoy live gigs and DJs at this pub, which rocks on every Friday and Saturday night. When the weather is fine, the gigs move into the tropical beer garden.
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Central Hotel
Stick your elbows out and reach for the lasers at Bundy’s loosest night spot where pretty young things and backpackers crowd in every weekend.
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Dive Musgrave
Dive Musgrave offers three-day trips for experienced divers to Lady Musgrave and the Bunker group of islands.
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The Restaurant
An evening drink on the timber deck of this former rowing shed is a fabulous Bundaberg moment. Live music plays on weekends.
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Club Hotel
The lounge bar has laid-back lounges and chill-out music; an inner-city vibe in country Bundy.
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Post Office
Interesting old buildings in the town centre include the post office .
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Moncrieff Theatre
Bundaberg’s lovely old cinema has plays, shows and mainstream movies.
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