An escape in the wilderness awaits just a hop-skip and a 40-minute drive from Gold Coast airport to the Tweed Valley.
The drive along the Old Pacific Highway, Tweed Valley Way, is picturesque and rising high above the cane fields and fertile land of the Tweed Valley, a mountain draws the eye.
Captain Cook may have named it Mount Warning but today most refer to it by its Bundjalung name, Wollumbin. It’s the remnant central plug of the Tweed shield volcano that laid down the rich mineral soil deposits within the Tweed Caldera approximately 22.5 to 24 million years ago.
The fertile soil and sub-tropical climate here on the border of Queensland and New South Wales is home to a food bowl producing sugar cane and some of the best tropical fruit and produce in Australia, attracting top chefs to the region. The emerging agritourism destination is also home to eight national parks – Mt Jerusalem, Border Ranges, Mebbin, Nightcap, Lamington, Springbrook, Mt Cougal and Wollumbin.
