Book excerpt: The Rough Guide Snapshot to Coastal Queensland is the ultimate travel guide to this dazzling part of Australia. It guides you through the region with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, whether you're diving the Great Barrier Reef or sailing the Whitsundays, chilling out on Fraser Island or living it up on the Gold Coast. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife, ensuring you have the best trip possible, whether passing through, staying for a few days or longer. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to Australia, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around Australia, including transport, food, drink, costs, health, entry requirements and outdoor activities. Also published as part of the Rough Guide to Australia. Full coverage: Brisbane, the Moreton Bay islands, the Gold Coast including Surfers Paradise, Tomborine Mountain, Springbrook and Lamington national parks, the Sunshine Coast including Noosa, the Fraser Coast including Hervey Bay and Fraser Island, the Southern Reef including Bundaberg and the Great Barrier Reef, Rockhampton, the Capricorn Coast, Mackay, the Whitsundays, Townsville, Magnetic Island, Cairns, the Atherton Tablelands, the Daintree, the Cape York Peninsula and the Torres Strait Islands. (Equivalent printed page extent 170 pages).