What to do and see in Ipswich, Queensland: The Best Things to do Good for Couples

We are Brisbane’s closest hot air ballooning company. Simply drive 30 minutes west of the Brisbane CBD to experience a 1 hour city and country hot air balloons flight. Passengers enjoy superb & glorious views whilst floating majestically & effortlessly over the heritage city of Ipswich, the Scenic Rim & Somerset countrysides. Discover and explore Greater Brisbane’s big backyard from the air – with Floating Images! We offer a boutique ballooning experience with only one flight per day and a maximum of 11 passengers ensuring you enjoy the experience. This activity commences 40 minutes before sunrise is approximately 3 to 4 hours, includes a 1 hour Balloon Flight, Restaurant Breakfast & Flight certificate. Floating Images’ flights are ideal for any visitors, individuals, families & friends. Hot air balloon rides are a great way to celebrate one of life’s special occasions, weddings, tick an item off your bucket list, incentive, motivate or reward your team on a corporate outing or simply just indulge and just spoil yourself. We are SE Qld’s only ATAP Accredited Hot Air Balloon operator. For "the flight of your life" call or book online for flights, gift vouchers or further enquiries.

All aboard for a historical steam train journey along the former industrial coal line built in the late 19th century. Feel and hear the train rumble from inside the carriages, over a short 30 minute bushland journey or longer trip from Bundamba Racecourse to Swanbank by the Lake.

Discover Ipswich Take a ride with Ipswich Trike Tours and feel the rush of the wind in your face - and you don't even have to pedal. And what's even better, you can tell us where you want to go and ride around for as long as you like - even if it's just around the block a couple of times. With space for up to three passengers, it's all for one and one for all! Available for: • Joy Rides • Half Hour Joyrides • Half/Full Day Tours • Scenic tours through Gold Coast Hinterland • Winery Tours through Scenic Rim • Tick off the bucket List Tours • Design your own tour for your special occasion Still want a little something extra to rev up the adrenalin? Ipswich Trike Tours has teamed up with Pterodactyl Helicopters to add that extra buzz, like a low level flight along the twists and turns of the Brisbane River during aRiver Run - how's that for an adrenalin rush? Bookings essential.

A hidden gem in the historic town of Marburg, The Soul Nook Collective creates luxury picnics within the beautiful Old Church grounds. Inside the church is a stunning retail boutique offering gift wares, women's fashion, fresh floral posies and boho accessories. You can also try your hand at getting creative by booking into one of our upcoming artisan workshops.

One of the oldest parks in Queensland, Queens Park boasts enormous, shady trees dotted around the picturesque green expanse on the hill at the eastern entrance to the city. A perfect place to spread out the picnic rug, fire up the barbie and spend a pleasant few hours. If you're not such a BYO person, the indoor-outdoor Queens Park Café offers everything for the hungry park-goer, including a special Kids' Menu. Next door to the Café, is the Environmental Education Centre with some fun interactive displays. Queens Park's playground was inspired by Ipswich's coal mining history, with an impressive design incorporating a flying fox, fixed model train, Liberty Swing for people in wheelchairs to enjoy a ride, and water pumps. And if that's not enough, there are two more amazing, free attractions - the Japanese-themed Nerima Gardens, and the Ipswich Nature Centre which has been delighting visitors since 1936. Enter the Ipswich Nature Centre through the historical rotunda and be charmed by wallabies contentedly nibbling or dozing, and other native animals such as wombats, emus, bilbies and water birds in their authentic habitats. Then there's the barn where the younger ones won't be able to resist farm animals such as pigs, calves, guinea pigs and lambs. Nerima Gardens was designed in consultation with Ipswich's sister city in Japan. A model traditional Japanese tea house, constant sound of flowing water, winding paths and charming gardens make this a tranquil and calming space. A unique factor is that Australian native plants have been used, with some being indigenous to Ipswich.

Tucked away in Ipswich's gracious and historical Queens Park is Nerima Gardens - Japanese gardens designed in consultation with Ipswich's Japanese sister city, Nerima. This idyllic retreat is a wonderful way to wind down your visit to Queens Park or take a break between enjoying its other numerous attractions. The picture-perfect self-contained gardens sit behind the historic caretaker's cottage and feature a series of winding paths through fir trees and Australian native plants - some of which are indigenous to Ipswich. There, you'll really appreciate the serenity and aesthetic beauty of the pretty flowers, and experience a model traditional Japanese tea house and a small verandah overlooking a stream. There are also boardwalks over an ornamental lake where you can feel the tranquillity of being serenaded by constant running water.