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Byron Bay & Gold Coast Travel Guide

Name: Byron Bay & Gold Coast: Where I Call Home
Brand: Luxe Travel Studio
Price: 34.99 AUD
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This coast is home. Four nights in Byron Bay and two on the Gold Coast, planned by someone who lived here for twelve years.

The boardwalk to the Cape Byron lighthouse at sunrise — Byron Bay · Actual guide page shown

A guide page reviewing a Byron Bay hotel — Byron Bay · Actual guide page shown

The Cape Byron lighthouse at sunrise — Sunrise at the Cape Byron lighthouse

A humpback whale breaching off Cape Byron — Whale season runs June to early November

The pool at Halcyon House, Cabarita Beach — Halcyon House, worth the detour

Currumbin Rock Pools in the Gold Coast hinterland — Currumbin Rock Pools, Gold Coast

Three full Byron days plus a flexible fourth, then two or three on the Gold Coast
Eleven hotels I’ve actually stayed in, from about AUD $200 to $1,000 a night
The locals’ version: walks, waterfalls, bathhouses and long lunches away from the tourist strip

Byron Bay & Gold Coast: Where I Call Home

6–7 days
85 pages
PDF + EPUB

$34.99 AUD

Instant download. PDF and EPUB included.

No physical book. Travel bookings are separate.

Read a few pages first

Olga Plotnikova, founder of Luxe Travel Studio — Olga, at home on this coast

Why I’d plan it this way

I lived in Byron Bay for twelve years, and Burleigh Heads is home now. This guide is the route I drive with visiting friends: the quiet carpark for the lighthouse walk, the beaches locals keep to themselves, the dinner worth booking ahead.

Where it says I’ve stayed, eaten or sailed, I have. And when a strip of restaurants isn’t worth your evening, I say so.

I’ve been travelling my whole life. The truth is, I’ve never been rich. What I have is an eye for value, and more than fifteen years of planning and logistics behind every recommendation.

Olga Plotnikova
Founder of Luxe Travel Studio · Travel advisor

More about me and how I plan trips

Inside the 85 pages

Plan before you go

A one-page overview of the week, car-hire advice and the booking checklist, including the hotels to reserve six months out. Pages 8 to 18.

Hotels I’ve slept in

Eleven stays from about AUD $200 to $1,000 a night, from Crystalbrook Byron to Halcyon House and the new Mondrian in Burleigh. Pages 20 to 32.

Six days, planned

Arrival to send-off: the Lighthouse Loop, The Farm, Crystal Castle, Minyon Falls, then the drive north and the Gold Coast’s best corners. Pages 51 to 84.

Food and free days

Byron and Gold Coast dining picks, including an award-winning Bangalow dinner, plus two whole days built as menus: whales, markets, waterfalls, a sunset sail. Pages 33 to 50.

Take a look inside

Three pages from the guide, exactly as you’ll receive them. Open one to read it properly, from the week’s overview to a full walking day.

Page 16: the itinerary overview table for the week

Page 21: the Crystalbrook Byron hotel review

Page 55: the Lighthouse Loop walking day

Make a start on your Byron trip

A local’s plan for both ends of the coast, the stays worth booking six months out, and the practical details in one place.

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Byron Bay & Gold Coast · 85 pages · PDF + EPUB

Byron, the hinterland,
then home turf.

Ease in at Main Beach, walk the Lighthouse Loop, head inland for waterfalls and crystals, then drive an hour north to the Gold Coast.

Byron Bay’s Main Beach with the lighthouse above

Ease into Byron Bay

Main Beach, the Lighthouse Loop from the quiet carpark, and macadamias you crack yourself at The Farm.

Killen Falls pouring into its swimming hole

Head into the hinterland

Crystal Castle, Minyon Falls and a bathhouse afternoon, plus a free day with six good options, whales included in season.

Finish on the Gold Coast

An hour’s drive north with swim stops, a Burleigh Heads base, Currumbin Rock Pools and a sunset sail I’ve done myself.

For the trip you want to plan yourself

You’re happy to make the bookings. You’d just like a thoughtful starting point, with the places and practical details in one place.

A route, with room to adjust

Six to seven days covers both ends comfortably. Stretch any day you like; the guide is built around options rather than a fixed schedule.

Two ways to read it

The PDF keeps the original page layout. The EPUB lets you adjust the text in a compatible reading app. Download the files before travelling so you can read them offline.

Clear about what’s included

You’re buying the guide and its recommendations. Flights, hotels, transfers and activities are booked and paid for separately. This is a ready-made itinerary.

Hear from my travellers

The itinerary was so precise we never once opened Google Maps in confusion.

Daniel Smyth London

Bought one guide, came back for two more. That’s the review.

Jessica Marlowe Sydney

Saved us both money and arguments. Worth every cent.

Vicky Ross Florida

A few useful answers

If you’re wondering whether this guide is right for your trip, you can ask me directly.

Google and ChatGPT will give you a thousand options and no way to know which are real. I’ve stayed in these hotels, eaten in these places and taken this route myself. You get one plan you can trust, with the details that don’t show up in listings: timing, transport and what’s actually worth it.

You’ll receive a download link by email after purchase, with both the PDF and EPUB files. Check your spam folder if you can’t find it, or email olga@luxetravelstudio.com for help.

Yes. Open the PDF in a PDF reader, or the EPUB in a compatible reading app such as Apple Books. Download the files before you travel to read them offline. Opening websites or booking services will still need an internet connection.

No. The overview table keeps the shape of the week, and two of the days are deliberately built as menus of options. Add nights at either end if you want more beach time.

No. The price is for the digital guide in PDF and EPUB formats. Flights, accommodation, transfers, meals and activities are separate. You arrange those bookings yourself.

They can change. Use the guide to choose your route and shortlist places, then confirm current prices, opening hours and availability directly before booking.

If you’d like a plan around your dates, interests and pace, I also offer personalised trip planning. That is a separate service.

Byron Bay & Gold Coast