The Big Banana

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On a recent visit to Coff's Harbour, I was pleasantly surprised to find out there was more to The Big Banana than-well- bananas.



You can easily spend a few hours there as we did or make a day of it if you want to try everything on offer. Entry to the attraction itself is free. If you just want to do the skywalk and visit the cafe, gift shop, candy kitchen or puppet shop then this is for you. The skywalk involved lots of stair climbing through the plantation. The views of the ocean and surrounds from the top were spectacular.



There are a range of passes to purchase depending on which rides and attractions you want. We got the blockbuster pass which included 4 toboggan rides and the theatre show and plantation tour for 4 of us. This costs $16 per adult and $14 for children 2-13 years. On the advice of the staff member we first headed for the toboggan ride as he said the queues are longer later in the day and the ride gets hot as the day progresses.

The ride was fantastic in that a child and adult could fit on the toboggan and you controlled your own speed. Watching people come down the last hill it was clear that you could go fast enough to thrill a teenager - not an easy feat. My 5 year old really enjoyed the ride. I found it fun once I got used to using the brake and negotiating corners.



The theatre show was entertaining as it gave the history of banana growing in Coffs Harbour using holographic images and projections. You also get to sample the beautiful sweet bananas grown on site. The plantation tour which included the packing shed was self guided so was really just a walk from the theatre to the packing shed through the plantation. There were some interesting items at the end in the packing shed.

We had a snack from the cafe which boasts many banana related foods such as smoothies, banana splits and even a burger with banana. I wish now I had tried the frozen chocolate covered bananas on a stick. The gift shop had an impressive array of things many of which were banana related.

There were so many other attractions we didn't do this time including ice skating, the water park and the candy kitchen. Next time you are in the Coffs Harbour area, the Big Banana is an icon worth visiting.

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