With some awesome road trip options in the surrounding area, renting a car makes sense. Without one, it wouldn’t be half as easy to experience all that Bundaberg, 20 miles away, has to offer. Among the first stops you make here ought to be Bundaberg Rum Distillery, Sugarland Shoppingtown and Moncrieff Theatre. Locals will also likely point you in the direction of Hervey Bay, 25 miles away. If you can only find time for one attraction here, let it be Urangan Pier. (But we’d also recommend Esplanade and Great Sandy Straits Marina.)