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If you want to get away from tourists and lack of parking, Sunrise Beach is the place. It is not only more affordable than Noosa and Sunshine Beach, it has a more relaxed lifestyle. When I'm at Sunrise I love going to the Chalet cafe and buying a cappucino and taking it over to the Beach Chalet and watching the surfers/whales/ships/maybe nothing - just so relaxing and low key. I can then catch a bus to Noosa for a couple of $ and take in Hastings Street but I love to retreat back to the slower pace of Sunrise. I'm happy that some people think it is too out of the way for a holiday but that is what I like about it (it's only about 3 or 4klms from Noosa).