#151
Tracy Levinsohn
2009-01-23
With the mirror water reflecting nature and all it's glory, Fraiser is a beauty engraved into my mind and soul.
Take a trip to Fraser Island
Wind down your window and throw away your normal city roads and suburban worries. Fraser Island will teach you all about wide open pristine spaces, unspoilt beauty, lush rainforests, stunning freshwater lakes and the exhilaration of driving on sand, not monotonous bitumen.
The world’s largest sand island is a haven for adventure. Explore in your own 4WD or take a tour bus or even a H3 Hummer. Tackle the inland bumps and humps through towering satinay trees, abundant forest and picturesque sand dunes. Enjoy an invigorating swim in the emerald waters of Lake Wabby where Hammerstone Sandblow forms a wall of sand at its base. Lake Mackenzie shines sapphire blue, blessed with shores of snow-white sand.
On the quiet side of the island, blend seamlessly with nature at the award winning eco resort, Kingfisher Bay Resort and village. They offer a range of accommodation, restaurants, tours and activities. On the eastern side of the island, 4WD enthusiasts, fishermen and families enjoy campsites with rolling surf views and endless kilometres of sand highway.
Shipwrecks and sheltered bays flash by your window but be sure to stop and enjoy the view. Climb Indian Head and gaze down upon schools of fish, sharks, dolphins, rays and turtles, enjoying their own sea safari. They are probably having just as much fun as you.
Getting there:
Access to Fraser Island is from Hervey Bay or Rainbow Beach.
Hervey Bay is located 290km north of Brisbane and accessed by road, rail and air. TravelTrain has regular Tilt Train services into Maryborough with direct connections to Hervey Bay on the TrainLink coach.
By train:
To book your Tilt Train rail adventure call Traveltrain Holidays on 1800 627 655.
Further information:
Kingfisher Bay run vehicle barges from River Heads, about 15mins north of Maryborough on the road to Hervey Bay. The barge crossing from River Heads to Kingfisher Bay, Fraser Island, takes approximately 45minutes.
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Voters Comments
Tracy Levinsohn
#152
Carol Watters
2009-01-23
Great place to take family camping and getting back to nature and swimming in the many lakes and waterways
#153
Ken Swinton
2009-01-22
The perfect place to relax and take things easy.
#154
Janet Dickinson
2009-01-22
Rainforest, sand, birds, animals, water, whatever you want is on Fraser Island, in priestine state.
#155
Joy Daniel
2009-01-22
This should be a must-do for everyone. This place is awesome & so unique. You will forever remember the fresh smell the beautiful scenery & the fishing. Do it & you will never regret it.
#156
Joy Daniel
2009-01-22
What a magic place to see. The beautiful lakes,the fishing the forest & the wonderful fresh smell of the ocean & the trees. Don't miss it just an amazing place
#157
lesley manski
2009-01-22
From the western bays to the eastern waves this island of sand is the perfect retreat
#158
Neville Holmes
2009-01-22
IT IS UNIQUE-Largest sand island,beaches,fishing,rainforests,lakes,fishing,camping,resorts,walks and it is missed by so many yet so close to Brisbane
#159
Kevin Smith
2009-01-21
If you havn't been to Fraser Island you havn't been to Queensaland.
#160
patricia lenkeit
2009-01-21
I have been visiting Fraser Is. since I was a child[many years] & it is always so beautiful. Love the beaches, love the fishing, love the lakes- just love it all.