#341
debra Rudd
2009-01-09
This is nature at it's best. A good job to all who keep it the it is. As it is our number 1 heritage listed place in australia for all to come and visit.
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
debra Rudd
#342
R Murray
2009-01-09
Swimming in such beautiful, clear and clean freshwater lakes is absolute heaven.
#343
Noel Christensen
2009-01-09
Nature at its best.
#344
Dulcie Christensen
2009-01-09
This is truly a magnificent natural wonderland.
#345
helene johanson
2009-01-09
Amazing sand drifts, beautiful scenery.. even a novice photographer can produce great photos every time.
#346
Lesley Taw
2009-01-09
Being a local I can recommend Fraser Island for it's magnificant diverse landscape and freedom from the hustle bustle. We always take our visitors to Fraser.
#347
John KESBY
2009-01-09
Feels like the real Australian getaway...so easy to get there.
#348
helen taylor
2009-01-09
The rainforest especially is breathtaking.We've had wondrous visits there
#349
D Sneddon
2009-01-08
Great for the kids, great for the adults and well worth the visit.
#350
Maria Fuchs
2009-01-08
This place is a real eye opener. You get to drive through areas that have been loged the smart way years ago and you just can not tell! Fraser Island is living breathing evidence that when managed well, we can have our environmental cake and eat it to. A true win win. It is a pity more parts of the world have not managed their assets as well.