#371
Lisa Tully
2009-01-08
Did a day trip.Even went swimming in the rain. It was awesome.
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
Lisa Tully
#372
Iain Moore
2009-01-08
So close to the hustle and bustle of everyday life, yet far enough away to remain unspoilt.
#373
Peachy and D
2009-01-08
Great time at the resort for New Year, lake mackenzie has to be seen to be believed, a caribbean quality beach with a freshwater lake, unreal! If you have the patience get down to Lake Burranbeen just as good but the locals place... enjoy Peachy
#374
W Stevens
2009-01-07
Good range of accommodation on the island.
#375
S Stevens
2009-01-07
Just one of the beautiful islands Queensland has to offer.
#376
Brett Hoopert
2009-01-07
Stunning....beauty, wild beauty, astonishingly big, wet, alive, gorgeous, revitalising, ethereal, idyllic, beauty! Fraser island, sand, sea, lakes n trees. All astonishing.
#377
Marian Burridge
2009-01-07
An amazing experience! Fraser Island is definitely a must do if you are in Australia.
#378
Sarah Curtis
2009-01-07
Fraser is truely heaven on earth...
#379
Dean Fowler
2009-01-07
I moved from Toowoomba to Hervey Bay to be closer to Fraser Island because I love it so much. No better way to spend a week or 2 exploring the many creeks and lakes or just lazing around and watching the world go by. Do yourself a favour if you do go there and get away from the resort for a while and stay on the eastern side of the island for a while.
#380
kim donaldson
2009-01-07
Beautiful and unique.