#491
Ian Smallhorn
2009-01-02
Magic place,beautiful scenary and beaches . Ideal swimming and fishing areas.
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
Ian Smallhorn
#492
Robyn Brown
2008-12-31
Its beauty amazes me. Been going to Fraser over a period of 30 years. Mother Nature at its best. Truly spectacular. An experiene not to be missed.
#493
glenn gamble
2008-12-31
Absolutely love Fraser Island. We own a 5m boat and make regular trips over to the island for BBQ's etc. The dingo's are fantastic providing you handle them with care. Still have to make the sandy cape lighthouse but will definately do it 1 day.
#494
Kylie McCloskey
2008-12-31
The diversity is fabulous! Not only in landscape, from sandblows, rainforest, beach, wallum to inland lakes; but also the accommodation options, resorts to beach camping. We were last there over Easter and there is truely enough for everyone, even then, it did not seem overly busy.
#495
Kim Donaldson
2008-12-31
Absolutely beautiful.
#496
Zara Clarke
2008-12-31
Fraser is a must do for all! Back with nature. The beach camping, and waking to watch the sun rise is unbelievable. Eli creek is beautiful, along with the lakes and long stretches of beaches to admire. If you go camping make sure you do it on fraser!
#497
Anita Ruohola
2008-12-31
With no where else like Fraser on the planet, isn't it time we told the whole world about how beautiful our island is? Lets make our Fraser Island the new "barrier reef". Its the new, must vist for Australia.
#498
Mary McRae
2008-12-31
Portside has more local passion in its presentation than I have seen in any town in Queensland. It isn't big and flashy but it's very real and each day in this precinct is different and offers more and more to locals as well as to tourists.
#499
Sharon Damrow
2008-12-31
Beautiful Fraser is the best holiday to take - relax by the ocean, or walk the well signed walking tracks, it's great for all ages and interests.
#500
Peta Taylor
2008-12-31
FI is the most beautiful place in the world. No where beats the diversity and beauty of this island.