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Mick Wood
2008-12-31
The best experiance. I have been going for over 20 years and each time is as good as the last. Great for families who aren't afraid to get off the beaten track
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
Mick Wood
#512
Mary Postma
2008-12-31
Pure magic!
#513
Noel Christensen
2008-12-31
Fraser Island is world class that is why it is World Heritage listed.
#514
Amanda Armstrong
2008-12-31
I spent 2 weeks every year on a family holiday camping at Fraser Island and it's where my best childhood memories come from. Going back recently to Fraser it was great to see it is still beautiful.
#515
Dawn Smith-Brown
2008-12-31
As a child we spent many holidays in a house over there in 1960's so I have shared this experience of enjoyment with my children and in time with their children
#516
Justin Ward
2008-12-31
Rugged, beautiful, cheap, and 100% Queensland, Fraser represents the perfect get away.
#517
andrea murphy
2008-12-31
I come from an Island and I am sure I will love Fraser Island
#518
Brian Murray
2008-12-31
Fraser is a beautiful island and has many different areas to explorer. Eli creek and the lakes are great to swim in. Been there twice in the last few years and planning another trip in 2010.
#519
N. D. Bates
2008-12-31
Fraser Island is a brilliant wilderness area unlike no other and yet it is so easy to access.
#520
Heather Fraser
2008-12-31
We moved to Hervey bay from Melbourne 8 years ago and frequently visit the Island. We love taking our southern visitors over and are blessed that it is not just a once in a lifetime experience for us - we can go for a weekend!