#541
valentina klasan
2008-12-30
sheer perfection - what more can you say
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
valentina klasan
#542
mike kay
2008-12-30
Fraser Island is pure natural beauty with the well serviced Hervey Bay as its neighbour;ideal holiday for all ages.
#543
Shane Boyd
2008-12-30
Grew up having family holidays on the Island, loved it so much we now run a tour company and resorts on Fraser. Amazing place which changes with the weather and the tides..Nothing on earth quite like Fraser...
#544
scott foster
2008-12-30
simply the best
#545
Gloria Wilkinson
2008-12-29
An amazing example of Nature at its best - Expanses of pristine sandy beaches, crystal clear lakes for swimming & magnificent rain forests to explore.
#546
Loretta Bryce
2008-12-29
Fraser Island has a special place in my heart because it is where I met and fell in love with my husband. We spent many nights walking along the beach in the months we worked there. We have been married nearly eight years now and plan to take our two children to the island one day so they can see this beautiful place too.
#547
Johanna Toorenburg
2008-12-29
An unforgettable experience of one of the world's greatest natural wonders - magastic sand dunes, crystal clear waters, tropical rain forests, mystical lakes. Nature at its best.
#548
Abigail Williams
2008-12-29
After travelling all over the world and seeing many incredible locations, I feel Fraser Island still holds the most mysterous beauty in it's diversity of landscape. There is nowhere else in the world quite like Fraser Island. Explore independently.
#549
N. D. Bates
2008-12-29
It's a world of its own and has the almost mystical effect of taking you away to a great sense of relaxation.
#550
Ian Staples
2008-12-29
Lake Mackenzie, Eli creek, Central station,North and South White Cliffs, Maheno wreck and Kingfisher Bay. What a magic place!