#551
Paul Grant
2008-12-29
Fraser Island is a great place for me.
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
Paul Grant
#552
Di Heymer
2008-12-29
This has long been on my must do list. I have heard that the island is truly beautiful. It seems everyone else has been except me!
#553
Anita Ruohola
2008-12-29
No where else in the world can you experience nature like at our Fraser Island. A must to visit, not just a holiday, but a whole eco-experience. Perfect and Pristine.
#554
Ken Nothdurft
2008-12-29
The most pristine island on earth. Let us show it to the world.
#555
Sue Barford
2008-12-29
We stayed at Kingfisher resort but spent 4 days seeing the island and loved the forest, beaches,coastline,wildlife. The canoe tours were great fun. Will definetly go again
#556
Robyn Doyle
2008-12-29
The most serine beautiful island in Queensland, a place for family and friends to enjoy the lakes, rainforest, 4WD on the beach, wildlife and most of all the total camping experience.
#557
Rhonda Demarco
2008-12-29
The most beautiful place on earth peaceful clean refreshing and no stress love it my heaven on earth
#558
Alan Betteridge
2008-12-29
Fraser Island. What can I say? "Simply awesome!"
#559
Sandra Kerley
2008-12-29
A wonderful place to visit. Stunning scenery and peaceful surroundings with helpful and knowledgeable rangers to identify flora and fauna not to be missed.
#560
carl lewis
2008-12-29
Absolutely gorgeous, we went a few years ago with our old Subaru Enduro wagon. Might of got bogged a few times but was well worth it. Im sure a new forester would carve it up nicely.