#51
Graham Durrington
2009-01-30
Fraser Island, our favourite place in Queensland
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
Graham Durrington
#52
Ross Stewart
2009-01-30
Don't miss the experience of Lake McKenzie!!! Awesome!
#53
kelly jackson
2009-01-30
I had a trip to Fraser Island for my Year 10 excursion we drove for days to get there and is was definately worth it. with all my friends I was able to explore the freshwater lakes and the bus explorer all over the island it was a terrific day and i hope to go back there one day with my family.
#54
sue watson
2009-01-30
Camping under huge satinash trees at Central Station....gorgeous!
#55
David Ramage
2009-01-30
A great place to visit and go camping, fishing or just holidaying with family and friends.
#56
Chris Walton
2009-01-30
Fraser Island is a magic place to visit - it is heaven on earth.
#57
nicole bennett
2009-01-30
a truly beautiful place ive been there in a 4wd ive been there on a motorbike from lake wobby to lake mckenzie with the wildlife of turtles and dingoes and where else do you see radar guns and booze buses on the beach highway-everlasting memories so blessed to have it on our doorstep
#58
Trish Saunders
2009-01-29
Not just an island - Fraser Island is amazing with so much variety - from wrecks to lakes to endless beaches.
#59
LYNELLEN FOSTER
2009-01-29
Just do it .!!!!!!!!!! I promise that you will not be disappointed. An experience to last a lifetime.
#60
barb ward
2009-01-29
Nothing beats Fraser and it has something for everyone - clear waters, magnificent lakes, 4WD experiences, the fishing. We love it!