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Alan Kaden
2008-11-28
Paradise on earth
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
Alan Kaden
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Antony OGAR
2008-11-28
Ever since my first trip to Fraser Island I have wanted to go back and see more. My new partner and I are both going again to experience a truly unique wonder of nature.
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Deirdre Watts
2008-11-28
Fraser is the most beautiful place in the whole of Australia, even better than Cable Beach in WA.
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Courtney Robertson
2008-11-28
Fraser Island is an amazing place! with both sady beachs and beautiful rainforest! And the best way to get around the Island is in a Hummer!!! I went on the one day hummer tour and it was awesome!!!!
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Renee Shivakumar
2008-11-28
It's like being in paradise, so far away from real life, beautiful sand, sound of the ocean...
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Richard Shilling
2008-11-28
Went for the first time in October and i have seen a lot of Qld but in my opinion it was the best of all the things i have done we will go back 3-4 times a year
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Lyn Galloway
2008-11-28
Have visited Fraser Island since the early 1980's and each time there is something new to learn and see. Lake MacKenzie with its pure white sand and crystal clear blue water, Satinay Trees amaze with being so large yet growing on nothing firmer than sand. Ferns that take a hundred years to grow a centimetre! The history of the island weaves through the scenery ands its beauty touches your soul.
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VALERIE HENRY
2008-11-28
JUST BEAUTIFUL, RARE BEAUTY,THE SAND IS SOFT LIKE SUGAR AND DOES NOT STICK TO YOU LIKE CLAY LIKE OTHER BEACHLAND. THE WILDLIFE MAKE IS SO UNIQUE AUSTRALIA'S HISTORY AND UNTOUCHED YOU MUST SEE THIS PLACE. WELL WORTH IT.
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Wendy Goldsmith
2008-11-28
Fraser island is a must do in Queensland. Don't just read about it go there and see for yourself - nature at it's best.
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Theresa Lim
2008-11-28
I loved Lake McKenzie! That water was so beautiful. Apparently the PH is at a really nice level. It feels nicer than coming out of your bath, no sticky feeling like the beach.