Images courtesy of Tourism Queensland (No.1-4) and Fraser Experience Hummer Tours (No.5)
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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#61
Fraser Island Word association: Wild life, Dingos, Birds Platypus Wild horses Night life Beaches Sand dunes Lakes Forests Historical buildings White sand Coloured sand Rocks Trails Fishing 4 wheel driving Swimming Snorkelling Ship wreck Clear skies Stars and lots more "Paradise on Earth"
#62
Fraser Island is magnificent. The great walk along the island is the must do of the must do.
#63
Magnificant Island. Truely stunning and something for everyone. Accommodation caters for backpackers, campers and those after some luxury. Will take away many fond memories until we return.
#64
Breath-taking on so many levels. Fraser has it all - beautiful beaches, stunning rainforest, great camping and fishing, award winning resorts, and more ofte than not - fantastic weather.
#65
There are no bad views on Fraser - every way you turn a majestic view, a beautiful lake, a stunning silhouette, an encompassing peace
#66
What a wonderfully enchanting garden!!!!
#67
The first time our family went to the Island - mid 1990's - we died at the unparalleled beauty. The pristine pristineness (aussie superlative) of beach camping next to Eli Creek, experiencing the pure nature of the environment. We've been many times since,but before we die again, we must go back there to remind ourselves of a precursor to THE PEARLY GATES This is a definite MUST DO!!
#68
Seen once and never forgotten
#69
An interesting environment of wrecks, coloured sands, indigenous culture and coffee rock outcrops.
#70
A perfect mixture of rainforest, sand dune deserts, lakes and beaches.