Holiday and Travel information for Fraser Island

Fraser Island is said to be the most uniquely beautiful island in Queensland It is a place where you sometimes don't believe the beauty of the things you see because they should not be possible in such a hostile environment. Imagine a huge island built of nothing but sand, then imagine it is covered in rain forest or Australian Eucalyptus forests with huge trees. Imagine that same sand island has some of the most beautiful lakes you have ever seen and you try to understand why they just don't drain away. These are some of the enigmas that confront you when you come to visit this amazing place.

Hervey Bay or Rainbow Beach. are the closest mainland towns to Fraser Island and the departure point for both organised tours or the vehicle barges you need to get to the island. There are no roads on the island so four wheel drive vehicles are necessary to get around. Old logging tracks and the main beach form the busiest thoroughfares on Fraser Island. Four wheel drive vehicles are available for hire from Hervey Bay or on the island if you don't have one of your own.

There are several resorts on Fraser Island that provide excellent Accommodation . On the inshore side a vehicle barge leaves from River Heads and takes customers to Kingfisher Bay resort which is the largest resort on the island. On the ocean side of the island, Eurong Beach resort provides comfortable family accommodation and other accommodation is available in cabins, lodges and holiday homes in Cathedral Beach, Happy Valley and Orchid Beach. Fuel and supplies can be purchased in most of these centers. The wildlife on Fraser Island is wonderful. The Australian wild dog, known as the dingo lives here and it is the last place where pure dingos still survive. The lakes are full of tiny turtles and the forests with kangaroo, koala, possums, gliders and echidna which all live here with a variety of reptiles. The surrounding ocean is a fisherman's paradise and sharks and whales are often seen from the ocean beach. If you come here for a holiday you will soon discover why Fraser Island receives so many rave reviews.