Fraser Island

Welcome to the Fraser Island World Heritage listed as the largest sand island in the world.

Four wheel drive colored sand cliffs of The Cathedrals or get on a plane with an amazing flight over the coast of Seventy-Five Mile Beach. Walking through the forest through rainforest bush growing out of the sand and scrubland full of wildflowers and swimming in the lake with the water glistening golden robin. Visit Lake McKenzie, picnic while watching turtles at Lake Allom and see whales from Indian Head. Discover historic Maheno shipwreck in Happy Valley and see kangaroos, wallabies and possums on the way passed inland bushland. Learn how the island was formed and about Aboriginal history and an amazing beginning. Easy to guess why Aboriginal people refer to Fraser Island as 'K'gari' or paradise.

Five ways to have fun on Fraser Island

1. With four wheel drive vehicle or on a plane

Since you entered a sandy road in Seventy-Five Mile Beach, this island can only be passed by four wheel drive vehicles. Walk one of hundreds of sand road that connects the lakes, rainforests and other natural tourist destination. Driving towards the sand dunes and colorful sand cliffs high on The Cathedrals. Or stop to float in Eli Creek flowing towards the sea. Walk the plank bridge near Wanggoolba Creek, a clear watery through the deserted rainforest in Central Station, which used to be the town forest. Taking a break to know the history of the Maheno shipwreck and colorful sand in The Pinnacles. Or take a shower with tidal sea water is crystal clear and bubbly in the Champagne Pools. To watch the scenery from the air, on a plane and enjoy the view over the Cathedral Beach, Happy Valley and Orchid Beach.

2. With rare and amazing

Visit Pile Valley and see the quiet river, tall trees, ferns and trees naturally satinay and towering brush box. Walking through the ancient rainforest filled with sand dunes in the Central Station. See Rainbow Gorge with colored sand formations, as well as Cathedrals and Pinnacles colorful located north Maheno shipwreck. Explore more than 100 freshwater lakes, some brown and some watery clear and blue. Follow Lake McKenzie Circuit Walk all day to Lake McKenzie, one of the 40 lakes aqueous crystal clear which covers half of the area of ​​all lakes in the clear watery world. Swimming in the blue waters or sitting on a clean white silica sand. Walking into the deepest lake on the island, the Lake Wabby, surrounded by huge sand dunes and Lake Allom where the lovely little freshwater turtle lying on the wooded shore. Visit Bowarrady Lake, which is located 120 meters above sea level, and Lake Boemingen, renowned as the world's largest lake perch. On Fraser Island, you will find that nature offers different performances each season - spring wildflowers, sunny summer weather, colorful autumn and winter wilderness.

3. Sleeping under the stars or in luxury lodging

Overnight at resort friendly environment where you can enjoy massages, cocktails and cuisine restaurants. Or enjoy the privacy of the beach, surrounded by scrub and wildlife. Here also available hotels and furnished villas with views of the countryside and the sea. To be truly at one with nature, set up camp at the campsite in the Central Station, Boomanjin lake, Lake McKenzie, Dundubara, Waddy Point, Wathumba, Dilli Village or Cathedral Beach. Or find a quiet place sand on the east coast.

4. Watching wildlife

See birds of prey and a stingray barb in a canoeing trip and some of the 354 species of birds in this archipelago on the way to the ranger guides. The island is the habitat of a rare ground parrot looks, powerful owls and about 18 birds of prey. Sailing close to dugongs, turtles, dolphins and sharks or watch wildlife on the way down the beach and Indian Head. Wait appearance migrating humpback whales from August to October. Find yabbies and prawns see crabs swarm the soldiers on the beach fishing with your tour guide. Go out at night and point your torch light bats, flying foxes, sugar gliders and frogs. Watch closely kangaroos, wallabies, possums, flying foxes, beaked and aboriginal Australian dingo dogs on the island.

5. A close look at the history of Aboriginal and European

You can read the evolution that has lasted 700,000 years on wildflowers and climate changes that have occurred over the centuries on the giant sand dunes. See Aboriginal midden, fish traps, scarred trees and campsites are at least 5,000 years old in the course of a guided tour. Visit the colorful cliffs Cliffs Arch, where the first Aboriginal man playing a musical instrument didgeridoo for migrating humpback whales and Moon Point, which used to be a sacred place of birth provided to Aboriginal women. Explore the shipwreck S.S. Maheno, which was created in 1905 and used as a luxury passenger ship trans-Tasman and floating hospital during World War I, before it sank due to a tornado. Take a tour and learn the history of the story of the Europeans on the island, Eliza Fraser, who with her husband, Captain James Fraser when their ship, the Stirling Castle, ran aground in 1836. Hear the dramatic story of her rescue efforts, including the loss of her husband and her new baby and held captive by the local Aborigines. Visit the McKenzie Pier are now abandoned, which was developed as an entry to the mainland loggers and then used by the Z Force during World War II. From the sands of time and the formation of an Aboriginal Dreamtime story of Eliza Fraser and the struggle to preserve the environment in recent years, Fraser Island is rich with history.