SELF DRIVE
From Brisbane
The journey is approximately 3.5 to 4 hours drive north of Brisbane City. Head out of Brisbane city on the Inner City Bypass onto Kingsford Smith Drive. Stay on Kingsford Smith Drive until you see the signs to the Airport on the Gateway Arterial Road. Once on the Gateway Arterial Road, you continue driving for around 10 minutes until you see a sign that says ‘Sunshine Coast' on the left lanes.
Take this exit and drive for a further 10 minutes until this joins the Bruce Highway. You then simply follow the signs through Gympie then take the Maryborough exit. From Maryborough, it is simply a matter of following the signs and allowing 30 to 40 minutes for the trip from Maryborough to Hervey Bay. Print directions and choose best route with Fraser Island Google Map.
From Bundaberg
The journey is approximately 1.5 hours drive north. Follow the Bruce Highway south to the Fraser Coast. Turn off at Torbanlea and follow signs to Hervey Bay. Stay on the main road, which becomes Boat Harbour Drive, and follow the signs to River Heads. Print directions and choose best route with Fraser Island Google Map.
For Fraser Island barge timetables visit www.fraserislandferry.com.au.
For Fraser Island passenger ferry timetable visit https://www.kingfisherbay.com/getting-here/fraser-island-transfers/fraser-island-ferry.html
PLANE
From Brisbane
QantasLink flies 3 times during weekdays and 2 times during weekends from Brisbane to Hervey Bay.
From Sydney and Melbourne
Virgin flies daily from Sydney and Melbourne to Hervey Bay.
International and domestic flight connections are available from these 3 major city airports.
COACH AND TRAIN
Regular road coach services are available to Maryborough and Hervey Bay from Brisbane or from the north of the state with Greyhound-Pioneer-McCafferty's Premier and Suncoast Pacific Coaches.
Both the Tilt Train and the traditional Sunlander allow access to Hervey Bay and Fraser Island from the north. Arrival times and styles of travel vary between trains, so visit www.traveltrain.com.au for more information.
| 1. | Head off for the day to explore Fraser Island’s beauty spots with Fraser Island Tours. |
| 2. | Embark on eco marine adventures along Fraser Island’s remote north west coastline with Sea Explorer. |
| 3. | Grab a picnic hamper and escape. |
| 4. | Hire a 4WD and make your own tracks. |
| 5. | Dive into the clear blue waters of Lake McKenzie or relax on its white sandy beaches. |
| 6. | Swim in the Champagne Pools, nature's jacuzzi formed by waves crashing into rock pools. |
| 7. | Float down fast-flowing Eli Creek as it rushes to the beach. |
| 8. | Trek across Hammerstone Sand Blow from the beach to swim in the fresh water of Lake Wabby - and oasis in a desert. |
| 9. | Photograph the coloured sands of the Pinnacles and the Maheno shipwreck on the beach. |
| 10. | Drive along famous Seventy-Five Mile Beach as the waves crash in and birds of prey circle overhead. |
| 11. | Climb Indian Head for the views along the coast. |
| 12. | Bird watch. Fraser is a bird watchers paradise with an incredible 354 recorded bird species. |
Australian Tourism Award-winning Kingfisher Bay Resort is a purpose-built ecotourism resort and has won numerous awards and accolades over its 25+ years of operation.
Kingfisher Bay Resort has an extensive program of guided walks, talks and 4WD tours as well as wildlife and whale watch cruises in season and is a great base from which to explore Fraser Island.
Facilities in the resort include:
| Four swimming pools | Three Restaurants | Four Bars |
| Fraser Island Day Spa | Gift Shop | 24 hour reception |
| Safety deposit boxes | Guest laundry (coin operated) | Wi-Fi in hotel rooms (charges apply) |
| Spa | Conference facilities | General store |
| Post box and stamps | Austec playground | Porter services |
| Credit cards (surcharges may apply) | EFTPOS | disabled facilities |
| Tennis | Water sports |
Remember, if you are planning to book a stay in peak season, it's always best to book ahead.
Stretching over 123 kilometres along the southern coast of Queensland, Fraser Island (184,000 hectares) is the largest sand island in the world, and was inscribed on the World Heritage List:
"in recognition of its natural values as an outstanding example representing significant ongoing ecological and biological processes and as an example of superlative natural phenomena ".
The island is a place of exceptional beauty, with its long uninterrupted white beaches flanked by strikingly coloured sand cliffs, its majestic tall rainforests and numerous freshwater lakes of crystal clear waters.
A surprising variety of vegetation types grow on the island, ranging from coastal heath to subtropical rainforests. It is the only place in the world where tall rainforests are found growing on sand dunes at elevations of over 200 metres.
Called K'gari by its Aboriginal inhabitants, the island shows evidence of Aboriginal occupation of at least 5,000 years, although it is possible that further archaeological work may reveal evidence of earlier occupation.
For more information on Fraser Island visit www.fraserisland.net.
