A Trip to Fraser Island
I’ve lived here in Hervey Bay since 2003 but until yesterday I had never made the trip across the water to Fraser Island.
A visit from one of our daughters was a perfect excuse to take a day off and make the trip and I’m so glad I did. If you’ve been living here in Hervey Bay but haven’t made the trip to Fraser Island yet then don’t wait a moment longer.
It is the most interesting place to see and the guided tours are excellent. We went across on the Fraser Island Company’s one day tour and we would recommend that for anyone. Colin the tour guide was excellent and we had plenty of time to see all the places of interest.
One word of warning though, Fraser Island is 4 wheel drive territory - even the buses - and that’s for a very good reason. The roads are nothing but rough tracks and all the seats in the buses are fitted with seat belts for a very good reason … they help to keep you in your seat as the bus bounces around on those rough tracks.
Would we go again? Absolutely!
And even after you leave the island heading home there’s the spectacular sunset to enjoy.
March 23rd, 2007 at 8:25 am
I do agree, I went on their three day tour, I probably should have gone on the one day. I remember the fellow telling me, “this is basically the same as the one day tour, but we just extend it to three days”
We were lucky with the weather too - so it really does make the trip worth while! I’d seen most of Fraser on school camps, and what not - but it was good to see it, as a tourist.
March 23rd, 2007 at 9:09 am
G’day Ben
One of our other daughters will be here mid-year so I’ll probably be doing the bus trip again while she’s here but the daughter I went with yesterday plans on coming back with friends and a four-wheel drive.
I can understand where she’s coming from - there were definitely places where I would have liked to stay longer - but if you’re not into the the four-wheel drive scene and don’t have the experience then the guided tours are definitely the way to go.