Highlights of Fraser Island
There are many reasons why people choose to visit Fraser Island. From our experience, these range from ‘relaxation’, ‘getting away from it all’ to having a ‘break with the family’. Some of the sights that people come to the island for are:
- The Amazing Lakes of the Island. There are 52 freshwater lakes including Lake Mckenzie.
- Maheno Shipwreck-washed ashore in a cyclone in 1935 whilst being towed to Japan for wrecking.
- Eli Creek a natural water outlet into the ocean that will draw a crowd any day of the year for a refreshing dip in its cool waters.
- Coloured Sands- an amazing sight with an array of different colours in the sand highlighting Fraser’s evolution over the last 400,000 years.
- Sand Dune Systems
- Indian Head- named by Captain Cook during his travels up the Queensland coast. It is said that he named the point after he had seen a group of Aborigines on the headland, hence, “Indian Head.”
Indian Head, Fraser IslandChampagne Pools- an amazing series of rock pools filled up by tidal movement. Makes for a lovely stroll from Indian Head along the beach.- 75 Mile Beach- one of the only beaches in the world designated as both a highway and an airstrip. Enjoy a drive along Fraser Island’s eastern beach but look out for incoming planes conducting scenic flghts.
- Rainforests at Pile Valley and Central Station- the only place in the world where Rainforest grows in sand. Come and see the massive trees that established Fraser Island as one of the world’s suppliers on timber during the last 1800’s and early 1900’s.
- Fraser Island’s Great Walk. Fraser’s Great Walk offers a wide variety of walking tracks from 1 Day up to a full 11-Day Hike.