Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Fraser Island & the Fraser Coast Highlights
Cruising up the beach 'highway', hiking through the rainforest and camping under the stars on
Fraser Island
(
Click here
).
Watching the whales play in
Hervey Bay
(
Click here
).
Cooling off in the pristine, clear-blue water of the white-sand-fringed freshwater
Lake McKenzie
(
Click here
)
on Fraser Island.
Witnessing turtles take their first flipper-stumble down the beach at
Mon Repos
(
Click here
).
Diving with sharks at
Wolf Rock
(
Click here
) off Rainbow Beach.
Copping an eyeful of the coloured sand cliffs at
Rainbow Beach
(
Click here
).
Sampling 'liquid gold' at the
rum distillery
(
Click here
)
in Bundaberg.
Getting There & Away
AIR
Qantas
(
13 67 89;
www.virginblue.com.au
)
fly to
Bundaberg and Hervey Bay.
BUS
www.premierms.com.au
)
both have regular coach services along the Bruce Hwy with stops at all
the major towns. They also detour off the highway to Hervey Bay and Rainbow Beach.
TRAIN
Queensland Rail
( 1800 872 467;
www.traveltrain.com.au
)
has frequent services between Brisbane
and Rockhampton passing through the region. Choose between the high-speed
Tilt Train
or
the more sedate
Sunlander
.
