Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
When planning your trip, reckon on covering 20km an hour on the inland tracks and 40km an hour on the east-
ern beach. Most companies will help arrange ferries, permits and camping gear. Rates for multiday rentals start at
around $185 a day.
Advantages
Complete freedom to roam the island and escape the crowds.
Disadvantages
You may tackle beach and track conditions that even experienced drivers find challenging.
There are rental companies in Hervey Bay (
Click here
) and Rainbow Beach (
Click here
)
. On the island,
Aussie
Trax
(
07-4124 4433;
www.fraserisland4wd.com.au
) hires out 4WDs from $230 per day.
Sleeping & Eating
Kingfisher Bay Resort
RESORT
$$
(
07-4194 9300, 1800 072 555;
www.kingfisherbay.com
;
Kingfisher Bay; d $188, 2-bedroom villa $228;
)
This elegant eco-resort has hotel rooms with private balconies and sophisticated
two- and three-bedroom timber villas elevated to limit their environmental impact. The
villas and spacious holiday houses are gorgeous; some have spas on their private decks.
There's a three-night minimum stay in high season. The resort has restaurants, bars and
shops and operates daily ranger-guided, eco-accredited tours of the island (adult/child
$160/110).
Fraser Island Beachhouses
MAP
CABIN
$$
( 07-4127 9205, 1800 626 230;
www.fraserislandbeachhouses.com.au
; Eurong Second Valley; studio/house from
$150/300; minimum stays apply; )
Top option for those wanting their own space without sand
or tents. The sunny, self-contained units are kitted out with polished wood, cable TVs and
ocean views; there are four categories of beach house, with prices varying by size and loc-
ation.
Eurong Beach Resort
MAP
( 07-4120 1600, 1800 111 808;
www.eurong.com.au
; Eurong; r $135, 2-bedroom apt $185; )
Bright,
cheerful Eurong is the main resort on the East Coast and a solid option for most budgets.
Choose from simple motel rooms and comfortable, self-contained apartments. There's a
pub-style restaurant (open for breakfast, lunch and dinner; mains $18 to $40), a bar, two
pools, tennis courts and a petrol station.
RESORT
$$
