Submitted by: Palace Adventures

Located in the southern coast of Queensland, Australia, Fraser Island is a 120-kilometer stretch of paradise. Considered to be the largest sand island in the world, this World Heritage listing ranks up with other world-known destinations in Australia which includes Uluru, Kakadu National Park, and the Great Barrier Reef.

Endowed with rain forests, eucalyptus woodland, mangrove forests, wallum swamps, sand dunes and over 100 freshwater lakes, the island is made up of 800,000 years worth of sand accumulation. Inhabited by Indigenous Australians, it was previously referred to as the Great Sandy Island. Fraser Island got its current name from a shipwreck survivor, Eliza Fraser. Nesting numerous mammal species, birds, reptiles, amphibians and even saltwater crocodiles, the island is every backpacker s ultimate destination.

To get to the island, backpackers can choose to take a ferry either from the two main access points to Fraser Island from the west via Hervey Bay or from the south via Rainbow Beach (Inskip Point). To reach Rainbow Beach, backpackers can choose to either go through Gympie and from Noosa along Tewah Beach. Meanwhile, Hervey Bay is situated about 3 kilometers north-east of Maryborough. The ferries are in operation on a regular basis in both access points.

The roads in Fraser Island are purely sand, and what better way to fully experience the sandy composition of the island than to travel in style with four wheel drives. Recommended to be traveled in such fashion, backpackers in Fraser Island can opt to avail of travel packages that offer Fraser Island 4wd tours. It s your best bet to fully enjoy the Fraser Island adventure. Some travel packages even offer accommodation reservations, providing you with everything that you need to experience the great wild outdoors at its finest in Fraser Island.

There are guided or tag-along Fraser Island tours available for groups of backpackers, but if you want you and your friends to ride solo and bask in the glory of the sweet island air , go for the self-drive safaris.

The roads in Fraser Island are purely sand, and what better way to fully experience the sandy composition of the island than to travel in style with four wheel drives. Recommended to be traveled in such fashion, backpackers in Fraser Island can opt to avail of travel packages that offer Fraser Island 4wd tours. It s your best bet to fully enjoy the Fraser Island adventure. Some travel packages even offer accommodation reservations, providing you with everything that you need to experience the great wild outdoors at its finest in Fraser Island.

There are guided or tag-along Fraser Island tours available for groups of backpackers, but if you want you and your friends to ride solo and bask in the glory of the sweet island air , go for the self-drive safaris.

So what are you waiting for? Get yourself started and pack those bags, equipped with your map, with the company of adventure-seeking friends, and of course a very much alive sense of adventure. Fraser Island is waiting for you!

About the Author: Contact details:Palace Adventures184 Torquay Road, Scarness, Queensland 4655, Australia1800 063 168

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