Things to do in Fraser Coast
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Enzo's on the Beach
A shabby-chic outdoor cafe with a superb beachfront location where you can dine on focaccias, wraps, healthy salads and light meals or just sip a coffee and wallow in the perfect ocean views. Active sorts can hire kayaks, surf skis and paddleboards or learn kitesurfing.
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Bundaberg Aqua Scuba
About 16km east of Bundaberg, the small beach hamlet of Bargara has good diving and snorkelling at Barolin Rocks and in the Woongarra Marine Park. Bundaberg Aqua Scuba offers four-day, PADI open-water diving courses for $219, but this only includes shore dives. Advanced open-water dive courses cost from $265.
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Lake McKenzie
Lake McKenzie is a 'perched' lake, formed by water accumulating on top of a thin impermeable layer of decaying twigs and leaves. Here you can exfoliate your skin with the mineral sand and soften your hair in the clear water. Lake McKenzie is possibly the most spectacular of Fraser Island's lakes, but Lake Birrabeen is also amazing, and usually less crowded.
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Lake Birrabeen
Lake Birrabeen is a stunning 'perched' lake, formed by water accumulating on top of a thin impermeable layer of decaying twigs and leaves. A lovely option when Lake McKenzie is too crowded.
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Fraser Magic 4WD Hire
Hervey Bay is the most popular spot to hire a 4WD for Fraser Island.
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Lake Wabby
About 4km north of Eurong along the beach is a signposted walking trail to Lake Wabby. An easier route is from the lookout on the inland track. Wabby is surrounded on three sides by eucalypt forest, while the fourth side is a massive sandblow, which is encroaching on the lake at a rate of about 3m a year. The lake is deceptively shallow and diving is dangerous - in the last decade several people have been paralysed by doing so.
You can often find turtles and huge catfish in the eastern corner of the lake under the trees.
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Waterview Bistro
Sunset drinks are a must at this swish restaurant with sensational views of Fraser Island from its hilltop perch.
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Eli Creek
After rainfall this becomes a fast-moving, crystal-clear waterway that will carry you effortlessly downstream. About 2km from Eli Creek is the wreck of the Maheno, a passenger liner that was blown ashore by a cyclone in 1935 while being towed to a Japanese scrap yard.
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Cafe Balaena
This efficient and friendly cafe in the heart of the Hervey Bay Marina serves gourmet croissants and outstanding fruit juices. At lunch and dinner the menu is equally trendy, boasting mountainous hot sandwiches and salads, with a good dose of fresh seafood.
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Central Station
In the middle of the island is Central Station, the starting point for numerous walking trails. Signposted tracks head to the beautiful McKenzie, Jennings, Birrabeen and Boomanjin lakes.
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Maheno Wreck
The Maheno was a passenger liner that was blown ashore by a cyclone in 1935 while being towed to a Japanese scrap yard and is now a major tourist attraction.
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Melting Moments the Kafé
Wraps, salads, homemade biscuits and slices are dished up in pleasant outdoor seating at this main-street café.
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Bundaberg Arts Centre
In town, the Bundaberg Arts Centre is a small gallery displaying local and travelling exhibitions.
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Bay Bicycle Hire
Bay Bicycle Hire rents out bicycles from various outlets along the Esplanade, or can deliver bikes to your door.
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Enzo's on the Beach
Kitesurfing ($130 per two-hour lesson), paddleboarding ($30/40 per hour/two hours). Also hires out kayaks and surf skis.
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Alexandra Park & Zoo
The small Alexandra Park & Zoo is tucked into a green corner on the banks of the Burnett River. A handful of animals, including the ubiquitous kangaroo and some vivid and vocal parrots, reside here. It's a pretty spot and the large, grassy park begs for a picnic. There's a 1km boardwalk from here that follows the river to the Riverside Parklands – a narrow stretch of greenery with riverside barbecues and picnic tables, and night markets on the first Friday of each month between September and April.
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Rainbow Beach Hotel
The spruced-up pub carries on the plantation theme with ceiling fans, palm trees, timber floors and cane furnishings. The restaurant is bright and airy and serves up traditional pub grub. Have a sunset drink on the upstairs balcony.
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Morocco's
Run by Koala Backpackers, Morocco's is Hervey Bay's only true nightclub. It is usually crowded with young, hard-drinking, looking to hook-up backpackers. There is a strict ID policy (no-one under 18), but once you get past the giant bouncers, you'll be inside a disco-like noise-proof dance hall with multicoloured lights and a giant flat screen TV playing MTV's latest hits.
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Kingfisher Bay 4WD Hire
If you want to hire a 4WD while on the island, Kingfisher Bay 4WD Hire has a medium-sized fleet, from Suzuki Sierras to Landcruisers.
Advantages: Complete freedom to roam the island, and escape the crowds. Disadvantages: Having to drive in conditions where even experienced drivers often have difficulties, and being responsible for any vehicle damage.
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Orchid Beach
Orchid Beach is the last settlement on the island. Many tracks north of this are closed for environmental protection. The 30km of beach up to Sandy Cape, the northern tip, with its lighthouse, is off-limits to hire vehicles. The beach from Sandy Cape to Rooney Point is closed to all vehicles, as is the road from Orchid Beach to Platypus Bay.
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Fraser Island And Reef Experience
5 days (ex Fraser Island)
by Intrepid
Feast on fresh fish and chips in Hervey Bay, Float down freshwater creeks on Fraser Island, Spot dolphins and stingrays at Indian Head, Explore eerie shipwrecks…Not LP reviewed
from USD$1,410
