Travel: Fraser Island

Fraser Island, or what it’s known as now, K’gari – the great sandy national park. It’s a world UNESCO heritage sight and well worth the visit. We opted for a self-guided tour, renting a 4WD pink Toyota to venture around for about 30 hours. We boarded the barge around 11am on a Thursday and left around 5pm on the Friday. It was the perfect amount of time.

If you’re up for renting your own SUV, then check out our Fraser Dingo post – good times!

Fraser Island

First, don’t do the trip planning yourself. The mileage isn’t a good indicator of how long it’ll take you to get from point A to point B. By going with Fraser Dingo one of the best services they offer is a trip plan. They know the tides, the weather, and make a plan (with options!) for you.

We got to the island, grabbed some snacks and hit the beach. Our beach drive took up most of day one, then we set up camp and took a small hike. On day two we did another hike that wasn’t far from our site and checked out an inland lake, and then finished the day with a swim at a popular beach spot before getting on the afternoon barge.

The best experience was the emerald lake, Lake Wabby. It’s a bit of a walk there, but so worth it. We laughed a lot on the way back since about 4 different groups were like ‘is it much farther?’ – yes, it’s about an hour walk in.

Okay – let’s check out some photos.

Our Ride and Plan

Ringo, our pink ride and our trip plan kept us on track and safe during our journey.

Fraser Island Arrival

Time for adventure!!

The Roads

Okay, the words roads is a bit misleading, they’re more like trails. It was fun to experience the twists, turns, and all the bumps!

The Beach

Driving on the beach is like driving in snow. Slow and steady and you’ll be fine. The beach that’s wet is far more packed down and easier to drive on, but that’s a no-no for most rentals since they don’t like the salt water to get on the car. Beach driving is a lot of fun!

The Camping

Yes, it rained! You can see we used the orange dingo stick to make a bit of a shelter. We stayed dry for the most part and other than some loud birds, we had an awesome time.

The Lakes

Emerald Lake is the one below – you can see how much sand you walk on. It’s hot, so hot (so wear shoes!) and enjoy the refreshing dip. The second lake below, we took a 2 hour hike from our campsite, which was fun. Be sure you bring your dingo stick! The last lake was a busy beach spot where we had some lunch and stayed cool before heading to the barge.