Fraser Coast Tours
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The Fraser Coast of Queensland is a great place to take a tour. Tours of Fraser Island will take you to see some of the world’s most fabulous coastal scenery with towering rain forests, sand blows and crystal clear fresh water lakes. Unique wildlife abounds and the ocean beach stretches for over a hundred kilometres. In Hervey Bay during the months from July to November, thousands of humpback whales visit the Platypus Bay area on the western side of Fraser Island and there are numerous tours to take you out to see them. The Great Barrier Reef lies just offshore and tours are available by air to Lady Elliot Island and by boat to Lady Musgrave Island. Both islands offer coral reef diving that is among the best on the entire reef system. With these three major attractions it is easy to see why many tourists base themselves in Hervey Bay and take tours out to the other places on the Fraser Coast that are either world heritage listed or protected by a marine park.
Fraser Island is one of the leading family holiday destinations in Queensland. Many families take there own four wheel drive vehicles to the island and spend an extended holiday camping and fishing along the ocean beach. There are many tours available from either the Sunshine Coast or from Hervey Bay. Rainbow Beach lies at the southern end of the island near Inskip Point and many tours leave from here. In Hervey Bay you can take a one, two or three day tour of the island. These tours can include accommodation at Happy Valley, Eurong or Kingfisher Bay Resort or on organised camps on the island.
Whale watching tours from Hervey Bay will take you to the only place in the world where you can see whales close up in calm waters. Platypus Bay is an important part of the Humpbacks migratory route and the area is a popular place for whales to give birth, suckle their young and mate again for the following year. Whale watching tours have been carried out here for over 20 years and the whales have become accustomed to the tour vessels and more often than not, will approach close to the boats. With more and more whales entering this region every year as the population recovers, Hervey Bay whale watching continues to become more and more spectacular.
Every visitor to Australia wants to take a tour out to see the Great Barrier Reef. It is one of the most spectacular sights on the planet. A tour to Lady Elliot Island will give you the opportunity to view the reef from both the air as you approach the island and from the island itself, where you can walk in right off the beach and start snorkelling through the magnificent coral gardens. The resort on Lady Elliot Island also provides the opportunity to stay for a few days and see the nesting turtles and their young as they hatch out.
A Fraser Coast tour will provide you with the chance to see three of Australia’s best natural attractions from the one destination.