There are Taxis. . The great sandy wilderness of Fraser Island is well worth visiting before leaving Hervey Bay. Travel north to Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef Travel south to Noosa and the Sunshine Coast then onto Brisbane and the Gold Coast . . Fraser Island National Park Fraser Island is the world s largest sand island. It has long beaches, rainforest, still lakes with near perfect reflections, coloured sands, ruined ships washed ashore and wild horses.
Roads are rough sandy tracks.
The east coast beach doubles as the island s main road and airstrip. The island is mostly national park and only has a couple of tiny settlements. All this will give you a real sense of adventure. There are a number of one day to three day organised tours to the island. Hervey Bay and Rainbow Beach entries above for details on organised tours to Fraser Island, ferry times and 4WD hire.