Fraser Island

Arrived at Rainbow Beach on Sunday. We stayed overnight there before our Fraser Island tour as this is the starting point for Fraser Island. In the evening, we had a briefing on what to pay attention to when driving on the island and what to bring along!

On Monday, we had a meeting point at the cars at 6:30 am. We were divided into groups, we had 4 cars and 8 people in each car. The luggage of everyone was loaded and there was a short briefing on the cars from our guide and off we went. Since it was a self-driving tour, anyone over 21 years old was allowed to drive. So, we took turns driving. After a short drive, we had to take the ferry to the island. Once we arrived there, the fun began. The whole island is made of sand, so we only drove on sand and on the beach. The first stop was Lake Mckazie, a clear blue freshwater lake with white sand. You can rub the sand on your skin and it becomes really soft or on your teeth and they are supposed to become white. Lunch in the rainforest. After that, we continued our drive towards the camp. Everyone settled into their tents first and then we went on a hike to the sand dunes, where we had some drinks and tried sandboarding. In the evening, there was a BBQ.

The next day started with a leisurely breakfast and then we drove to the Champagne Pools with the cars. This was a small bay in the sea shielded by large rocks. At noon, we went to see a shipwreck that was left there by the Chinese, and then we went to a freshwater river that was on the beach and partly in the rainforest. You could walk through it or swim with a tire. You could even drink the water.

Driving on sand was fun but also really exhausting, especially in high sand.

Today, on the last day of the tour, we got up really early, packed our things, cleaned up the camp, and off we went to the last stop, Lake Wabby. There, we came out of the rainforest through a 30-minute hike and entered the sand dunes. There's a huge lake where you can walk a bit over the dunes. There are fish swimming in it that nibble at the dead skin on your feet. But unfortunately, it rained so heavily that we got completely soaked while walking. Then we took the ferry back to the mainland.