If someone is planning a vacation in Australia it’s but natural that he/she would include Fraser Island tour in his/her travel itinerary. Known to be the largest sand island in the world, the place is ideal for fun, excitement and adventure. Covering a huge area of 184,000 hectares, it stretches for about 123 kilometres in length and the entire island looks like a natural wonderland. On your first visit to the is land, you will remain awestruck with the vast areas of sand that looks almost like a Desert, dense vegetation strangely growing on sand , variety of plants, animals and birds including the purest breed of Dingos, fresh water bodies , pristine beaches and an amazing water world. For the people of Australia specially those living in and around Brisbane, Capital city of the state of Queensland, it’s a place where one can escape for a couple of days for unending fun and adventure activities that will help them to relax and rejuvenate both physically and psychologically.
Though there are many tour companies that offer you travel and tour packages, it’s Sunset Safaris which is a favourite with the tourists and is known popularly as the People’s Choice Company. They offer highly competitive Fraser Island tour packages with lots of free stuff added on to the tour packages and for the people doing direct booking through the official tour company website, there’s added benefit of price match guarantee. The tour packages are all inclusive that includes pick up and drops from pre-determined points, accommodation, food and island activities. Sunset Safaris operate from Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Noosa. So the tourists can join the tours from any of these places and to take them to Fraser Island, the tour company has a fleet of very comfortable 4WD coaches with all forward facing seats, pictures windows and awesome entertainment systems. The picturesque ocean road will take you to the famous Cooloola National Park and the visit will be absolutely free as it’s comes with your Fraser Island packages, along with the free room upgradation. In Cooloola the tourists get to see the colourful sands of the Rainbow beach, go for a 4WD drive along the Teewah beach, see Red Canyon and Double island point from where you can see Dolphins, Turtles, Manta rays, whales and even sharks swimming near the beach and Noosa north shore ideal for spotting the wild Kangaroos.
As Fraser Island is right next to Cooloola, you don’t waste anytime from the original schedule and the tour timings carry on as per the carefully planned itinerary. You get to see the 75 mile beach that doubles up as an airstrip, drive past the magnificent cathedrals (Huge Sand Dunes), see the Maheno shipwrecks and Indian Head from where you can see a variety of marine animals and float downstream in the fast flowing waters of Eli’s creak that’s located 10 km North of happy valley and is a great picnic spot too. In the perched lakes you can have a splash party and jump in to the cool bubbling waters of the champagne pools. There are a plenty of options as far as your tryst with water is concerned, but nothing can beat the snorkelling tour which will have you weaving your way between the wrecks in Maheno and enjoy watching the giant turtles, dolphins, variety of reef fishes and colourful corals in their natural habitat with excellent snorkelling equipment ,wet suits, life vests and not to miss the guidance of your ever friendly tour guide . You can snorkel like a pro and enjoy being part of this fascinating water world when you carefully follow the excellent guidance provided by your tour guide. The two day tour would also include the night kayaking to see the Maheno shipwrecks which look totally eerie and mysterious from the glow of the underwater lights. Sunset Safari’s Fraser Island Packages are everything you had been wishing for and you can have a couple of days of absolutes bliss. Sand tobogganing is an adventure sport that’s one of the major activities. The activity will take you to the top of a sand dune from where you will have to come down, lying down on top of a sand board at a speed of 50 to 70 km per hour. With proper advice from the guide, you will soon be flying through the sands and wishing in your heart that the tour would never end.
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