For anyone planning to take a trip Down Under a visit to Fraser Island Queensland Australia should be right at the top of your wishlist.

Fraser island is famous mainly because of the fact that it is the biggest island of sand in the world and an official world heritage site. It is roughly half way down the coast and is accessible from Brisbane which is about 300 km’s south of it. The climate is generally great all year round and is a great spot for anyone to visit during a holiday to the Sunshine Coast.

For anyone going to the island, you will need to cross Hervey Bay and this is a great chance to take in some whale watching if the season is right. Humpbacks are probably the best whales in the world to see as they will happily play around alongside your boat for hours. You may even be lucky enough to see one of them breach, although catching it on camera is a lot easier said than done.

When you reach the island you will be able to stay at one of many great hotels set up there and find out about all of the options to see as much as you can. You may feel like taking a flight over the island. You can do this by taking off from the 70 km stretch of beach along the south west coast and this will surely be a highlight of your trip.

If you would rather keep your feet on the ground then you are able to do a few options. One is to go on a guided tour on one of the off-road buses that will take a group around the island for a few hours, stopping at a few of the main hot-spots. Better, yet, if you are a keen driver then you can rent out your own four by four and explore the island at your own leisure. By doing things like way you will be able to see a lot more of the sights.

When all is said and done, a trip to the eastern coast of Australia wouldn’t be complete without a trip to Fraser Island.