Island Expeditions 4WD Fraser Island Safari 2D/1N

2 Day Island Expeditions 4WD Safari tour allows solo travellers and groups of friends to band together and travel around Fraser with absolute ease! Hop in one of our 4WD vehicles and make your way around the island to discover all it has to offer! Follow your lead car and see one amazing thing after the next, with a night of fun and socialising to look forward to! This fun tour is ideal for those who are short on time, but still want to experience the best of Fraser Island.

Please note this tour is no longer available as of Sunday, Feb 24th 2019.

Features

• Safe, easy to drive 4WD
• A trained lead driver and guide
• Accommodation at a Beach House 
• All meals while on the island
• Return ferry transfers from Hervey Bay
• BYO Alcohol

Self-drive with Palace Adventures
This tour will give you the chance to enjoy the thrill of driving on Fraser Island! Fraser Island provides one of the most unique driving experiences in the world, with an entire island made of sand and weaving inland tracks to get you from place to place. The best view of Fraser is from behind the steering wheel of your own 4WD - give it a try with palace Adventures!

Vehicle Specifications

• Toyota Landcruiser 4X4 
• Toyota Troopcarrier 4X4
• Vehicles are 2003 make or newer
• Up to 8 passengers per vehicle
• Only 4 vehicles per trip!

Accommodation
This tour gives you the chance to experience the real Fraser Island with an awesome overnight experience! Guests will stay in dorm-style accommodation in our Beach House during their overnight stay, and get to immerse themselves into the island lifestyle. Enjoy all the sights and sounds of Fraser Island as you relax before embarking on a second day of adventure!

Sample Itinerary

Eli Creek - Wade through the rainforest down this slow moving, clear creek
Maheno Shipwreck - Stop at this historic landmark, wrecked on the beach!
Central Station - Check out the beautiful rainforest at the former logging station
Wanggoolba Creek - Enjoy the creek that runs through Central Station
Pinnacles Coloured Sands - Marvel at the colours on display at this landmark
Lake Birrabeen - Swim in the clear waters of this beautiful perched lake!
Lake Boomanjin - Relax next to this unique lake, dyed red by the surrounding tea trees

Day one
Arrive at Palace Backpacker's Hostel for your safety briefing and to meet your guide and your new friends you will be spending the next two days with. Afterwards, you will take the ferry over to the island to get started on exploring the world's largest sand island!  Highlights of your first day on the island include: driving across Fraser island and its very unique forest and its famous sand highway, taking a dip in the crystal clear Lake Birrabeen and swimming in the coloured water of Lake Boomanjin - the world's largest perched lake. In the evening you will head to the Beach House, where you will spend the night having fun with the rest of your travel group! 

Day two
After packing up the gear in the morning, it's time travel along the eastern beach where there is the opportunity to experience the thrill of taking a 4WD for a spin along the Seventy Five Mile Highway! This stretch of sand is a fully operational highway - it's even patrolled by police! On your second day you can look forward to going to Eli Creek, the largest freshwater creek on the eastern beach, it's a popular spot for swimming - or simply floating! You will also visit the Maheno Shipwreck, which sits on the shore of Fraser Island and makes a good photo opportunity! Another highlight is the Pinnacles Coloured Sands - these coloured sand formations in reds and yellows have formed over hundreds of thousands of years and create a beautiful, natural masterpiece. Lastly, you can look forward to heading inland to explore the lush rainforest and walk in Wanggoolba Creek as well as the historic Central Station. You will visit Kingfisher Bay and depart on the 5pm ferry to head back to the mainland.

Sample Menu

Day one
Lunch: Sandwiches or wraps with chicken or ham, cheese and variety of legumes
Dinner: Burgers with fresh burger rolls, caramelized onions, salads, beetroot, tomato or sausages in hot dogs buns, caramelized onions with salads and sauces

Day two
Breakfast: Coffee, tea, toast, cereals, muesli, peanut butter, jam and apples
Lunch: Sandwiches or wraps with chicken or ham, cheese and variety of legumes

Depart/Return

• Departure Days: Sunday
• Departure Time: Required to meet at Palace Hostel at 6.00pm on the day prior departure for a safety information.
• Main Departure Address: 10 Bideford St, Hervey Bay
• Tour Returns: Returns to Palace Hostel at approx. 6:30pm on the last day of the tour

Extras