Fraser Island
(K’gari) Tours

K’gari is the Butchulla name for the island and means paradise. It was restored as the official name in 2023, replacing the name given after Eliza Fraser. Both names are still in common use, which is why you will see them together.

Dingoes are wild animals and can be dangerous, particularly if they become accustomed to people or food. On K’gari, never feed a dingo, and don’t leave food, bags or rubbish unattended. Stay in groups, don’t run, and keep children within arm’s reach at all times. If a dingo approaches or you have an aggressive encounter, calmly move away and report the interaction to a ranger.

For the latest safety advice, see the Queensland Parks dingo safety guidelines.

Queensland Parks estimates that around 200 dingoes roam across K’gari’s 166,000 hectares. Most live in packs, with around 12 dingoes generally making up a pack, although numbers and pack sizes vary between seasons and years. K’gari’s dingoes are considered one of the purest dingo populations in Australia, which is one reason strict rules apply around feeding and disturbing them.

Yes, and it is the reason most people come. It is a perched freshwater lake sitting on compacted sand and organic matter, with white silica sand and water clear enough to see the bottom. No crocodiles, no stingers, no rips. Our day tours include a swim stop there.

About 5 metres at its deepest, though most of the swimming area is far shallower and shelves gently. The water is slightly acidic and low in nutrients, which is why so little grows in it and why it looks the way it does.

No. The eastern beach has strong currents, sharks and no lifeguards, and locals do not swim there either. Swim in the lakes and in the Champagne Pools, the rock pools at the northern end that fill with seawater at high tide. Those are the safe saltwater options.

There is no direct day tour from Brisbane; the island is roughly 250 kilometres north. Most people travel to Hervey Bay, Rainbow Beach or the Sunshine Coast and join a tour there. Our cheapest day tour departs the Sunshine Coast ($190), which is the closest practical departure point to Brisbane.

Yes. There are no sealed roads. Every track is soft sand and the main highway is the beach itself, tide-dependent. Two wheel drive vehicles are not permitted. Our tours use air-conditioned 4WD coaches, so you do not need to hire or drive one yourself.