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Footprints On Fraser
Fraser Island
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Footprints on Fraser offer guided, fully supported walking tours of World Heritage Fraser Island. The Great Walk, a new concept in tourism developed by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, is a unique walking experience covering almost 90 kilometres of walking trails. Footprints on Fraser offer four day and five day walking tours which, in total, traverse 80 per cent of the Great Walk.
Their walks visit some of the most beautiful and admired sites on the island such as Central Station and Lake McKenzie as well as some of the most remote and fascinating such as the Valley of the Giants. Footprints on Fraser pride themselves in inviting you to join them to walk where the four wheel drive vehicles don't go.
CONTACT DETAILS
Phone:
07 4126 8258
Tollfree:
1300 765 636
Email: info@footprintsonfraser.com.au
Web:
www.footprintsonfraser.com.au
RATE INFORMATION
Rate From: $1250.00 Rate To: $1670.00
Rate Basis: Tour - All Inclusive
Please note: These rates are indicative based on the minimum and maximum costs for all Tours. Please see individual Tours for detailed rates.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Children: Children are welcome however it's not recommended for children under five years and parents of children under 10 should consider the ability of the child to walk over three hours per day for four or five days.
Miscellaneous:
Not recommended for children under five years. Parents of children under 10 should consider the ability of the child to walk over three hours per day for four or five days.
Tours are multi-day in a remote area and guests need a reasonable level of fitness. Guests must also be prepared for a camping situation with restricted access to most facilities including bathroom, shower, phone and shops. Swimming in the lakes is possible on both tours. The itinerary may vary due to tide times and weather.
Four day Great Lakes Walk - Most days walking is about a half-day between campsites but each day is different. For more details see the itinerary. An experienced guide leads the walk. No more than eight guests per tour. On the Four day Great Lakes Walk there is one campsite with a shower. Five day Forest Giants Walk - The walks between campsites are a little longer and the area more remote. Walking conditions are a little more difficult but still varying from easy to medium. On the Five day Forest Giants Walk there are no showers at the campsites.
The island is famous for its wildlife including 350 bird species, Australian's most pure strain of dingo, sand monitors, snakes and numerous mammal species. It has an aboriginal history spanning thousands of years and a fascinating history of colonial development through the forestry industry, mining and more recently tourism.
Fraser Island is a unique World Heritage icon being the world's largest sand island with over 40 lakes including most of the world's perched lakes, towering forests, vegetation and landform types as diverse as huge sandblows, coastal sand dunes, cliffs of coloured sands, heathland, open forests and rainforests. Clear freshwater creeks drain the island. Swimming is possible all year round.
Fly direct to Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) from Sydney or Brisbane. Train from Brisbane to Maryborough West Station with connecting Trainlink coach service to Hervey Bay. Coach to Hervey Bay from Brisbane. By car Hervey Bay is four hours north of Brisbane along the Bruce Highway, turning off at Maryborough.
